Construction of an open-pit palladium and copper mine project near Marathon appears to be a year away from groundbreaking.

Drew Anwyll, chief operating officer for Generation Mining, delivered a webcall update on May 20 as the Toronto company navigates its way through a federal and provincial environmental assessment (EA) on its project, 10 kilometres north of the town of Marathon and not far from the north shore of Lake Superior.

Anwyll spelled out the EA process timelines as the public hearing portion recently wrapped up. The company is going through the preparatory steps to get the project financing in place and the paperwork in order for the permitting.