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Status: COMPLETED SCREENING

  • NIRB File No:

    20QN016

  • Application No.:

    125538

  • Project Type:

    Pits and Quarries

  • Project Name:

    Rankin Inlet sand pit

Completed Screening

Applicant
  • Government of Nunavut
  • Randy Mercer
  • P.O. Box 490
  • Rankin Inlet, Nunavut X0C 0G0 Canada
  • rmercer@gov.nu.ca
Primary Contact

Rankin Inlet sand pit is a site currently being used by the Hamlet of Rankin Inlet and members of the public to extract sand and other fine materials to meet the construction demands of the community. The use of the aggregate will vary widely. The Hamlet will use it for municipal purposes such as road construction and maintenance. The public will use it for private purposes. The site will be used in the summer months (June-September) of each year until all the aggregate is extracted. The frequency of use will depend on the construction projects in Rankin Inlet and the need for sand and other fine materials for that year. The quarry is located 7.3 kilometers north of the community of Rankin Inlet and 222 metres south of the Iqalugaarjuup Nunanga Territorial Park.This site is already being used for quarrying purposes. The exact date of its first use is not known but it is estimated to have occurred in the early 1990’s. The total volume of quarry material that was taken from the site is not known.All the aggregate within the quarry is loose sand; extraction will be done by CAT track excavators and wheel loaders. Dump trucks of varying make and models will be used to haul aggregate to and from the quarry site. No blasting of rock outcrops is planned. There is an estimated volume of 300,000 cubic metres of material left in the quarry.There is an existing road that connects the community to the territorial park that passes by the Rankin Inlet sand pit. This road will be used to access the site. It is used frequently by both the Hamlet, community residents, and contractors.The quarry is located on untitled municipal land which is administered by the department of Community and Government Services (CGS). Once approval for this the site is obtained, CGS will go into a quarry administration agreement (QAA) with the Hamlet which allow the Hamlet to issue quarry permits instead of CGS. The Hamlet will stockpile the aggregate and then members of the public will obtain quarry permits from the Hamlet. The fees from these quarry permits will be stored in a Hamlet financial account which will be used to maintain the road to the quarry site, cover administrative costs, and to remediate the quarry.After the quarry is depleted, the Hamlet will smooth out the edges of the site to ensure no steep inclines are present. Vegetation that was present prior to the use of the site will grow back over time.Due to its proximity to the community of Rankin Inlet, its estimated volume, and the existing road that reaches the site, makes the sand pit a desirable site for the extraction of quarry material.

Assessment Phase / Activity
  • Application screening completed 2020-08-19
  • NOI Issued 2020-08-19
  • SDR Issued 2020-08-19
  • Board voting 2020-08-19
  • Board voting 2020-08-13
  • Extention to Screening Deadline requested 2020-08-05
  • Received Comment submissions from Parties: Notice re comments received 2020-08-04
  • Commenting period 2020-08-04
  • Commenting in progress 2020-07-27
  • Sent Notification to Parties 2020-07-16
  • Commenting period 2020-07-29
  • Application screening started 2020-06-30
Region
  • Kivalliq
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