Revised Final Environmental Study Report (24 MB) - Gold Canyon ...

Gold Canyon Resources Inc.
Springpole Gold Access Corridor Project
Final Environmental Study Report
Minister of the Environment
135 St. Clair Ave. West, 12th Floor
Toronto, ON M4V 1P5
Requests must be received by the Minister within the 30-day comment period, which expires on 2
April 2013, and copied at the same time to the MNR contact person at the address below.
David New
Red Lake South Area Supervisor
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
P.O. Box 5003
Red Lake, ON P0V 2M0
Phone: 807-727-1383
Fax: 807-727-2861
Email: dave.new@ontario.ca
Pending successful completion of this EA process, execution of the Project will require the provincial
approvals listed in the bullets below.
Crown Forest Sustainability Act: Forest Resource License to harvest Crown owned timber.
An estimated (stand volumes to be provided in permit application).
Public Lands Act, Lakes and Rivers Improvement Act: Letter of Authority for road
construction, minor water crossings on Crown land. In addition, GCU is seeking a Land Use
Permit to allow GCU to install a gate at the end of the FMP Approved Road (refer to Figure
2-1).
Endangered Species Act Section 17(c): C-Permit (Overall Benefit Permit) for Woodland
Caribou
The proposed work will adhere to the mitigation measures in the guidance documents listed in the
bullets below.
MNR (1988) and MNR (2010) in relation to AOCs and harvesting of merchantable timber.
MNR (1995) in relation to water crossings and road construction.
MNR (1996) in relation to winter culvert installation.
Approved, specific AOC requirements in the Trout Lake Forest FMP.
3.4.2 Federal
The sole federal authorization that will be required for the Project is the approval pursuant to the
Navigable Waters Protection Act for the water crossing over the Birch River.
The proposed work will adhere to the guidance documents listed in the bullets below.
Current DFO Operational Statements for clear span bridges and mineral exploration.
DFO (1995) in relation to pump intakes.
Wright and Hopky (1998) in relation to any blasting activities near the Birch River crossing.
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