By purchasing locally, we increase the amount of money that stays within the communities, regions and countries where we operate, while supporting the development of local businesses both during our operations and beyond the life of our project.

Local procurement benefits communities, but in many cases it is also cost competitive and decreases our lead times while increasing the resiliency of our supply chain.

Our strategy is to buy local when feasible, then regionally and subsequently at a national level. Our community relations and supply chain teams provide communities with information about local procurement opportunities at different stages of the project. Remaining transparent and setting realistic expectations with local stakeholders is paramount in developing and maintaining a local supply chain.

In addition to purchasing goods and services locally, contracting opportunities are provided to Indigenous groups in British Columbia. This includes hiring companies owned by local First Nation Bands or Indigenous entrepreneurs as well as companies that have joint ventures in place with Indigenous groups. Services procured this way for Mount Milligan and Kemess include catering, transport, road work, security, exploration drilling, water transfer, and concentrate handling and hauling.

To minimize supplier dependence on the mining project, we have encouraged local suppliers to take proactive steps to broaden their customer base.