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Q-2, r. 17.1 - Regulation respecting the regulatory scheme applying to activities on the basis of their environmental impact
Section 78
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78. The following mining activities require authorization pursuant to subparagraph 10 of the first paragraph of section 22 of the Act:
(1) the excavation of ramps, sinking of shafts, and any other excavation work performed to extract ore or explore for mineral substances;
(2) any activity carried on in connection with ore extraction;
(3) any activity carried on in connection with ore processing;
(4) the management of mine tailings, including the establishment and operation of a mine tailings site;
(5) the management of wastewater from mines, including the establishment and operation of the infrastructures needed for that purpose;
(6) the storage of ore or concentrates, including the establishment of accumulation areas and the crushing and sieving of ore and concentrates;
(7) the construction of capping during site rehabilitation and restoration and any work that can alter or modify previous rehabilitation work on an accumulation area for mine tailings.
Drilling and soil stripping work required for any activity referred to in the first paragraph is included in the carrying on of the activity.
In force: 2020-12-31
78. The following mining activities require authorization pursuant to subparagraph 10 of the first paragraph of section 22 of the Act:
(1) the excavation of ramps, sinking of shafts, and any other excavation work performed to extract ore or explore for mineral substances;
(2) any activity carried on in connection with ore extraction;
(3) any activity carried on in connection with ore processing;
(4) the management of mine tailings, including the establishment and operation of a mine tailings site;
(5) the management of wastewater from mines, including the establishment and operation of the infrastructures needed for that purpose;
(6) the storage of ore or concentrates, including the establishment of accumulation areas and the crushing and sieving of ore and concentrates;
(7) the construction of capping during site rehabilitation and restoration and any work that can alter or modify previous rehabilitation work on an accumulation area for mine tailings.
Drilling and soil stripping work required for any activity referred to in the first paragraph is included in the carrying on of the activity.
