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Record 1 2000-12-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metals Mining
CONT

Thresholds for reviewable projects under the Environmental Assessment Act are: 1. Coal Mines: Any new mine with 100,000 tonnes of clean and/or raw coal production/year. ... 2. Mineral Mine: Any new mine with 25,000 tonnes of mineral ore production/year ...

OBS

mineral: a naturally occurring substance (as diamond or quartz) that results from processes other than those of plants and animals; a naturally occurring substance (as ore, petroleum, natural gas, or water) obtained usually from the ground for human use.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mines métalliques
CONT

Travaux d'extraction au fond dans les mines de minerais renfermant des arseno-pyrites aurifères.

Spanish

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