Public Notice
Cliffs Chromite Project – Public Comments Invited and Federal Funding Available

The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) is starting a comprehensive study type of environmental assessment for the proposed Cliffs Chromite Project located in northern Ontario. The Agency invites the public to comment on the project and the conduct of the comprehensive study.

The Agency has prepared the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Guidelines that identify potential environmental effects to be addressed and information that needs to be included in the proponent’s EIS. Public comments on the draft EIS Guidelines are invited and will be reviewed and considered before the document is finalized and issued to the proponent.

The draft EIS Guidelines and more information on this project are available on the Agency’s website at www.ceaa-acee.gc.ca (Registry reference number 11-03-63927). To obtain a paper copy of the document, contact the project manager listed in this notice. The document is also available for viewing at the following locations:

  • Greenstone Public Library
    405 Second Street W
    Geraldton, ON
  • Brodie Resource Library
    216 S. Brodie Steet
    Thunder Bay, ON
  • Sudbury Main Public Library
    74 Mackenzie Street
    Sudbury, ON

All comments must be sent by November 16, 2011 to:

Cliffs Chromite Project
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
Jim Chan, Project Manager
55 St. Clair Avenue East, Suite 907
Toronto ON M4T 1M2
Telephone: 416-952-1576
Fax: 416-952-1573
CliffsChromiteProject@ceaa-acee.gc.ca

All comments received will be considered public and will become part of the project file. This is the first of several public comment periods that will occur during the environmental assessment of this project.

$40,000 available for public participation

The Agency is making available $40,000 under its participant funding program to assist groups and individuals to participate in activities related to subsequent public consultations during this environmental assessment.

Applications received by November 16, 2011 will be considered. Information on the Participant Funding Program, including a guide and the application form, is available on the Agency’s website. To submit an application or to obtain additional information on the program, contact:

Participant Funding Program
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
Ina Zanovello
160 Elgin Street, 22nd Floor
Ottawa ON K1A 0H3
Telephone: 1-866-582-1884 or (613) 960-0282
Fax: 613-948-9172
PFP.PAFP@ceaa-acee.gc.ca

The Project

Map depicting the location of the project, as described in the current document.

The proposed project consists of constructing, operating and eventually decommissioning an open pit/underground chromite ore mine (30 year mine life at a predicted extraction rate of 6,000 to 12,000 tonnes per day) and an ore processing facility. The proposal also includes an integrated transportation system consisting of a new north-south all-season road corridor and a new ferrochrome production facility, which would be located at a different location than the mine site.

This project is also subject to the environmental assessment requirements of the Province of Ontario. Canada and Ontario are coordinating the respective environmental assessment processes for this project.

Document Reference Number: 3

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