Situated in the Haines Triangle of British Columbia, near the Yukon-Alaska border, the Windy Craggy property contains a large copper deposit with traces of cobalt, gold and silver. Owner Geddes Resources (TSE) envisions a 30- year mine employing 600 workers.
The project is now in British Columbia’s mine development review process which integrates the economic, social and environmental review of all major mining projects in the province. The completed road access study will form part of the company’s submission, to be filed with the mine development steering committee early next year.
The proposed road corridor would connect the existing Highway 3 from within British Columia’s border with the Windy Craggy site and would be about 100-140 km long, depending on which of several route options is selected.
The studies will focus on bridge location and design and the visual impacts of the road and bridge within the Tatshenshini Valley. Potential impacts on the regional Dall sheep population and other wildlife values will also be evaluated.
“Access is the key to the economic viability of mining in the remote parts of British Columbia’s northwest,” said Jack Davis, British Columbia’s Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources. “We intend to develop a road proposal that has minimal impacts on the area’s highly valued wilderness recreation potential.”
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