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The Kerr-Sulphurets Property falls within the
Cassiar-Iskut-Stikine Land and Resource Management Plans (LRMP). At this stage, there
are no direct Protected or Special Management Areas overlapping the Kerr-Sulphurets
Property. However, as negotiations on recommendations proceed, there may be potential
Land Use conflicts arising from future allocations by the Regional Protected Areas Team
in the vicinity of the Kerr-Sulphurets project. In particular, a Conservation-oriented
Protection Area and large River Corridor Special Management Area are currently being
recommended along the lower two-thirds of the Unuk River. The establishment of this
type of Protected Area, although it does not overlap the Kerr-Sulphurets Property,
could impact the approval process of potential development plans and valley access to
the project.
The KSM Project is situated within the traditional lands of several First Nations. In addition, other groups in the
area may have an interest in the project as it is situated near the headwaters of their traditional river systems. All First
Nations have been active community and development partners in industrial developments within Northern British Columbia.
Reclamation and decommissioning activities associated with previous exploration
activities have been initiated and almost completed on the Kerr-Sulphurets Property.
The main activities include response to periodic inspections by the British Columbia
Ministry of Energy and Mines. Key activities have concentrated on decommissioning
the Kerr Camp, the old Western Canadian Camp, general clean-up of old equipment and
materials, and reclamation of drill access roads and drill sites. The majority of the
tasks have been concluded including the plugging and cementing of water-making drill
hole collars. There are a number of outstanding activities that are still required to
be administered in accordance with recommendations from the Ministry including
additional reclamation on drill access roads and equipment and material clean-up. At
the time of Seabridge's acquisition of the Kerr-Sulphurets Property, the Ministry
estimated $225,000 of additional reclamation work may be required and Seabridge
deposited this amount under a safekeeping agreement with the Ministry for these
obligations. In early 2004, Noranda (now Falconbridge) assumed these reclamation obligations and the
$225,000 deposit was returned to Seabridge.
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