BlueJay Mining PLC’s (LON:JAY) environmental application (EIA) for the Dundas minerals sands development in Greenland has been confirmed as compliant with the country’s guidelines and can move forward to the public consultation stage.
The EIA, combined with the Social Impact Assessment (SIA), will enable BlueJay to move into the fixed period public consultation and subsequent preparation of the White Book required for final ministerial approval for an exploitation licence.
Morten Christensen, Senior Project Manager from environmental consultant Orbicon|WSP said: "No major impacts have been identified by these environmental studies.
"The Dundas Ilmenite Project has been developed to the highest international standards in respect of the Arctic environment in North-West Greenland.
"This environmentally low-impact project can contribute to the sustainable development of Greenland's economy without any long-term footprint on the unique nature of the area."
BlueJay chief executive Roderick McIllree said he expects the confirmation for the SIA to come through ‘in the coming weeks’.
"We are confident that shortly both the EIA and SIA will be released for public consultation and both will demonstrate a high-quality and thorough assessment of the Dundas development.“