Stratabound Minerals Corp - conviction information for 2015-09-17
| Corporation name: | Stratabound Minerals Corp |
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| Address: | 100 King street West, Suite 5700 |
| City: | Toronto |
| Province/territory: | Ontario |
| Postal code: | M5X 1C7 |
| Country: | Canada |
| Sector or industry: | 212 - Mining and quarrying (except oil and gas) |
| Location of offense: | CNE Mine Site , Bathurst, New Brunswick |
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| Case summary: | Stratabound Minerals Corp (“Stratabound”) is a Canadian registered base metal company that was actively exploring and developing base metal properties, such as lead, zinc, copper, cobalt, and gold at the CNE Mine Lease near Bathurst, New Brunswick. The mine is subject to the Metal Mining Effluent Regulations. On March 22nd, March 26th, and on May 24th, 2013, Stratabound discharged mine effluent into a marsh adjacent to the Portage River. The mine effluent exceeded the authorized concentration limits set out in the Regulations and was found to be acutely lethal to fish. In addition, the company failed to report the discharges to an Environment Canada inspector in a timely manner. |
| Charges: |
Stratabound Minerals Corp between the 22nd day of March 2013 and the 24th day of May 2013, at or near the CNE Mine site lease site, in Gloucester County, in the Province of New Brunswick, unlawfully deposited or permitted the deposit of a deleterious substance, namely mine effluent in water frequented by fish, or in any place under conditions where the deleterious substance may enter such water, contrary to s.36(3) of the Fisheries Act, R.S.C 1985, c. F-14, thereby committing an offence contrary to s.40(2) of the Fisheries Act R.S.C 1985, c. F-14. Stratabound Minerals Corp did on or between the 5th day of April 2013 and the 18th day of April 2013 at or near the CNE Mine Lease site, located in Gloucester County, in the Province of New Brunswick fail to notify and inspector without delay of a deposit of an acutely lethal effluent contrary to s.24(1)(c) of the Metal Minning Effluent Regulations, thereby committing an offence contrary to s.78 of the Fisheries Act R.S.C 1985, c. F-14. |
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| Result: | Guilty Plea |
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| Date of conviction: | 2015-09-17 |
| Court level: | Provincial and Territorial Court |
| Nature of offense(s): |
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| Additional details about the nature of the offense: |
Not available |
| Act | Regulations | Section(s) |
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| Pollution Prevention provisions (subsection 36(3)) of the Fisheries Act | Metal Mining Effluent Regulations | 36(3), 24(1)(c) |
| Date of sentencing: |
2015-10-14 |
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| Location of sentencing: | Bathurst |
| Sentence(s): |
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| Amount of fine(s): | $75,000 |
| Sentencing details: |
For the offence of failing to notify an inspector without delay of a deposit of an acutely lethal effluent as required under section 24(10(c) of the Metal Mining Effluent Regulations, an offence under section 78 of the Fisheries Act, the fine was $5,000. For the offence of depositing deleterious substances on three occasions, an offence under section 40(2) of the Fisheries Act, the fine was $20,000. Added to this fine, under section 79.2(f) of the Act, in order to promote the proper management and control of fisheries or fish habitat, or to the conservation and protection of fish or fish habitat, Stratabound Mineral Corp was ordered to pay an additional sum of $50,000 to the Government of Canada’s Environmental Damages Fund.
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