Update November 8th, 2021
November 8th, 2021
The future Tailings Management Facility (TMF) footprint includes the TMF Laydown area where the offices for the TMF Construction Team are located. The TMF Perimeter Access Road provides access to the TMF area, facilitating construction of the TMF.
Planned activities for the week of November 8th include Tree Clearing, continuing to advance the Early Earth Works within the Kenogamisis and S4 Aggregate Pits, installation of light fixtures and improvements to the parking lot and entrances at the Temporary Lodging Facility, stripping and excavating in preparation for foundation work, drilling and blasting within Pond B1, the installation of power lines and road construction.
What's coming next:
The installation of the Rosedale Point Air Monitoring Station located between the Rosedale Point Road and the Barton Bay Trail parking lot continues while the installation of an Air Monitoring Station will commence at MacLeod Provincial Park. Early Earth Works 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 Process Plant Site (PPS) area. The Temporary Lodging Facility (TLF) is occupied by construction workforce residents. Exterior and interior finishes within Phase 2 TLF modules is complete while the installation of light fixtures and improvements to the parking lot and entrances continues. Temporary Power Line work continues with the installation of power lines along the future Plant Site Access Road and the future Tailings Management Facility Access Road. Construction of Pond B1 within the PPS area continues with blasting and material removal within the Pond B1 footprint. Backfilling work to prepare the foundation for the future Administration Building continues while stripping and excavation work will continue to prepare the foundation for the future Mill and Truck Shop. On-going hauling of material from the S4 Aggregate Pit to the future Tailings Management Facility (TMF) area will continue. Erection of the Communications Tower located between Lahtis Road and the PPS continues. Construction of TMF Access Roads between the TMF Laydown and the future TMF Quarry, and between TMF Laydown and the future Overburden Dump are underway. Stripping and excavation at the TMF Quarry in preparation for future drilling, blasting and crushing will commence. Upgrades to culvert A2 on Lahtis Road along the future Goldfield Creek Diversion are complete. Tree clearing activities within the Lahtis Road area in preparation for the construction of the TMF will continue.
The Tree Clearing, Early Earth Works within the Kenogamisis and S4 Aggregate Pits, 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 Hardrock Road and the TEWTP 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 continue to prepare for construction of the Greenstone Mine.