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Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, has been selected by First Mining Gold (FMG) to lead the environmental baseline program for FMG¡¯s proposed Duparquet Gold Project in the heart of the Abitibi-T¨¦miscamingue greenstone belt in Duparquet, Quebec.

The firm has assembled a highly qualified team that is experienced in environmental baseline work and federal and provincial environmental assessments for mining projects. BluMetric Environmental Inc. will support Â鶹´«Ã½¡¯s water-related disciplines.

Stantec¡¯s project team consists of a strong local presence, featuring practitioners from the nearby Â鶹´«Ã½ offices in Amos and Val-d¡¯Or in Quebec, as well as colleagues from Montreal, Quebec City, Northern Ontario, and other offices across Canada and the US. Â鶹´«Ã½¡¯s environmental services team will operate in close collaboration with FMG and other consultants as a single, integrated team to fulfil the regulatory requirements necessary to obtain approvals.

¡°Â鶹´«Ã½ is excited to be part of this project and to leverage our Â鶹´«Ã½ in mining projects and environmental services for FMG in their efforts to develop the Duparquet Gold Project,¡± says Fortunato Coppola, an Amos-based mining engineer with Â鶹´«Ã½¡¯s Environmental Services team. ¡°We¡¯ve assembled a strong team of experienced professionals with technical knowledge of the mining industry, long-standing knowledge of the region, and a focus on health and safety to lead these studies.¡±

Stantec brings a wealth of environmental services experience in Quebec in many sectors and for a variety of mining projects across Canada. The firm led the Greenstone Gold Mine¡¯s (GGM) Hardrock Project in Ontario through a joint provincial-federal environmental assessment process, and continues to work with GGM through the ongoing permitting and approvals process. Recently, Â鶹´«Ã½ provided Â鶹´«Ã½ for a historically significant critical minerals mining project in Ontario, as Generation PGM¡¯s Marathon Palladium-Copper Project became the first mine in the province to receive approval through a Joint Review Panel process.

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Sean Fitzgerald
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