Commences Final Permit Issuance
Process
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VANCOUVER, Feb. 20, 2019 /CNW/ - NorZinc Ltd.
(TSX: NZC; OTCQB: NORZF) ("NorZinc" or "the Company") announces
that the Company has, as the commencement of the last stage of the
permitting process for its All Season Road access to the Prairie
Creek Mine, filed a post-environmental assessment information
package ("Information Package") with the Mackenzie Valley Land and
Water Board ("MVLWB") and Parks Canada ("PC").
The filing of the Information Package follows receipt of a
positive recommendation for the All Season Road from the Mackenzie
Valley Environmental Impact Review Board on September 12, 2017 and subsequent acceptance of
this recommendation by the Responsible Ministers on October 9, 2018.
The Information Package includes an Updated Project Description,
that describes the entire All Season Road Project,
with a detailed description of Project components – comprising
drawings, maps and supporting documentation including
draft management and monitoring plans, profile drawings
along the entire road alignment, updated general arrangement plans
for major bridges and other crossings, as well as
lists of studies undertaken to date
and commitments, security estimates for
reclamation, suggested conditions of the Land Use
Permits, and a Project schedule.
Once the regulators have determined that the content of the
Information Package completely satisfies their initial
requirements, the Company has been advised to expect a process
timeline of approximately 7 months, subject to review schedules,
and the possible need for further information or additional public
reviews. This process timeline maintains the schedule announced in
August 2018, enabling road
construction to commence Q1 2020.
Process
In order to recommence the water licensing and land use
permitting process of the All Season Road, the MVLWB and PC
required the submission of this Information Package. Filing of the
Information Package commences the final process leading to the
issuance of All Season Road permits. During this process, there
will be a technical workshop, comments from various reviewers
and responses from NorZinc, a possible public hearing, distribution
of draft All Season Road permits for comment, and lastly issue of
final All Season Road permits by the MVLWB and Parks Canada.
Indigenous Support
Following the recent signing of the Traditional Land Use
Agreement with the Nah?a Dehé Dene
Band ("NDDB"), NorZinc also reports it is making progress on
two other Indigenous Agreements relating to the All Season Road.
Discussion with the Liidlii Kue First Nation ("LKFN") regarding a
Road Benefit Agreement and with the NDDB and LKFN on an
Environmental Management Agreement are well advanced, as are draft
agreements.
About NorZinc
NorZinc is a TSX-listed mine development company trading under
the symbol "NZC". The Company is developing its key project, the
100%-owned high grade zinc-lead-silver Prairie Creek Mine, located
in the Northwest Territories. The
Company also owns projects in Newfoundland that host several
zinc-lead-copper-gold-silver deposits.
SOURCE NorZinc Ltd.