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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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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Permit to take water coordinator (Northern region)
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)
435 James Street South
Floor 3, Suite 331
Thunder Bay, ON
P7E 6S7
Canada