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Nunavut Impact Review Board Public Information Meetings

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

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  1. Nunavut Impact Review Board Public Information Meetings for the NIRB Review of the Meliadine Gold Mine Project October 15 – 22, 2013

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. What is Impact Assessment? Ecosystemic Socio-Economic Cumulative Transboundary Nunavut Impact Review Board

  7. Ecosystemic Impacts • Wildlife Geology Air quality Marine biota Birds Vegetation • Ground stability Nunavut Impact Review Board • Water Freshwater biota

  8. Socio-Economic Impacts • Archaeology • Livelihood Food security • Employment • Education and training • Community infrastructure • and public services • Land and Resource Use Nunavut Impact Review Board

  9. Other Items • Cumulative Impacts • Transboundary Impacts Nunavut Impact Review Board

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. Project Details Nunavut Impact Review Board

  16. Meliadine Project Location Nunavut Impact Review Board

  17. 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

  18. Tiriganiaq/main mine Site Nunavut Impact Review Board

  19. Meliadine Site Nunavut Impact Review Board

  20. 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

  21. OTHER DEPOSITS • Wesmeg • F Zone • Pump Nunavut Impact Review Board

  22. OTHER DEPOSITS • Discovery Nunavut Impact Review Board

  23. 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

  24. RANKIN INLET Nunavut Impact Review Board

  25. Rankin inlet • Itivia Dock • Fuel storage/tankfarm and laydown area • Rankin Inlet airport Nunavut Impact Review Board

  26. Site Access ROads Bypass Road Alignment Nunavut Impact Review Board

  27. 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

  28. 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

  29. Environmental Assessment Nunavut Impact Review Board

  30. 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

  31. What is Baseline Data? Wildlife Lower Trophic Communities Freshwater Habitat Sediment Quality Traditional Knowledge Telemetry Fish Habitat Nunavut Impact Review Board

  32. Summary of Impact Assessment Ecosystemic Environment Nunavut Impact Review Board

  33. Summary of Impact Assessment Nunavut Impact Review Board Atmospheric Environment

  34. Summary of Impact Assessment Nunavut Impact Review Board Atmospheric Environment

  35. Summary of Impact Assessment Nunavut Impact Review Board Aquatic Environment

  36. Summary of Impact Assessment Nunavut Impact Review Board Aquatic Environment

  37. Summary of Impact Assessment Nunavut Impact Review Board Aquatic Environment

  38. Summary of Impact Assessment Nunavut Impact Review Board Terrestrial Environment

  39. Summary of Impact Assessment Nunavut Impact Review Board Terrestrial Environment

  40. Summary of Impact Assessment Nunavut Impact Review Board Terrestrial Environment

  41. Summary of Impact Assessment Nunavut Impact Review Board Marine Environment

  42. Summary of Impact Assessment Nunavut Impact Review Board Marine Environment

  43. Summary of Impact Assessment Nunavut Impact Review Board Marine Environment

  44. Summary of Impact Assessment Human Health and Socio-Economics Nunavut Impact Review Board

  45. Summary of Impact Assessment Nunavut Impact Review Board Human Health

  46. Summary of Impact Assessment Nunavut Impact Review Board Human Health

  47. Summary of Impact Assessment Nunavut Impact Review Board Socio-Economic Environment

  48. Summary of Impact Assessment Nunavut Impact Review Board Socio-Economic Environment

  49. Summary of Impact Assessment Nunavut Impact Review Board Socio-Economic Environment

  50. Summary of Impact Assessment Nunavut Impact Review Board

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