The federal natural resources minister says Ottawa hopes to accelerate the timeline for the Sisson Mine project.
Tim Hodgson calls proposed project ‘a fantastic card’ for New Brunswick to play for mineral exports
Jacques Poitras · CBC News
· Posted: Mar 02, 2026 5:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
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Federal Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson speaks to Marwood president Danny Goodine on Wednesday at the company’s sawmill in Tracyville. (Jacques Poitras/CBC)
The federal natural resources minister says Ottawa hopes to accelerate the timeline for the Sisson Mine project.
Tim Hodgson said during a trip to New Brunswick that it could take until next year for Northcliff Resources to commit to building the mine, but that could change.
“The final target for an investment decision there is 2027, and we are working with New Brunswick and the proponent to see if we can move that up,” he told CBC News in an interview.
The $579-million project would extract tungsten and molybdenum from deposits in the Nashwaak River watershed northwest of Fredericton.
Last November, Prime Minister Mark Carney listed it among the projects forwarded for possible designation by the Major Projects Office,
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