Kaska chief says his nation 'can't support' proposed mine after consultation | APTN News

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in January Yukon Supreme Court ruled the
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Territorial and federal governments
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mostly upheld their duty to consult with
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the cas conation when allowing BMC
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minerals proposed kakaya mining project
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to proceed to the next stage in the
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approval process but in February the
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court ordered the governments to have a
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consultation meeting with the casa and
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reissue a decision on whether or not the
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mine should proceed that meeting has
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happened and the governments have
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released a revised decision the new
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decision guarantees a water treatment
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plant and more input on managing an
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access road it also proposes a project
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agreement between the governments and
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the casa the agreement would provide
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Direction on how all parties could work
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together through the life of the project
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but Chief Dylan lbla of the Ross River
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Den Council says no revisions or
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modifications in the decision document
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can change one simple fact the project
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is just simply in the wrong place
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and we feel
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that a mine of that size and magnitude
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in a
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core Caribou Refuge shouldn't be
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shouldn't be U designed and
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built at this
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time back in February the casan nation
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appealed the territory Supreme Court's
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original decision that the crown upheld
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its duty to consult with the casa on the
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mine among other things Chief loas says
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the Casco will continue with their
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appeal the proposed min's owners say
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they're confident they can meet all of
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the requirements of the revised decision
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document and they'll continue to engage
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with the casa Sarah Connor's APN
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