August 14, 2019 Victor Koyanagi, P. Geo. Regional Director/Inspector of Mines Health, Safety and Authorizations, Regional Operations North Central/Northeast Region BC Ministry of Energy, Mines, and Petroleum Resources Via Email: email: Victor.koyanagi@gov.bc.ca Dear Mr. Koyanagi, Re: Your file 0900011-202001 Deasan Holdings Sandy Beech Geotechnical Assessment At the August 13, 2019 meeting of the Peace River Regional District Board of Directors, the Regional Board reviewed your July 14, 2020 email referral of the Geotechnical Assessment provided by Deasan Holdings and Sandy Beech, in support of their application to recommence mining operations at the Deasan Holdings mine site near Fort St. John in Area C of the Peace River Regional District (PRRD). The Board provides the following comment:
“The Peace River Regional District Board opposes the approval of Deasan Holdings Ltd. application to recommence mining activities at the Deasan Holdings mine site located at 9904-240 Road, Area C, Peace River Regional District due to insufficient information being made available; specifically, the Peace River Regional District (PRRD) has not been provided a copy of any reports done by the Ministry of Energy, Mines, and Petroleum Resources regarding the cause of the 2018 landslide in the area nor has it received a final report from geotechnical engineers working on behalf of the PRRD to complete a steep slope hazard assessment and Buffioux Creek hazard assessment; further, the PRRD asks that the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources ensure that all due diligence has been undertaken to ensure the safety of the public prior to considering approval of the application to recommence mining at this location.” Should you have any questions please contact our office at 250 784-3200. Yours truly, Tyra Henderson Tyra Henderson, PRRD Corporate Officer On behalf of the Peace River Regional District, Chair and Board
c: MMD-PrinceGeorge@gov.bc.ca
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