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Nunavut Impact Review Board Public Information Meetings. for the NIRB Review of the Meliadine Gold Mine Project October 15 – 22, 2013. Outline. What is the NIRB? NIRB Review Process Meliadine Gold Mine Project (“Meliadine”) Components Coffee break Environmental Assessment
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Nunavut Impact Review Board Public Information Meetings for the NIRB Review of the Meliadine Gold Mine Project October 15 – 22, 2013
Outline • What is the NIRB? • NIRB Review Process • Meliadine Gold Mine Project (“Meliadine”) Components Coffee break • Environmental Assessment • Summary of Impact Assessment • Next steps in the Review Process • How to Contact the NIRB Nunavut Impact Review Board
What is the NIRB? • The Nunavut Impact Review Board (NIRB) is an institution of public government • Created under Article 12 of the NLCA in 1996 • Responsible for environmental impact assessment of proposed projects in Nunavut • Up to 9 Board Members • Board members live in communities throughout Canada • 18 staff members • Office located in Cambridge Bay Nunavut Impact Review Board
What Does the NIRB Do? NIRB’s Mission is: • To protect and promote the well being of the Environment and Nunavummiut through the Impact Assessment process Nunavut Impact Review Board
Nirb Process Overview Proponent Part 7 Project Monitoring NPC AA Project Certificate NIRB Minister Part 4 Screening Part 5 NIRB Review Screening Decision Report Minister Part 6 Panel Review Nunavut Impact Review Board
What is Impact Assessment? Ecosystemic Socio-Economic Cumulative Transboundary Nunavut Impact Review Board
Ecosystemic Impacts • Wildlife Geology Air quality Marine biota Birds Vegetation • Ground stability Nunavut Impact Review Board • Water Freshwater biota
Socio-Economic Impacts • Archaeology • Livelihood Food security • Employment • Education and training • Community infrastructure • and public services • Land and Resource Use Nunavut Impact Review Board
Other Items • Cumulative Impacts • Transboundary Impacts Nunavut Impact Review Board
Why are We Here? To discuss: • NIRB Review Process Overview • Meliadine project components • Draft Environmental Impact Statement submitted by Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. • Predictions made on residual project effects • Questions or concerns communities might have Nunavut Impact Review Board
When is a Review Required? • When a proposed project may have significant impacts on environment and Inuit harvesting activities. • When a proposed project may have negative effects on social and economic conditions on northerners. • When there is significant public concern for the proposed project. • When a proposed project involves new technology that has effects that we do not know enough about. Nunavut Impact Review Board
The NIRB Review Process for the Meliadine Gold Mine Project NIRB Screening Decision NLCA 12.4.4.(b) DEIS Technical Review FEIS Technical Review Minister refers project for Part 5 Review Technical Meeting Final Hearing Issue Scoping and EIS Guideline Development Pre-Hearing Conference & NIRB Decision NIRB Reports to the Minister NIRB receives DEIS NIRB receives FEIS Minister’s Decision Internal Conformity Review to EIS Guidelines Internal Conformity Review to PHC decision NIRB Project Certificate Nunavut Impact Review Board
Review Phase 1: Scoping and Guidelines • Public scoping meetings held in the Kivalliqcommunities in November 2011 • Development of project scope for the Meliadine project based on comments and concerns received from members of the public • Scoping led to the creation of the EIS Guidelines • Issued by the NIRB in February 2012 Nunavut Impact Review Board
Review Phase 2: Draft EIS • Proponent submitted Draft Environmental Impact Statement in January 2013 • February 2013 the NIRB determined that the Draft EIS submission did not conform the NIRB’s EIS Guidelines • April 2013 the Proponent resubmitted the Draft EIS • Technical review commenced May 2013 • Interested parties were asked to submit Information Requests • AEM submission of a response in September 2013 Nunavut Impact Review Board
Project Details Nunavut Impact Review Board
Meliadine Project Location Nunavut Impact Review Board
Proposed Project Schedule • Construction: 3 years • Operation: 13 years • Decommissioning and Post-Closure: 3-4 years, plus 10 years for the open pits to refill naturally from Meliadine Lake Nunavut Impact Review Board
Tiriganiaq/main mine Site Nunavut Impact Review Board
Meliadine Site Nunavut Impact Review Board
Tiriganiaq/main mine Site Activities: • Accommodations and administrative buildings • Open pit and underground mining • Ore processing at a mill site • 8500 tonnes per day (approx. 3.1 million tonnes/year) • Tailings disposal • Waste disposal and management Nunavut Impact Review Board
OTHER DEPOSITS • Wesmeg • F Zone • Pump Nunavut Impact Review Board
OTHER DEPOSITS • Discovery Nunavut Impact Review Board
Other Deposits • Proposed open-pit and underground mining at additional deposits: • Wesmeg • F Zone • Pump • Discovery • Processing is not planned for these deposits and therefore ore would be transported to the Tiriganiaq Site for processing at the mill Nunavut Impact Review Board
RANKIN INLET Nunavut Impact Review Board
Rankin inlet • Itivia Dock • Fuel storage/tankfarm and laydown area • Rankin Inlet airport Nunavut Impact Review Board
Site Access ROads Bypass Road Alignment Nunavut Impact Review Board
Site Access roads Main road from Rankin Inlet to Meliadine 24 km As proposed would allow public access Three gates along the road (2 manned, 1 unmanned) 1 Emergency Shelter Includes a spur road to the Discovery deposit Nunavut Impact Review Board
Employment • Approximately 1000 personnel for construction and 700 for operations • 350 personnel on site at any given time • On-the-job training opportunities • Preferential hiring from the communities of Rankin Inlet, Chesterfield Inlet, Whale Cove, Baker Lake and Arviat Nunavut Impact Review Board
Environmental Assessment Nunavut Impact Review Board
Environmental Assessment • What is an environmental assessment? • Detailed investigation of how a project might impact the environment around it, finding ways to lessen or mitigate impacts • AEM required to develop an Environmental Impact Statement to explain how the project may impact the environment and how it plans to reduce impacts • AEM submitted Draft EIS in January 2013 and a resubmission in April 2013 • NIRB sharing information presented by AEM in its Draft EIS Nunavut Impact Review Board
What is Baseline Data? Wildlife Lower Trophic Communities Freshwater Habitat Sediment Quality Traditional Knowledge Telemetry Fish Habitat Nunavut Impact Review Board
Summary of Impact Assessment Ecosystemic Environment Nunavut Impact Review Board
Summary of Impact Assessment Nunavut Impact Review Board Atmospheric Environment
Summary of Impact Assessment Nunavut Impact Review Board Atmospheric Environment
Summary of Impact Assessment Nunavut Impact Review Board Aquatic Environment
Summary of Impact Assessment Nunavut Impact Review Board Aquatic Environment
Summary of Impact Assessment Nunavut Impact Review Board Aquatic Environment
Summary of Impact Assessment Nunavut Impact Review Board Terrestrial Environment
Summary of Impact Assessment Nunavut Impact Review Board Terrestrial Environment
Summary of Impact Assessment Nunavut Impact Review Board Terrestrial Environment
Summary of Impact Assessment Nunavut Impact Review Board Marine Environment
Summary of Impact Assessment Nunavut Impact Review Board Marine Environment
Summary of Impact Assessment Nunavut Impact Review Board Marine Environment
Summary of Impact Assessment Human Health and Socio-Economics Nunavut Impact Review Board
Summary of Impact Assessment Nunavut Impact Review Board Human Health
Summary of Impact Assessment Nunavut Impact Review Board Human Health
Summary of Impact Assessment Nunavut Impact Review Board Socio-Economic Environment
Summary of Impact Assessment Nunavut Impact Review Board Socio-Economic Environment
Summary of Impact Assessment Nunavut Impact Review Board Socio-Economic Environment
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