Update Announcement
This proposal notice has been updated on February 27, 2024, to advise the public that this file/application is still under active review. The ministry is reviewing the comments it has received to date. The original proposal date and comment period have not been altered.
This consultation was open from:
July 29, 2022
to August 28, 2022
Proposal summary
This proposal is for a new Permit to Take Water for First Quantum Minerals Ltd. Water will be take from a mine for dewatering purposes, located in Pays Plat Lake Area, Ontario.
Location details
Site address
Whitesand-Winston Road
Unorganized Area, District of Thunder Bay ,
ON
Canada
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View this location on a map opens link in a new windowProponent(s)
First Quantum Minerals Ltd.
206 Newman Street
Schreiber,
ON
P0T 2S0
Canada
Proposal details
This proposal is for a new Permit to Take Water for First Quantum Minerals Ltd. Water will be take from a mine for dewatering purposes, located in Pays Plat Lake Area, Ontario. Details of the water taking are as follows:
Source name: Winston Shaft
- purpose of taking: dewatering
- maximum rate per minute (litres per minute): 7,000
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- maximum volume of taking per day: 5,430,300 litres
- maximum number of days of taking in a year: 365
- length of taking: From January 1 to December 31 for 10 years
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135 St Clair Ave West
1st Floor
Toronto,
ON
M4V 1P5
Canada
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Client Services and Permissions Branch
135 St Clair Ave West
1st Floor
Toronto,
ON
M4V 1P5
Canada
Comment
Commenting is now closed.
The comment period was from July 29, 2022
to August 28, 2022