B.C.'s new Liberal premier, Christy Clark, has made bold statements about mining since taking power. In September, she unveiled a provincial jobs plan that emphatically stated her province will help push through eight new mines and the expansion of nine mines operating in B.C. by 2015. On a week-long trip to China in November to enhance trade relations, Clark announced two major investment proposals worth 1.36 billion dollars by Chinese firms in private B.C. coal projects. According to the premier's office, the two mining projects alone will help create over 6,700 jobs.
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