Title
WCS Canada Comments – Noront Muketei Minerals Ltd. mineral exploration permit - May 2017
Author(s)
Cheryl Chetkiewicz, Justina Ray, Brie Edwards, Meg Southee
Published
2017
Publisher
[Correspondence]
Abstract
We have been monitoring mineral exploration permits in northern Ontario as they appear on the Environmental Registry and through the application of a web-based tool to track mineral exploration permits and activities on caribou ranges. To date, it has been difficult to respond to these permits on a case-by-case basis given the cumulative impacts of exploration activities, the lack of detail in the application on the effects of exploration activities, the short time frame for comments (30-days), and the length of time that permits are approved without follow-up or monitoring (3 years). We make recommendations about the need for additional screening of proposed activities given occupancy models for wolverine, caribou, moose, and wolves as well as the need to incorporate and best management practices for caribou and wolverine. We also make recommendations regarding freshwater resources including freshwater fish, benthics, and the ecological integrity of a waterway park near the claim area.
Keywords
Ontario, Mining, Noront
Full Citation
[Correspondence] Chetkiewicz, Cheryl, Ray, Justina, Edwards, Brie and Southee, Meg (2017). Noront Muketei Minerals Ltd. mineral exploration permit.
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