Ottawa confirmed in a July 31 news release that it has given the go-head for Canada Nickel to proceed toward construction of its US$2-billion Timmins-area Crawford mine project.
The news was broken by the Globe and Mail on July 30.
The proposed open-pit mine and mill is 42 kilometres north of Timmins. With a project property size of 4,900 hectares (12,100 acres) it’ll be a massive low-grade, large tonnage operation with ore production of 240,000 tonnes a day.
But Canada Nickel is a year away from making a construction decision as the mine developer is still seeking capital.
In a decision statement, federal Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin said the mine will have an adverse effect on fish and fish habitat, migratory birds, water quality and Indigenous communities, but she was satisfied with the mitigative measures set forth by the company to minimize those impacts.
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