Public Notice
Hardrock Gold Mine Project — Additional Federal Funding Allocated to Support Indigenous Participation in the Environmental Assessment
May 26, 2016 — The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) has allocated an additional $124,447 to seven Indigenous groups to assist their participation in the federal environmental assessment of the proposed Hardrock Gold Mine Project, located five kilometres south of Geraldton, Ontario.
Recipient | Allocation |
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Animbiigoo Zaagi'igan Anishinaabek | $62,350 |
Biigtigong Nishnaabeg (Ojibways of the Pic River First Nation) | $9,600 |
Constance Lake First Nation | $10,497 |
Eabametoong First Nation | $10,500 |
Marten Falls First Nation | $10,500 |
Pays Plat First Nation | $10,500 |
Red Sky Métis Independent Nation | $10,500 |
Total | $124,447 |
The funding was made available through the Agency's Participant Funding Program. It will enable the participation of Indigenous groups 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 for the project, visit the Agency's website, reference number 80068.
The Proposed Project
Greenstone Gold Mines is proposing the construction, operation, decommissioning, and abandonment of an open-pit gold mine and on-site metal mill located approximately five kilometres south of Geraldton, Ontario, at the intersection of Highway 11 (Trans-Canada Highway) and Michael Power Boulevard. As proposed, the gold mine would have an ore production capacity of 30,000 tonnes per day.
Document Reference Number: 16