Two potential northwest mines set for a review

TWO PROPOSED northwest mine developments have moved one step along the Provincial environmental ap- proval path.

Plans for the Bronson Slope gold mine in the Iskut Val- ley and the Red Chris gold and capper mine near the setile- ment of Iskut on Hwy37 North are now available at the Terrace public library.

And that kicks off a public review period ending May 29 for those interested in commenting on the projects,

Both will require large amounts of capital to gain access to the sites and to provide power for operations.

The Bronson Slope proposal being promoted by Interna- tional Skyline Resources will cost $130 million and employ just over 100 people.

In addition to gold and copper, the company says it has significant deposits of silver and molybdenum.

The property is almost on top of another mine there, the Snip gold operation,

Access is now only by air or by boat but Skyline is push- ing for government assistance to build a road to its Loca- tion.

That road would branch off an existing route leading into

the Iskut Valley from Highway 37 North.

The existing route is already used by another company — Homestake — to gain access to its Eskay Creck gold mine 10 the south,

American Bullion wants to spend $250 million develop- ing a property near the settlement of Iskut.

It projects another $100 million will be needed to run a power line north from the B,C. Hydro substation to ils site,

An access road to the mine will be 12km and will branch off an existing road connecting to Hwy37,

American Bullion last year said it felt there was enough gold and copper ore to develop a mine wilh a life span of 12 years but has now extended that life to at least 15 years,

The provincial environmental review takes into consider- ation a number of factors before a development permit is granted,

Under the assessment guidelines, a review committee can recommend a yes, a no or call for a public hearing,

Both companies have been asked to provide ways of dealing with potential fish and wildlife impacts, the poten- tial for acid rack drainage and impacts of planned road ac- cess and power requirements,

City to ponder Kemano request

CITY COUNCIL’S economic development committee says it should back a Kitimat group’s attempt to negotiate a settlement between Alcan and the provincial govern- ment.

Council bad heard directly from the Northwest Com- munities Coalition May 13 but decided to defer the request for support to its economic development committee,

(A May 15 story in The Terrace Standard indicating that council decided to endorse the coalition was wrong.)

“The recommendation is to express formal support for the coalition and its general objectives,’” city economic de- velopment officer Ken Veldman said last week after a meeting of the committee,

Alcan’s Kemano Completion Project was to increase the company’s hydro-electric capacity in the northwest but

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Alcan spent more than $500 million on the project before its death and began negotiations with the provincial goverment for some form of compensation,

Those negotiations are now in limbo during the election period.

The coalition, formerly the Kitimat Communities Coali- tion, wants a deal whereby Alcan will receive replacement power from the province.

A court fight or a cash settlement wouldn’t serve well the economic future of the region, say coalition spokesman,

The coalition changed its name to include the northwest last year in the view that there are common economic is- sues and interests in the northwest.

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