Talk
Community Engagement and Education

ESG & CSR performance of the Cheetah’s Nechalacho Rare Earth Mine during its first year of construction and operation

Online pre-recorded

Author(s)

D.M. Connelly (Presenting)
Cheetah Resources Corp. and Vital Metals Limited

Since the Geoscience Forum in 2020, Cheetah Resources Corp. has developed a northern workforce and northern supply chain, built, commissioned and operated Canada’s first rare earth mine in the NWT, and with Marine Transportation  Services, pioneered a new southbound marine and land route for mineral exports through Hay River.

A primary goal was to demonstrate that Cheetah could meet or exceed the average Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) performance measures for the Industry in the NWT,  even though the capital cost and employment levels fell below the levels that would trigger Benefit Agreements.

Cheetah will report on its Key ESG/CSR Performance Indicators including, Indigenous and northern employment, procurement and training, health and safety, the environment, and COVID results.

The presentation will address the methodology, approaches and technology used to achieve these results, including novel approaches to the traditional mining business model, recruitment and retention, and new applications of proven technologies to metal mining that significantly reduced environmental impacts on the water, land, and air.