Canadian Copper (CSE: CCI) has submitted its environmental impact assessment registration document for the Murray Brook project to the New Brunswick Department of Environment and Local Government, formally opening the permitting review that underpins its plan to restart mining in the Bathurst Mining Camp.
The filing is the first mine EIA registration in New Brunswick since 2013.
The registration document now goes to the provincial government for public review and comment, with Indigenous communities, residents, and other stakeholders invited to weigh in with both the company and the department.
Running alongside that, the department will coordinate a technical review committee made up of specialists from provincial and federal departments. After an initial 30 day review, the committee can request additional information, clarifications, or further studies, with responses and follow-up requests cycling on 30 day intervals until the department issues a decision.
Canadian Copper is planning an open house on July 29 to walk through the registration and the wider project.
“Today’s EIA mine registration, a first in New Brunswick since 2013, officially starts the permitting review process for the Murray Brook and Caribou Complex development strategy,” said chief executive Simon Quick, who added that the objective is to ensure the restart scenario is understood and supported locally.
Terry Richardson, Chief of Pabineau First Nation, said the community sees mining’s return to its traditional territory as an opportunity for economic reconciliation and regional growth.
The permitting step follows a court-approved sale and vesting order received on June 29 for the Caribou Complex transaction, which clears the way for title transfer of the Caribou process plant. Canadian Copper expects its owner’s team and contractors to be in place at the facility by July 27.
A feasibility study covering the combined Murray Brook deposit and Caribou plant, led by DRA Americas, is scheduled for December 2026.
Canadian Copper last traded at $0.59 on the CSE.
