Wesdome Gold Mines Limited - Permit to take water

Instrument type: Permit to take water

ERO number
013-1753
Ministry reference number
2742-ASHPSM
Notice type
Instrument
Act
Ontario Water Resources Act, R.S.O. 1990
Posted by
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Notice stage
Proposal Updated
Proposal posted
Comment period
November 7, 2024 - December 7, 2024 (30 days) Open
Last updated

Update Announcement

This proposal notice was originally posted on the Environmental Registry on October 30, 2017, with a 30-day public comment period ending November 29, 2017.The Ministry is re-opening the comment period on this proposal due to unforeseen operational changes on the proponent’s side and temporary monitoring measures deemed necessary by the Regional Office. The comment period is re-opened today November 07, 2024 for a period of 30 days. The wording of the original proposal notice has not been changed.

This consultation closes at 11:59 p.m. on:
December 7, 2024

Proposal summary

This proposal is for the renewal of Permit to Take Water No. 5680-82WLME issued to Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. to take water from a lake and mine for industrial cooling and mine dewatering.

Location details

Site location details

Eagle River Mine
District of Thunder Bay

Datum: NAD83
Zone: 16
UTM Easting: 616416
UTM Northing: 5315388

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Proponent(s)

Wesdome Gold Mines Limited
93 Mission Road
Wawa, ON
P0S 1K0
Canada

Proposal details

Description of instrument

This proposal is for the renewal of Permit to Take Water No. 5680-82WLME issued to Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. to take water from a lake and mine for industrial cooling and mine dewatering.

The water taking is as follows: 

Source Name: Lake C3 

Purpose of taking: industrial cooling 

  • Maximum rate per minute (litres per minute): 1,136 
  • Maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24 
  • Maximum Volume of taking per day: 1,635,840 Litres 
  • Maximum number of days of taking in a year: 365 
  • Earliest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 01/01 
  • Latest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 12/31 
  • Length of taking: 10 years 

Source Name: Eagle Mine UG 

  • Purpose of taking: dewatering 
  • Maximum rate per minute (litres per minute): 2,273 
  • Maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24 
  • Maximum Volume of taking per day: 3,273,120 Litres 
  • Maximum number of days of taking in a year: 365 
  • Earliest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 01/01 
  • Latest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 12/31 
  • Length of taking: 10 years

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435 James Street South
Floor 3, Suite 331
Thunder Bay, ON
P7E 6S7
Canada

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Northern Region Office
Address

435 James Street South
Floor 3, Suite 331
Thunder Bay, ON
P7E 6S7
Canada

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Permit to take water coordinator (Northern region)

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Northern Region Office
Address

435 James Street South
Floor 3, Suite 331
Thunder Bay, ON
P7E 6S7
Canada

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