Seabridge Gold Files for Environmental Assessment and Environmental Impact Statement for KSM

Seabridge Gold (TSX:SEA, NYSE:SA) announced that they have filed an application for an Environmental Assessment certificate and its federal Environmental Impact Statement for its KSM gold-copper-silver project.

As quoted in the press release:

The filing process will be completed when Seabridge delivers printed copies of the 25,000 page document which are now being prepared. The Application/EIS submission addresses the initial requirements of the joint harmonized environmental assessment process as outlined by the British Columbia Environmental Assessment Act and the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (1992).

Seabridge Chairman and CEO, Rudi Fronk , said:

The Application/EIS document represents nearly five years of effort and approximately $146 million in expenditures to design an environmentally sound and economically rewarding project. We are very proud of the work by our personnel and our first class team of consultants. We are confident that our Application/EIS materials demonstrate that the KSM project, as designed, is environmentally responsible as well as technically and economically feasible.

To view the whole press release, click here.