Update August 7th, 2023

August 7th, 2023

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Primary Crusher Dump Pocket with Overhead Crane

Primary Crusher Dump Pocket with Overhead Crane

Planned activities for the week of August 7th include ongoing earthworks within the Tailings Management Facility (TMF), piping, electrical and equipment installation for various buildings within the Plant Site area and drilling, blasting and hauling of rock from the open pit to support the construction of the TMF.

What's coming next:

Greenstone Mine wishes to advise the public that open pit activities are underway. Greenstone Mine will be conducting scheduled blasts within the Open Pit. A link to Blasting Notices is located on the company website homepage.

At the Process Plant east end, work on the two ball mills and cyclones along with electrical and piping continues. At the west end, work is ongoing for various process sub-areas, with equipment installation nearing completion and electrical and piping activities ongoing. Installation of the lime storage silo is ongoing as is the concrete for the containment walls around the larger tanks. At the crushers, piping is close to complete and electrical work continues. At the High Pressure Grinding Rolls (HPGR), installation of the HPGR is nearing completion while electrical work and the mechanical chute installation continues. All conveyor structures are now erected with final installation and preparation for installation of the belts ongoing. At the Power Plant, QAQC and pre-commissioning activities continue.

For the Highway 11 realignment, traffic has been moved onto the newly paved segment in order to complete the east and west tie-ins. The old portion of the highway, including access through the MacLeod townsite, is now closed to the public. The addition of a turning lane and subsequent paving at the Mine’s main entrance road is complete. For the health and safety of personnel working on the highway project, we ask everyone to please follow construction signage and signal persons within the construction zone limits.

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

Mine mobile equipment components continue to arrive and be assembled.

The public are reminded to continue to obey all posted signs across the Project area for everyone’s health and safety. 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.