Evolution Mining Gold Operations Ltd. - Permit to take water

Instrument type: Permit to take water

ERO number
019-6572
Ministry reference number
1000199394
Notice type
Instrument
Act
Ontario Water Resources Act, R.S.O. 1990
Posted by
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Notice stage
Proposal
Proposal posted
Comment period
January 27, 2023 - February 26, 2023 (30 days) Closed
Last updated

This consultation was open from:

January 27, 2023
to February 26, 2023

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Proposal summary

This proposal is for renewal of Permit to Take Water No. 6702-C8FPK3 for Evolution Mining Gold Operations Ltd. for dewatering from the Bateman Shaft, located in Red Lake, Ontario.

Location details

Site address

103 East Bay Access Road
Red Lake, ON
Canada

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Proponent(s)

Evolution Mining Gold Operations Ltd.
15 Eric Radford Street West
P.O. Box 2000
Balmertown, ON
P0V 1C0
Canada

Proposal details

This proposal is for renewal of Permit to Take Water No. 6702-C8FPK3 for Evolution Mining Gold Operations Ltd. for dewatering from the Bateman Shaft, located in Red Lake, Ontario. Water will be taken from one well from the mine. Details of the water taking are as follows:

Source name: Bateman Shaft

  • purpose: dewatering
  • maximum rate per minute (litres): 2,917
  • maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
  • maximum volume per day (litres): 2,100,000
  • maximum number of days of taking per year: 365
  • period of taking: January 1 to December 31 for 10 years

There are 3 categories of a Permit to Take Water:

  • Category 1: water takings are anticipated to have a lower risk of causing an unacceptable environmental impact/interference
  • Category 2: water takings are anticipated to having a higher potential of causing unacceptable environmental impact or interference
  • Category 3: water takings are anticipated to have the highest potential of causing unacceptable environmental impactor interference

The proposed water taking qualifies as a Category 1 permit.

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Client Services and Permissions Branch

135 St. Clair Avenue West
Floor 1
Toronto, ON
M4V 1P5
Canada

416-314-8001 or 1-800-461-6290

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The comment period was from January 27, 2023
to February 26, 2023

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