Kitsault Mine Project - Public Comments Invited

OTTAWA, Aug. 23, 2013 /CNW/ ― The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency is conducting a comprehensive study type environmental assessment for the Kitsault Mine Project located in British Columbia. The public is invited to comment on the Comprehensive Study Report for this project.

The Comprehensive Study Report includes the Agency's conclusions and recommendations regarding the implementation of mitigation measures and whether or not the project is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects.

The Comprehensive Study Report and more information on this project are available on the Agency's website at www.ceaa-acee.gc.ca (registry reference number 57958). All comments received will be considered public.

Copies of the Comprehensive Study Report are also available for viewing at the following locations:

Prince Rupert Public Library 101-6th Avenue West Prince Rupert, British Columbia

Terrace Public Library 4610 Park Avenue Terrace, British Columbia

Written comments must be sent by September 22, 2013 to:

Kitsault Mine Project
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
410-701 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC V7Y 1C6
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[email protected]

This is the final public comment period on the environmental assessment of the project. After this public comment period, the federal Minister of the Environment will take into consideration the Comprehensive Study Report along with comments received from the public and Aboriginal groups and issue an environmental assessment decision statement.

This project is being assessed using a science-based approach under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act. The project is also subject to requirements under the Nisga'a Final Agreement (NFA), a modern treaty signed by the governments of Canada, British Columbia, and the Nisga'a Nation. Canada is committed to fulfilling its obligations under the NFA before any final decisions on the project are made.

The Proposed Project
Avanti Kitsault Mine Ltd. is proposing the construction and operation of an open-pit molybdenum mine, located approximately 140 kilometres north of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, and south of the head of Alice Arm, British Columbia. The proposed annual ore production rate would be 40 000 to 50 000 tonnes per day over approximately a 15-year operation period.

The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency administers the federal environmental assessment process, which identifies the environmental effects of proposed projects and measures to address those effects, in support of sustainable development.

 

SOURCE: Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency

media may contact: 

Sofie McCoy-Astell
Communications Advisor
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
Telephone: [phone]
E-mail: [email protected]