Q-2, r. 4 - Order in Council respecting the application of subdivision 1 of Division IV.2 of Chapter I of the Environment Quality Act to the mineral industry and primary metal manufacturing sector

Updated to 1 September 2012

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chapter Q-2, r. 4

Order in Council respecting the application of subdivision 1 of Division IV.2 of Chapter I of the Environment Quality Act to the mineral industry and primary metal manufacturing sector

Environment Quality Act

(chapter Q-2, s. 31.10).

1. Subdivision 1 of Division IV.2 of Chapter I of the Environment Quality Act (chapter Q-2) applies to establishments primarily engaged in the following activities, according to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 1998) definitions:

1. Mining (except Oil and Gas) (212)

In this Order in Council, only the following groups are covered:

1.1 Metal Ore Mining (2122)

1.2 Non-Metallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying (2123)

In this Order in Council, only establishments engaged in the processing of ores or mine tailings and whose annual processing capacity exceeds 50,000 metric tons per year are covered.

For the purposes of this paragraph, processing means any operation involving ore beneficiation or the extraction of an ore concentrate or another substance from ores or mine tailings.

Operations involving the production of precious metals from ore or mine tailings are covered.

Establishments involved in ore agglomeration are also covered.

2. Non-Metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (327)

In this Order in Council, only the following classes are covered:

2.1 Clay Building Material and Refractory Manufacturing (32712)

In this Order in Council, only establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing refractory bricks and whose annual production capacity exceeds 20,000 metric tons are covered.

2.2 Glass Manufacturing (327214)

In this Order in Council, only establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing flat glass are covered.

2.3 Cement Manufacturing (32731)

In this Order in Council, only establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing Portland cement are covered.

2.4 Lime Manufacturing (32741)

In this Order in Council, only establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing quicklime are covered.

2.5 Other Non-Metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (3279)

In this Order in Council, only establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing silicon carbide are covered.

3. Primary Metal Manufacturing (331)

In this Order in Council, only establishments in the following classes are covered:

3.1 Iron and Steel Mills and Ferro-Alloy Manufacturing (33111)

In this Order in Council, only establishments primarily engaged in any of the following activities are covered:

— the production of pig iron

— the production of steel

— the production of stainless steel

— the production of ferro-alloys

3.2 Primary Production of Alumina and Aluminium (331313)

3.3 Non-Ferrous Metal Smelting and Refining (33141)

O.C. 515-2002, s. 1.

2. (Omitted).

O.C. 515-2002, s. 2.

REFERENCES

O.C. 515-2002, 2002 G.O. 2, 2341