One of the minor environmental concerns I previously mentioned was that Schaft Creek could be in violation of the old Navigable Waters Protection Act. From the 2008 PFS:

"Copper Fox is currently in discussions with Transport Canada regarding the permitting of the tailings storage facility (TSF) in the Skeeter Lake watershed. Skeeter Lake is potentially a navigable lake. Thus, depositing tailings and waste rock into Skeeter Lake and portions of Skeeter Creek requires an exemption to sections 22 and 23 of the Navigable Waters
Protection Act (NWPA) through an Order-in-Council."

It looks like the Harper government is modifying this Act:

Navigable Waters Act at committee one last time

"The Ottawa is one 62 rivers, 97 lakes and three oceans that will be protected under the new act. The old act protected every body of water you could float a canoe in and required ministerial approval to be sought for any structure that went over, under or through a waterway."

I wonder if the timeline of our Environmental Assessment Application has been aligned to match the approval of these new rules?