Environmental Impact Statement

Documents below have been divided by the Agency due to file size.

• 00 Table of Contents (PDF – 107 KB)
• 01 Introduction (PDF – 7.07 MB)
• 02 Consultation (PDF – 2.78 MB)
• 03 Environmental Setting (PDF – 57.2 MB)
• 04 Alternatives Assessment (PDF – 28.6 MB)
• 05 Project Description (Segment One)  (PDF – 9.76 MB)
• 05 Project Description (Segment Two) (PDF – 49.1 MB)
• 05 Project Description (Segment Three) (PDF – 46.7 MB)
• 05 Project Description (Segment Four) (PDF – 5.95 MB)
• 06.01 EA Methods (PDF – 3.65 MB)
• 06.02 Air Quality (PDF – 3.52 MB)
• 06.03 Noise VibrationPDF – 7.51 MB)
• 06.04 Greenhouse Gas Emissions (PDF – 396 KB)
• 06.05 Groundwater (PDF – 11.7 MB)
• 06.06 Birch Lake (PDF – 17.5 MB)
• 06.07 Springpole Lake North Basin (PDF – 1.41 MB)
• 06.08 Springpole Lake Southeast Arm (PDF – 11.2 MB)
• 06.09 Local Inland Waterbodies (PDF – 912 KB)
• 06.10 Fish and Fish Habitat (PDF – 5.87 MB)
• 06.11 Vegetation Communities and Wetlands (Segment One) (PDF – 47.3 MB)
• 06.11 Vegetation Communities and Wetlands (Segment Two) (PDF – 47.1 MB)
• 06.11 Vegetation Communities and Wetlands (Segment Three) (PDF – 48.2 MB)
• 06.11 Vegetation Communities and Wetlands (Segment Four) (PDF – 49,4 MB)
• 06.11 Vegetation Communities and Wetlands (Segment Five) (PDF – 5.21 MB)
• 06.12 Wildlife (Segment One) (PDF – 49.8 MB)
• 06.12 Wildlife (Segment Two) (PDF – 45.9 MB)
• 06.12 Wildlife (Segment Three) (PDF – 34.6 MB)
• 06.13 Caribou (PDF – 75.3 MB)
• 06.14 Wolverine (PDF – 60.1 MB)
• 06.15 Bats (PDF – 53.1 KB)
• 06.16 Species at Risk Birds (PDF – 47.7 MB)
• 06.17 Commercial Land and Resource Use (PDF – 39.1 MB)
• 06.18 Outdoor Recreation (PDF – 44.1 MB)
• 06.19 Local Regional Economy (PDF – 2.75 MB)
• 06.20 Local Regional Infrastructure Services (PDF – 3.10 MB)
• 06.21 Traditional Land Resource Use (PDF – 18.4 MB)
• 06.22 Archaeology (PDF – 7.04 MB)
• 06.23 Cultural Heritage (PDF – 5.49 MB)
• 06.24 Human Ecological Health (PDF – 12.4 MB)
• 06.25 Federal Considerations (PDF – 472 KB)
• 06.26 Effects on Indigenous People (PDF – 577 KB)
• 07 Cumulative Effects (PDF – 278.7 MB)
• 08 Effects of the Environment (PDF – 436 KB)
• 09 Malfunctions and Accidents (PDF – 900 KB)
• 10 Summary of Benefits (PDF – 164 KB)
• 11 Approvals (PDF – 154 KB)
• 12 Follow-up and Monitoring (PDF – 9.4 MB)
• 13 Conclusions(PDF – 682 KB)
• 14 Authors (PDF – 181 KB)
• 15 Effects Assessment Summary Table (PDF – 558 KB)
• A-Photos (PDF – 4.3 MB)
• B-1 EIS Guidelines (PDF – 1.1 MB)
• B-2 Table of Concordance EIS Guidelines (PDF – 241 KB)
• B-3 Terms of Reference (PDF – 38.9 MB)
• B-4 Terms of Reference and Consultation Commitments Tables (PDF – 1.1 MB)
• B-5 Table of Concordance Terms of Reference (PDF – 516 KB)
• C-1 Response Concordance Impact Asessment Agency of Canada-  Environment and Climate Change Canada (PDF – 1.1 MB)
• C-2 Response Concordance Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks-Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry-Ministry of Mines-Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport (PDF – 4.6 MB)
• C-3 Response Concordance Shared Territory Protocol Nations (PDF – 1.3 MB)
• C-4 Response Concordance Cat Lake First Nation and Lac Seul First Nation (PDF – 442 KB)
• C-5 Response Concordance Mishkeegogamang Ojibway Nation (PDF – 660 KB)
• C-6 Response Concordance Slate Falls Nation (PDF – 684 KB)
• C-7 Response Concordance Northwestern Ontario Métis Community (PDF – 1.1 MB)
• D-1.1 Communication Log - Indigenous (PDF – 2.8 MB)
• D-1.2 Communication Log - Government (PDF – 2.1 MB)
• D-1.3 Communication Log - Municipalities (PDF – 878 KB)
• D-1.4 Communication Log - Public (PDF – 1.1 MB)
• D-2.1 - Zip File (PDF – 1.19 GB)
• D-2.2 - Zip File (Segment One) (PDF – 1.3 GB)
• D-2.2 - Zip File (Segment Two) (PDF – 823 MB)
• D-2.3 - Zip File (PDF – 64 MB)
• D-2.4 - Zip File (PDF – 289 GB)
• E-Revised Mine Waste Management Alternatives Assessment (received 2024-11-15) (PDF – 19.2 MB)
• E-Revised Mine Waste Management Alternatives Assessment (PDF – 1.4 MB)
• F-Revised Fisheries Offs Comp Plan (PDF – 29.5 MB)
• G-1 Air Quality Baseline (PDF – 43.7 MB)
• G-2 Air Quality Assessment (PDF – 27.9 MB)
• H-1 Sound Vibration Baseline no Leaves (PDF – 76.9 MB)
• H-2 Sound Vibration Baseline with Leaves (PDF – 40.9 KB)
• H-3 Baseline Sound Noise Assessment (PDF – 30.3 MB)
• H-4 Blasting Assessment (PDF – 18.1 MB)
• I-1 GHG Assessment (PDF – 4.6 MB)
• I-2 NetZeroStrategy (PDF – 3.3 MB)
• I-3 Climate Change Projections (PDF – 331 KB)
• J Light Assessment (PDF – 4.4 MB)
• K-1.1 Static Testing Baseline (PDF – 10.8 MB)
• K-1.2 Tailings ML-ARD Static (PDF – 5.5 MB)
• K-1.3 Kinetic Geochemistry Report (PDF – 11.5 MB)
• K-1.4 Geochem Overburden (PDF – 4.2 MB)
• K-1.5 Springpole Lake Sediment - Static Testing Results (PDF – 2.1 MB)
• K-1.6 Geochemical Assessment CDF Quarry (PDF – 5.2 MB)
• K-2 Mine Site Water Quality Model (PDF – 15.5 MB)
• L-1 Hydrogeological Baseline (Segment One) (PDF – 49.6 MB)
• L-1 Hydrogeological Baseline (Segment Two) (PDF – 45.6 MB)
• L-1 Hydrogeological Baseline (Segment Three) (PDF – 45.9 MB)
• L-1 Hydrogeological Baseline (Segment Four) (PDF – 48.6 MB)
• L-1 Hydrogeological Baseline (Segment Five) (PDF – 48.5 MB)
• L-1 Hydrogeological Baseline (Segment Six) (PDF – 49,8 MB)
• L-1 Hydrogeological Baseline (Segment Seven) (PDF – 49.9 MB)
• L-1 Hydrogeological Baseline (Segment Eight) (PDF – 49.9 MB)
• L-1 Hydrogeological Baseline (Segment Nine) (PDF – 40.3 MB)
• L-2 Hydrogeological Model (PDF – 40.4 MB)
• M-1 Hydrology Baseline (Segment One) (PDF – 49.4 MB)
• M-1 Hydrology Baseline (Segment Two) (PDF – 49.4 MB)
• M-1 Hydrology Baseline (Segment Three) (PDF – 49.3 MB)
• M-1 Hydrology Baseline (Segment Four) (PDF – 48.9 MB)
• M-1 Hydrology Baseline (Segment Five) (PDF – 49.7 MB)
• M-1 Hydrology Baseline (Segment Six) (PDF – 49.6 MB)
• M-1 Hydrology Baseline (Segment Seven) (PDF – 48.3 MB)
• M-1 Hydrology Baseline (Segment Eight) (PDF – 2.84 MB)
• M-2 Mine Site Water Balance (PDF – 68.6 MB)
• M-3 Receiver Water Balance (PDF – 26.8 MB)
• N-1 Surface Water Quality Baseline (PDF – 27.7 MB)
• N-2 Surface Water Quality Model (PDF – 24.3 MB)
• N-3 Refilled Basin Closure Model (PDF – 14.9 MB)
• O-1 2023 Aquatic Baseline (PDF – 48.2 MB)
• O-2 2021 Aquatic Baseline (PDF – 93.4 MB)
• O-3 2020 Aquatic Baseline (PDF – 34.7 MB)
• P-1 Terrestrial Baseline (PDF – 298 MB)
• P-2.1 General Habitat Descripion Category 2 and 3 (PDF – 2.5 MB)
• P-2.2 Caribou Calving Habitat RSPF (PDF – 5.61 MB)
• P-2.3 Caribou RSPF (PDF – 977 KB)
• P-2.4 Report on Caribou Sustainability Metrics (PDF – 1.9 MB)
• Q-1 Socioeconomic Baseline Addendum (PDF – 66.7 MB)
• Q-2 Economic Model (PDF – 1.76 MB)
• Q-3 Draft Health Wellness Strategy (PDF – 984 KB)
• R Human and Ecological HRA (PDF – 43.4 MB)
• S-01 Stage 1 Archaeol Mine Site (PDF – 22 MB)
• S-02 Stage 2 Archaeol Mine Site (PDF – 15.8 MB)
• S-03 Stage 1 Archaeol Transmission (PDF – 645 KB)
• S-04_Stage 1 Archaeol Assess Pipeline-Road (PDF – 25 MB)
• S-05 Chance Find Procedure (PDF – 365 KB)
• S-06 Cultural Heritage Baseline (PDF – 5.5 MB)
• S-07 Cultural Heritage Evaluation (PDF – 43.1 MB)
• S-08 Cultural Heritage Report One - Travel Route (PDF – 29.2 MB)
• S-09 Cultural Heritage Report Three - Cabin (PDF – 25 MB)
• S-10 Cultural Heritage Report Four - Cabin (PDF – 9.9 MB)
• S-11 Cultural Heritage Report Five - Cabin (PDF – 24.7 MB)
• T-SAR Alternatives Asssessment (PDF – 66.3 MB)
• U-Visual Assessment(PDF – 23.3 MB)
• V-1 Co-disposal Facility Pre-Feasibility Study Design Update (PDF – 21.6 MB)
• V-2 Technical Design Brief Dikes (PDF – 7 MB)
• V-3.1 Community and Agency Letters Independent Geotechnical and Tailings Review Board (PDF – 376 KB)
• V-3.2 Independent Geotechnical and Tailings Review Board CVs (PDF – 634 KB)
• V-3.3 Independent Geotechnical and Tailings Review Board Report No. 1 (PDF – 405 KB)
• V-3.4 Independent Geotechnical and Tailings Review Board Report No.2 (PDF – 610 KB)