January 13 2005 - News ReleaseCumberland Resources Ltd (TSX:CLG)
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Thursday January 13 2005 - News Release
Mr. Kerry Curtis reports
CUMBERLAND SUBMITS DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT TO THE NUNAVUT IMPACT REVIEW BOARD
Cumberland Resources Ltd. has submitted its draft environmental impact statement for development of the Meadowbank gold project to the Nunavut Impact Review Board. The draft advances the permitting process at Meadowbank, a proposed open pit operation to be constructed 70 kilometres north of the Hamlet of Baker Lake, Nunavut.
Cumberland is proposing a 12-to-14-year project life at Meadowbank, including a two-year construction period followed by eight to 10 years of mine operation and a two-year, post-closure period. Meadowbank is host to the third largest undeveloped gold resource in Canada, with six closely spaced, near surface gold deposits. A feasibility study is expected to be completed in the next several months.
"The DEIS summarizes a nine-year commitment to environmental baseline studies, community consultation and a careful engineering and design process Cumberland has undertaken at the Meadowbank project. It is a project that will provide significant, long-term economic benefits to the people of Baker Lake, the Kivalliq district and Nunavut as a whole, while safeguarding the land, waters and the wildlife," said Kerry Curtis, Cumberland president and chief executive officer. "Community consultations will be ongoing throughout the upcoming review process and we encourage residents of Baker Lake and the Kivalliq district to contact our community liaison office in Baker Lake with questions or concerns."
The Meadowbank project is being reviewed under a Nunavut Impact Review Board Part 5 review, as provided under Article 12 of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement and existing federal legislation. Following a period of review and initial hearings, Cumberland will prepare a final environmental impact statement document, which will include responses to matters raised through the board review period.
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