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Kami Iron Ore Project Comprehensive Study Report Canadian Environmental Agence canadienne Assessment Agency d’évaluation environnementale Kami Iron Ore Project Comprehensive Study Report October 2013 Cover Photo courtesy of Alderon Iron Ore Corp. © Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada (2013). This publication may be reproduced for personal use without permission, provided the source is fully acknowledged. However, multiple copy reproduction of this publication in whole or in part for purposes of distribution requires the prior written permission of the Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. To request permission, contact [email protected]. Catalogue No.: En106-121/2013E-PDF ISBN: 978-1-100-22749-8 This document has been issued in French under the title Rapport d’étude approfondie : Projet de minerai de fer Kami. Alternative formats may be requested by contacting [email protected] Executive Summary The Proponent would require authorizations from Fisheries and Oceans Canada and Transport Alderon Iron Ore Corp. (Alderon, or the Canada, under the Fisheries Act and the Proponent) proposes to construct and operate Navigable Waters Protection Act, respectively the Kami Iron Ore Project (Kami, or the Project), for the mine to proceed. Neither authorization consisting of an open pit iron ore mine and may be issued before conducting a federal associated infrastructure in western Labrador, environmental assessment (EA) under the former and a concentrate storage and load-out facility Canadian Environmental Assessment Act S.C. at the Pointe-Noire Terminal in the Port of 1992, c. 37, 1992 (the former Act). In addition, Sept-Îles, Québec. the stockpiling and loading facilities at the Port of Sept-Îles will be located on federal lands, the The Kami Iron Ore Mine and associated rail use of which also triggers a federal EA. Other infrastructure are located entirely within federal authorities providing expert information Labrador, near the towns of Wabush, Labrador or knowledge during the EA process included City and Fermont, Québec. The Project includes Environment Canada, Health Canada and Natural construction, operation, rehabilitation and closure Resources Canada. of the following primary components: The former Act and associated Comprehensive • Open pit (Rose Pit), Study List Regulations require that the EA be • Waste rock disposal areas (Rose North a comprehensive study due to the proposed and Rose South), ore production capacity of the mine, and that a • Processing infrastructure which includes Comprehensive Study Report (this document) crushing, grinding, spiral concentration, magnetic be prepared. The Project is also subject to the separation, and tailings thickening areas, Cabinet Directive on Improving the Performance • Tailings management facility, of the Regulatory System for Major Resource • Ancillary infrastructure to support the mine Projects, and the Newfoundland and Labrador and process plant (gate and guardhouse, reclaim Environmental Protection Act and associated water pumphouse, truck wash bay and shop, Environmental Assessment Regulations, 2003. electrical substation, explosives magazine storage, administration and office buildings, The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency maintenance offices, warehouse area and (the Agency) prepared this Comprehensive Study employee facilities, conveyors, load-out silo, Report in consultation with Fisheries and Oceans stockpiles, sewage and water treatment units, Canada, Transport Canada, Environment Canada, mobile equipment, access road, and Natural Resources Canada and Health Canada transmission lines), following a technical review of the Proponent’s • Rail transportation component, including rail Environmental Impact Statement and an evaluation line construction to connect the mine site of the environmental effects of the Project. to the Québec North Shore & Labrador (QNS&L) Railway. A valued ecosystem component (VEC) is a notable feature of the natural or human In addition to the mine, installation of storage environment that is likely to be affected by the and handling facilities at the Port of Sept-Îles, Project. The Environmental Impact Statement Quebec is proposed, where ore concentrate identified and assessed the Project’s effects on arriving by train from the mine site will be the following VECs: atmospheric environment; unloaded, stockpiled and loaded by the Port landforms, soils, snow and ice; water resources of Sept-Îles (the Port) into ships for transport (surface and groundwater), wetlands; freshwater to buyers. CEAA—Comprehensive Study Report: Kami Iron Ore Project III fish, fish habitat and fisheries; birds, other A follow-up program study will be implemented wildlife and their habitats and protected areas; to verify the accuracy of the EA and to determine species at risk and species of conservation the effectiveness of the mitigation measures concern; historical and cultural resources; for the Project. Follow-up is planned in relation current use of lands and resources, including to several VECs, including the atmospheric for traditional purposes by Aboriginal persons environment; landforms, soils, snow and ice; and health and community health. water resources; wetlands; and fish, fish habitat and fisheries. The Agency evaluated the Project’s potential to cause significant adverse environmental effects The Agency concludes that the Project is not based on a review of the proposed Project and its likely to cause significant adverse environmental predicted effects on the VECs. This evaluation effects, taking into account the implementation was completed based on information provided by of mitigation measures described in this the Proponent and comments provided by federal comprehensive study report. and provincial experts, Aboriginal groups and the public through various consultation opportunities. The potential environmental effects of greatest concern identified during the comprehensive study process include potential effects on water resources, wetlands and the atmospheric environment, and related effects on current use of land and resources. Cumulative environmental effects were also identified as a principal concern in light of the region’s mining history and recent resurgent interest in its substantial iron ore resources in what is known as the Labrador Trough. Methods to reduce, eliminate or compensate for the Project’s potential adverse environmental effects were incorporated into the overall planning and design, either prior to, or as a result of, the EA process. Key mitigation measures include: • development of compensation plans for lost fish habitat, • relocation of the Rose South Waste Rock Disposal Area to eliminate its potential effects on Lac Daviault and the Town of Fermont, • treatment of mine effluent to meet regulated standards, • implementation of a Greenhouse Gas Management Plan and a dust suppression program to minimize airborne emissions, and • relocation of the rail route to avoid the Wabush Public Protected Water Supply Area. IV CEAA—Comprehensive Study Report: Kami Iron Ore Project Table of Contents Executive Summary .................................................................................. iii List of Tables .....................................................................................................................vii List of Figures ...................................................................................................................vii List of Acronyms, Initialisms and Abbreviations .........................................................viii 1. Introduction .........................................................................................1 1.1 Project Overview ..........................................................................................................1 1.2 Environmental Assessment Process .........................................................................3 1.2.1 Federal Environmental Assessment Process ......................................................3 1.2.2 Purpose of the Comprehensive Study Report .....................................................3 1.2.3 Provincial Environmental Assessment Process ...................................................3 2. Project Description ..............................................................................4 2.1 Scope of the Project ....................................................................................................4 2.2 Project Components ....................................................................................................4 2.2.1 Activities ...............................................................................................................7 2.2.2 Schedule ..............................................................................................................8 3. Scope of the Environmental Assessment ...............................................9 3.1 Factors to be Considered ...........................................................................................9 3.2 Scope of the Factors ...................................................................................................9 3.3 Temporal and Spatial Boundaries ..............................................................................9 3.4 Purpose of and Need for the Project ....................................................................... 13 4. Project Alternatives ...........................................................................14 4.1 Alternatives to the Project ........................................................................................14
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