Mt. Milligan Copper-Gold Project

Synopsis

Terrane Metals' Mt. Milligan 1800 ha open pit copper-gold mining project is 93 km NE of Fort St. James. In 2009 the project received BC and federal environmental approvals and a BC mines permit. A 90 km transmission line is required from Mackenzie. Concerns include: the mine will be larger than assessed and two fish-bearing streams will be used as tailings-impoundment areas. First Nations territorial claims have not been resolved. Thompson Creek Metals will take over Terrane in October 2010.

Category Mining

Type Mine

Prov BC

Region north central

Posted 02Dec09

Updated 19Jul10

Status

Contacts

LOCAL
COMMUNITY

Refer to Aboriginal groups, below

GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES

Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, project documents

BC Environmental Assessment Office, project documents, Graeme McLaren, Project Assessment Director, graeme.maclaren(at)gov.bc.ca, 250-387-1447

ABORIGINAL
GROUPS

McLeod Lake Indian Band (Tse'khene Nation), www.mlib.ca, Alec Chingee, Manager, Land Development Office, 250-564-1151 (Prince George)

Nak'azdli Band, www.nakazdli.ca, Fred Sam, Chief, reception(at)nakazdli.ca, 250-996-7171 (Fort St. James)

The project lies within traditional territory claims of the McLeod Lake Indian Band, but has led to boundary difficulties with West Moberly and Halfway River First Nations, also within Treaty 8, and the Nak'azdli Band which claims territorial rights. Only McLeod Lake participated in the EAO working group.

PROPONENT

Terrane Metals Corp., www.terranemetals.com, Robert Pease, President & CEO, info(at)terranemetals.com, 866-681-9930, 604-681-9930

Thompson Creek Metals, www.thompsoncreekmetals.com, info(at)tcrk.com, 416-860-1438, 800-827-0992 (Toronto)
- Pamela Solly, Director of Investor Relations, psolly(at)tcrk.com, 303-762-3526 (Denver)

More information

Location

Nak'azdli news release following federal approval of the project, 03-Dec-2009.

Thompson Creek's takeover to breathe new life into B.C.'s Mount Milligan mine, 19-Jul-2010.