Update March 21th, 2022
March 21th, 2022
The Process Plant Site Concrete Batch Plant laydown is in place while the equipment set up is ongoing. The Concrete Batch Plant will support the concrete needs within the Process Plant Site area.
Planned activities for the week of March 21st include Tree Clearing, continuing to advance the 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 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 will continue. With the completion of the future Site Access Road, 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. Excavation and stripping of the future PPS footprint continues. Forming work continues for the future permanent Effluent Water Treatment Plant. Lean concrete within the future Truck Shop foundation will continue. Excavation work will commence for the M1 Pond west of the PPS. Administration Building modules have begun arriving in preparation for assembly. Temporary Power Line work continues within the future PPS 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 will continue. Tree clearing activities within the Lahtis Road area in preparation for the construction of the TMF continues. Communications Tower mounting of tower communications equipment continues.
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.
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.