Update February 27th, 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 due to the winter suspension of construction activities on the Highway 11 Realignment. We ask that trail users obey the ‘No Trespassing’ signs that have been installed for everyone’s safety. The trail will be closed again once activities resume in the spring.

At the Process Plant east end, primary steel erection has been completed while cladding and roof liner installation is well advanced. At the west end, internal steel and concrete are ongoing as E-room electrical work continues with cable tray and piping. Cladding work continues at the Crusher. Steel erection and interior foundation work continue at the High Pressure Grinding Rolls (HPGR) with heat now in the building. Preparation for commissioning the overhead crane within the HPGR will begin. At the Power Plant, ongoing work includes construction of the control room and the exhaust ducting, as well as pulling of cable. At the Truck Shop, architectural work on the offices along with work on piping, electrical and the lube and communications systems continues. Commissioning of the Pit Fuel Station and the Sewage Treatment Plant nears completion. Conveyor preassembly and installation including electrical cable tray installation are ongoing with transfer tower structure erection continuing. Power distribution work continues in the Plant Site and Tailings Management Facility (TMF) areas.

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

Mine mobile equipment components continue to arrive. Assembly of mine haul trucks five and six and seven is underway. Components for the fourth dozer D375A will begin arriving. The construction of haul roads is advancing well.

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.