12:10 PM EDT, 07/08/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Taseko Mines ( TGB ) (TKO.TO, TKO) on Tuesday said the Initial Project Description for its 100% owned Yellowhead Copper Project has been filed and accepted by the British Columbia Environmental Assessment Office and Impact Assessment Agency of Canada.

The company said the acceptance formally begins the environmental assessment process. The project, which is on lands controlled by the Simpcw First Nation. will also be subject to the Simpcw Process, an Indigenous-led assessment and decision-making process currently in its initial phases.

Taseko and Simpcw also signed a relationship negotiation agreement, setting out an approach for the development of a relationship agreement that will define Simpcw's role in project oversight and planning and establish an economic partnership between the parties.

Taseko shares were last seen down $0.11 to $4.37 on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

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