Greenland - White Paper for the Social Impact Assessment SIA - TANBREEZ Project - English version - 2020
Country
Year
2020
Summary
TANBREEZ Greenland Mining A/S (TANBREEZ) holds exploration license 2006/04 for exploration of minerals in a delineated area at Kringlerne in South Greenland. TANBREEZ has submitted an application for an exploitation licence to to MLSA (then BMP) for the above-referenced delineated area. The application consisted of a Draft EIA Statement, a Draft SIA Statement and a Feasibility Study. The Draft SIA Statement and the Draft EIA Statement has gone throung a public consultation. During the public consultation numerous questions, statements and comments have, since then, been submitted to the MLSA and EAMRA respectively. As part of the process, public hearing meetings were conducted in Qaqortoq, Alluitsup Paa, Nanortalik and Narsaq. This white paper contains all SIA-related questions and statements from private citizens, NGOs and other institutions, which have been submitted to the the MLSA during the hearing period as well as minutes of the public hearing meetings conducted in South Greenland. The white paper contains answers, comments and statements from TANBREEZ and The as well as specific references to where in the updated SIA Statement these proposed changes are to be found. TANBREEZ and Naalakkersuisut wish to thank all citizens, NGOs and other institutions for having participated actively and enthusiastically in the public hearing process. This will give the project a solid foundation in the Greenlandic society.