Water Licence Yukon Mining

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Water licence yukon mining. It is the licensee s responsibility to be familiar with and follow the specific reporting conditions found in their licence. Gov t approved and water board rejected the project. Gov t and water board have since signed a mou that supposedly. Pages and documents related to mining in yukon.

The 1 st step is to meet with our staff at the mineral resources branch. People still want to see a public conversation about mining within municipalities the yukon water board recommended carey get a five year licence instead of a 10 year licence. Also i dont know why but it seems indian river isnt getting many water licenses renewed. After the yukon environmental and socio economic assessment process yesaa has been completed and after you have provided the water board with confirmation that your project has not changed through that process then it would be reasonable to allow four months for the processing of a typical application for a type b water use licence.

The water licenses are changing up here to include something about wetlands so their are certain areas you wont be able to mine. The water board and territorial gov t got in a bit of a pissing match a few years ago over the license for another miner northern exposures in the indian river valley. Comment deleted by user 10 months ago. I haven t heard any other places getting denied.

All water licences have reporting requirements which are specific to the licence. Contact vivian belik at. As a result there is no common reporting form or template. Water licenses are issued by the yukon water board.

Water licences are being unexpectedly denied lately in the yukon due to additional constraints from indigenous people and recent concerns that reclamation measures are not sufficient to avoid habitat degradation. Reports must be complete and thorough in order to satisfy reporting requirements. Carey can begin operations on the mine as soon as he completes all necessary permitting for the mine. Applications which are incomplete or where there are significant concerns raised by interveners and applications that are subjected to public hearings.

They can help you identify the regulatory requirements for your project. Quartz mining licences meet with us to discuss your project. Continue this thread level 1. Indigenous peoples are entitled by treaty to a portion of extracted gold but due to inflation that portion is really tiny.

Gov t ended up suing the waterboard and won because waterboard in that case had exceeded their authority. Under the yukon waters act the yukon water board issues water licences for various activities for the use of water and or the deposit of waste to water. Non compliance with the conditions of a water. The yukon supreme court has ordered the water board to obey the government s wishes in a placer mining water license.