Tender NOTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
Pine Point Mine Project-EA2021-01
Pine Point Mining ltd.
NOTICE: The Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board is using
its authority under the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act to order an
environmental assessment of the Pine Point Mine Project.
REASONS: Factors in the Review Board’s decision include:
• the project is a large-scale industrial mine development
• the area is traditionally used by local Indigenous communities and residents
of the town of Hay River
• the project overlaps the location of the historic Pine Point Mine which has
not been fully reclaimed
• the potential impacts of this Project may combine cumulatively with past,
present, and future activities in the area
DEVELOPMENT:
Pine Point Mining Limited proposes an open pit and underground zinc and lead
mine with a 10-15 year mine life. About 60 deposits will be mined along the
south shore of Great Slave Lake. A processing mill, camp, and other facilities will
be constructed at the former Cominco site. Zinc and lead concentrate will be
trucked to the railhead near Hay River.
DEVELOPER: Pine Point Mining Limited.
LOCATION: The project is 42 km east of Hay River, 53 km southwest of Fort
Resolution, and about 10 km south of Great Slave Lake.
PUBLIC REGISTRY: You can subscribe
to the public registry to receive email
notifications of any new EA
related documents here:
https://reviewboard.ca/registry/ea2021-01
How to Apply
For further information, contact:
Chuck Hubert, Senior Environmental
Assessment Officer
Phone: (867) 766-7052
E-mail: chubert@reviewboard.ca
Or visit www.reviewboard.ca
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