Review of the Legacy Project

In Saskatchewan, to proceed with a development project, the Minister of Environment must approve of the project. Therefore, according to The Environmental Assessment Act, the Proponent, i.e., the project’s developer, must conduct an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), and the potential impacts must be organized in a document called Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The EIS is submitted to the Environmental Assessment Branch (EAB) and a technical review is conducted, ensuring that the Proponent is aware of all potential impact the project might cause and the adequate ways to eliminate or mitigate them. Following this analysis, the EIS undergoes a public review and then the Minister decides if the project will be approved to be developed, and under what conditions, or if it will be refused.
This particular case study is regarding the Potash One’s Legacy project, which must follow several legislations for potash mines, in addition to The Environmental Assessment Act. Potash One evaluated the possible impact of the proposed Legacy mine considering social, cultural, economic and biophysical impacts, and also the mitigation measures. The technical review found that the company has addressed most of the issues; even though the reviewers had some comments and other issues to add to it.
This paper will begin by reviewing the project and its EIS, the Legacy Project refers to a new potash mine, located in south-central Saskatchewan and will support mining techniques to produce potash. The construction phase will take around 36 months, the potash production has a durability of around 40 years, but the project has potential to continue for more 60 years after the end of the potash, which means that the project is overestimated to the production forecast. (ta estranho essa frase, nao entendemos o que quer dizer) The world demand of potash is growing and this project has the objective to help meet this demand. An Environmental Impact Statement was made by Potash One