Update March 14th, 2022
March 14th, 2022
A look Inside the hoarding for the concrete work at the future permanent Effluent Water Treatment Plant. Hoarding is a wood enclosure that encloses the concrete forms and is used to insulate the forms for the first concrete pours. This structure will be heated and maintained while the concrete is poured and cured. It is essential that the ground be thawed to ensure a good foundation. Winter concrete is much more difficult and expensive, so the Project is very selective as to what foundations are prioritized for winter work.
Planned activities for the week of March 14th include Tree Clearing, continuing to advance the Earthworks within the Kenogamisis and S4 Aggregate Pits and the Tailings Management Facility Quarry, 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 Barton Bay Trail area due to work activities being undertaken for the construction of the MacLeod High Tailings (MHT) seepage collection system have been installed for everyone’s safety as this work continues. 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 Process Plant Site (PPS) area and the future Site Access Road. The future Reagent Building installation of shelving remains paused while the utility hook-ups are underway. Excavation and stripping of the future PPS footprint will continue. As hauling of material within the Site Access Road nears completion, the installation of culverts and capping work also nears completion. Forming work is ongoing for the future permanent Effluent Water Treatment Plant. Lean concrete within the future Truck Shop foundation is underway. Excavation work will commence for the M1 Pond west of the PPS. On-going hauling of material from the S4 Aggregate Pit to the future Tailings Management Facility (TMF) area will continue. Construction of sedimentation ponds for water management and excavation and backfilling work for construction of the Goldfield Creek Diversion dyke and channel continues. Tree clearing activities within the Lahtis Road area in preparation for the construction of the TMF will continue. Communications Tower mounting of tower communications equipment will continue. Drilling and blasting within the future Highway 11 Realignment will continue from west to east, as excavation work and placement of materials will continue towards Michael Power Boulevard. With the Michael Power Boulevard Crossing in use, motorists are cautioned to obey the 60 km/h maximum speed limit and to proceed with caution. Drilling and blasting within the future MTO Patrol Yard is complete. Temporary Power Line work will continue within the future PPS area.
The Tree Clearing, Earthworks within the Kenogamisis Pit, S4 Aggregate Pits and the TMF Quarry, the installation of power lines, the drill and blast program and road construction involve 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 wish to caution the general public to limit non-essential traffic within the Hardrock Road and the Temporary Effluent Water Treatment area and to follow and obey posted signs across the Project area.
The safety of our employees, contractors and the general public is paramount as we construct the Greenstone Mine.