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22. Assessment of Potential Heritage Effects 22. Assessment of Potential Heritage Effects 22.1 INTRODUCTION This chapter describes the existing environment for heritage resources for the Brucejack Gold Mine Project (the Project) and assesses the potential effects of the Project on heritage resources in a regional study area (RSA) and a local study area (LSA; Figure 22.1-1). Heritage resources are non- renewable, can be very susceptible to disturbance, and are finite in number. They are considered to be important resources that are protected for their historical, cultural, scientific, and educational value to the general public, local communities, and Aboriginal groups. The Archaeology Baseline Study and the Paleontological Baseline Study undertaken for the Project can be found in Appendices 22-A and 22-B. Additional assessments to address some Project footprint changes were undertaken in 2013; the results are included in this chapter and in the permit report for the Heritage Conservation Act (HCA; 1996) Heritage Inspection Permit 2013-0174 (Jollymore, Neuman and Hossain 2014). For the purposes of this chapter, “heritage resources” are limited to those that are physical in nature, more particularly those that are designated heritage sites under the HCA. Indirect effects to “cultural heritage” are addressed in Chapter 25 (Current Use of Lands and Resources for Traditional Purposes) and cultural heritage is defined specifically as “habitations, trails, burial sites and cultural landscapes”. These resources may or may not be protected under the HCA but have been identified by Aboriginal groups having cultural importance. 22.2 REGULATORY AND POLICY FRAMEWORK The British Columbia (BC) Environmental Assessment Act (EAA; 2002) considers effects of a project on heritage resources. Similarly, the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 (2012) considers indirect effects of any change that a project may cause in the environment on any structure, site or thing that is of historical, archaeological, paleontological, or architectural significance. As such, heritage resources are Valued Components (VCs; described further in Section 22.4) in the environmental assessment (EA) process, including protected archaeological, protected heritage, and protected paleontological resources. Applicable legislation, policy, standards, and guidelines pertaining to the protection of heritage resources are presented in this section and are summarized in Table 22.2-1. In BC, the primary legislation protecting archaeological resources (both recorded and unrecorded) is the HCA (1996), which protects all sites predating 1846 Common Era (CE) on Crown and private land. Sites such as burials and Aboriginal rock art are protected regardless of age. The Archaeology Branch of the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (Archaeology Branch) is the provincial ministry responsible for the administration of the HCA (1996), issuing permits for heritage inspection and site alterations, and maintaining a database of known archaeological sites. Burials and gravesites are also protected in BC by the Cremation, Interment, and Funeral Services Act (2004). Archaeological baseline studies for the Project were conducted under three HCA Heritage Inspection Permits (2010-0255, 2011-0245, and 2013-0174) in accordance with the British Columbia Archaeological Impact Assessment Guidelines (Archaeology Branch 1998). The Archaeology Branch forwarded copies of the HCA Heritage Inspection Permit applications and related permit amendments for archaeological assessments conducted during baseline studies for the Project to a number of Aboriginal groups/ organizations for review and comment. PRETIUM RESOURCES INC. 22-1 Figure 22.1-1 Regional and Local Study Areas for Heritage Resources in the Brucejack Gold Mine Project 410000 425000 440000 455000 470000 485000 500000 515000 Lake 1 1 6 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 6 8 100 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1000 T 0 0 0 r 16 6 0 1 2 e 00 0 0 at 0 0 y 0 6275000 6275000 0 2 8 0 Cr B 4 1 1 0 e 0 0 ek 00 1 r 0 0 0 16 e 0 0 l !. Dease Lake e 6 2 l Telegraph v 1 1 1000 - 0 i 800 0 Ir 0 0 6 Creek R v 6 i 1 1 !. 1 n 6 !. 1 g 0 Iskut 0 0 k 18 4 R 0 u 0 0 00 i 0 0 v 0 n 2 8 e 1 1 ± 0 r 1 Bob Quinn U 80 0 1000 1 0 0 2 6 1 0 8 0 0 Lake 0 0 !. Brucejack 0 0 0 2 0 !( 1800 Bell II 2 !. 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Community 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 180 2 4 2 00 Highway 0 0 1 0 0 6215000 6215000 0 8 0 1 1000 100 m Contour Interval 2200 8 0 0 Meziadin 0 0 Wetland 4 1 Lake 1000 1:500,000 1 4 0 10 20 1 0 6 0 0 0 120 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 2 0 0 2 0 8 1 0 8 00 4 0 Service Layer Credits: Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, i- 2 0 Kilometres 0 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 cubed, USDA, USGS, AEX, Getmapping, Aerogrid, IGN, IGP, 1 0 0 1 1 Date: May 09, 2014 0 4 8 6 00 0 0 1 0 swisstopo, and the GIS User Community !. 0 8 0 0 1 600 0 Projection: NAD 1983 UTM Zone 9N Stewart 40 6200000 6200000 410000 425000 440000 455000 470000 485000 500000 515000 PRETIVM Proj # 0194151-0121 | GIS # BJP-02-028 ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL HERITAGE EFFECTS Table 22.2-1. Heritage Resources Legislation, Policy, Standards, and Guidelines Level of Name Year Type Government Description BC Archaeological 1998 Guidelines Provincial Document providing guidance pertaining to carrying out Impact Assessment archaeological assessments and reporting on findings of Guidelines work conducted in British Columbia. Canadian 2012 Act National Section 5(d) of the act requires a federal environmental Environmental assessment of a Project before a federal authority issues Assessment Act, 2012 a permit or licence, grants an approval or takes any other action for the purpose of enabling a project to be carried out in whole or in part.
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