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COAL: Kepco Bylong’s mine denied development consent
AUSTRALIA – The New South Wales government’s Independent Planning Commission refused development consent for Kepco Bylong Australia’s coal mine near Mudgee, in the Australian state’s central west region. The Commission cited concerns about long lasting environmental, agricultural and heritage impacts…
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GOLD: Treasury Metals’ Goliath mine receives federal environmental okay
ONTARIO – The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency has issued a positive decision, allowing Treasury Metals to develop and mine the Goliath gold deposit 20 km east of Dryden. The Goliath project consists of development, mining, decommissioning and reclamation of an…
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ENVIRONMENT: Stantec secures approval for Greenstone’s Hardrock pit
ONTARIO – Greenstone Gold Mines’ Hardrock open pit gold project has passed an important regulatory phase. The environmental assessment (EA) was recently approved under the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act. This is the third provincial mining EA approved in Ontario’s history. With both…
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GOLD-SILVER: New Gold given environmental nod for Blackwater project
BRITISH COLUMBIA – The federal government has given the environmental okay to the Blackwater gold-silver project 150 km south of Vanderhoof, saying it doesn’t anticipate significant adverse effects. The project is 100% owned by New Gold of Toronto. The project…
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GOLD: Greenstone’s Hardrock mine clears environmental hurdle
ONTARIO – Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, said this week that if mitigation measures are taken, Greenstone Gold Mines’ Hardrock gold project is not likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects. The project consists of the…
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COPPER-LEAD-ZINC: Government rejects Sierra Metals’ tailings EIA for Yauricocha expansion
PERU – SENACE, the Peruvian National Environmental Certification Service, has rejected Toronto-based Sierra Metals’ environmental impact assessment for the expansion of the tailings management facility at the Yauricocha polymetallic mine in the Yauyos province. Sierra Metals has 15 business…
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GOLD: Agnico’s Hammond Reef earns federal environmental okay
ONTARIO – Agnico Eagle Mines of Toronto finally got the news it was waiting for – the federal government has given the Hammond Reef gold project the formal environmental okay. Agnico can now apply for construction permits for the site…
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DIAMONDS: Province gives environmental approval to Star-Orion South project
SASKATCHEWAN – Star Diamond Corp. (formerly Shore Gold) has received approval for the Star-Orion South diamond project from the provincial minister of environment. The project is located near Fort a la Corne, in the central part of the province. The…
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GOLD-SILVER: IDM’s Red Mountain gains provincial environment okay
BRITISH COLUMBIA – The B.C. government has given the environmental okay to the Red Mountain underground gold-silver mine. The project, 15 km east of Stewart, is 100% owned by IDM Mining of Vancouver. The high grade underground mine will operate…
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ENVIRONMENTAL: Provincial environmental assessment review of IDM Mining’s Red Mountain gold project advances to final stage
VANCOUVER – IDM Mining Ltd. is pleased to announce that the temporary voluntary suspension of the 180-day time limit for the application review of the Red Mountain Gold Project has been lifted by the BC Environmental Assessment Office (“EAO”) and the Project is…
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ENVIRONMENT: Fifteen Mile Stream Gold Project – Public Comments Invited
OTTAWA – The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) has commenced a federal environmental assessment for the proposed Fifteen Mile Stream Gold Project, located 95 kilometres northeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia. The Agency invites the public and Indigenous groups to comment on which aspects…
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GOLD: Agnico Eagle Provides Update on Nunavut Projects
TORONTO – Agnico Eagle Mines Limited is providing an update on activities at its 100% owned Nunavut projects. These include the Amaruq project, which is located approximately 50 kilometres northwest of the Meadowbank mine, and the Meliadine project, which is located approximately 25 kilometres…
