Evolution Mining Gold Operations Ltd. - Environmental Compliance Approval (sewage)

Instrument type: Environmental Compliance Approval (sewage)

ERO number
019-9291
Ministry reference number
5578-D39M2U
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
October 24, 2024 - December 8, 2024 (45 days) Open
Last updated

This consultation closes at 11:59 p.m. on:
December 8, 2024

Proposal summary

This proposal is for an amendment to Environmental Compliance Approval No. 7435-BW4KJM issued to Evolution Mining Gold Operations Ltd. for industrial sewage works servicing the Red Lake Operations, located at 15 Eric Radford Way, Balmertown, Municipality of Red Lake, District of Kenora, Ontario.

Location details

Site address

15 Eric Radford Way
Balmertown
Red Lake, ON
Canada

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Proponent(s)

Evolution Mining Gold Operations Ltd.
15 Eric Radford Way
Red Lake, ON
P0V 1C0
Canada

Proposal details

This proposal is for an amendment to Environmental Compliance Approval No. 7435-BW4KJM issued to Evolution Mining Gold Operations Ltd. for industrial sewage works servicing the Red Lake Operations, located at 15 Eric Radford Way, Balmertown, Municipality of Red Lake, District of Kenora, Ontario.

The company is proposing the following changes to Environmental Compliance Approval No. 7435-BW4KJM:

  1. Deposition of Campbell Mill tailings into the Red Lake Tailings Storage Facility (TSF) to facilitate closure of the Campbell Tailings Storage Facility.
  2. An extension to the east of the Red Lake TSF to support the current and expected future tailings storage and water management requirements to 2042.
  3. Upgrades to the water treatment plant to handle arsenic, heavy metals and ammonia.
  4. Establishment of a temporary mobile arsenic treatment plant during the upgrades to the water treatment plant.
  5. Storage of sludge from the Bateman Treatment Plant at the Red Lake TSF sludge ponds.

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