Public Notice
Cape Ray Gold Project — Public Comments Invited

January 19, 2017 — The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) must decide whether a federal environmental assessment is required for the proposed Cape Ray Gold Project, located near Channel-Port aux Basques, Newfoundland and Labrador.

To help inform this decision, the Agency is seeking comments from the public on the project and its potential effects on the environment, as described in the summary of the project description. All comments received will be considered public.

Written comments must be submitted by February 8, 2017 to:

Cape Ray Gold Project
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
200-1801 Hollis Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3N4
Telephone: 902-426-0564
Email: CEAA.CapeRay.ACEE@ceaa-acee.gc.ca

To view a summary of the project description or for more information, visit the Agency's website (Registry reference number 80136).

The Proposed Project

Nordmin Resource and Industrial Engineering Ltd. proposes to construct, operate, decommission and reclaim a gold/silver mine, and a milling complex near Channel-Port aux Basques, located in Newfoundland and Labrador. As proposed, the Cape Ray Gold Project would include both underground and open-pit mining operations with a combined ore production capacity of approximately 2100 tonnes per day, over a mine life of five to eight years. Additional project components would include a tailings management facility, mine haul roads, mine infrastructure, and the improvement of an existing 22-kilometre long access road.