Notice of Commencement of an Environmental Assessment

Morrison Copper-Gold Project

Granisle (BC)

July 14, 2009 (Updated July 19, 2010) -- Fisheries and Oceans Canada and Natural Resources Canada are required to ensure that a comprehensive study is conducted pursuant to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act commencing on July 14, 2009 in relation to the project: Morrison Copper-Gold Project.

On July 12, 2010, a series of amendments to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act came into force. As part of these amendments, the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency is playing an enhanced role in the environmental assessment of this project as it will perform the duties and functions of the responsible authority in relation to this project until the submission of the comprehensive study report to the Minister of the Environment.

As part of its new role, the Agency has posted a notice on the Canadian Environmental Assessment Registry inviting the public to comment on the project and the conduct of the comprehensive study.

Pacific Booker Minerals Inc. is proposing the construction and operation of an open pit copper-gold-molybdenum mine, located approximately 65 kilometers northeast of Smithers and 35 kilometers north of the Village of Granisle, British Columbia. The proposed ore production rate will be 30,000 tonnes per day over a minimum 21 year operation period.

Additional information about the proposed development can be obtained by visiting the Morrison Copper-Gold Project on the British Columbia Environmental Assessment Office website.

An environmental assessment is required in relation to the project because Fisheries and Oceans Canada may take action in relation to subsection 35(2) of the Fisheries Act and Natural Resources Canada may take action in relation to paragraph 7(1)(a) of the Explosives Act.

This project is also subject to the environmental assessment requirements of the Government of British Columbia.

As per the Cabinet Directive on Improving the Performance of the Regulatory System for Major Resource Projects, this environmental assessment has been identified as a major natural resource project. For additional information refer to the Major Projects Management Office's Tracker that monitors the progress of proposed major resource projects through the federal regulatory review system.

For further information on this environmental assessment, please contact:
Morrison Copper-Gold Project
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
Robyn McLean, Project Manager
410 - 701 West Georgia Street
Vancouver  BC  V7Y 1C6
Telephone: 604-666-2431
Fax: 604-666-6990
Email: MorrisonMineProject@ceaa-acee.gc.ca

and refer to Registry reference number 09-03-48445