Anglesey Mining PLC (AIM:AYM) said its scoping report for the Parys Mountain mine Environmental Impact Assessment has been broadly accepted by the local council.
The North Wales Minerals and Waste Planning Service, on behalf of Anglesey County Council. provided detailed feedback and commentary on each chapter of the submission, said Anglesey.
There was wide acceptance of the scope of the overall methodology, how the company has characterised potential impacts and how to mitigate these.
In three areas there was not a broad agreement: ground and surface water, cultural heritage and traffic and transportation and further work is recommended on these.
In each of these areas, the Planning Service has directed the company towards experts, historically completed studies and other literature.
Anglesey added that the plan will not directly impact any statutorily designated cultural sites, but does lie within an area of Outstanding Historic Interest.
In line with the feedback received from the Council, Anglesey said it will enhance the scope of its work to ensure that it can be demonstrated that the impact will be overwhelmingly positive, that the historic character of the landscape is sustained, and that the changes resulting from enacting the contemplated planning application are well-informed.
On ground and surface water, the company expects that the re-commencement of mining and processing operations will have a net positive impact based on feedback previously provided to the company.
Rob Marsden, Anglesey Mining chief executive, added: “I’m absolutely delighted that the proposed mitigations to potential environmental impacts, put forward by the company, have been approved by Cyngor Sir Ynys Môn/Anglesey County Council.
“There are three areas where reasonable requests for enhancements to the scope have been requested and Anglesey Mining is happy to comply with those requests so that a more informed planning decision can be made.
“The permitting objective of Anglesey Mining remains unchanged, that is to make a planning application, that when enacted, will be seen to provide economic returns to investors, job opportunities, mitigation of the impacts to the environment and enhanced respect for, and appreciation of, the mining heritage of Parys Mountain, thus earning us a social licence to operate.”