Magris Talc Canada Inc. - Environmental Compliance Approval (sewage)

Instrument type: Environmental Compliance Approval (sewage)

ERO number
025-0565
Ministry reference number
3438-DB8RXL
Notice type
Instrument
Act
Environmental Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990
Posted by
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Notice stage
Proposal
Proposal posted
Comment period
May 29, 2025 - July 13, 2025 (45 days) Closed
Last updated

This consultation was open from:

May 29, 2025
to July 13, 2025

Proposal summary

This proposal is for an amendment to the ECA 1850-BQ8JYV to upgrade the sewage systems servicing an open pit talc mine and ore processing facility bordering Highway 101 in northeastern Ontario, approximately 65 kilometres southwest of Timmins.

Location details

Site address

Penhorwood Mine Road off Highway 101 West
Canada

Site location details

Penhorwood Mine and Concentrator Facility

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Proponent(s)

Magris Talc Canada Inc.
100 Water Tower Road
Timmins, ON
P4N 7J5
Canada

Proposal details

This proposal is for an amendment to the ECA 1850-BQ8JYV to upgrade the sewage systems servicing an open pit talc mine and ore processing facility bordering Highway 101 in northeastern Ontario, approximately 65 kilometres southwest of Timmins.

The mine requires an Environmental Compliance Approval amendment to allow for a change in tailing's effluent receiver from the current West Crawford Creek to a new larger receiver, the Nat River, to which West Crawford Creek drains, along with construction of a new Wetland Clarification Pond, and updates to the Surface Water Monitoring Plan.

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135 St Clair Ave West
1st Floor
Toronto, ON
M4V 1P5
Canada

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The comment period was from May 29, 2025
to July 13, 2025

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