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Kemess North Copper-Gold Mine Project
Joint Canada-British Columbia Review Panel Announces Hearings
Public hearings on the environmental effects of the proposed Kemess North Copper-Gold Mine Project and its acceptability will begin on Monday, October 30, 2006. The hearings are scheduled in Prince George and Smithers on the dates listed below, and will start at 1:00 pm on the first day at each location. Morning and evening sessions may be scheduled as needed.
Prince George
Coast Inn of the North
Nechako Room
770 Brunswick Street
October 30 to November 3
Smithers
Hudson Bay Lodge
3251 East Highway 16
November 20 to 24
Additional hearing sessions may be added to accommodate interested individuals and organizations.
Participants are asked to register with the Panel secretariat, on or before October 20, 2006 to schedule a presentation date and time. At the same time, participants are expected to provide one copy of their submission, along with one electronic copy.
To register for the hearings, please contact:
Mel Falk, Panel Analyst
Kemess North Mine - Joint Review Panel
PO Box 8856
Victoria, BC V8W 3Z1
Tel.: (250) 387-2438
Fax: (250) 387-2208
E-mail: Mel.Falk@gov.bc.ca
The public hearings will give interested individuals and organizations the opportunity to better understand the project and its consequences and to provide their views and concerns to the joint review panel. Government departments will present their views on the project and its effects. The hearings will also provide an opportunity for the proponent to present the project and to offer clarifying information, as required.
The hearings will focus on the proponent’s Environmental Impact Assessment and any additional information requested by the panel. Operational procedures for the public hearings will soon be made available.
For more information, please contact:
Marie-France Therrien, Panel Co-Manager
Kemess North Mine - Joint Review Panel
160 Elgin Street, 22nd Floor,
Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3
Tel.: (613) 957-0324
Fax: (613) 957-0941
E-mail: marie-france.therrien@ceaa-acee.gc.ca
Ray Crook, Panel Co-Manager
Kemess North Mine - Joint Review Panel
PO Box 8856
Victoria, BC V8W 3Z1
Tel.: (250) 387-2438
Fax: (250) 387-2208
E-mail: Raymond.Crook@gov.bc.ca
Northgate Minerals Corporation proposes to develop the Kemess North copper and gold deposit, 250 km northeast of Smithers. The project would be located 6 km north of its existing Kemess Mine, which is projected to close in late 2009. The project includes development of a new open pit, modification of the existing mill, and related infrastructure. The project would result in present day milling capacity at the operating Kemess mine being increased from the current 55,000 tonnes per day to up to 120,000 tonnes per day.
Further information about the project and the Joint Review Process may be found at the following link: www.ceaa-acee.gc.ca/050/viewer_e.cfm?cear_id=3394.
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