BY EMAIL RE: APPLICATION FOR SITE-SPECIFIC AIR STANDARD APPROVAL GLENCORE CANADA CORPORATION

The application should also be denied because Glencore did not demonstrate that the proposed elevated levels of SO2 for the Kidd Concentrator Site for 2023-2028 are the “minimum 1 Environmental Registry of Ontario, “Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change ERO number 013-0903”, online at < >. [...] ANALYSIS The Ministry should deny Glencore’s request for a site-specific standard because (1) there are public interest reasons sufficient to deny the request, (2) Glencore did not demonstrate compliance with the provincial standard is not feasible, and (3) the difference between the provincial standard and the requested standard is not the “minimum difference necessary.” 1- There are “public inte. [...] In Glencore’s consultation with the Métis community, the stakeholder made a “suggestion to include in the report health effects of SO2 for the public’s better understanding.” 15 Several other residents raised concerns about air quality and long-term health effects of SO 2 emissions, as documented in the Question and Answer Log.16 At page 68 of the Public Consultation Report, the record shows that. [...] In its Action Plan, Glencore stated that the expected investment of filter press process would be $12 million, which necessitates the approval of the Mine 5 Project for the technology to be implemented.29 On Page 6 of the Action Plan, it stated that “Glencore Kidd Concentrator Site has previously completed several studies to evaluate the replacement of the current Herreschoff multi-hearth dryers w. [...] 3 The requested standard is not the minimum difference necessary between the provincial standard and the requested standard O.