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Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations — 31.1
31.1 (1) If an unauthorized deposit of a deleterious substance occurs, the owner or operator of a mine shall, without delay, collect a grab sample of effluent at the place where the deposit occurred and determine whether the effluent is acutely lethal by conducting tests on aliquots of each effluent sample in accordance with sections 14.1 to 14.4. (2) Despite subsection (1), the owner or operator of a mine is not required to conduct those tests if they notify an inspector, without delay, that the deposit is an acutely lethal effluent. SOR/2018-99, s. 27 SOR/2021-125, s. 10
Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations — 32
32 (1) An owner or operator who intends to close a mine shall (a) provide written notice of that intention to the Minister of the Environment; (b) maintain the mine’s rate of production at less than 10% of its design-rated capacity for a continuous period of three years starting on the day on which the written notice is received by the Minister of the Environment; and (c) conduct a biological monitoring study during the three-year period referred to in paragraph (b) in accordance with Division 3 of Part 2 of Schedule 5. (2) If the owner or operator has complied with all of the requirements set out in paragraphs (1)(a) to (c), the mine becomes a recognized closed mine after the expiry of the three-year period referred to in subsection (1). (3) The owner or operator shall notify the Minister of the Environment in writing at least 60 days before reopening the recognized closed mine. (4) The owner or operator referred to in this section shall keep at any place in Canada all records, books of account or other documents required by these Regulations for a period of not less than five years beginning on the day they are made, and shall notify the Minister of the Environment in writing of their location. SOR/2006-239, s. 18; SOR/2018-99, ss. 28, 36
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33 (1) The owner or operator of a recognized closed mine shall submit in writing to the Minister of the Environment the information referred to in subsection (2) not later than 60 days after the day on which (a) the recognized closed mine becomes subject to these Regulations; or (b) ownership of the recognized closed mine is transferred. (2) The information that shall be submitted is the name and address of (a) both the owner and the operator of the recognized closed mine; and (b) any parent company of the owner or the operator. (3) The owner or operator shall notify the Minister of the Environment of any change in the information not later than 60 days after the change occurs. SOR/2018-99, s. 36
Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations — (a)
Anderson Lake located at 54°51′ north latitude and 100°0′ west longitude near the town of Snow Lake, Manitoba. More precisely, the area bounded by (a) the contour of elevation around Anderson Lake at the 285-m level, and (b) the control dam built at the east end of Anderson Lake.
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(a) the contour of elevation around Anderson Lake at the 285-m level, and
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(b) the control dam built at the east end of Anderson Lake.
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That part of South Kemess Creek being within the watershed of that tributary of South Kemess Creek (a) extending eastwards and upstream from the centre of a tailings dam constructed at 57°1′ north latitude and 126°41′ west longitude, and (b) below the crest of the dam at an elevation of 1515 m.
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(a) extending eastwards and upstream from the centre of a tailings dam constructed at 57°1′ north latitude and 126°41′ west longitude, and
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(b) below the crest of the dam at an elevation of 1515 m.
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Albino Lake located at 56°39.4′ north latitude and 130°29.4′ west longitude near the Eskay Creek Mine in British Columbia. More precisely, the area bounded by (a) the contour of elevation around Albino Lake at the 1040-m level, and (b) the outlet of Albino Lake.
Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations — (a)
(a) the contour of elevation around Albino Lake at the 1040-m level, and
Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations — (a)
Tom MacKay Lake located at 56°39′ north latitude and 130°34′ west longitude near the Eskay Creek Mine in British Columbia. More precisely, the area bounded by (a) the contour of elevation around Tom MacKay Lake at the 1078-m level, and (b) the outlet of Tom MacKay Lake.
Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations — (a)
(a) the contour of elevation around Tom MacKay Lake at the 1078-m level, and
Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations — (a)
Trout Pond located at 48°39′0.81882″ north latitude and 56°29′19.704984″ west longitude in west-central Newfoundland. More precisely, the area bounded by (a) the contour of elevation around Trout Pond at the 270 m level, and (b) the outlet of Trout Pond.
Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations — (a)
(a) the contour of elevation around Trout Pond at the 270 m level, and
Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations — (a)
The headwater pond of a tributary to Gill’s Pond Brook, located at 48°38′29.599584″ north latitude and 56°30′15.560676″ west longitude in west-central Newfoundland. More precisely, the area bounded by (a) the contour of elevation around the pond at the 260 m level, and (b) the outlet of the pond.
Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations — (a)
(a) the contour of elevation around the pond at the 260 m level, and
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That portion of the northwest arm of Second Portage Lake, located at 65°1′39.29″ north latitude and 96°3′43″ west longitude, approximately 80 km north of the town of Baker Lake, Nunavut. More precisely, the area bounded by (a) the contour of elevation around the arm at the 146 m level, and (b) the dam built at the southeast end of the arm.
Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations — (a)
(a) the contour of elevation around the arm at the 146 m level, and
Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations — (b)
(b) the dam built at the southeast end of the arm.
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Tail Lake, located at 68°7′25.8″ north latitude and 106°33′31.2″ west longitude, approximately 125 km southwest of the Hamlet of Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. More precisely, the area bounded by (a) the contour of elevation around Tail Lake at the 33.5 m level, and (b) the dams built at the south and north ends of the lake.
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(a) the contour of elevation around Tail Lake at the 33.5 m level, and
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(b) the dams built at the south and north ends of the lake.
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That portion of Wabush Lake near the towns of Labrador City and Wabush in western Labrador. More precisely, the area bounded by (a) the southern limit, extending from 53° north latitude, 66°50′24″ west longitude to 53° north latitude, 66°52′57″ west longitude, and (b) the outlet of Wabush Lake, extending from 53°09′4.7″ north latitude, 66°47′3.5″ west longitude to 53°08′57.5″ north latitude, 66°47′2.9″ west longitude.
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(a) the southern limit, extending from 53° north latitude, 66°50′24″ west longitude to 53° north latitude, 66°52′57″ west longitude, and
Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations — (b)
(b) the outlet of Wabush Lake, extending from 53°09′4.7″ north latitude, 66°47′3.5″ west longitude to 53°08′57.5″ north latitude, 66°47′2.9″ west longitude.
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Sandy Pond, located at 47°25′33″ north latitude and 53°46′52″ west longitude, on the Avalon Peninsula, approximately 3 km east southeast of the town of Long Harbour-Mount Arlington Heights, Newfoundland and Labrador. More precisely, the area bounded by (a) the contour of elevation around Sandy Pond at the 137 m level, and (b) the dams built at the north end of Sandy Pond.
Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations — (a)
(a) the contour of elevation around Sandy Pond at the 137 m level, and
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(b) the dams built at the north end of Sandy Pond.
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Mallard Lake, located at 56°00′32″ north latitude and 104°16′38″ west longitude, approximately 120 km northeast of the town of La Ronge, Saskatchewan. More precisely, the area bounded by (a) the contour of elevation around Mallard Lake at the 490 m level, and (b) the dam built at the south end of Mallard Lake.
Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations — (a)
(a) the contour of elevation around Mallard Lake at the 490 m level, and
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(b) the dam built at the south end of Mallard Lake.
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Lake Hesse, located at 52°46′21″ north latitude and 67°20′58″ west longitude, approximately 15 km west of the town of Fermont, Quebec. More precisely, the area bounded by (a) the contour of elevation around Lake Hesse at the 620 m level, (b) the dam built at the north end of Lake Hesse, and (c) the control dam built at the south end of Lake Hesse.
Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations — (a)
(a) the contour of elevation around Lake Hesse at the 620 m level,
Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations — (b)
(b) the dam built at the north end of Lake Hesse, and
Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations — (c)
(c) the control dam built at the south end of Lake Hesse.
Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations — (a)
An unnamed lake, located at 52°49′43″ north latitude and 67°22′23″ west longitude, approximately 20 km west of the town of Fermont, Quebec, and a portion of its outlet. More precisely, the area bounded by (a) the contour of elevation around the lake at the 660 m level, and (b) the outlet of the lake extending from the mouth of an outlet stream at 52°49′33″ north latitude and 67°22′18″ west longitude for a distance of 30 m downstream from that mouth.
Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations — (a)
(a) the contour of elevation around the lake at the 660 m level, and
Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations — (b)
(b) the outlet of the lake extending from the mouth of an outlet stream at 52°49′33″ north latitude and 67°22′18″ west longitude for a distance of 30 m downstream from that mouth.
Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations — (a)
An unnamed headwater pond of ruisseau Clet located at 50°15′15.82″ north latitude and 66°33′13.6″ west longitude and covering an area of 2.486 ha, approximately 15 km northwest of the town of Sept-Îles, Quebec, and (a) a 471 m portion of its unnamed tributary extending upstream from the point located at 50°15′18.37″ north latitude and 66°33′24.01″ west longitude to the point located at 50°15′20.27″ north latitude and 66°33′13.51″ west longitude and covering an area of 0.117 ha; and (b) a 76 m portion of its unnamed tributary extending upstream from the point located at 50°15′11.97″ north latitude and 66°33′22.57″ west longitude to the point located at 50°15′12.82″ north latitude and 66°33′20.66″ west longitude and covering an area of 0.033 ha.
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(a) a 471 m portion of its unnamed tributary extending upstream from the point located at 50°15′18.37″ north latitude and 66°33′24.01″ west longitude to the point located at 50°15′20.27″ north latitude and 66°33′13.51″ west longitude and covering an area of 0.117 ha; and
Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations — (b)
(b) a 76 m portion of its unnamed tributary extending upstream from the point located at 50°15′11.97″ north latitude and 66°33′22.57″ west longitude to the point located at 50°15′12.82″ north latitude and 66°33′20.66″ west longitude and covering an area of 0.033 ha.
Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations — (a)
Two portions of an unnamed creek located approximately 15 km northwest of the town of Sept-Îles, Quebec. More precisely, (a) the west portion of the creek extending for a distance of 253 m from the point located at 50°15′18.78″ north latitude and 66°29′52.43″ west longitude to the point located at 50°15′13.76″ north latitude and 66°29′46.60″ west longitude and covering 0.0585 ha; and (b) the east portion of the creek extending for a distance of 267 m from the point located at 50°15′19.58″ north latitude and 66°29′45.99″ west longitude to the point located at 50°15′14.18″ north latitude and 66°29′45.19″ west longitude and covering 0.0555 ha.
Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations — (a)
(a) the west portion of the creek extending for a distance of 253 m from the point located at 50°15′18.78″ north latitude and 66°29′52.43″ west longitude to the point located at 50°15′13.76″ north latitude and 66°29′46.60″ west longitude and covering 0.0585 ha; and
Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations — (b)
(b) the east portion of the creek extending for a distance of 267 m from the point located at 50°15′19.58″ north latitude and 66°29′45.99″ west longitude to the point located at 50°15′14.18″ north latitude and 66°29′45.19″ west longitude and covering 0.0555 ha.
Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations — (a)
A portion of Long Lake, also known as Cell D of the Long Lake Containment Facility, located approximately 310 km northeast of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. More precisely, the portion of Long Lake located at 64°41′54.00′′ north latitude and 110°40′56.99″ west longitude, covering an area of 279.68 ha and bounded by (a) the dike located at 64°42′39.1′′ north latitude and 110°40′27.5′′ west longitude, and (b) the dike located at 64°41′31.1′′ north latitude and 110°43′19.7′′ west longitude.
Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations — (a)
(a) the dike located at 64°42′39.1′′ north latitude and 110°40′27.5′′ west longitude, and
Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations — (b)
(b) the dike located at 64°41′31.1′′ north latitude and 110°43′19.7′′ west longitude.
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A portion of Long Lake, also known as Cell E of the Long Lake Containment Facility, located approximately 307 km northeast of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. More precisely, the portion of Long Lake located at 64°41′21.99′′ north latitude and 110°43′08.98′′ west longitude, covering an area of 144.19 ha and bounded by (a) the dike located at 64°41′31.1′′ north latitude and 110°43′19.7′′ west longitude, and (b) the outlet dam located at 64°40′57.4′′ north latitude and 110°42′05.2′′ west longitude.
Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations — (a)
(a) the dike located at 64°41′31.1′′ north latitude and 110°43′19.7′′ west longitude, and
Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations — (b)
(b) the outlet dam located at 64°40′57.4′′ north latitude and 110°42′05.2′′ west longitude.
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NOTE: The concentrations for items 1 to 8 are total values.
Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations — 1
1 (1) The following definitions apply in this Schedule. biological monitoring study means a study referred to in section 9. ( étude de suivi biologique ) effect on fish tissue from mercury means a concentration of total mercury that exceeds 0.5 μg/g wet weight in fish tissue that is taken in an exposure area and that is statistically different from and higher than the concentration of total mercury in fish tissue that is taken in a reference area. ( effet du mercure sur les tissus de poissons ) effect on the benthic invertebrate community means a statistical difference between data referred to in subparagraph 12(1)(e)(ii) and paragraph 12(1)(f) from a study respecting the benthic invertebrate community conducted in (a) an exposure area and a reference area; or (b) sampling areas within an exposure area where there are gradually decreasing effluent concentrations. ( effet sur la communauté d’invertébrés benthiques ) effect on the fish population means a statistical difference between data relating to the indicators referred to in subparagraph 12(1)(e)(i) from a study respecting fish population conducted in (a) an exposure area and a reference area; or (b) sampling areas within an exposure area where there are gradually decreasing effluent concentrations. ( effet sur la population de poissons ) exposure area means all fish habitat and waters frequented by fish that are exposed to effluent. ( zone exposée ) fish has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Act but does not include parts of fish, parts of shellfish, parts of crustaceans or parts of marine animals. ( poisson ) reference area means water frequented by fish that is not exposed to effluent and that has fish habitat that, as far as practicable, is most similar to that of the exposure area. ( zone de référence ) sampling area means the area within an exposure or reference area where representative samples are collected. ( zone d’échantillonnage ) (2) For the purpose of this schedule, critical effect size , in relation to an effect indicator set out in column 1 of the following table, means the critical effect size set out in column 2: Column 1 Column 2 Item Effect Indicator Critical Effect Size For Fish Population (% of reference mean) 1 Total body weight at age ± 25% 2 Gonad weight at total body weight ± 25% 3 Liver weight at total body weight ± 25% 4 Total body weight at length (condition) ± 10% 5 Age ± 25% For Benthic Invertebrate Community (Standard Deviation Units) 6 Density ± 2 SD 7 Simpson’s Evenness Index ± 2 SD 8 Taxa Richness ± 2 SD
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biological monitoring study means a study referred to in section 9. ( étude de suivi biologique )
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effect on fish tissue from mercury means a concentration of total mercury that exceeds 0.5 μg/g wet weight in fish tissue that is taken in an exposure area and that is statistically different from and higher than the concentration of total mercury in fish tissue that is taken in a reference area. ( effet du mercure sur les tissus de poissons )
Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations — (a)
effect on the benthic invertebrate community means a statistical difference between data referred to in subparagraph 12(1)(e)(ii) and paragraph 12(1)(f) from a study respecting the benthic invertebrate community conducted in (a) an exposure area and a reference area; or (b) sampling areas within an exposure area where there are gradually decreasing effluent concentrations. ( effet sur la communauté d’invertébrés benthiques )
Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations — (a)
effect on the fish population means a statistical difference between data relating to the indicators referred to in subparagraph 12(1)(e)(i) from a study respecting fish population conducted in (a) an exposure area and a reference area; or (b) sampling areas within an exposure area where there are gradually decreasing effluent concentrations. ( effet sur la population de poissons )
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exposure area means all fish habitat and waters frequented by fish that are exposed to effluent. ( zone exposée )
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fish has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Act but does not include parts of fish, parts of shellfish, parts of crustaceans or parts of marine animals. ( poisson )
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reference area means water frequented by fish that is not exposed to effluent and that has fish habitat that, as far as practicable, is most similar to that of the exposure area. ( zone de référence )
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sampling area means the area within an exposure or reference area where representative samples are collected. ( zone d’échantillonnage )
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2 Environmental effects monitoring studies consist of the effluent and water quality monitoring studies set out in Part 1 and the biological monitoring studies set out in Part 2.
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3 Effluent and water quality monitoring studies consist of effluent characterization, sublethal toxicity testing and water quality monitoring.
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4 (1) Effluent characterization is conducted by analyzing a sample of effluent and recording the hardness, alkalinity, electrical conductivity and temperature of the sample and the concentrations, in total values, of the following substances: (a) aluminum; (b) cadmium; (c) iron; (d) subject to subsection (4), mercury; (e) molybdenum; (f) selenium; (g) nitrate (concentration in units of nitrogen); (h) chloride; (i) chromium; (j) cobalt; (k) sulphate; (l) thallium; (m) uranium; (n) phosphorus (concentration in units of phosphorus); and (o) manganese. (p) [Repealed, SOR/2018-99, s. 33] (2) The analysis shall comply with the analytical requirements set out in Table 2 of Schedule 3. (3) The effluent characterization shall be conducted once per calendar quarter on an aliquot of effluent sample collected under sections 12 and 13 of these Regulations from each final discharge point at least one month after the sample on which the previous characterization was conducted. (4) The recording of the concentration of mercury in effluent referred to in paragraph (1)(d) may be discontinued if that concentration is less than 0.10 µg/L in 12 consecutive samples collected under subsection (3). (5) Quality assurance and quality control measures shall be implemented that will ensure the accuracy of the effluent characterization data.