RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:SALMON "John is in denial"
The EAO has been very clear in its communications for years now. Why shareholders continually believe what John says over what the legislation states and the EAO writes in its correspondence to PBM is beyond me.
To reiterate:
PBM needs to submit a brand new EA application.
The new EA application needs an alternative mine design.
The first step of the EA application is a scope statement with draft terms of reference. This document gets ratified by the stakeholders before any work on the actual application happens.
There is no way to get an EA certificate without submitting a new EA application. This is what the ministers use to make the decision. No politician can grant an EA certicate unless they are the ministers in question.
There is no need to be discussing anything with the government prior to ratifying the terms of reference. PBM has been hounding the government for years without following through with doing the work. PBM's SAIRs in the previous application were a joke. Until PBM submits a quality scope/Terms of Reference Document and ratifies it, it has zero credibility. John can say whatever he wants about the government - they could care less.