The project received an Environmental Assessment (EA) certificate in October 2015, a Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) certificate in December 2017, a Mines Act permit on April 5, 2018, and an Environmental Management Act (EMA) permit on July 11, 2018.
In July 14, 2020, HD Mining International Ltd. received a five-year extension to the deadline in the certificate to substantially start the Murray River Coal Project. The Order was made under Section 31(4)a of the Environmental Assessment Act (2018).
The Project involves the construction and operation of an underground coal mine, located approximately 12.5 kilometres south of Tumbler Ridge. The EA assessed the underground coal mine and supporting surface infrastructure, including a coal processing facility, 230 kilovolt transmission line and substation, and natural gas pipeline. The Project required an EAC as its proposed annual production of 4.8 million tonnes per year of clean coal. |