Silver Lake Ontario Inc. - Environmental Compliance Approval (sewage)

Instrument type: Environmental Compliance Approval (sewage)

ERO number
025-0269
Ministry reference number
8674-D48LGH
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
March 12, 2025 - April 26, 2025 (45 days) Open
Last updated

This consultation closes at 11:59 p.m. on:
April 26, 2025

Proposal summary

This proposal is for an amendment to the Environmental Compliance Approval No. 8479-B3QHJZ for Silver Lake Ontario Inc., for the collection, transmission, treatment, and disposal of mine water from the Sugar Zone Mine.

Location details

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ON
Canada

Site location details

Sugar Zone Mine Project

approximately 35 kilometres north of White River, Ontario

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Proponent(s)

Silver Lake Ontario Inc.
113 Tukanee Lake Road
White River, ON
P0M 3G0
Canada

Proposal details

This proposal seeks to amend the industrial sewage works Environmental Compliance Approval No. 8479-B3QHJZ, which currently regulates the sewage works for the collection, transmission, treatment, and disposal of a maximum daily flow of 2,100 cubic metres of mine water from the Sugar Zone Mine.

The amendment is for enabling year-round discharge of treated effluent into Gagegenha Lake, currently restricted to open water months and also includes the installation of a Rotating Biological Contactor (RBC) and associated sewage system at the proposed onsite workers' camp, accommodating up to 220 individuals.

The amendment also includes a waste rock dump primarily located within the North Tailings Management Facility (NTMF) catchment, with a 0.9 hectare section outside this area, which will be managed by a specially designed swale directing runoff back to the NTMF. A stormwater management plan has been developed to ensure runoff from the camp is managed within the sewage works.

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1st Floor
Toronto, ON
M4V 1P5
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