Update May 2nd, 2022
May 2nd, 2022
Construction of project components located within the Plant Site area and ancillary infrastructure such as the Highway 11 Relocation are moving along well.
Planned activities for the week of May 2nd include 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 will continue with loading and hauling of pit run material to the future Plant Site area as needed. Excavation and backfilling of the future Plant Site footprint is well advanced. Concrete installation is on-going within the future permanent Truck Shop, Process Plant west end and the Power Plant. Structural steel for the Truck Shop continues to arrive. Steel erection for the Effluent Water Treatment Plant has started. First floor complexing of the Administration Building continues, and second floor module placement is now complete. M1 Pond excavation is complete and work on installing the liner has started. 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 will continue.
Drilling and blasting 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 within the future MTO Patrol Yard is proceeding well, with the entrance construction completed and excavation for building footings has begun.
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.