Ivanhoe’s Kipushi zinc mine in the DRC officially reopens
The restart marked exactly a century since the mine first went into production.
Kinder Morgan Canada’s proposed pipeline expansion project has taken another step through regulatory hoops.
Trans Mountain Pipeline, the entity that would build the pipeline, submitted a project description yesterday to the National Energy Board (NEB), Canada’s independent industry regulator. The document outlines how the pipeline would be operated, consultation programs and the environmental and social impact. The project description does not include the route that the pipeline would take.
Trans Mountain is proposing to:
On May 17, the fees that Kinder Morgan plans to charge for transporting oil through the proposed expanded pipeline were approved by the NEB.
The expansion has been opposed by First Nations, environmental groups and the opposition BC NDP, who fear the project will significantly increase oil tanker traffic in Burrard Inlet and the risk of an oil spill.
By Jen St. Denis
