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Joint Review Panel for the Kemess North Copper-Gold Mine Project:
Availability of $200,000 in Participant Funding for Phase II
OTTAWA, August 31, 2005 – The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency announced today the availability of Phase II of the Participant Funding Program to assist the public in taking part in the joint review panel process of the Kemess North Copper-Gold Mine project in British Columbia.
Phase II participant funding of up to $200,000 is now available to help the public prepare for and participate in the review of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and the panel hearings to follow. This amount combines the previously allotted $150,000 for Phase II with the $50,000 that was made available but not requested by any applicants during Phase I.
Funding applications received at the Agency by September 30, 2005 will be considered. Successful applicants will be required to sign a contribution agreement with the Agency.
A funding review committee, independent of the joint review panel, will consider all applications and recommend to the President of the Agency the distribution of available funds to successful applicants according to the eligibility criteria set out in the Participant Funding Program Guide.
Information on the program, including the Participant Funding Program Guide, the application form and the contribution agreement, is available on the Agency's Web site.
Northgate Minerals Corporation proposes to develop the Kemess North copper and gold deposit, 250 kilometres northeast of Smithers, B.C. The project is located 6 kilometres north of its existing Kemess mine. The project includes development of a new open pit, modification of the existing mill and related infrastructure. The project would result in the milling capacity at the existing Kemess mine being increased from the current 55,000 tonnes per day to up to 120,000 tonnes per day.
For more information on the Participant Funding Program, or to submit an application, contact:
Peter Bedrossian
Participant Funding Program
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
160 Elgin Street, 22nd Floor
Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3
Tel.: (613) 957-0254
peter.bedrossian@ceaa-acee.gc.ca
For information on the joint panel review process, contact one of the panel co-managers:
Georgina Naismith, Panel Co-Manager
Kemess North Copper-Gold Mine - Joint Review Panel
160 Elgin Street, 22nd Floor
Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3
Tel.: (613) 957-0182
Fax: (613) 957-0941
georgina.naismith@ceaa-acee.gc.ca
Ray Crook, Panel Co-Manager
Kemess North Copper-Gold Mine - Joint Review Panel
201-1290 Broad Street
Victoria, B.C. V8W 2A5
Tel.: (250) 414-7455
Fax: (250) 383-2978
Raymond.Crook@gov.bc.ca
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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.
Media may contact:
Robert Deslauriers
Senior Communications Advisor
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
Tel.: (613) 957-0396
robert.deslauriers@ceaa-acee.gc.ca
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