Milestone for KGHM Ajax Project

KGHM Ajax Mining Inc. today submitted its Application/Environmental Impact Statement to the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office and the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency seeking environmental approvals for the Ajax Project, a proposed copper-gold open-pit mine located southwest of the city of Kamloops in western Canada. The document sets out the potential environmental effects of the proposed mine as well as the mitigation plans KGHM Ajax will use to ensure the mine will have minimal impact on surrounding landscapes. In addition, there are sections dealing with Aboriginal rights and title, management plans and monitoring, and accidents and malfunctions.

  This is an important milestone for the Ajax Project - said Marcin Mostowy CEO of KGHM Ajax . Our team has worked for more than a year to prepare the Application. We believe our application meets the high standards expected of the Ajax Project, and we look forward to moving into the formal review stage.

 The Ajax Project proposal includes the construction of a copper and gold open-pit mine in Canada, which will strengthen the position of KGHM on the international copper producers market. According to the current schedule, KGHM expects to obtain all necessary permits in late 2016 or early 2017. Once obtained they will enable the launch of the construction of the mine, one of the most important in British Columbia province in Canada.

 Consultations with representatives of the local community are an integral part of the project and local community is treated as a stakeholder in the Ajax Project. Planned relocation of certain elements of mining plant infrastructure by KGHM is an example of close cooperation with local communities and residents of the city of Kamloops.

 The Application/Environmental Impact Statement will now be screened by the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office for completeness, a process expected to take 30 days. Once that review is completed, the application will proceed to formal review by the regulatory agencies, will be publicly released and will enter a public comment period. The BC EAO has already specified that this public comment period will last 75 days. During this period KGHM Ajax will host several open houses to explain the studies and results and answer questions. 

 We want everyone to have the chance to learn about all aspects of the Ajax Project. Our goal is to provide the community with an opportunity to have all the information they need - said Clyde Gillespie, Ajax Project Manager.

 The details of the Application will be hosted on a dedicated web platform, available to the public from the beginning of the public comment period. This website will exist independently of the company’s corporate website.

KGHM Communication and CSR Department