Update April 25th, 2022
April 25th, 2022
Construction of the future Ministry of Transportation Patrol Yard is underway with the entrance nearing completion. Excavation and preparation for building footings will begin.
Planned activities for the week of April 25thinclude on-going Earthworks within the Tailings Management Facility, stripping and excavating in preparation for foundation work, ongoing work within the Highway 11 Realignment and MTO Patrol Yard, drilling and blasting within the Process Plant Site area and the Highway 11 Realignment and the installation of power lines and road construction.
What's coming next:
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 and the MacLeod High Tailings (MHT) seepage collection system 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 continues with loading and hauling of pit run material to the future Plant Site area. Excavation and backfilling of the future Plant Site footprint is well advanced. Concrete installation is on-going within the future permanent Effluent Water Treatment Plant, Truck Shop, Process Plant (west and east ends) and the Power Plant. Structural steel for the Truck Shop has started to arrive. First floor complexing of the Administration Building continues, and second floor module placement has started. M1 Pond excavation is nearing completion. Temporary Power Line work continues within the future Plant Site area.
On-going hauling of material from the S4 Aggregate Pit to the future Tailings Management Facility (TMF) area continues. Construction of sedimentation ponds for water management and excavation and backfilling work for construction of the Goldfield Creek Diversion dyke and channel continues.
Drilling and blasting within the future Highway 11 Realignment (west side) will continue. Excavation work and placement of materials continues east of Michael Power Boulevard. With the Michael Power Boulevard Crossing in use, motorists are asked to obey the flag person (when they are present) and the 60 km/h maximum speed limit and to proceed with caution.
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 ask 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.