080121-08MN006-Sabina Hackett River Project Proposal ... - NIRB

Identification of Potential EnvironmentalEffects and Proposed Mitigation• minimize the use of ship horns during wildlife sensitive periods;• develop a chemical spill emergency response plan;• develop a management plan that minimizes potential effects to marine wildlife; and• develop a shipping wildlife monitoring program to help alert the ship master to thepresence of marine mammals for ship steerage or decreasing ship speeds.7.3.4 Socio-Economic and Cultural Environment7.3.4.1 ArchaeologyPotential EffectsPotential project-related impacts to archaeological and culturally significant sites include:• Destruction and/or loss of recorded and unrecorded archaeological or culturallysignificant sites as a result of mine development and associated activities.• The increase of human population moving about the Project and surrounding areas andthe improved access to the region could increase the risk of archaeological material beingdamaged or removed from recorded and unrecorded sites.Activities typically associated with project development have the potential to negatively impactarchaeological sites. Such activities include the disturbance, excavation, movement or removalof soils during road construction, land clearing, blasting, tailings storage, etc. Negative impactsresulting in the destruction and/or loss of archaeological sites which could occur as a result ofdevelopment activities include the loss of scientific information which could enhance ourunderstanding of heritage resources in the region and the loss of resources which could enhancepublic awareness, interest, understanding and appreciation of Nunavut’s prehistoric or historicpast.The increase of human population and movement on foot or by vehicle within the Project andsurrounding areas and the improved access to the region could greatly increase the risk thatarchaeological material could be damaged or removed from sites causing loss of criticalcontextual information. Archaeological sites are protected by the Nunavut Act – NunavutArchaeological and Paleontological Sites Regulations and as such, individuals searching forarchaeological sites, damaging or removing archaeological material from recorded or unrecordedsites are in violation of the Act, which protects any archaeological material that is more than 50years old.Proposed MitigationProposed mitigation measures to address the aforementioned potential project-related effectsinclude:• Avoidance of recorded archaeological sites through changes in the Project design;January 2008 Hackett River Project – Project Proposal Sabina Silver CorporationReport Version B.1 7–33 Rescan Environmental Services Ltd. (Proj. #833-2)