B.C. says environmental assessment 'not required' for magnesium mine

The B.C. Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) has concluded that an environmental assessment of the proposed Record Ridge mineral mine outside of Rossland is not required.

On August 19, the EAO's chief executive assessment officer Alex MacLennan said that West High Yield (WHY) Resources' proposed open-pit magnesium mine "does not meet the threshold to automatically require an environmental assessment."

The EAO acknowledged applications submitted by the Sinixt Confederacy and Save Record Ridge Action Committee that asked to designate the project as reviewable.

MacLennan deemed the environmental review unnecessary, but said that WHY must still obtain all necessary permits and other applicable approvals from other regulatory agencies for the project to proceed.

The decision was not well