New Brunswick Natural Resources Minister John Herron speaks the media inside the legislature in Fredericton, on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Eli Ridder - The Canadian PressFREDERICTON — The New Brunswick government says a mineral development company is expanding its mining operations in the province's northeast. The government says Canadian Copper Inc. has acquired the defunct Caribou Mine site through the receivership proceedings of previous owner Trevali Mining Ltd. Canadian Copper will also take over care and maintenance of the Caribou Mine, along with the associated costs, according to a news release from the provincial government. As part of its plan, Canadian Copper has submitted an environmental impact assessment proposing to redevelop an open pit mine at the Murray Brook site.