COMEX Decisions Register_327

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1 20140903-01 321 Renard Diamond Project 3214-14-041

… to recommend that the Administrator not include this spawning ground in the authorization of the fish habitat compensation program and that the proponent offset the losses thus incurred by increasing the surface area of the two other proposed sites.

2 20140903-02 321 Renard Diamond Project 3214-14-041 … to recommend that the Administrator authorize the rest of the compensation program with conditions

3 20140903-03 321 Renard Diamond Project 3214-14-041 … to mention to the Administrator that MERN should pay special attention to the old Icon-Sullivan mine site.

… to contact MERN to enquire about the state of existing data on orphan mine sites in the James Bay region.

… to recommand that the Administrator grant the proponent an extension until October 31, 2014 for submission of the environmental and social monitoring program.

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... to recommend that the Administrator authorize the expansion of the accommodation complex, including the changes to the drinking water intake and domestic wastewater treatment system on the condition that the proponent consult the band council and tallymen concerned when it comes time to dismantle the temporary camp to see if they would like to keep anything.

7 20140903-07 321 Renard Diamond Project 3214-14-041 … to remind the Administrator of the strategic importance of these matters.

8 20140903-08 321 Bachelor Lake mining

project 3214-14-027 … to send the document containing the questions and comments to the Administrator.

9 20141001-01 322 Whabouchi project 3214-14-052

… to set aside the week of February 9 as the first possible window for holding public hearings if the above-mentioned documents are submitted on the planned dates and deemed satisfactory.

10 20141001-02 322 BlackRock Metals mining

project 3214-14-050

… that the proponent must submit an update of its project before proceeding any further with the review process, with the exception of condition 16.

11 20141001-03 322 Renard Diamond Project 3214-14-041 … to recommend that the Administrator authorize the changes listed above.

12 20141001-04 322 Bachelor Lake mining

project 3214-14-027 … to recommend that the Administrator forward the above 15 questions and comments to the proponent.

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13 20141001-05 322 Langlois Mine in James Bay

(Nyrstar) 3214-14-26

… to recommend that the Administrator send the six questions/recommendations listed above to the proponent.

14 20141001-06 322

Proposed construction of a 161-kV power transmission

line by Hydro-Québec

3214-09-027

… to recommend that the Administrator authorize the change to the project schedule and extend the deadline for submitting the results of the forest study.

15 20141001-07 322 Text on public participation

… to consult the JBACE, the Provincial Administrator and the Regional Administrator on the content of the text on public participation updated by COMEX.

16 2014-1119-01 323 Orphan mine sites and abandoned exploration site

... to write to MERN to obtain a map showing the location of abandoned mine sites.

17 2014-1119-02 323 Orphan mine sites and abandoned exploration site

... to verify the available information on abandoned mineral exploration sites with the Cree Nation Government.

18 2014-1119-03 323 Eleonore mining project 3214-14-042 … to recommend that the Administrator approve the final design of the Eleonore mine tailings site.

19 2014-1119-04 323 Eleonore mining project 3214-14-042

… to inform the Administrator that the 2013

environmental follow-up and monitoring report for the Eleonore mine is acceptable.

20 2014-1119-05 323 Eleonore mining project 3214-14-042

… to recommend that the Administrator put the

following questions to the proponent before authorizing the proposed changes to the environmental follow-up

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21 2014-1119-06 323 BlackRock mining project 3214-14-050

… to recommend that the Administrator send the document containing the questions and comments to the proponent before determining if condition 16 of the certificate of authorization has been met.

22 2014-1119-07 323

Proposed construction of a 161-KV power transmission

line by Hydro-Québec for the BlackRock mining

project

3214-09-027

… to recommend that the Administrator acknowledge that the proponent has adequately satisfied condition 8 of the certificate of authorization.

23 2014-1119-08 323 Troilus mining project 3214-14-25

… to inform the Administrator that the post-closure annual environmental monitoring and inspection report for 2013 is complete and that the results for water quality monitoring in pits in 2013 will be included in the 2014 annual report.

24 2014-1119-09 323 Eastmain-1-A/Rupert project

by Hydro-Québec 3214-10-17

… to recommend that the Administrator authorize cancellation of the final two years of the follow-up program for special-status plant species, i.e. 2016 and 2020, as requested by Hydro-Québec.

by Hydro-Québec 3214-10-17 … to recommend that the Administrator grant Hydro- Québec’s request to defer the interviews to 2018.

26 2014-1119-11 323 Extension of Route 167

North (MTQ) 3214-05-77

… to recommend that the Administrator authorize the decommissioning and restoration plan for Segment A on the following conditions:

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… to inform the Administrator that the Review

Committee has examined these four monitoring reports and has no comments to make on them.

28 2014-1205-02 324 Bachelor Lake mining

project 3214-14-027

… to recommend to the Administrator that the proponent respond to the QCII-1 and address these comments in the document to be submitted for the completion of the 2014 annual report.

29 20141205-03 324 BlackRock mining project 3214-14-050

… to recommend to the Administrator that the deadline for Conditions 2, 5, 25 et 26 be extended and that no changes be made to Conditions 1, 7, 17, 18, 27 and 28.

30 2014-1205-04 324 Whabouchi project 3214-14-052

…to inform the Administrator that it will not be possible to hold the public hearings the week of

February 9, 2015 and a new scenario will be presented once the Review Committee has all the necessary information.

31 2014-1205-05 324

… to thank Mélanie Chabot for her contribution to the smooth functioning

of the Review Committee in 2014 and congratulate her for her excellent work.

by Hydro-Québec 3214-10-17 ...to inform the Administrator that COMEX has read these two monitoring reports and has no comments.

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...to recommend that the Administrator approve the request to cancel the final two years of monitoring, while reminding the proponent that it must monitor longnose sucker in Rupert Bay and estuary in 2018.

34 2015-0115-03 325 Bachelor Lake mining

project 3214-14-027

to inform the Administrator that the performance of Metanor Resources’ cyanide destruction system is not satisfactory and that the company must submit an analysis report in this regard.

35 2015-0205-01 326 COMEX's procedure for public participation

to adopt the text on the procedure for public

participation in the work of the Review Committee.

that all of the documents submitted by Nemaska Lithium in the context of the environmental and social impact assessment of the Whabouchi mining project satisfy the requirements of the ministerial directives and give the public a clear idea of the project as submitted. The public hearings can be held in 30 days.

that the public hearings on the Whabouchi mining project will be held on Monday, March 30, 2015, in Nemaska, and April 1, 2015, in Chibougamau.

38 2015-0205-04 326

Project to develop natural aggregate deposits on Waskaganish Category II

lands

3214-03-030

to write to the Provincial Administrator to request additional information on the above aspects of the project. Clarifications are needed before a

recommendation can be made.

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39 2015-0320-01 327 Langlois Mine in James Bay

(Nyrstar) 3214-14-026

to send a letter to the Administrator saying that the Committee has taken note of the corrective steps to be taken in the next annual monitoring report. COMEX acknowledges the efforts made and encourages the proponent to continue its initiatives to inform the community of Waswanipi, in accordance with the condition of authorization dealing with the social impact monitoring program.

by Hydro-Québec 3214-10-17 to inform the Administrator that COMEX has read the two monitoring reports and has no comments.

41 2015-0320-03 327 Renard Diamond Project 3214-14-041 to inform the Administrator that COMEX has questions and comments for the proponent.

42 2015-0320-04 327 Renard Diamond Project 3214-14-041 to inform the Administrator that COMEX has questions and comments for the proponent.

43 2015-0320-05 327 Code of ethics to adopt the new version of the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct of the Members of COMEX.