Alberta Energy Regulator Publishes Final Terms Of Reference
Montem Resources Limited (ASX: MR1) has taken another step in the proposed re-start of the Tent Mountain Coal Mine with the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) publishing the final Terms of Reference (TOR) for the Tent Mountain Mine Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA).
Montem’s Managing Director and CEO, Peter Doyle, said the issuing the TOR by the Alberta regulator is seen as a key step in the permitting process.
“This is an important milestone for Montem, allowing us to complete the application to restart Tent Mountain,” Mr Doyle said.
“Most of the work required to support the application has been done, and we will move rapidly to complete remaining reports for the EIA. We expect to lodge the EIA, mine licence applications and accompanying permit amendments later this year.”
Montem will submit an EIA report that examines the environmental and socio-economic effects of re-starting the Tent Mountain Mine.
Mr Doyle said the TOR are consistent with the company’s expectation for coal projects in Alberta, covering the assessment of key environmental elements, historical resources, traditional ecological knowledge and land use of Indigenous People, public health and safety, socio-economics, mitigation measures, residual impacts, and monitoring.
Release of the TOR follows extensive public consultation that took place earlier in 2021. The TOR are published on the Alberta Government website, with a copy also available on Montem’s website.
