Update April 3rd, 2023

Greenstone Mine wishes to advise the public that open pit activities are underway. Greenstone Mine will be conducting scheduled blasts within the Open Pit. Blasting for the construction of water collections ponds will also take place in the vicinity of the Plant Site area for the next few months typically at 6:30 p.m. A link to Blasting Notices is located on the company website homepage.

A portion of the Barton Bay Trail has reopened for the winter months, however work around the highway realignment work has resumed. We will try to keep the trail open until winter is over, however trail users must obey the ‘No Trespassing’ signs that have been installed for everyone’s safety. We expect the trail will be closed soon because of winter conditions.

At the Process Plant east end, interior work including installation of the ball mills is in progress with electrical and piping work continuing. At the west end, electrical and piping work is going including formwork and rebar in the gold room in preparation for equipment installation. Carbon In Pulp mechanical work is ongoing. At the crushers, electrical, piping and equipment installation including the Apron Feeder and Secondary Crusher main components continues with minor cladding remaining. Interior steel continues at the High Pressure Grinding Rolls (HPGR), including electrical work on cable trays and light installation. The foundation for the Ore Storage Dome is nearing completion with work on the geodesic dome structure to start shortly. Conveyor preassembly and installation are ongoing.

At the Power Plant, ongoing work includes construction of the control room, engine exhaust ducting, the installation for cooling radiator system, pulling of electrical cable and utilidor installation. At the Truck Shop, work continues on the offices along with piping, electrical, lube system, HVAC and communications systems. The Pit Fuel Station is now commissioned. Demolition of the old MTO Patrol Yard is well advanced. Work on the highway has restarted at the east end.

At the TMF, earthworks on the dam walls with rock from operations is ongoing.

Mine mobile equipment components continue to arrive. Assembly of mine haul truck seven is complete and haul truck 8 assembly continues. Work is ongoing on the expansion of Pond B1 and will start shortly on Pond B2.

The public are reminded to continue to obey all posted signs across the project area for everyone’s health and safety. Snowmobilers are warned to stay well outside of the project footprint for their own safety as many hazards may be covered by snow.

Construction in and around Greenstone Mine involves the use of heavy equipment such as haul trucks, zoom booms, cranes, drills, excavators, skidders, bulldozers, tri-axle haul trucks, articulated trucks and loaders. The extensive project work over the last year has significantly changed the landscape resulting in many new hazards. For health and safety reasons, do not enter any unauthorized or active work areas within the Project footprint unless authorized to do so.

The safety of our employees, contractors and the general public is paramount as we construct the Greenstone Mine.