West High Yield (W.H.Y.) Resources Ltd. Receives Draft Highway Access Permit for Record Ridge Project, Marking Another Key Development Milestone
West High Yield clears final infrastructure hurdles as it pivots from a decade of permitting toward 2026 magnesium production.
The most recent news (March 9, 2026) announces that West High Yield (WHY) has received a draft highway access permit from the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Transit (MOTT) for its Record Ridge Industrial Mineral Mine (RRIMM) project. This permit is a critical infrastructure milestone, providing the framework for connecting the mine site to the provincial highway system. This follows the receipt of the primary Mines Act Permit in October 2025. The company is now working on finalizing engineering designs and traffic safety measures to convert this draft into a final permit. Concurrently, the company is advancing a processing pilot program (expected completion April 2026) to support a commercial feasibility study planned for mid-2026.
The impact is Routine - Positive. While infrastructure access is essential for any mining operation, this news is an incremental step in the "post-permit compliance" phase previously outlined by management. - De-risking: It removes a specific logistical hurdle, but it was an expected development following the major Mines Act Permit granted in late 2025. - Timeline Validation: The news confirms the company is still targeting a transition to construction readiness, though the "first production in 2026" goal remains ambitious given that a commercial feasibility study isn't expected until mid-2026. - Operational Readiness: The draft permit allows for construction mobilization, which aligns with the company's Q2 2026 target for breaking ground.
West High Yield is developing the Record Ridge Magnesium Project near Rossland, British Columbia. The project is characterized by a large, intermediate-grade magnesium resource (10.6 million tonnes of Mg according to 2013 PEA). The company aims to produce high-purity magnesium, silica, and nickel using "green" processing techniques. After over a decade of regulatory delays and environmental opposition, the project received its Mines Act Permit in October 2025, moving it into the pre-construction phase.