Extract, BC EAO & CEAA, October 13, 2011

Proposed Raven Underground Coal Mine

Synopsis of Comments Received During the Public Comment Period on the Draft Application Information Requirements/Environmental Impact Statement Guidelines

Approximately 3,000 public submissions were received, with many individuals providing multiple submissions. Over 5,000 comments were received, as one submission may contain numerous comments. The concerns most frequently raised included:

Pincock Allen & Holt, June 8, 2011

Click here to download the report (10 mb)

CEAA & BC EAO, May 10, 2011

Public Comment Period

The public has 40 days to submit comments on the draft AIR/EIS Guidelines document, from May 18, 2011 until June 27, 2011. All comments received during the comment period will be considered. Submissions sent by mail must be postmarked no later than June 27, 2011.

Public Meetings

Monday May 30, 2011 2 p.m. to 10 p.m
Florence Filberg Centre, Courtenay

Thursday June 2, 2011 2 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Port Alberni Athletic Hall, Port Alberni

Friday June 3, 2011 2 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Union Bay Community Club, Union Bay

Essential Documents

Draft Application Information Requirements
Part A, Part B

Working Group Issues Tracking Table

Updated Project Description

News release, Compliance Energy, May 9, 2011

COMPLIANCE ENERGY CORPORATION - POSITIVE FEASIBILITY RESULTS RECEIVED FOR THE RAVEN COAL PROJECT

TSX-V TRADING SYMBOL: CEC

VANCOUVER, May 9 /CNW/ - Compliance Energy Corporation ("Compliance" or the "Company) is pleased to announce a positive, NI 43-101 compliant, independent Feasibility Study1 ("Feasibility Study") for the Company's 60% owned Raven Underground Coal Project (the "Project") in the Comox Coal Basin on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Pincock, Allen, and Holt ("PAH"), of Denver, Colorado, a qualified independent mining consulting firm, prepared the Feasibility Study on behalf of Compliance and its joint venture partners. This Feasibility Study updates a Preliminary Feasibility Study, also prepared by PAH, that was filed on SEDAR on October 15, 2010.

CoalWatch News Update, April 29, 2011

On April 21, 2011, the BC Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) and the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) released a document which describes the public comment period for the upcoming draft Application Information Requirements (AIR)/Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Guidelines.

News Release, Compliance Energy Corporation, March 10, 2011

Vancouver - Compliance Energy Corporation (“Compliance” or the “Company”) is pleased to report that it plans to raise $3,500,150 via the following private placements:

Anderson Lake

Minfile No 092F 317
http://minfile.gov.bc.ca/Summary.aspx?minfilno=092F++317
Mines(EMPR) COAL ASS RPT *37, *39, 49, *54
GSC MAP 17-1968; 1386A
GSC OF 463
GSC P 68-50

*37 Geology & Reserves, Anderson Lake Area
Michele Curcio, May 1979
http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/DL/COALReports/037acde.pdf

*39 Geology and Coal Resources of the Anderson East Coal Licences
Stephen L. Gardner, Oct 1983
http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/DL/COALReports/038.pdf

*49 Geology and Coal Resources of the Anderson West Coal Licences
Stephen L. Gardner, Sep 1983
http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/DL/COALReports/039.pdf

*54 Preliminary Coal Report on Anderson Lake, Cumberland, T'sable River
John E. Huges, George Green et al, 1978?
http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/DL/COALReports/054ab.pdf

Bear Deposit (Hamilton Lake Deposit)

Minfile No 092F 313
http://minfile.gov.bc.ca/Summary.aspx?minfilno=092F++313
Mines(EMPR) AR 1874-21-29; 1902-262; 1909-187
Mine(EMPR) COAL ASS RPT *49, *56, 57, 92, 810, *887
GSC MAP 17-1968; 1386A
GSC OF 463
GSC P 68-50

*49 Reports on a Geological Examination of the Cumberland Coalfield
Joseph Daniel, 1920
http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/DL/COALReports/049a.pdf
http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/DL/COALReports/049b.pdf

*56 Washability and Plant Washing Tests on the Hamilton Lake Bulk Sample
Frank J Horvat, Birtley Engineering, Mar 1976
http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/DL/COALReports/056a-e.pdf

57 Geology and Coal Resources of the Hamilton Lake Coal Licences
Stephen L. Gardner, Sep 1984
http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/DL/COALReports/057ab.pdf

92 Not found

810 Map
http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/DL/COALReports/810.pdf

*887 2005 Exploration Work on the Bear Project (Hamilton Lake Area)
Owen Cullingham, Apr 2006
http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/DL/COALReports/887.pdf
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In 2004, Compliance Energy entered into a purchase agreement for what historically had been known as the Hamilton Lake Deposit.

CEAA, January 2011

Click here to download the tracking table

CEAA, November 19, 2010

Participant Funding Program - Aboriginal Funding Envelope
President’s Funding Award Decision Report
Award of Federal Funds for the Combined Phase I and Phase II Funding for the Raven Underground Coal Mine Project

Spencer Anderson, Comox Valley Echo, November 19, 2010

The proposed Raven Underground Coal Mine Project will not be sent to a joint federal/provincial expert review panel, the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency announced on Wednesday.

Major Projects Management Office, November 17, 2010

The Project Agreement describes the project, and the roles of the federal agencies in the federal environmental assessment (EA), the assessment process, and timelines. Timelines for much of the EA are tied to the date of submission of the Environmental Impact Statement (the Application, in the provincial EA), and that is up to the proponent, Compliance Coal Corporation, not the federal or provincial agencies.

Click here to download the project agreement

NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT
of an Environmental Assessment
Raven Underground Coal Mine
 

Letter, Compliance Coal Corp to Steve Samis of CEAA, April 30, 2010

Letter, Compliance Joint Venture to Rachel Shaw at EAO, April 19, 2010

The letter confirms the Compliance intention to ship the coal through Port Alberni.

Source

Rachel Shaw, Project Assessment Mgr, Environmental Assessment Office, March 5, 2010

Section 11 Order for the Raven Underground Coal Project

Posted to the EAO website on February 26, 2010
Download the Addendum here

News release, Compliance Energy Corp, February 9, 2010

Vancouver, B.C., February 09, 2010- Compliance Energy Corporation (“Compliance” or the “Company”) is pleased to provide an update on the Raven Underground Coal Project, which is located on Vancouver Island, B.C.. Good progress has been made on the completion of the feasibility study by Pincock, Allen & Holt, underground coal mining specialists from Colorado, USA, and release of the study is anticipated early in the third quarter of 2010. AMEC Earth and Environmental of Burnaby, BC are continuing with environmental baseline monitoring and continue to make good progress preparing an environmental impact assessment.

Updated January 6, 2012

Compliance Energy and partners are proposing a new coal mine on Vancouver Island. The Raven Underground Coal Project would be located in the Tsable River watershed between Parksville and Courtenay on Vancouver Island.

The mine is projected to produce approximately 30.1 million tonnes (mt) over the ~16 year expected life of the mine. ~13.2 mt will be shipped to markets, and 16.9 mt will remain at the mine site as wastes.

On an annual basis, of the 1.9 million tonnes of raw coal per year, ~0.8 mt will be shipped, and 1.1 mt will remain at the mine site as waste. (See May 2011 Updated Project Description for more info.)

The preferred option for shipping the coal is by truck to Port Alberni. Rail to Port Alberni has some support in Port Alberni, but is not supported by the proponent, and other port options such as Duke Point and Middle Point in Campbell River, appear to have been eliminated.

The project triggers both a provincial and federal environmental review.

An updated project description was filed with the BC Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) in May 2011, and the project is now in Pre-Application status with the EAO. A draft Application Information Requirements (AIR) was posted in 2011 for public comment. In early 2012, a final AIR will be issued by the EAO, and the proponent will disappear for a while, preparing its formal application and environmental impact statement.

When the application is submitted, the project review will move into Application status. This is expected in 2012, but could be months away, or years - projects are extremely variable in this respect. Once the application has been submitted and accepted by the EAO, the environmental assessment must complete within 180 days. One public comment period of 40 days will take place during this time, and will include open houses.

There is no indication that the company will require any zoning or permits from the Comox Regional District. Many authorizations are required from the province - including a mine permit and a lease for surface lands from the Integrated Lands Management Bureau (ILMB) - and from federal agencies (section 7.2 of the pre-application)

Compliance is the majority partner in the Raven Project. Through its wholly owned subsidiary, Compliance Coal Corporation, Compliance holds 60% of the Comox Joint Venture with two partners, Itochu Corporation and LG International, both Asian trading companies each holding 20%.

Project home at the BC Environmental Assessment Office:
http://a100.gov.bc.ca/appsdata/epic/html/deploy/epic_project_home_351.html

Project Description (May 2011)
http://tinyurl.com/89j53xc

Raven Project on the Compliance Energy website
http://www.complianceenergy.com/index.php?id=97

Conceptual Site Plan -as of Nov 2010 (click on the map for the source, Figure 2.6-1, page 36)