Environmental Impact Statement

Volume 1

Front Matter

• Title Page (PDF – 602 KB)
• Document Map (PDF – 321 KB)
• Preface (PDF – 221 KB)
• Acknowledgements (PDF – 111 KB)
• Executive Summary (PDF – 1.15 MB)
• Table of Contents (PDF – 456 KB)
• List of Tables (PDF – 214 KB)
• List of Figures (PDF – 124 KB)
• Acronyms and Abbreviations (PDF – 254 KB)
• Glossary (PDF – 216 KB)
• Environmental Impact Statement Table of Concordance (PDF – 378 KB)
• Application Information Requirements Table of Concordance (PDF – 586 KB)

Volume 2

Part A: Introduction and Background

1. Project Overview (PDF – 10.6 MB)

2. Assessment Process (PDF – 534 KB)

3. Information Distribution and Consultation Overview (PDF – 586 KB)

4. Alternative Means of Undertaking the Project (PDF – 1.57 MB)

5. Closure and Reclamation (PDF – 4.6 MB)

Volume 3

Part B: Assessment of Environmental, Economic, Social, Heritage and Health Effects

6. Effects Assessment Methodology (PDF – 6.62 MB)

7. Air Quality Effects Assessment (PDF – 1.28 MB)

8. Noise Effects Assessment (PDF – 1.62 MB)

9. Landforms and Natural Landscapes Effects Assessment (PDF – 38.06 MB)

10. Hydrogeology Effects Assessment (PDF – 4.43 MB)

11. Groundwater Quality Effects Assessment (PDF – 6.34 MB)

12. Hydrology Effects Assessment (PDF – 4.58 MB)

13. Surface Water Quality Effects Assessment (PDF – 1.69 MB)

14. Sediment Quality Effects Assessment (PDF – 5.8 MB)

15. Vegetation and Ecosystems Effects Assessment (PDF – 24.1 MB)

16. Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat Effects Assessment (PDF – 11.78 MB)

17. Aquatic Resources Effects Assessment (PDF – 6.12 MB)

18. Fish and Fish Habitat Effects Assessment (PDF – 10.47 MB)

19. Economic Effects Assessment (PDF – 1.86 MB)

20. Social Effects Assessment (PDF – 2.83 MB)

21. Heritage Effects Assessment (PDF – 1.31 MB)

22. Health Effects Assessment (PDF – 2.51 MB)

23. Accidents and Malfunctions (PDF – 670 KB)

24. Effects of the Environment on the Project (PDF – 515 KB)

Volume 4

Part C: Aboriginal Consultation

25. Tsetsaut Skii km Lax Ha (PDF – 1.29 MB)

26. Métis Nation BC (PDF – 1.62 MB)

27. Nisga'a Nation (PDF – 590 KB)

Part D: Public Consultation

28. Public Consultation (PDF – 1.29 MB)

Volume 5

Part E: Management Plans and Monitoring

29. Management Plans (PDF – 13.96 MB) (NOTE: Updated December 1, 2017)

30. Monitoring and Follow-up Programs (PDF – 150 KB)

Volume 6

Part F: Conclusions

31. Conclusions (PDF – 747 KB)

Volume 7

Part A

• Appendix 1-A 2016 Geotechnical Site Investigation Report (PDF – 33.9 MB)
• Appendix 1-B Geochemical Characterization of Waste Rock, Ore, and Talus (PDF – 15.2 MB)
• Appendix 1-C Highway 37 and 37A Traffic Impact Study (PDF – 852 KB)
• Appendix 1-D Bromley Humps TMF Seepage and Stability Analysis (PDF – 3.19 MB)
• Appendix 1-E Underground Geotechnical Design (PDF – 3.58 MB)
• Appendix 1-F Underground Geological Cross Section (PDF – 390 KB)
• Appendix 1-G Mineral Tenures in the Regional Study Area (PDF – 323 KB)
• Appendix 1-H Tailings and Water Management Design Report (incl. Water Balance Report and Water Management Drawings) (PDF – 130 MB) (NOTE: Updated November 10, 2017)
• Appendix 1-I Feasibility Study Design Drawings (PDF – 113 MB) (NOTE: Updated November 10, 2017)
• Appendix 1-J Tailings Best Available Technology Assessment (incl. Alternative Assessment) (PDF – 19.7 MB)
• Appendix 1-K Geochemical Characterization of Metallurgical Tailings (PDF – 1.05 MB)
• Appendix 1-L Geochemical Characterization of Construction Materials (PDF – 11.4 MB)

Volume 8

Part B

• Appendix 7-A Air Quality Modelling Report (PDF – 7.69 MB)
• Appendix 8-A Noise Modelling Report (PDF – 1.14 MB)
• Appendix 9-A Ecosystems, Vegetation, Terrain, and Soils Baseline Report (PDF – 105 MB)
• Appendix 9-B Red Mountain Geophysical Baseline (PDF – 77.2 MB)
• Appendix 9-C Terrain Stability Assessment for the Project Footprint Study Area (PDF – 996 KB)
• Appendix 10-A Mine Area Hydrogeology Report (PDF – 41 MB)
• Appendix 10-B Bromley Humps Baseline Hydrogeology Report (PDF – 10.7 MB)
• Appendix 12-A Baseline Climate and Hydrology Report (PDF – 13.2 MB)
• Appendix 14-A Surface Water and Groundwater Quality Baseline Report (PDF – 42.8 MB)
• Appendix 14-B Water Quality Assessment of the Reasonable Upper Limit Case (PDF – 411 KB)
• Appendix 14-C Water and Load Balance Model Report (PDF – 78.3 MB)
• Appendix 16-A Baseline Wildlife Resources Reports (PDF – 62.2 MB)
• Appendix 18-A Baseline Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (PDF – 83.2 MB)
• Appendix 18-B Details of Baseline Fisheries Statistics (PDF – 419 KB)
• Appendix 19-A BC Input-Output Model Report: Red Mountain (PDF – 296 KB)
• Appendix 20-A Socio-Economic Baseline (PDF – 2.28 MB)
• Appendix 20-B Visual Quality Assessment (PDF – 707 KB)
• Appendix 21-A Archaeological Overview Assessment (PDF – 4.9 MB)
• Appendix 21-B Preliminary Field Reconnaissance (PDF – 24 MB)
• Appendix 22-A Human Health Risk Assessment Report (PDF – 9.79 MB) (NOTE: Updated November 28, 2017)
• Appendix 22-B Screening Level Ecological Assessment Report (PDF – 2.59 MB) (NOTE: Updated November 28, 2017)
• Appendix 23-A Tailings Dam Breach Analysis (PDF – 7.09 MB) (NOTE: Updated February 27, 2018)

Volume 9

Part C

• Appendix 27-A Aboriginal Consultation Report #2 (PDF – 702 KB)

Volume 10

Part D

• Appendix 28-A Public Consultation Report #2 (PDF – 1.39 MB)