Notice of Consultation Opportunity Draft Environmental Assessment
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Notice of Consultation Opportunity Draft Environmental Assessment Côté Gold Project As part of the planning process for the Côté Gold Project, the Consultation IAMGOLD Corporation (IAMGOLD) has completed the draft Members of the public, Aboriginal communities and other Environmental Assessment Report for the Côté Gold Project. interested persons are encouraged to actively participate in the environmental assessment process by attending consultation The Côté Gold Project is a majority owned Project held by a opportunities, or contacting IAMGOLD directly with information subsidiary of IAMGOLD, and consists of a proposed open pit requests, comments or questions. Consultation opportunities gold mine with related processing facilities and infrastructure. will continue throughout the planning process including this The Project is located in northeastern Ontario, approximately opportunity to provide comments on the draft Environmental 20 kilometres southwest of Gogama. Assessment Report. All upcoming consultation events will be advertised in local papers and published at: www.iamgold.com. Printed copies of the draft Environmental Assessment Report are being made available for public review and comment from June 13, 2014 to July 14, 2014 during regular business hours at the following locations: Gogama IAMGOLD Corporation Gogama Public Library Côté Gold Project 3 Low Avenue 3 Mesomikenda Lake Road P.O. Box 238 P.O. Box 100 Gogama, ON P0M 1W0 Gogama, ON P0M 1W0 T: 705-894-2448 T: 705-269-0010 Timmins Sudbury Timmins Public Library Greater Sudbury Public Library 320 Second Avenue 74 Mackenzie Street Timmins, ON P4N 8A4 Sudbury, ON P3C 4X8 T: 705-360-2623 T: 705-673-1155 Toronto IAMGOLD Corporation Ministry of the Environment 401 Bay Street, Suite 3200 Environmental Approvals Branch P.O. Box 153 2 St. Clair Ave. West, Floor 12A Toronto, ON M5H 2Y4 Toronto, ON M4V 1L5 T: 416-360-4710 T: 416-314-8001/1-800-461-6290 The draft Report will also be available for download beginning June 13, 2014 at: http://www.iamgold.com/CoteGold- DraftEAEISReport and will be available for review at local The Process Aboriginal offices. The Côté Gold Project requires approval under two environmental assessment processes: a Federal Written comments about the draft Environmental Assessment environmental assessment under the Canadian Environmental Report are requested by July 14, 2014. All questions and Assessment Act, 2012 and a Provincial environmental comments about the Côté Gold Project should be directed to: assessment pursuant to the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act. The Provincial Environmental Assessment Steven Woolfenden will be carried out according to the Terms of Reference Manager, Corporate Environmental approved by the Provincial Minister of the Environment on Assessments and Approvals January 14, 2014. IAMGOLD voluntarily agreed to prepare a IAMGOLD Corporation draft Environmental Assessment Report to provide sufficient 401 Bay Street, Suite 3200, P.O. Box 153 opportunity for review and comment from Aboriginal groups, Toronto, ON M5H 2Y4 government agencies and the general public prior to T: 416-594-2884 submission of the final Report. E-mail: [email protected] All personal information included in a submission – such as name, address, telephone number and property location – is collected, maintained and disclosed by the Ministry of the Environment for the purpose of transparency and consultation. The information is collected under the authority of the Environmental Assessment Act or is collected and maintained for the purpose of creating a record that is available to the general public as described in s.37 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Personal information you submit will become part of a public record that is available to the general public unless you request that your personal information remain confidential. For more information, please contact the Project Officer or the Ministry of the Environment’s Freedom of Information and Privacy Coordinator at (416) 327-1434. .