References and Bibliography

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KITSAULT MINE PROJECT
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT

References and Bibliography

VE51988

KITSAULT MINE PROJECT
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
REFERENCES

REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY - ORGANISED BY SECTION

PART A - INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
1.0 PURPOSE OF THE APPLICATION
British Columbia Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation (BC MARR). 2000.
Nisga’a Final Agreement. Available at http://www.ainc-
inac.gc.ca/al/ldc/ccl/fagr/nsga/nis/nis-eng.asp (accessed 2010 / 2011).
Government of British Columbia (BC). 1996a. Fisheries Act. RSBC 1996, c149.
Government of BC. 1996b. Forest Act. RSBC 1996, c157.
Government of BC. 1996c. Health Act. RSBC 1996, c179.
Government of BC. 1996d. Heritage Conservation Act. RSBC 1996, c187.
Government of BC. 1996e. Land Act. RSBC 1996, c245.
Government of BC. 1996f. Mineral Tenure Act. RSBC 1996, c292.
Government of BC. 1996g. Mines Act. RSBC 1996, c293.
Government of BC. 1996h. Mining Right of Way Act. RSBC 1996, c294.
Government of BC. 1996i. Waste Management Act. RSBC 1996, c482.
Government of BC. 1996j. Water Act. RSBC 1996, c483.
Government of BC. 1996k. Water Protection Act. RSBC 1996, c484.
Government of BC. 1996l. Wildlife Act. RSBC 1996, c488.
Government of BC. 1997. Fish Protection Act. SBC 1997, c21.
Government of BC. 2001. Drinking Water Protection Act. SBC 2001, c9.
Government of BC. 2002a. Environmental Assessment Act. SBC 2002, c43.
Government of BC. 2002b. Reviewable Projects Regulations. BC Reg 370/2002.
Government of BC. 2003a. Environmental Management Act. SBC 2003, c53.
Government of BC. 2003b. Safety Standards Act. SBC 2003, c39.
Government of BC. 2004a. Forest and Range Practices Act. SBC 2002, c69.
Government of BC. 2004b. Motor Vehicles Act. RSBC 1996, c318.
Government of BC. 2008. Public Health Act. SBC 2008, c28.
Government of Canada. 1985a. Canada Wildlife Act. RSC 1985. c. W-9.
Government of Canada. 1985b. Explosives Act. RSC 1985, c. E-17.
Government of Canada. 1985c. Fisheries Act. RSC 1985, c. F-14.

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Government of Canada. 1985d. Navigable Waters Protection Act. RSC 1985, c. N-22.
Government of Canada. 1985e. Radio Communications Act. RSC 1985, c. R-2.
Government of Canada. 1992a. Canadian Environmental Assessment Act. SC 1992, c37.
Government of Canada. 1992b. Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act. SC. 1992, c34.
Government of Canada. 1994a. Comprehensive Study List Regulations. SOR/94-638.
Government of Canada. 1994b. Law List Regulations. SOR/94-636.
Government of Canada. 1994c. Migratory Birds Convention Act. SC 1994, c22.
Government of Canada. 1999. Canadian Environmental Protection Act. SC 1999,
c33.Government of Canada. 2002a. Metal Mining Effluent Regulations. SOR/2002-
222.
Government of Canada. 2002b. Species at Risk Act. SC 2002, c29.
Government of Canada. 2004. Canada-British Columbia Agreement for Environmental
Assessment Cooperation. Available at
http://www.ceaa.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=EA76AACC-1 (accessed 2010).

2.0 PROPOSED PROJECT OVERVIEW
AMEC Environmental and Infrastructure (AMEC). 2010. Kitsault Molybdenum Project NI
43-101 Technical Report on Feasibility Study. Effective date 15 December 2010.
Avanti Mining Inc. 2010. Kitsault Molybdenum Project NI 43-101 Technical Report on
Feasibility Study. Effective date 15 December 2010.
Avanti Mining Inc. 2011. Company Overview.
http://www.avantimining.com/s/Corporate.asp (accessed April 2011).
British Columbia Integrated Land Management Bureau (BC ILMB). 2009. The Plan: Coast
land Use Decision. Available at
http://archive.ilmb.gov.bc.ca/slrp/lrmp/nanaimo/central_north_coast/plan/index.html
(accessed January 2011).
British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture and Lands (BC MAL). 2009. Central and North
Coast Order, March 2009. Consolidated Version. Ministerial Order. Available at
http://www.ilmb.gov.bc.ca/slrp/lrmp/nanaimo/cencoast/docs/CNC_consolidated_orde
r.pdf (accessed January 2011).
British Columbia Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation (BC MARR). 2000.
Nisga’a Final Agreement. Available at http://www.ainc-
inac.gc.ca/al/ldc/ccl/fagr/nsga/nis/nis-eng.pdf (accessed January 2011).
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (Agency). 2010. Background Information For
the Initial Federal Public Comment Period On the Comprehensive Study pursuant to
the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act of the Kitsault Mine Project. Canadian

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Environmental Assessment Registry Reference Number: 10-03-57958
http://www.ceaa.gc.ca/050/documents-eng.cfm?evaluation=57958 (accessed 27
May 2011).
Government of British Columbia (BC). 1995. Provincial Forest Use Regulation. BC Reg
176 / 1995 including amendments up to BC Reg. 2009 / 281.
Government of BC. 1996. Land Act. RSBC 1996, c.245.
Government BC. 2002a. Environmental Assessment Act. SBC 2002, c43.
Government of BC. 2002b. Forests and Range Practices Act. SBC 2002, c.69.
Government of BC. 2005. Land Use Objective Regulation. BC Reg. 2005 / 357.
Government of Canada. 1992. Canadian Environmental Assessment Act. S.C. 1992, c37.
Government of Canada. 1994. Comprehensive Study List Regulations. SOR/94-638.
Enabling Act: Canadian Environmental Assessment Act.
Government of Canada. 2002. Species at Risk Act. S.C. 2002, c. 29.
Joint Land and Resource Forums. 2007. Full Implementation of EBM by March 31, 2009.
Available at
http://archive.ilmb.gov.bc.ca/slrp/lrmp/nanaimo/central_north_coast/docs/Full_Imple
mentation_(Final%20July%2010%202007).pdf (accessed January 2011).
Major Projects Management Office (MPMO). 2011. Cabinet Directive on Improving the
Performance of the Regulatory System for Major Resource Projects. Available at
http://www.mpmo-bggp.gc.ca/documents/directive-eng.php. (accessed 27 May
2011).
Rescan Environmental Services Ltd. (Rescan). 2010. Kitsault Project: Land and Resource
Use Baseline Report. Prepared for Avanti Mining Inc. by Rescan Environmental
Services Ltd. June 2010.
Renewable Energy World. 2011. Sequoia Acquires C-Free Power Corp Hydro, Wind
Assets. Available at
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2010/06/sequoia-acquires-c-
free-power-corp-hydro-wind-assets (accessed August 2011).

3.0 PROPOSED PROJECT DESCRIPTION
British Columbia Environmental Assessment Office (BC EAO). 2010. Environmental
Assessment Office User Guide, April 2010 update.
British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources (BC MEMPR). 2008.
Health, Safety and Reclamation Code for Mines in British Columbia. ISBN 978-0-
7726-6011-4.
BC Ministry of Forests (BC MOF). 2002. Forest Road Engineering Guidebook, Second
Edition. June 2002.

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Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM). 2003. Estimation of Mineral
Resources and Mineral Reserves, Best Practice Guidelines: Canadian Institute of
Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, 23 November 2003. Available at
http://www.cim.org/committees/estimation2003.pdf (accessed 2011).
CIM. 2005. CIM Standards for Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves, Definitions and
Guidelines: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, December 2005.
Available at http://www.cim.org/committees/CIMDefStds_Dec11_05.pdf (accessed
2011).
Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA). 2005. National Instrument 43-101, Standards of
Disclosure for Mineral Projects, Canadian Securities Administrators.
Carter, N. C. 1964. Geology and Geochronology of Porphyry Copper and Molybdenum
Deposits in West-Central British Columbia: unpublished PhD thesis, University of
British Columbia, PhD Dissertation.
Carter, N. C. 1981. Porphyry Copper and Molybdenum Deposits West-Central British
Columbia: Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Bulletin 64.
Government of British Columbia (BC). 1996. Mines Act. RSBC 1996, c293.
Government of BC. 2002. Environmental Assessment Act. SBC 2002, c43.
Government of Canada. 1979. Alice Arm Tailings Deposit Regulations. Repealed by the
current Metal Mining Effluent Regulations.
Government of Canada. 1985. Fisheries Act. RSC 1985, c. F-14.
Government of Canada. 2002. Metal Mining Effluent Regulations. SOR/2002-222.
Government of Canada. 2009. Environmental Code of Practice for Metal Mines. Mining
Section.
Kamilli, D. 1977. Mineralogic Changes in Contact Aureoles Arpoound Selected
Molybdenum-bearing Intrusives: unpublished internal Climax Molybdenum Co.
report.
Knight Piésold Consulting Ltd. (Knight Piésold). 2008. Alternatives Assessment for Waste
and Water Management. Report prepared for Avanti Mining Inc.
Knight Piésold. 2009. Tailings Disposal Options Trade Off Study. Draft report prepared for
Avanti Mining Inc.
Knight Piésold. 2010. Tailings Management Facility Alternatives Study. Report prepared
for Avanti Mining Inc.
MEND. 1991. Acid Rock Drainage Prediction Manual. MEND Report 1.16.1b, March 1991.
Price, W.A. 1997. Draft Guidelines and Recommended Methods for the Prediction of Metal
Leaching and Acid Rock Drainage at Minesites in British Columbia. B.C. Ministry of
Employment and Investment. pp. 141 plus appendices. (note: Ministry of
Employment and Investment was the former home of the present Ministry of Energy
and Mines). April 1997.

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Price, W.A. 2009. Prediction Manual for Drainage Chemistry from Sulphidic Materials.
Report prepared for MEND Program. MEND Report 1.20.1. 579p.
Rescan Environmental Services Ltd. (Rescan). 2010. Kitsault Project: Terrain and Soils
Baseline Report. Prepared for Avanti Mining Inc. by Rescan Environmental Services
Ltd., April 2010.
Steininger, R.C. 1981. Geology of the Kitsault Molybdenum Deposit, Skeena Mining
Division, British Columbia, Canada: unpublished internal Climax Molybdenum Co.
report,
Steininger, R.C. 1985. Geology of the Kitsault Molybdenum Deposit, British Columbia:
Economic Geology, Vol. 80.
SRK Consulting (SRK). 2008. NI 43-101 Preliminary Economic Assessment Avanti Mining,
Inc. Kitsault Molybdenum Property British Columbia, Canada. Prepared for Avanti
Mining, Inc. Report date: 10 December 2008. Lakewood, CO. 3-3p.
Wardrop Engineering Inc. (Wardrop), et al. 2009. NI 43-101 Pre-Feasibility Study Avanti
Mining Inc. Kitsault Molybdenum Property British Columbia, Canada. Prepared for
Avanti Mining Inc. 15 December 2009.
Woodcock, J.R. 1964. Geology and Geochemistry of Alice Arm Molybdenum Deposits,
Kitsault, B.C: unpublished internal Bear Creek Mining Co. Report.

4.0 ASSESSMENT PROCESS
Avanti Mining Inc. (Avanti). 2011. Statement on Corporate Social Responsibility. Available
at http://www.avantimining.com/s/CSR.asp?ReportID=370444&_Type=Corporate-
Responsibility&_Title=CSR-Statement (assessed 2011).
British Columbia Environmental Assessment Office (BC EAO). 2003. The Environmental
Assessment Process. www.eao.gov.bc.ca/ea_process.html. (accessed 2011).
BC EAO. 2010. Environmental Assessment Office User Guide. Published 2009 and
updated April 2010. http://www.eao.gov.bc.ca/pdf/EAO_User_Guide%20Final-
april2010CI.pdf (accessed 2010 / 2011).
British Columbia Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation (BC MARR). 2000.
Nisga’a Final Agreement. Available at http://www.ainc-
inac.gc.ca/al/ldc/ccl/fagr/nsga/nis/nis-eng.asp#chp1 (accessed 2011).
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (Agency). 2010. Background Information for
the Initial Federal Public Comment Period on the Comprehensive Study pursuant to
the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act of the Kitsault Mine Project. Canadian
Environmental Assessment Registry Reference Number: 10-03-57958
http://www.ceaa.gc.ca/050/documents-eng.cfm?evaluation=57958 (accessed 27
May 2011).
Agency. 2011. Aboriginal Consultation Approach.

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Agency. 2011. Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, Basics of Environmental
Assessment. http://www.ceaa.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=B053F859-1#4
(accessed 2011).
Government of British Columbia (BC). 1996. Mines Act. RSBC 1996, c293.
Government of BC. 2002a. Concurrent Approval Regulation BC Reg. 371/2002.
Government of BC. 2002b. Environmental Assessment Act. SBC 2002, c43.
Government of BC. 2002c. Prescribed Time Limits Regulation. 2002. B.C. Reg. 372/2002.
Government of BC. 2002d. Public Consultation Policy Regulation. BC Reg. 373/2002.
Government of BC. 2002e. Reviewable Projects Regulation. B.C. Reg. 370/2002.
Government of Canada. 1985a. Explosives Act. RSC 1985, c. E-17.
Government of Canada. 1985b. Fisheries Act. RSC 1985, c. F-14.
Government of Canada. 1985c. Radio Communication Act. RSC 1985, c. R-2.
Government of Canada. 1985d. Wildlife Act. RSC 1985, c. W-9.
Government of Canada. 1992a. Environmental Assessment Act. SC 1992, c37.
Government of Canada. 1992b. Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act. S.C 1992, c34.
Government of Canada. 1994a. Law List Regulations. SOR/94-636. Enabling Act:
Canadian Environmental Assessment Act. http://laws-
lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-94-636/index.html (accessed 10 May 2011).
Government of Canada. 1994b. Migratory Birds Convention Act. S.C. 1994, c22.
Government of Canada. 2002a. Metal Mining Effluent Regulations. SOR/2002-222.
Government of Canada. 2002b. Species at Risk Act. S.C. 2002, c29.
Government of Canada. 2004. Canada-British Columbia Agreement on Environmental
Assessment Cooperation.
Government of Canada. 2010. Comprehensive Study List Regulations SOR/94-638.
Enabling Act: Canadian Environmental Assessment Act http://laws-
lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-94-638/index.html (accessed 10 May 2011).
One Project-One Process Guide (DRAFT). 2010. A Guide to the Authorizations Required
for the Development of Major Projects, Specific to Avanti Kitsault Proposed Mine
Project. Version 1.0, December 2010.

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PART B - ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL EFFECTS

5.0 ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY
British Columbia Environmental Assessment Office (BC EAO). 2010a. Application
Information Requirements Template. With Respect to an Application for an
Environmental Assessment Certificate pursuant to the Environmental Assessment
Act, S.B.C. 2002, c.43. Prepared by: Environmental Assessment Office. October 4,
2010.
BC EAO. 2010b. Environmental Assessment Office User Guide. Published in 2009.
Updated in April 2010.
BC EAO. 2010c. Proponent Guide for Providing Treaty Nation Consultation Information
(Non-Treaty Nations). Available at
http://www.eao.gov.bc.ca/pdf/Guide_Proponents_Non_Treaty_FN.pdf (accessed
2010).
BC EAO. 2010d. Proponent Guide for Providing Treaty Nation Consultation Information
(Treat Nations). Available at
http://www.eao.gov.bc.ca/pdf/Guide_%20Proponents_Treaty_Nations.pdf (accessed
2010).
British Columbia Ministry of Environment (BC MOE). 2006. British Columbia Approved
Water Quality Guidelines, 2006 Edition. Science and Information Branch, Water
Quality. Prepared pursuant to Section 2(e) of the Environment Management Act,
1981. Original signed by Don Fast, Assistant Deputy Minister, Environment and
Lands HQ Division, September 11, 1998. Updated: August 2006.
Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME). 1999. Canadian Water Quality
Guidelines for the Protection of Aquatic Life: pH (marine). In: Canadian
Environmental Quality Guidelines, 1999, Canadian Council of Ministers of the
Environment, Winnipeg.
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (Agency). 1996. Guide to the preparation of
a comprehensive study: for proponents and responsible authorities. CEAA, Hull,
Quebec.
Agency. 1999a. A reference guide for the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act,
Determining whether a project is likely to cause significant adverse environmental
effects. Prepared by the Canadian Environmental Assessment Office, November
1999.
Agency. 1999b. Cumulative Effects Assessment Practitioners Guide. Prepared for:
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency. Prepared by: The Cumulative Effects
Assessment Working Group (Hegmann, G., C. Cocklin, R. Creasey, S. Dupuis, A.
Kennedy, L. Kingsley, W. Ross, H. Spaling and D. Stalker) and AXYS Environmental
Consulting Ltd.

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Agency. 2003. Canadian Environmental Assessment Act An Overview. Canadian
Environmental Assessment Agency, December 2003.
Government of British Columbia (BC). 1996. Heritage Conservation Act. RSBC 1996,
c187.
Government of BC. 2002. Environmental Assessment Act. SBC 2002, c43.
Government of Canada. 1992. Environmental Assessment Act. SC 1992, c37.

6.0 ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
6.1 BASELINE SUMMARIES
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6.2 ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT - AIR QUALITY AND CLIMATE
Adger, N.W.; Arnell, N.W. and Tompkins, E.L. 2005. Successful adaptation to climate
change across scales. Global Environmental Change Part A, 15, 77-86.
Amax Inc. (Amax). 1976. Kitsault- Environmental Assessment Report. Prepared by Amax
Inc. Law Department, BC Government, Victoria, BC.
AWMA. 1992. Air Pollution Engineering Manual. Edited by A.J. Buonicore and W.T. Davis.
Air & Waste Management Association. Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, NY.
Burton, I. and M. van Aalst. 1999. Come Hell or High Water – Integrating Climate Change
Vulnerability and Adaptation into Bank Work. World Bank, Environment Department
Papers, Climate Change Series, Washington, DC. Paper No. 72.
BC Ministry of Environment (BC MOE). 2004. Air Quality Objectives for British Columbia
and Canada http://www.bcairquality.ca/reports/pdfs/aqotable.pdf.
BC MOE. 2008. Guidelines for Air Quality Dispersion Modelling in British Columbia. British
Columbia Ministry of Environment, Air Quality Section. Victoria, B.C.
BC MOE. 2010. B.C. Releases Second Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report. News Release
No: 2010ENV0055-001033, September 07, 2010. From
http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2010ENV0055-001033.htm.
Brown, W. 2009. Impacts of Dirt and Gravel Road Dust on Roadside Organic Forest Soils
and Roadside Vegetation. A Thesis in Forest Resources, The Pennsylvania State
University, School of Forest Resources. August 2009.
Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME). 2003. (Update). Canadian
Environmental Quality Guidelines. Winnipeg, MB.

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