Grassy Mountain Coal Project
Benga Mining Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Riversdale Resources Limited, is proposing to construct and operate an open-pit metallurgical coal mine near the Crowsnest Pass, approximately seven kilometres north of the community of Blairmore, in southwest Alberta. As proposed, the production capacity of the project would be a maximum of 4.5 million tonnes of processed coal per year, over a mine-life of about 25 years.
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Effective January 15, 2021, at 4 pm MST, no additional comments or information will be accepted by the Panel.
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Key documents
Document Number | Document Title | File | Date |
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4917 | From Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on behalf of Benga Mining Limited to the Joint Review Panel re: Reply Argument | PDF (333 KB) | January 15, 2021 |
980 | Notice of Extension - Grassy Mountain Coal Project - Extension of Time Limit for the Submission of the Report by the Joint Review Panel | - | December 17, 2020 |
962 | From Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on behalf of Benga Mining Limited to the Joint Review Panel re: Final Argument | PDF (1.2 MB) | December 11, 2020 |
631 | Grassy Mountain Coal Project - Document List for the Public Hearing (Note: Updated March 12, 2021) | PDF (1.2 MB) | October 22, 2020 |
630 | Instructions for using the Canadian Impact Assessment Registry | PDF (1.2 MB) | October 22, 2020 |
562 | Detailed electronic hearing procedures | - | September 24, 2020 |
521 | Notice of Scheduling of Hearing | - | September 9, 2020 |
488 | From the Joint Review Panel to Hearing Participants re: List of hearing participants and outline of electronic hearing procedures for the Grassy Mountain Coal Project | PDF (630 KB) | August 12, 2020 |
365 | Public Notice: Grassy Mountain Coal Project - Notice of Hearing | - | June 29, 2020 |
363 | From the Joint Review Panel to Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on behalf of Benga Mining Limited re: Completeness of the environmental impact assessment | PDF (485 KB) | June 25, 2020 |
362 | From the Joint Review Panel to Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on behalf of Benga Mining Limited re: Sufficiency of information to proceed to the public hearing | PDF (480 KB) | June 25, 2020 |
97 | Grassy Mountain Coal Project Environmental Assessment Information Summary Sheet (Note: Updated June 25th, 2020) | PDF (525 KB) | November 8, 2018 |
80 | Agreement to Establish a Joint Review Panel for the Grassy Mountain Coal Project Between The Minister of the Environment, Canada and The Alberta Energy Regulator, Alberta (Including Terms of Reference) | PDF (9.9 MB) | August 16, 2018 |
42 | Grassy Mountain Coal Project - Updated Environmental Impact Assessment and links to Addenda | - | August 15, 2016 |
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Contacts
Grassy Mountain Coal ProjectImpact Assessment Agency of Canada
160 Elgin St, 22nd Floor
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H3
Telephone: 613-957-0700 or 1-866-582-1884
Fax: 613-957-0862
Email: iaac.grassymountain.aeic@canada.ca
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Location
- Southwest Alberta, approximately 7 kilometres north of Blairmore (Alberta)
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Nature of Activity
- Mines and Minerals
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Assessment Status
In progress -
Start Date
2015-05-14 -
Proponent
Benga Mining Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Riversdale Resources Limited -
Authorities
- Impact Assessment Agency of Canada
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Assessment Type
Environmental assessment by Review Panel under CEAA 2012 -
Reference Number
80101
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