The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) is conducting a comprehensive study, which is a type of environmental assessment, for the proposed Elmtree Property Gold Mine Project located in New Brunswick. At this time, the comprehensive study is in its early stages. The Agency invites the public to comment on the project, the conduct of the comprehensive study and the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Guidelines.
The Agency has prepared the draft EIS Guidelines which identify information that needs to be included in the EIS. Public comments on the draft EIS Guidelines will be reviewed and considered before the document is finalized and issued to the proponent to provide direction on the preparation of the EIS. The Agency is also seeking comments from the public on the project and its potential effects on the environment to ensure that these issues are identified for consideration in the assessment.
Information on the project as well as the draft EIS Guidelines are available on the Agency’s Web site, in the Canadian Environmental Assessment Registry under reference number 11-03-61036. Alternatively, to obtain a copy of the document, please communicate with the contact listed below.
Interested persons or groups are invited to send their comments by April 26, 2011 in the official language of their choice to:
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
Vanessa Rodrigues, Project Manager
Elmtree Property Gold Mine project
1801 Hollis Street, Suite 200
Halifax NS B3J 3N4
Tel.: 902-426-0564
Fax: 902-426-6550
Email: ElmtreeGoldMine@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 the project. Future public participation opportunities, including the one on the Comprehensive Study Report, will be announced at a later date.
Castle Resources Inc. proposes to construct, operate and reclaim an open-pit gold mine located approximately 20 kilometres to the northwest of Bathurst, New Brunswick. The mine will have a lifespan of 18 to 24 months and extract up to 559,000 tonnes per year of gold containing ore for off-site processing.
The Agency is making available $50,000 under its Participant Funding Program to assist groups and individuals to participate in the federal environmental assessment process for the proposed Elmtree Property Gold Mine Project located in New Brunswick. This funding is intended for activities that will follow the public consultation currently underway.
Applications received by the Agency by April 26, 2011 will be considered. To submit an application or to obtain additional information on the program, contact:
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
Participant Funding Program
Suzanne Osborne
160 Elgin Street, 22nd Floor
Ottawa ON K1A 0H3
Tel.: 1-866-582-1884 or 613-957-0254
Fax: 613-948-9172
Email: PFP.PAFP@ceaa-acee.gc.ca
Information on the Participant Funding Program, including a guide and the application form, is available on the Agency’s Web site.
