Frontier Oil Sands Mine Project
The Frontier Oil Sands Mine Project, proposed by Teck Resources Limited includes the construction, operation and reclamation of an oil sands surface mine with a production capacity of about 260,000 barrels per day of bitumen. The project is located in northeastern Alberta, approximately 110 kilometres north of Fort McMurray. The project is a truck and shovel mine which includes two open pits, an ore preparation plant, a bitumen processing plant, tailings preparation and management facilities, cogeneration facilities, support utilities, disposal and storage areas, river water intake, a fish habitat compensation lake, bridge, roads, airfield and camp. The estimated project area is over 24,000 hectares. If the project is approved, the proposed project would operate for 41 years.
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Key documents
| Document Number | Document Title | File | Date |
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| 1162 | Notice of Termination | - | February 25, 2020 |
| 1161 | From Teck Resources Limited to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada re: Notice of Withdrawal of the Frontier Oil Sands Project Application Canadian Environmental Assessment Registry No. 65505 | PDF (74 KB) | February 25, 2020 |
| 715 | Errata pertaining to the Report of the Joint Review Panel, Teck Resources Limited, Frontier Oil Sands Mine Project | PDF (44 KB) | October 8, 2019 |
| 711 | Report of the Joint Review Panel, Teck Resources Limited Frontier Oil Sands Mine Project | PDF (9.1 MB) | July 25, 2019 |
| 3 | Notice of Commencement of an Environmental Assessment | - | January 19, 2012 |
Contacts
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada160 Elgin Street, 22nd Floor
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H3
Telephone: 613-957-0700 or 1-866-582-1884
Fax: 613-957-0862
Email: information@iaac-aeic.gc.ca
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Location
- Fort McKay (Alberta)
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Nature of Activity
- Oil and Gas
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Assessment Status
Terminated -
Proponent
Teck Resources Limited -
Authorities
- Impact Assessment Agency of Canada
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Assessment Type
Environmental assessment by Review Panel under CEAA 2012 -
Reference Number
65505
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