Ajax Mine Project

The primary regulators for the construction and operation of mines in BC are the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, under the Mines Act, and the BC Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy, under the Environmental Management Act. [...] The joint federal Comprehensive Study/provincial Assessment Report also describes the Agency and EAO’s joint and individual consultation activities with Indigenous groups, and provides an assessment of the seriousness of impacts from the Ajax Mine Project on the Aboriginal Interests (i.e. [...] The Agency and EAO also conclude that the effects of the Ajax Mine Project in combination with the effects of past and present activities is likely to cause significant cumulative effects to heritage and current use of lands and resources for traditional purposes. [...] The Agency considered the following factors as part of the comprehensive study pursuant to subsections 16(1) and 16(2) of the former Act: • Environmental effects of the project, including the environmental effects of malfunctions or accidents that may occur in connection with the project and any cumulative environmental effects that are likely to result from the project in combination with other p [...] March 29, 2017 EA suspension lifted The EAO lifted the suspension and extended the provincial review by 110 days, in order to align the provincial and the federal review timelines and to add a public comment period on the Report.