Public Notice
Beaver Dam Mine Project — Additional Federal Funding Allocated to Support Indigenous Participation in the Environmental Assessment
July 28, 2016 — The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) has allocated $50,500 to Millbrook First Nation to assist its participation in the environmental assessment of the proposed Beaver Dam Mine Project, located in Marinette, Nova Scotia.
Recipients | Additional Funding Allocation | Previous Funding Allocation | Total Funding Allocation |
---|---|---|---|
Eastern Shore Forest Watch Association | N/A | $12,234 | $12,234 |
Kwilmu'kw Maw-Klusuaqn Negotiation Office on Behalf of Mi'kmaq of Nova Scotia | N/A | $167,640 | $167,640 |
Millbrook First Nation | $50,500 | N/A | $50,500 |
Sipekne'katik First Nation | N/A | $43,328 | $43,328 |
Total | $50,500 | $223,202 | $273,702 |
This funding was made available through the Agency's Participant Funding Program. It will assist the participation of Millbrook First Nation in upcoming steps of the environmental assessment, which include reviewing and providing comments on the Environmental Impact Statement or on the summary thereof, the draft Environmental Assessment Report, and the potential environmental assessment conditions.
For more information on the project and the federal environmental assessment process, please visit the Agency's website (Registry reference number 80111).
The Proposed Project
Atlantic Gold Corporation is proposing the construction, operation, decommissioning, and reclamation of an open pit gold mine in Marinette, Nova Scotia. The Beaver Dam Mine Project (the Project) would have an ore production rate of 5480 tonnes per day, over a four-year period. Ore from the Project would be crushed and transported 37 kilometres by road to the Moose River (Touquoy) mine for processing. Components of the Project would include an open pit, a materials storage facility, mine haul roads, mine infrastructure for crushing and haul-out, and road upgrades.
Document Reference Number: 14