Feds shut down assessment ask for Ring of Fire mine – Canada’s National Observer
February 27, 2026
Wyloo’s proposed underground copper, nickel and platinum mine in the Ring of Fire will not be subject to a federal impact assessment, despite the unified calls of more than half a dozen First Nations.
The Perth-based company wants to build the Eagle’s Nest mine about 540 kilometres north of Thunder Bay, Ont. in the mineral- and carbon-rich Ring of Fire region. Premier Doug Ford paved the way last spring with the passage of the controversial Bill 5 and removed the requirement for a provincial environmental assessment of the mine.
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