Quinsam Mine 7 South Expansion

Synopsis

Quinsam Coal has applied for a mining permit amendment for 7-South, a new underground mine, and disposal of potentially acid generating coarse coal rejects in the 2-North Pit Sump and 2-South Pit. Portal development would begin in Q4-2010 with mining until 2014. The Environmental Assessment Office determined that the project was not reviewable. Concerns include avoidance of an EA, elevated sulphur, acid drainage, arsenic and PAHs. Approved in January 2012

Category Mining

Type Coal

Prov BC

Region Vancouver Island

Posted 16Apr10

Updated 01Feb12

Status Completed

Resolution

The Ministry of Energy and Mines was awarded an amendment permit in January 2012.

Quinsam Coal's Watershed History, Jan-Feb, 2010

Contacts

LOCAL
COMMUNITY

Greenways Land Trust, www.greenwaystrust.ca, greenways(at)greenwaystrust.ca, 250-287-3785, Richard Hamilton, President

Campbell River Environmental Committee, Gordon McLaughlin, argo(at)oberon.ark.ca, 250-923-6767

Haig-Brown Institute, www.haigbrowninstitute.org, Terry Hale, terence_hale(at)yahoo.com, 250-286-6646

Campbell River Estuary Protection Group, Leona Adams, lowie(at)shaw.ca, 250-287-3506

GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES

City of Campbell River, www.campbellriver.ca, Charlie Cornfield, Mayor, mayor.cornfield(at)campbellriver.ca, 250-286-5710, Ron Neufeld, General Manager Operations, ron.neufeld(at)campbellriver.ca, 250-286-5765

PROPONENT

Quinsam Coal Corp., Norm Johnson, Mine Manager, norm.johnson(at)quinsam.com, 250-286-3224

Hillsborough Resources Ltd. (parent of Quinsam), Gary Gould, garygould(at)hillsboroughresources.com, 604-684-9288 ext. 226

More information

Location

Risks are heightened because there already appears to be difficulty lowering or mitigating current levels of the regulated substances from the existing operation, and the difficulty of determining potential impacts in the receiving environment.