Update July 25th, 2022

Greenstone Mine will be conducting scheduled blasts within the Project Area and within the Highway 11 Realignment Area. Blasting will occur on a regular basis during the construction and operations phases of the Project. Blasting Notices are posted on the website homepage.

‘No Trespassing’ signs within the former Barton Bay Trail area due to work activities being undertaken for the construction of the Highway 11 Realignment have been installed for everyone’s safety as this work continues. With the MHT pump well building in place, pumping of historical tailings water to the Temporary Effluent Water Treatment Plant is underway. Earthworks in the Kenogamisis Pit, located North of Highway 11 behind Between Bridges Inn, will continue with loading and hauling of pit run material to the future Plant Site area as needed. Concrete installation is on-going within the future Process Plant east end, while west end steel erection continues. Concrete and steel work are ongoing at the Crusher. Power Plant cladding and interior concrete continue. Structural steel erection for the Truck Shop continues and cladding work will commence. Interior work for the Effluent Water Treatment Plant continues. Power line work continues in the Plant Site and TMF areas.

Ongoing hauling of material from the S4 Aggregate Pit to the Goldfield Creek Dam. Construction of the sand blanket and various water retention ponds and ditches within the TMF is ongoing.

Drilling, blasting and crushing within the future Highway 11 Realignment footprint (west side) will continue. Placement of materials continues east of Michael Power Boulevard. With the Michael Power Boulevard Crossing in use, motorists are asked to obey the 60 km/h maximum speed limit and to proceed with caution.  

Work will continue on the Highway 11 widening near the Main Access Road and future MTO Patrol Yard. Work for this phase nears completion with lane reductions occasionally in place. Traffic management protocols will be in place according to Ontario Ministry of Transport requirements. Please obey the signals of all flagpersons.

Work within the future MTO Patrol Yard continues with completion of the structural steel erection of the Garage Office and start of cladding and interior work.

Mine mobile equipment components continue to arrive. Assembly of the first two mine haul trucks is complete and work has commenced on the third and fourth. 

Construction in and around Greenstone Mine involves the use of heavy equipment such as zoom booms, cranes, drills, excavators, skidders, wood chippers, bulldozers, tri-axle haul trucks, articulated trucks and loaders. For health and safety reasons, we caution the general public to follow and obey all posted signs across the Project area.

The safety of our employees, contractors and the general public is paramount as we construct the Greenstone Mine.