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West High Yield Announces B.C. Ministry of Mines Accepts Record Ridge Industrial Mineral Mine Permit Submission and Provides Terms of Reference for Final Technical Review
Calgary, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - May 5, 2023) - West High Yield (W.H.Y.) Resources Ltd. (TSXV:...
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[{"type":"text","content":"West High Yield Announces B.C. Ministry of Mines Accepts Record Ridge Industrial Mineral Mine Permit Submission and Provides Terms of Reference for Final Technical ReviewCalgary, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - May 5, 2023) - West High Yield (W.H.Y.) Resources Ltd. (TSXV: WHY) (\"West High Yield\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to provide an update on the next milestone achieved for obtaining its industrial mining permit (the \"Permit\") for the Record Ridge Industrial Mineral Mine (\"RRIMM\" or the \"Project\") magnesium deposit located 10 kilometers southwest of Rossland, British Columbia.RRIM Permit - Final Technical Review On May 3, 2023, the British Columbia Ministry of Mines (the \"Ministry\"), having completed the screening process of the Company's initial RRIMM Permit application of February 14, 2019 (inclusive of the Company's amended Permit application of February 15, 2022), accepted the Company's screened Permit submissions and issued the \"Terms of Reference and Work Plan\" (the \"TOR and Proposed Workplan\") required for the Company to proceed into the final review for the Permit. The TOR and Proposed Workplan timeline indicates a starting date on May 24, 2023. A final recommendations report will be submitted by the committee to the statutory decision-makers for a potential final Permit decision as early as August 24, 2023.The following is a process-related excerpt from the Ministry's TOR and Proposed Workplan: The Mines Act [Mines Code s. 10.3.2] states the committee must provide advice to the Chief Permitting Officer within 60 days of application acceptance for the Mines Act permit Review. Although there are no statutory timelines for applications for other authorizations, a collaborative effort is being made by committee members and the proponent to complete the review within a reasonable timeframe (ideally 60 days). If further time is required, a request to the Chief Permitting Officer through the MDRC chair can be made for their consideration.As previously disclosed in the Company's news release dated March 31, 2023, the Company submitted all material information, mine site engineering designs, and corresponding reports requested by the Ministry in response to its questions and comments of July 2022, stemming from its amended Permit application for the Project. While adhering to the established multi-step permit pro...