Public Notice
Kemess Underground Project — Federal Funds Allocated to Assist Indigenous Participation and Consultation
April 27, 2016 — The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) has transferred $305,700 to the Government of British Columbia to assist the participation of 13 Indigenous groups in the substituted environmental assessment of the Kemess Underground Project, located in British Columbia.
The funds will be distributed by British Columbia's Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) on behalf of the Agency to the following Indigenous groups identified by the Agency:
Recipients | Amount Transferred |
---|---|
Blueberry River First Nations | $12,300 |
Doig River First Nation | $12,300 |
Fort Nelson First Nation | $12,300 |
Gitxsan Nation, wilp Tutadi (NiiGyep) | $12,300 |
Halfway River First Nation | $12,300 |
Kwadacha Nation | $60,900 |
McLeod Lake Indian Band | $12,300 |
Métis Nation British Columbia | $12,300 |
Prophet River First Nation | $12,300 |
Saulteau First Nations | $12,300 |
Takla Lake First Nation | $60,900 |
Tsay Keh Dene Nation | $60,900 |
West Moberly First Nations | $12,300 |
Total | $305,700 |
The funding made available to Indigenous groups through the Agency's Participant Funding Program will enable participation and consultation in upcoming steps of the substituted environmental assessment, which include reviewing and providing comments on the proponent's Application, the EAO's draft Assessment Report and the potential federal environmental assessment conditions.
For more information on participant funding for substituted environmental assessments, the provincial environmental assessment process and the project, please visit the EAO's website at www.eao.gov.bc.ca or write to eaoinfo@gov.bc.ca.
The Proposed Project
AuRico Metals Inc. proposes to construct and operate the Kemess Underground Project, an underground gold-copper mine located approximately 250 kilometres north of Smithers and 430 kilometres northwest of Prince George, British Columbia. As proposed, the project is anticipated to have an ore production capacity of approximately 24,650 tonnes per day (105,000 ounces of gold and 44 million pounds of copper per year) using underground block caving methods, over a predicted 13-year mine life.
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