This consultation was open from:
November 21, 2024
to December 21, 2024
Proposal summary
This proposal is for an amendment and renewal to Permit to Take Water No. 4020-D3BJ7E for Agnico Eagle Mines Limited. Water will be taken from one well and two ponds for dewatering purposes at the Detour Mine, located in the Town of Cochrane, Ontario.
Location details
Site address
Cochrane,
ON
Canada
Site location details
Detour Lake Mine
185 kilometres northeast via Highway 652 from Cochrane
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Agnico Eagle Mines Limited
145 King Street East, Suite 400
Toronto,
ON
M5C 2Y7
Canada
Proposal details
This proposal is for an amendment and renewal to Permit to Take Water No. 4020-D3BJ7E for Agnico Eagle Mines Limited. Water will be taken from one well and two ponds for dewatering purposes at the Detour Mine, located in the Town of Cochrane, Ontario. This amendment is to increase the water taking at the site. Details of the water taking are as follows:
Permit type – amendment and renewal
Source Name: Main Open Pit
- purpose: mining dewatering
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 110,846
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- maximum volume per day (litres): 159,619,000
- maximum number of days of taking per year: 365
- earliest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 01/01
- latest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 12/31
- period of taking: 10 years
Source Name: North Pit
- purpose: mining dewatering
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 4,628
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- maximum volume per day (litres): 6,665,000
- maximum number of days of taking per year: 365
- earliest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 01/01
- latest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 12/31
- period of taking: 10 years
Source Name: Well Field
- purpose: mining dewatering
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 1,315
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- maximum volume per day (litres): 1,894,000
- maximum number of days of taking per year: 365
- earliest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 01/01
- latest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 12/31
- period of taking: 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 3 permit.
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135 St. Clair Avenue West
Floor 1
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 November 21, 2024
to December 21, 2024