Beaver Dam Mine Project
Public Notice
Beaver Dam Mine Project — Public Comments Invited
June 28, 2017 - The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) and Nova Scotia Environment invite the public to comment on the potential environmental effects of the proposed Beaver Dam Mine Project and the proposed measures to prevent or mitigate those effects as described in a summary of the proponent's Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
The proposed Beaver Dam Mine Project is subject to both the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 and Nova Scotia's Environment Act, and is undergoing a cooperative environmental assessment process.
The EIS summary is available on the Agency's website (Registry reference number 80111). The EIS and more information are available on the Agency's website and Nova Scotia Environment's website at gov.ns.ca/nse/ea.
Submit written comments from June 28 to July 28, 2017:
By Email:
OR
By Fax:
902-426-6550
By mail:
- Beaver Dam Mine Project
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
200-1801 Hollis Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3N4
OR
- Beaver Dam Mine Project
Nova Scotia Environment
1903 Barrington Street, Suite 2085
P.O. Box 422
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2P8
Comments in either official language may be submitted to either the Agency or Nova Scotia Environment to be considered in both the provincial and federal environmental assessments.
All submissions received by the Agency and Nova Scotia Environment during this comment period are considered public and will become part of the project file. For information on the Agency's privacy policies, consult the Privacy Notice on its web site.
Copies of the EIS summary and the complete EIS are available for viewing at the following locations:
- Nova Scotia Environment Office
30 Damascus Road
Suite 115 Bedford Commons
Bedford, NS B4A 0C1
- Nova Scotia Environment Office
1903 Barrington Street, Suite 2085
P.O. Box 442
Halifax, NS B3J 2P8
- Sheet Harbour Public Library
22756 Highway 7
Sheet Harbour, NS B0J 3B0
- Natural Resources Education Centre
12014 Nova Scotia HWY 224
Middle Musquodoboit, NS B0N 1X0
The Proposed Project
Atlantic Gold Corporation is proposing the construction, operation, decommissioning, and reclamation of an open pit gold mine in Marinette, Nova Scotia. The Beaver Dam Mine Project (the Project) would have an ore production rate of 5480 tonnes per day, over a four-year period. Ore from the Project would be crushed and transported approximately 31 km by road to the Moose River (Touquoy) mine for processing. Components of the Project would include an open pit, a materials storage facility, mine haul roads, mine infrastructure for crushing and haul-out, and road upgrades.
Document reference number: 19