Royal Nickel Files Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for Dumont Project
TORONTO, Nov. 28, 2012 /CNW/ – Royal Nickel Corporation (“RNC”) (TSX:
RNX) is pleased to announce that the Environmental and Social Impact
Assessment (“ESIA”) for the Dumont Nickel Project has been filed with
the relevant provincial and federal authorities for review.
The preparation of the ESIA document was led by GENIVAR Inc., a leading
international engineering consulting firm that also played a key role
in the preparation and submission of the Avis de Projet (Project
Notice) in December 2011. Now that the ESIA has been submitted, the
relevant provincial and federal authorities will begin a period of
review and discussion with RNC. RNC anticipates receipt of the
necessary permits for the development of Dumont by early 2014.
“I am very pleased with the progress our project team continues to make
on delivering important milestones and moving the Dumont project
forward,” said Tyler Mitchelson, President and CEO of RNC. “I believe
that RNC’s commitment to proactively involving local communities in a
voluntary public consultation process before the formal permitting
process, and well in advance of development, is the right approach and
will ultimately help to maximize the Dumont project’s potential for all
stakeholders.”
About Royal Nickel Corporation
Royal Nickel Corporation is a mineral resource company focused primarily
on the exploration, evaluation, development and acquisition of base
metal and platinum group metal properties. RNC’s principal asset is the
Dumont Nickel Project strategically located in the established Abitibi
mining camp, 25 kilometres northwest of Amos, Quebec. RNC has a strong
management team and Board with over 100 years of mining experience in
the nickel business at Inco and Falconbridge. RNC’s common shares and
warrants trade on the TSX under the symbols RNX and RNX.WT.
Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains “forward-looking information” including
without limitation statements relating to RNC’s anticipation that the
necessary permits for development will be obtained by 2014.
Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results,
performance or achievements of RNC to be materially different from any
future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the
forward-looking statements. Factors that could affect the outcome
include, among others: third party opposition or government delays in
the permitting process, the actual results of development activities;
project delays; inability to raise the funds necessary to achieve the
milestones or complete development; general business, economic,
competitive, political and social uncertainties; future prices of
metals; availability of alternative nickel sources or substitutes;
actual nickel recovery; conclusions of economic evaluations; changes in
project parameters as plans continue to be refined; accidents, labour
disputes and other risks of the mining industry; political instability,
terrorism, insurrection or war; or in the completion of development or
construction activities. For a more detailed discussion of such risks
and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements,
refer to RNC’s filings with Canadian securities regulators available on
SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Although RNC has attempted to identify important factors that could
cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those
described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors
that cause actions, events or results to differ from those anticipated,
estimated or intended. Forward-looking statements contained herein are
made as of the date of this news release and RNC disclaims any
obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a
result of new information, future events or results or otherwise,
except as required by applicable securities laws.
SOURCE Royal Nickel Corporation
