PROPONENT: Joyce Direct Iron Inc.

Summary of Environmental Assessment Process

Project Description:

The proponent is proposing to develop an iron ore mine within western Labrador, approximately 20 km northeast of the Town of Schefferville, Québec. The project will use a process involving the dry crushing and dry screening of ore to produce up to 2.5 million tonnes of product per year of iron ore products. Products will be trucked to the existing rail owned by Tshiuetin Rail Transportation Inc., then along the Quebec North Shore and Labrador rail for delivery to the Port of Sept-Îles, Québec. The project will consist of an open pit which will require dewatering of Joyce Lake; a low grade stockpile; waste rock and overburden stockpiles; a modular/portable dry crushing and screening processing plant; an accommodations complex; ancillary infrastructure to support the mine and dry processing plant;  a haul road between the processing plant and rail yard; a 1.2 kilometre rock causeway linking the open pit area to the mainland across Iron Arm; and a 7 kilometre rail loop and rail yard for loading products. As the crushing and screening plant will use a dry process to produce final products, no tailings management is required. Construction is expected to last one year, followed by seven years of operation and one year for decommissioning and rehabilitation.

• May 21, 2021 – The undertaking was registered.
• June 29, 2021 – Deadline for public comments.
• July 5 , 2021 – The Minister’s decision is due.
• August 16, 2021 – The Minister’s decision is due (extended).
• September 1, 2021 – The Minister’s decision is due (extended).
• September 22, 2021 – The Minister’s decision is due (extended).
• October 21, 2021 – The Minister’s decision is due (extended).
• November 3, 2021 – The Minister’s decision is due (extended).
• November 3, 2021 – The Minister determined that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is required.
• March 3, 2022 – The Minister is due to deliver the Guidelines to the proponent.
• February 1, 2022 – Draft EIS Guidelines for public review.
• March 13, 2022 – Deadline for Public Comments on Draft EIS Guidelines.
• April 11, 2022 – The Minister is due to deliver the Guidelines to the proponent (extended).
• May 2, 2022 – The Minister is due to deliver the Guidelines to the proponent (extended).
• May 30, 2022 – The Minister is due to deliver the Guidelines to the proponent (extended).
• August 12, 2022 – Final EIS Guidelines approved.

•  Documents:
  • Table of Contents (236 KB)
  • Plain Language Summary (2 MB)
  • Executive Summary (836 KB)
  • Organizational Changes ( 206 KB)
  • Chapters 1-9 (8 MB)
  • Chapter 10: part 1 (34 MB)
  • Chapter 10: part 2 (37 MB)
  • Chapter 11 (9 MB)
  • Chapters 12-14 (10 MB)
  • Chapters 15-17 (9 MB)
  • Chapters 18-26 (12 MB)
  • Appendix A and B (3 MB)
  • Appendix C (39 MB)
  • Appendix D (15 MB)
  • Appendix E (18 MB)
  • Appendix F (10 MB)
  • Appendix G, H, I & J (4 MB)
  • Appendix K, L, M & N (4 MB)
  • Appendix O (17 MB)
  • Appendix P, Q1, Q2 & R (3 MB)
  • Appendix S (24 MB)
  • Appendix T (6 MB)
  • Appendix U (23 MB)
  • Appendix V1: part 1 (28 MB)
  • Appendix V1: part 2 (26 MB)
  • Appendix V1: part 3 (29 MB)
  • Appendix V1: part 4 (13 MB)
  • Appendix V1 part 5 (9 MB)
  • Appendix V2 (33 MB)
  • Appendix W (1 MB)
  • Appendix X (14 MB)
  • Appendix Y (12 MB)
  • Appendix Z (393 KB)
  • Appendix AA (16 MB)
  • Appendix AB (28 MB)
  • Appendix AC (3 MB)
  • Appendix AD, AE & AF (1 MB)
• Draft EIS Guidelines (1 MB)
• Final EIS Guidelines (804 KB)
• Decision Letter
  • Decision Letter (French) (171 KB)
  • Decision Letter (English) (144 KB)
• Public Notices:
  • Project Registered (303 KB)
  • EIS Required (158 KB)
  • Draft EIS Guidelines for Public Review (288 KB)
  • Final EIS Guidelines Issued (120 KB)

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