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Strateco resumes legal action against Quebec Environment Minister

29th October 2013

By: Henry Lazenby

Creamer Media Deputy Editor: North America

  

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TORONTO (miningweekly.com) – Uranium hopeful Strateco Resources on Tuesday announced that it would restart its legal proceedings against Quebec's Sustainable Development, Environment, Wildlife and Parks Minister Yves Francois Blanchet, after agreeing on August 15 to suspend the proceedings.

Strateco had agreed to stay the legal proceedings at the Minister's request for a 30-day period after it had filed its ‘Strateco’s observations on the granting of the certificate of authorisation for the Matoush underground exploration programme’ report.

Despite filing its observations on September 20, and the agreed stay period expiring, the Minister had still not rendered a decision on whether or not he would grant the certificate of authorisation sought by Strateco to continue with underground exploration work at its flagship Matoush project, in Quebec’s Otish mountains.

“Strateco is, therefore, picking up where it left off with its legal action against the Minister. The action will first aim to challenge the Minister's motion of July 15, to dismiss the mandamus proceedings.

“Strateco will then continue with its action to obtain an order for the issuance of the certificate of authorisation for the Matoush project, as mentioned in its amended petition for mandamus."

Strateco has been awaiting a decision from the Minister for more than two years, since August 2, 2011.

The firm said this period was characterised by 85 layoffs and substantial uncertainty surrounding the $125-million that Strateco had already injected into Quebec.

Edited by Creamer Media Reporter

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