Canada Carbon’s Miller project will preserve surrounding water quality and quantity
March 22 2018 - 3:17PM
Canada Carbon (the “Company”)
(TSX-V:CCB) (OTC:BRUZF) (FF:U7N1)
announces
that contrary to the incorrect information which is being
disseminated by the current municipal Council of
Grenville-sur-la-Rouge (“GSLR”), the Miller Project possesses
multiple protective features which serve to preserve the water
quality and quantity of its neighbours using water wells in all
locations surrounding the Project. An engineering study conducted
by BluMetric Environnement inc.
(https://www.canadacarbon.com/docs/CCB-Fermeture-Plan-de-fermeture-Canada-Carbone_PRELIMINAIRE.pdf)
showed that:
1)
There are insufficient levels of metals in the rocks to contaminate
the
environment. 2)
There will be no acid generated to attack the metals thereby
eliminating leaching potential.
The Miller Project’s waste rock, tailings and
graphite ore were tested for metal leaching potential and the
results indicated that none of the metal concentrations in the
leachate exceeded the criteria set by the Ministry of Environment
"MDDELCC" due to the very low initial content of metals in the
rocks (please refer to the news release dated July 18th, 2017;
https://www.canadacarbon.com/newsdetail?&newsfile=ccb_20170718.htm).
The same materials listed above were tested for
acid generation potential. The study confirmed that due to
the high lime content of the host rock, no acid mine drainage can
be generated from the waste rock, graphite mineralization and
tailings (please refer to the news release dated July 18th, 2017;
https://www.canadacarbon.com/newsdetail?&newsfile=ccb_20170718.htm).
In the absence of acid generation, metal leaching or contamination
of water cannot occur.
It is also important to note that proposed work
on the Miller Project will not affect natural surface water flow
and will not impact groundwater sources of well water (please refer
to the news release dated February 28, 2018
https://www.canadacarbon.com/newsdetail?&newsfile=ccb_20180228.htm
and
https://www.canadacarbon.com/docs/Final_Hydrogeological_Report_Quarry.pdf).
The surface water flow in the area of the Miller Project goes from
the McGillivray Lake area toward the Miller Project, precluding
upstream effects on that area.
The proposed dewatering of the marble quarry
shows very limited impacts on underground water levels that extend
not more than 150 m in the direction of the nearest well.
Since that well is located 720 m away from the marble quarry a
significant protective buffer zone is present (please refer to the
news release dated February 28, 2018
https://www.canadacarbon.com/newsdetail?&newsfile=ccb_20180228.htm).
Canada Carbon intends to use observation wells
around the Miller Project to periodically monitor the quality and
quantity of water, even though the results of the hydrology studies
suggest that they will be unnecessary.
The Village of Grenville and the Municipality of
Grenville-sur-la-Rouge each confirmed through separate independent
engineering studies that their public water well sources would not
be affected by the Miller Project’s operations because their water
well locations are in different watersheds than the Miller
Project’s watershed (please refer to the news releases dated July
18, 2017
https://www.canadacarbon.com/newsdetail?&newsfile=ccb_20170718.htm,
and September 11, 2017
https://www.canadacarbon.com/newsdetail?&newsfile=ccb_20170911.htm).
Bureau d’Audiences Publiques sur
l’Environnement (BAPE)
A press release issued by MiningWatch Canada on
March 5th, 2018, commented on the BAPE process as it relates to
Canada Carbon’s Miller Project. Our preliminary production plan
(please refer to Preliminary Economic Assessment, dated April 14,
2016 https://www.canadacarbon.com/docs/Miller-PEA.pdf) shows that a
maximum of 300 tonnes per day is expected to be treated from the
Miller Graphite Project during the first 11 years of production
(see table below), well below the 500 tonnes per day BAPE review
threshold. During the last 7 years of production, the Company
intends to only treat waste rocks with low graphite content at a
maximum rate of 486 tonnes per day. The completion of a final
engineering study for the Miller Graphite Project, known as a
Feasibility Study, will ultimately determine if the Graphite
Project requires a BAPE review.
Projected Tonnes Treated per Day |
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Year |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
Tonnes |
0 |
73,000 |
73,000 |
73,000 |
69,949 |
109,500 |
109,500 |
109,500 |
109,500 |
Tonnes per day |
0 |
200 |
200 |
200 |
192 |
300 |
300 |
300 |
300 |
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Year |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
Tonnes |
109,500 |
109,500 |
177,500 |
177,500 |
177,500 |
177,500 |
177,500 |
177,500 |
85,906 |
Tonnes per day |
300 |
300 |
486 |
486 |
486 |
486 |
486 |
486 |
235 |
The BAPE, if applicable, is part of the process
to obtain a Certificate of Authorisation (“CA”) from the MDDELCC
for the graphite mine. Canada Carbon has not yet applied for a CA
for the marble quarry as the Company has been intentionally blocked
from completing the necessary steps required for the application
for a CA by resolutions adopted by the current municipal Council of
GSLR, which they knew or ought to have known were based on false
information.
People seeking factual information or wishing to
engage in discussions regarding the Miller Project are invited to
visit our Facebook page
(https://www.facebook.com/Canada-Carbon-Inc-TSXv-CCB-263158513699007/)
QUALIFIED PERSON
Steven Lauzier, P.Geo. OGQ1430, a Qualified Person as defined by
National Instrument 43-101 guidelines, has reviewed and approved
the technical content of this news release.
Contact information:
Olga NikitovicCanada Carbon416-575-1667
Pierre BouchardINDICO Communications514-951-7516
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FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS:
This news release contains forward-looking statements, which relate
to future events or future performance and reflect management’s
current expectations and assumptions. Such forward-looking
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assumptions made by and information currently available to the
Company. Investors are cautioned that these forward looking
statements are neither promises nor guarantees, and are subject to
risks and uncertainties that may cause future results to differ
materially from those expected. These forward-looking statements
are made as of the date hereof and, except as required under
applicable securities legislation, the Company does not assume any
obligation to update or revise them to reflect new events or
circumstances. All of the forward-looking statements made in this
press release are qualified by these cautionary statements and by
those made in our filings with SEDAR in Canada (available at
www.sedar.com).
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