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Generation Mining Announces Completion of Public Hearings for the Environmental Assessment
TORONTO, May 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Generation Mining Limited (“GenMining” or the “Company”) (TSX:GENM OTCQB:GENMF) is pleased to announce that the Public
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[{"type":"text","content":" TORONTO, May 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Generation Mining Limited (“GenMining” or the “Company”) (TSX:GENM OTCQB:GENMF) is pleased to announce that the Public Hearings conducted by the Joint Review Panel (the “Panel”) on the Environmental Impact Statement (“EIS”) of the Company’s Marathon Palladium-Copper Project (“Project”) have concluded today. The Panel was established because the Project requires environmental assessment approvals from both federal and provincial governments. The Company filed its EIS with the Panel in early 2021 and subsequently responded to written information requests from the Panel. The Panel hearings started on March 14, 2022. The hearing process required the Company to outline and explain the key elements of the Project as outlined in the EIS and answer questions from participants. The process allowed for participation by government agencies, non-government organizations, local and regional communities, and Indigenous groups. For example, the Biigtigong Nishnaabeg First Nation and the Town of Marathon, the two most proximal communities, extensively participated in the Panel hearing process. Drew Anwyll, the Company’s Chief Operating Officer and witness panel Chair in the Panel hearings said, “the Joint Review Panel process is among the highest standard of environmental assessment review in Canada. The Project’s EIS and other evidence were subject to a rigorous review by the Panel and more than 50 participants. We welcomed this review and provided expert evidence that we believe demonstrates that the Project’s time has come. Our EIS concludes that the Project can be executed without significant adverse effects on the environment. The Project will also contribute to the prosperity of the local communities and region. Once in production, the Project will produce critical minerals from a sustainable and geopolitically stable jurisdiction for the benefit of local communities, Ontario and Canada.” The Company would like to thank all individuals and groups who participated in the hearings and would specifically like to acknowledge the two communities closest to the Project: the Town of Marathon, who were strong supporters of the Project, and the Biigtigong Nishnaabeg First Nation community who consistently balanced the potential Project-related benefits for their community and the environmental protection ...