Energy, Mines, and Resources
Minerals
Major Mine Licensing - Minto
Located 240 km northwest of Whitehorse, the Minto mine is the first hard rock mine to operate within the Yukon since Brewery Creek.
Sherwood Copper started producing concentrate in July of this year and declared commercial production this October 1st.
An amendment to the company’s Quartz Mining License has been approved which allows Sherwood to increase production to 2,500 tonnes of ore per day.
The first truckloads of concentrates were delivered on July 16, 2007 to the Port of Skagway Ore Terminal and regular shipments have been underway since that date.
Ongoing exploration adjacent to the main ore body (Area 2) has produced very promising results and may extend the life of the mine well past its projected 7-year life span.
Yukon Energy’s construction of a hydro transmission line from Carmacks to Pelly Crossing, with a spur line to the Minto mine, will allow the Minto mine and the community of Pelly Crossing to switch from diesel to hydroelectricity, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by up to 24,100 tonnes per year.
*Water Licenses (Type A and Type B) for this project are available online.
Licenses, Authorizations or Approvals
Amendment to Increase Milling and Mining Rates, July 24 2008 
247 KB - Approval of Geotechnical Design Proposed Reclamation Overburden Dump 608 KB
- Temporary Approval for Reclamation Overburden Dump 194 KB
- Variance to QML-0001 Minto Mine Dump 757 KB
- Approval of Detailed Decommissioning and Reclamation Plan 1.2 MB
- Minto Quartz License 266 KB
- Minto Quartz License Amendment QML 0001 1 MB
- Approval of Geotechnical Evaluation Proposed Main Waste Dump and Geotechnical Design for Ice-Rich Overburden Dump Plans 158 KB
- Amendment to Milling and Mine Rate 42 KB
- Approval of Amended Tailings Management Plan 92 KB
- 2008 Annual Water Licence & Quartz Mining Licence Report 3.1 MB
- 2008 Annual Water Licence & Quartz Mining Licence Appendix A and B 2.7 MB
- 2008 Annual Water Licence & Quartz Mining Licence Appendix C 4.0 MB
- 2008 Annual Water Licence & Quartz Mining Licence Appendix D 2.0 MB
- 2008 Annual Water Licence & Quartz Mining Licence Appendix E 17.8 MB
- Geotechnical Design Proposed Reclamation Overburden Dump Minto Mine, Yukon 10 MB
- Proposed Reclamation Overburden Dump December 13, 2007 3.5 MB
- Operation, Maintenance & Surveillance Manual Dry Stack Tailings Storage Facility Revision 2007-1 4.2 MB
- Construction Operation Plan and CQA Manual Ice-Rich Overburden Dump 573 KB
- Ice-Rich Overburden Dump Containment Berm Inspection Report 1.09 MB
- 2007 Annual Water License and Quartz Mining License Report 10.6 MB
- Detailed Decommissioning and Reclamation Plan 11 MB
- ABA Test Program 128 KB
- Construction Quality Assurance Manual 1.7 MB
- Geotechnical Design Ice-Rich Overburden Dump 6.5 MB
- Geotechnical Evaluation Proposed Main Waste Dump 2.4 MB
- Spill Contingency Plan 4.5 MB
- Tailings Management Plan 6.5 MB
- Tailings Management Plan - Additional Information 1.2 MB
- Financial Security Requirement 102 KB
- Requirement to Post Security 129 KB
- Liability Cost Estimates Report 46 KB
- Closure Costing Year Zero
263 KB