Richard Cook

Richard Cook is a Specialist Environmental Scientist based in Knight Piésold’s North Bay office. He is a professional geoscientist with 28 years of experience in environmental and social impact assessments (ESIAs), water quality assessments, mine closure planning, Indigenous knowledge studies, and Indigenous and community consultation. He regularly manages multidisciplinary environmental assessments and permitting/licensing of mining and hydropower projects and is called upon to participate in due diligence project reviews. Recent assignments include the Mary River Project and the Chidliak Project in Nunavut, Canada, Rio Tinto’s Simandou Project in Guinea, and the Farim Phosphate Project in Guinea-Bissau.