Royal Nickel Corporation announced that the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for the Dumont Nickel Project has been filed with the relevant provincial and federal authorities for review.

The preparation of the ESIA document was led by GENIVAR Inc a leading international engineering consulting firm that also played a key role in the preparation and submission of the Avis de Projet (Project Notice) in December 2011. Now that the ESIA has been submitted, the relevant provincial and federal authorities will begin a period of review and discussion with RNC. RNC anticipates receipt of the necessary permits for the development of Dumont by early 2014.

Mr Tyler Mitchelson president and CEO of RNC said that "I am very pleased with the progress our project team continues to make on delivering important milestones and moving the Dumont project forward. I believe that RNC's commitment to proactively involving local communities in a voluntary public consultation process before the formal permitting process, and well in advance of development, is the right approach and will ultimately help to maximize the Dumont project's potential for all stakeholders."

Source - www.sacbee.com