We are in the midst of an extensive environmental review of the Eskay Creek Revitalization Project. Since submitting our initial application in August 2024, we continue to work through the mandated phases of B.C.’s environmental assessment process, which must be successfully completed to achieve the critical Environment Assessment Certificate (EAC).
Successful Completion of ‘Adequacy Review’
At the end of April 2025, we submitted our revised application informed by over six months of engagement, feedback and revision. This revision includes thousands of hours of work, and hundreds of people – from Indigenous governments and organizations, to local, provincial and federal governments, and Skeena’s own subject matter experts and Environmental Assessment team. Since then, the application underwent – and successfully passed – an Adequacy Review by both the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office and the Tahltan Central Government.
The Next Phase: ‘Effects Assessment’
Now that the revised EAC Application has been submitted and the Adequacy Review completed, the project has entered the Effects Assessment phase. The Effects Assessment results in the development of a draft Assessment Report and draft Environmental Assessment Certificate (with conditions). These drafts reflect engagement with Indigenous nations, the Technical Advisory Committee and the Community Advisory Committee. Before referral to provincial decision-makers, the public will be able to comment on the draft Assessment Report that describes the potential effects of the project, and the draft EA Certificate and associated legally binding conditions that Skeena must follow for the life of the mine, should a certificate be issued.
The project has also entered the Tahltan Risk Assessment phase where it will be assessed by the Tahltan Central Government in terms of how it aligns with Tahltan Sustainability Requirements, to understand potential effects to Tahltan Way of Being. Engagements with Tahltan members will also occur, led by both Skeena and the Tahltan Central Government.
