Prairie Creek Mine
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Synopsis A prospective silver, zinc and lead mine promoted by Canadian Zinc Corp. It is in an extremely sensitive location, in the Mackenzie Mountains of the NWT, on a tributary of the South Nahanni River, upstream of the World Heritage Site. The site is completely surrounded by the Nahanni National Park Reserve, in DehCho territory. Concentrate would be trucked to Fort Nelson, BC. Permits are still required. Social licence is unlikely to ever be granted. |
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Category Mining |
Type Mine |
Prov NT |
Region Nahanni |
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Posted 27Dec09 |
Updated 01Feb12 |
Status Proposed |
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Contacts |
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LOCAL |
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS), Northwest Territories, www.cpawsnwt.org, Kris Brekke, Interim Executive Director, kris(at)cpaws.org, 867-873-9893 |
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GOVERNMENT |
Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board, www.reviewboard.ca, Chuck Hebert, chubert(at)reviewboard.ca, 867-766-7052 |
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ABORIGINAL |
Dehcho First Nations, www.dehchofirstnations.com, dcfn(at)dehcho.org, 866-995-3748, 867-695-2355 (Fort Simpson); Samuel Gargan, Grand Chief, grandchiefgargan(at)dehcho.org, ext 103; Dahti Scott-Tsetso, Resource Management Coordinator, dahti_scott(at)dehcho.org, dfnlandandresources(at)gmail.com, ext 110 Nahanni Butte Dene Band, www.dehchofirstnations.com, Fred Tesou, Chief, fredtesou(at)hotmail.com, 867-602-2900, the nearest community to the minesite. |
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PROPONENT |
Canadian Zinc Corp., www.canadianzinc.com, CZN-T, John Kearney, Pres., kearney(at)canadianzinc.com, 416-362-6686 (Toronto), 866-688-2001, 604-688-2001 (Vancouver), 867.695.3963 (Fort Simpson) |
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More information LocationIn 2009 the Nahanni National Park Reserve was expanded to 30,000 ha, and now encompasses the expanded area as shown on the map. Note that the Prairie Creek Mine location has been excluded from the park area, an "island" of unprotected land in the middle of a park. More about the park at the Parks Canada website. |




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