Mt. Milligan Copper-Gold Project

Synopsis

Thompson Creek 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 are at issue. Construction through 2011-2012, production in 2013.

Category Mining

Type Mine

Prov BC

Region north central

Posted 02Dec09

Updated 01Feb12

Status Completed

Resolution

Mine is under construction and will begin producing in 2013.

Contacts

LOCAL
COMMUNITY

Refer to Aboriginal groups, below

GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES

Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, project documents. Received federal approval in December 2009.

BC Environmental Assessment Office, project documents, Graeme McLaren, Project Assessment Director, graeme.maclaren(at)gov.bc.ca, 250-387-1447. Received provincial approval in March 2009.

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

Thompson Creek Metals, www.thompsoncreekmetals.com, info(at)tcrk.com, 416-860-1438, 800-827-0992 (Toronto), 303-761-8801 (Denver)
- Pamela Solly, Director of Investor Relations, psolly(at)tcrk.com, 303-762-3526 (Denver)

Mt. Milligan Mine website, www.mtmilligan.com,
- Jocelyn Fraser, Media contact, jfraser(at)tcrk.com, info(at)mtmilligan.com
Fort St. James office, 250-996-0066
Mackenzie office, 250-997-8800
Vancouver office, 604-681-9930

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.