Welcome to the Summit Project website
This website includes information about the mine plan, the Development Permit, the Code of Practice for Pits and Water Act applications, technical reports, and timelines.
The Code of Practice for Pits and Water Act applications are under review by Alberta Environment. To view the applications and supporting reports, visit the Resources page.
About the Project
Mountain Ash Limited Partnership (MALP) is pursuing an aggregate operation, called Summit, along Highway 567 northeast of the Town of Cochrane in Rocky View County (RVC). MALP received approval on its Master Site Development Plan (MSDP) and Development Permit (DP) applications and is now pursuing a Code of Practice for Pits (COP) and Water Act approval. Public engagement for all applications is now closed.
A COP application and approval is required before operations can begin and regulates disturbance, reporting and reclamation activities. For more information about the COP, Water Act, and previous application materials, visit the Resources tab.
For more information about project scope and the development plan,
visit The Project tab.
Timeline




Frequently Asked Questions
This section includes the most common questions asked about the project. Check back often for updated information.
Aggregate includes rock products like gravel, sand, shale and clay. The Summit Pit contains sand and gravel resources.
Aggregates are non-renewable natural resources that play an important part in society. They are used to build roads, public buildings like hospitals and schools, and our homes.
In Rocky View County, Development Permits and approvals need to be obtained for new construction, renovations, and changes to how a building or land is being used. Following the approval of a DP, construction and operations can begin, pending all other approvals are also in place.
Following the approval of land use, an operator must submit a Code of Practice for Pits application. It addresses registration and operational requirements such as activities planned at the site, soil conservation, reclamation, reclamation security and reclamation certification, reporting and record keeping, among others. Operators must also comply with all other requirements defined by the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act and the Water Act and their associated regulations and Codes of Practice, and all other applicable federal and provincial laws.
The Resources tab includes technical reports from all of the applications submitted to date, including the Master Site Development Plan, Development Permit and Code of Practice for Pits applications.