Shore Gold Receives Positive Environmental Decision for Star-Orion Project

Shore Gold Inc. (TSX:SGF) announced that the Canadian Environment Assessment Agency has made an environmental assessment decision for the company’s Saskatchewan-based Star-Orion South diamond project.

The agency said the project “is not likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects when the mitigation measures described in the Comprehensive Study Report are taken into account.”

George H. Read, senior vice president of exploration and development at Shore, said:

This Federal decision marks a major positive milestone in the development of a world-class diamond mine in Saskatchewan. This milestone is the result of significant work and effort by our technical team and consultants and represents our commitment to our stakeholders and the community surrounding the Project.

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