Environmental Stewardship

FPX Nickel began environmental studies for the Baptiste Nickel Project in 2011 to learn more about the project area and inform Project design.

Our approach to implementing robust baseline data collection has been to work with local businesses and First Nation affiliated businesses in a manner that is collaborative and synergistic to ongoing land and water stewardship work. These environmental studies have helped inform our engineering studies to build our understanding of what the Project might look like one day, but there is more we need to learn, and many decisions are still yet to be made. A priority for FPX Nickel is to integrate Indigenous perspectives and knowledge into and guide the environmental baseline programs from the beginning.

Caribou

Caribou

Baseline studies supporting ongoing work including seasonal tracking, movement monitoring, and habitat use over multiple years.
Identification of movement corridors and seasonal use areas to inform mine design and mitigation.
Lichen reclamation trials commenced in 2025, an important food source for caribou.

Outcome:

FPX has developed a conceptual caribou stewardship plan to support the recovery of the Takla caribou herd. This proposes ongoing monitoring, restoration and reclamation activities working together to support ongoing First Nations initiatives.

BC fishing and water stewardship

Fish and Water Stewardship

Ongoing baseline studies for fish and fish habitat over multiple years and seasons studying climate, stream flow, water quality, and groundwater.
Project has been designed to avoid salmon habitat and protect stream flow and water quality downstream through siting project components, reducing new disturbance and promoting water recycling.
Supporting ongoing First Nation and local community fisheries restoration and enhancement efforts focused on salmon and white sturgeon.

Outcome:

FPX has developed a conceptual Fisheries stewardship plan to avoid and protect fish habitat while seeking to support First Nation and local initiatives to restore and enhance fish and fish habitat.

Vegetation, soil and Whitebark Pine

Vegetation and Wildlife

Wildlife and wildlife habitat surveys are ongoing including for wetlands, invasive species, traditional-use plans and rare species.
Development of a whitebark pine stewardship  plan including early collection of seeds to support reclamation and restoration.
Data collected is informing development of construction sequencing and mitigation tailored to the Project and species present.

Outcome:

FPX has developed a conceptual whitebark pine stewardship plan to support this rare keystone species that is susceptible to climate change. This includes collection of seeds, nursery trials and early replanting following proven methods.

BC forest with clean air

Mine Closure

Designing for mine closure, from the beginning, incorporating stewardship priorities e.g., returning nature drainage patterns.
Partnering with the University of Northern British Columbia to inform reclamation techniques.
Including site specific climate change predictions informing reclamation prescriptions including water management.

Outcome:

Development of a closure plan to be applied throughout the mine life to support safe closure and returning land use.

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