Board (NIRB) process, Agnico Eagle will be required to evaluate all potential impacts and suggest ways to reduce those impacts.  This will be reviewed by different regulators and intervenors and guidelines for monitoring will be given if the project is approved.

Currently, Agnico Eagle monitors and samples the water before discharge and validates the results against the federal Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulation (MDMER).  Water is only released into the Melvin Bay if the water meets the criteria set by the MDMER.

The objective of MDMER is to reduce threats to fish and their habitat by improving the management of harmful substances in metal and diamond mining effluent (waste). You can find more information on their regulations by visiting the following website: https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/.

Based on our data from the 2019 discharge, we are confident that there will not be any significant impact to water quality in the bay because of high mixing zone.