Knight Piésold - Stop Ajax Mine

KGHM AJAX MINING INC.
AJAX PROJECT
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
PREPARED FOR
KGHM Ajax Mining Inc.
615 - 800 West Pender Street
Vancouver, BC V6C 2V6
PREPARED BY
Knight Piésold Ltd.
Suite 1400 – 750 West Pender Street
Vancouver, BC V6C 2T8
Knight Piésold
C O N S U L T I N G
VA101-246/8-1
Rev 3
July 6, 2011
KGHM AJ
JAX MINING
G INC.
AJA
AX PROJECT
T
PROJEC
CT DESCRIPT
TION
(REF. NO
O. VA101-246
6/8-1)
EXECUT
TIVE SUMMA
ARY
The Ajax Project (““the
e Project””) is a proposed open pit cop
pper and gold
d mine locate
ed near Kamlloops,
British Co
olumbia. Som
me components of the mine
e, including th
he north wastte rock manag
gement facilitty, the
processing facility and truck shop, and the tailin
ngs storage fa
acility, will be
e within Kamlloops city lim
mits on
Crown an
nd mine-owne
ed lands. Th
he Project is comprised
c
off eight 100% owned Crow
wn grants inclluding
the historic Ajax East and
a West pits
s. The Projec
ct contains a pit inventoryy of 2.6 billion
n pounds of ccopper
and 2.4 million
m
ounces
s of gold. Witth an expecte
ed mine life o
of 23 years, th
he Project will provide job
bs and
economic
c opportunities
s for the Tk’’e
emlups Indian
n Band and th
he Skeetchesstn Indian Ban
nd, and the p
people
of BC an
nd Canada. In addition, the Project will contribu
ute financiallyy to provincia
al and federa
al tax
revenues through pro
ovincial net proceeds
p
and
d taxes. Th
he total capital cost estiimated during the
preliminarry economic assessment was $535 million.
m
Sincce that time,, several eng
gineering trade-off
studies have been co
ompleted whic
ch will improve the projecct economicss, and may influence / ch
hange
project ca
apital.
The prop
ponent, KGHM Ajax Mining Inc. (KA
AM), is a Jo
oint Venture between Ab
bacus Mining
g and
Exploratio
on Corporatio
on (AME); a mineral exploration and developmentt company, a
and KGHM P
Polska
MiedĨ S.A
A (KGHM), a leading global copper and silver produ
ucer. KAM ccurrently conttrols approxim
mately
8,124 ha of land in th
he Project arrea, previously part of the
e Afton-Ajax Mine operate
ed by Teck ((Afton
Operating
g Corporation
n). In the im
mmediate Projject area, KA
AM has owne
ership of eight Crown Grranted
claims an
nd acquired portions of 14 additional mineral claims that were pa
art of a joint vventure agree
ement
with New
w Gold Inc. (N
New Gold). New Gold has retained a 10% net p
present intere
est (NPI) on these
mineral cllaims. KAM has
h ownershiip of an additional 20 Crow
wn Grants an
nd 27 contiguo
ous mineral cclaims
in the Pro
oject area and
d an additional eight mine
eral claims an
nd three Crow
wn Grants tha
at are near but not
contiguou
us with the Pro
oject.
In June 2009, AME co
ompleted an NI
N 43-101 com
mpliant positiive Preliminarry Economic Analysis (PE
EA) on
the Ajax property,
p
after a series of successful drrill programs from 2005 to
o 2008. The results of the
e PEA
indicate th
he potential fo
or a robust mining operatio
on capable off processing 6
60,000 tonness of ore per day.
Average annual
a
production of the mine
m
is estima
ated at 106 m
million poundss of copper a
and 99,400 ou
unces
of gold in concentrate, based on a conceptual
c
mine plan supp
plying 21.9 Mtt of ore per ye
ear (60,000 to
onnes
per day) to
t the mill. Restored and expanded
e
min
ne componen
nts from previious operations are expeccted to
be utilized
d to the fullestt extent possiible.
The ore and
a
waste will
w be drilled for blasting utilizing elecctric drills cap
pable of drilling 311 millimetre
diameter blast-holes. Blasted mate
erial will then be loaded intto 228 tonne haul trucks w
with 35 cubic metre
electric ro
ope shovels and 19 cubic metre
m
front-en
nd loaders.
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The ore will
w be deliverred from the mine utilizing
g a combined
d in-pit and o
out-pit gyratory primary crrusher
system. The crushed
d ore will fee
ed to a conve
entional copp
per concentra
ator. The co
oncentrator d
design
includes a secondary
y crushing circuit,
c
feedin
ng two high pressure g
grinding rolls followed byy two
7.62 x 12..5 m ball mills
s. Copper an
nd gold will then be recovvered in conccentrate throu
ugh a conven
ntional
flotation circuit.
c
The co
oncentrate will then be filte
ered and ship ped by truck tto the Port off Vancouver.
Project co
omponents arre expected to
o include the following:
x Open pit
x
essing plant
Proce
x
Thickened tailings plant
x
Tailings storage facility
x
e rock manag
gement facilities
Waste
x
Waterr managemen
nt facilities
x
Road and bridge upgrades
x
a
and haul road
New access
x
Borrow sources
x
smission line and
a transform
mer upgrades
Trans
x
Explo
osives storage
e facility
x
Proce
ess and potab
ble water systtem
x
Conce
entrate storag
ge and shipping area, and
x
Conce
entrate transp
port to Port off Vancouver.
Project im
mpacts will be
e primarily con
ncentrated on
n sites previo
ously disturbe
ed by historica
al mining activities.
o receive the
No modifiications to the Port of Van
ncouver will be
b required to
e concentrate
e. The Projecct site
has been intensively studied
s
as a result of mon
nitoring activiities of the old mine sitess, and more rrecent
studies an
nd monitoring
g activities to address
a
Proje
ect concerns.
KAM is cu
urrently active
e on First Nattion and publiic consultatio
on as part of tthe pre-Appliccation phase of the
Project. Baseline en
nvironmental studies and exploration drilling, con
ndemnation d
drilling, prelim
minary
engineerin
ng, and site surveys
s
will co
ontinue throug
ghout the pre
e-Application p
phase.
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JAX MINING
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AX PROJECT
T
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TABLE OF CONTEN
NTS
P
PAGE
EXECUTIIVE SUMMAR
RY .................................................................................................................................. I
TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................................................................................................... i
N 1.0 - INTRO
ODUCTION .................................................................................................................... 1
SECTION
1.1
KGHM AJA
AX MINING INC –– CORPO
ORATE OVER
RVIEW .......................................................... 1
1.2
CORPORA
ATE POLICIE
ES ............................................................................................................. 3
1.3
CONTACT
T INFORMAT
TION .......................................................................................................... 3
1.3.1 Prroponent ........................................................................................................................ 3
1.3.2 Co
onsultant ....................................................................................................................... 4
SECTION
N 2.0 - PROJE
ECT HISTOR
RY .............................................................................................................. 5
SECTION
N 3.0 - PROJE
ECT LOCATIO
ON AND MAP
PPING ................................................................................ 6
SECTION
N 4.0 - PROJE
ECT PURPOS
SE AND RAT
TIONALE ............................................................................. 7
4.1
PROJECT
T JUSTIFICAT
TION ......................................................................................................... 7
4.2
ESTIMATE
ED RESOURCE............................................................................................................ 7
4.3
CAPITAL COST
C
AND TAXATION
T
................................................................................................ 7
SECTION
N 5.0 - PROJE
ECT OVERVIEW........................................................................................................... 9
5.1
PROJECT
T COMPONEN
NTS .......................................................................................................... 9
5.2
MINING METHOD
M
........................................................................................................................ 9
5.3
SITE LAYO
OUT AND FA
ACILITIES ............................................................................................... 10
5.3.1 Aja
ax Open Pit ................................................................................................................. 10
5.3.2 Prrocessing Fac
cility......................................................................................................... 10
5.3.3 Ta
ailings Storage Facility and
d Process Wa
ater............................................................... 11
5.3.4 Fresh Water Su
upply ....................................................................................................... 11
5.3.5 Re
eagent Handling and Stora
age .................................................................................... 12
5.3.6 As
ssay and Meta
allurgical................................................................................................. 13
5.3.7 Airr Supply ...................................................................................................................... 13
5.3.8 Po
ower Supply and
a Distributio
on ..................................................................................... 13
5.3.9 Staff Accommo
odations................................................................................................... 14
5.3.10 Ex
xplosives Mag
gazine ..................................................................................................... 14
5.3.11 Water Managem
ment ....................................................................................................... 15
5.3.12 So
olid and Wastte Water Management........................................................................... 15
5.3.13 Co
ommunication
ns ............................................................................................................ 15
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5.4
5.5
5.6
5.7
5.8
5.9
5.3.14 Fu
uel Storage .................................................................................................................. 16
5.3.15 Bu
uildings and Structures
S
................................................................................................ 16
MINERAL PROCESSIN
NG........................................................................................................... 16
5.4.1 Prrimary Crushe
er Systems.............................................................................................. 16
5.4.2 Grrinding and Classification ............................................................................................ 17
5.4.3 Flo
otation Circuit .............................................................................................................. 18
5.4.4 Co
oncentrate Th
hickening................................................................................................. 20
5.4.5 Ta
ailings Manag
gement .................................................................................................... 20
WASTE ROCK MANAG
GEMENT FAC
CILITIES ........................................................................... 22
ACCESS ROADS
R
....................................................................................................................... 22
CONCENT
TRATE TRAN
NSPORT ................................................................................................. 23
ALTERNA
ATIVES ASSE
ESSMENT ............................................................................................... 23
CLOSURE
E AND RECLA
AMATION............................................................................................... 25
5.9.1 Closure of Tailings Storage Facility .............................................................................. 25
5.9.2 Waste Rock Ma
anagement Facilities Closu
ure............................................................... 25
5.9.3 Aja
ax Pit........................................................................................................................... 25
5.9.4 Prrocessing Plant............................................................................................................ 25
5.9.5 Ac
ccess Road ................................................................................................................. 26
SECTION
N 6.0 - PROJE
ECT SETTING
G ............................................................................................................ 27
6.1
EXISTING
G CONDITION
NS ........................................................................................................... 27
6.2
GEOLOGY
Y AND MINER
RALIZATION ......................................................................................... 27
6.2.1 Ge
eology ......................................................................................................................... 27
6.2
2.1.1
Re
egional Geolo
ogy .......................................................................................................... 27
6.2
2.1.2
Lo
ocal Geology ................................................................................................................ 28
6.2.2 Miineralization ................................................................................................................ 29
6.3
TERRAIN .................................................................................................................................... 29
CLIMATE .................................................................................................................................... 30
6.4
6.4.1 Aja
ax Site Meteo
orology.................................................................................................... 30
6.5
HYDROLO
OGY ............................................................................................................................. 31
6.6
HYDROGE
EOLOGY ..................................................................................................................... 31
6.7
WATER QUALITY
Q
...................................................................................................................... 32
6.7.1 Water Quality in
n Receiving Water
W
Bodies ................................................................... 32
6.7
7.1.1
Pe
eterson Creek
k .............................................................................................................. 32
6.7
7.1.2
Ja
acko Lake .................................................................................................................... 33
6.7
7.1.3
Ch
herry Creek ................................................................................................................. 34
6.8
VEGETAT
TION............................................................................................................................. 34
6.8.1 Ra
are Plant Com
mmunities................................................................................................ 35
6.9
FISH AND
D FISH HABIT
TAT ......................................................................................................... 35
6.9.1 Ra
are and Endangered Fish Species
S
............................................................................ 36
6.10 WILDLIFE ................................................................................................................................... 37
6.11 LAND USE
E .................................................................................................................................. 37
6.12 ARCHAEO
OLOGY ........................................................................................................................ 38
6.13 COMMUNITY AND ECO
ONOMY ................................................................................................. 38
6.13.1 Lo
ocal Community ........................................................................................................... 38
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6.13.2 Lo
ocal and Regional Econom
my ....................................................................................... 38
SECTION
N 7.0 - POTEN
NTIAL EFFEC
CTS ........................................................................................................ 39
7.1
PHYSICAL
L AND BIOLO
OGICAL ENVIRONMENTS
S .................................................................. 39
7.1.1 Airr Quality ...................................................................................................................... 39
7.1.2 No
oise.............................................................................................................................. 39
7.1.3 Watershed Drainage...................................................................................................... 40
7.1.4 Fis
sh and Fish Habitat
H
..................................................................................................... 40
7.1.4.1
Im
mpacts on Stre
eam Habitat ............................................................................................ 40
7.1.4.2
Im
mpacts on Lak
ke Habitat ................................................................................................ 41
7.1.5 Water Quality ................................................................................................................. 41
7.1.6 Ve
egetation ..................................................................................................................... 41
7.1.7 Wildlife ........................................................................................................................... 41
7.1.7.1
Ro
oadkill Mortaliity ........................................................................................................... 41
7.1.7.2
Co
onstruction-Related Mortality ..................................................................................... 42
7.1.7.3
Mo
ortality Due To
T Contaminants .................................................................................... 42
7.1.7.4
Crreation of Pro
oblem Wildlife ......................................................................................... 42
7.1.7.5
Ha
abitat Loss/Modification .............................................................................................. 42
7.1.7.6
Disturbance Efffects ....................................................................................................... 43
7.1.8 Ac
cid Rock Drain
nage and Metal Leaching (ARD/ML) ................................................... 43
7.2
ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT .................................................................................................... 43
SOCIAL ENVIRONMEN
7.3
NT ........................................................................................................... 43
7.3.1 Ae
esthetics ...................................................................................................................... 43
7.3.2 La
and and Wate
er Use...................................................................................................... 44
7.4
HERITAGE
E ................................................................................................................................. 44
7.5
HEALTH AND
A
COMMU
UNITY...................................................................................................... 44
SECTION
N 8.0 - FIRST NATIONS EN
NGAGEMENT AND PUBL
LIC CONSULT
TATION.................................. 45
FIRST NATION CONSU
8.1
ULTATION ............................................................................................. 45
8.2
FEDERAL
L, PROVINCIA
AL, AND REG
GIONAL GOV
VERNMENT C
CONSULTATION .................. 47
8.2.1 Fe
ederal Govern
nment...................................................................................................... 47
8.2.2 Prrovincial Gove
ernment .................................................................................................. 47
8.2.3 Re
egional Goverrnment.................................................................................................... 48
8.3
PUBLIC CONSULTATIO
C
ON ......................................................................................................... 48
8.3.1 Lo
ocal Communities, Busines
sses, and Sta
akeholders ................................................... 49
SECTION
N 9.0 - PROPO
OSED DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE ....................................................................... 50
9.1
PERMITTIING PROCES
SS ........................................................................................................... 50
9.2
CONSTRU
UCTION ....................................................................................................................... 50
9.3
OPERATIO
ONS ............................................................................................................................ 50
9.4
DECOMMISSIONING................................................................................................................. 50
SECTION
N 10.0 - REQU
UIRED PERM
MITS ........................................................................................................ 51
10.1 ENVIRONMENTAL ASS
SESSMENT REVIEW PRO
OCESS ....................................................... 51
10.1.1 Brritish Columbia Environmen
ntal Assessm
ment Act Proce
ess ......................................... 51
10.1.2 Ca
anadian Envirronmental Assessment Acct Process .................................................... 51
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10.2
10.3
OTHER REQUIRED PE
ERMITS AND
D APPROVAL
LS ................................................................ 52
10.2.1 Brritish Columbia Authorizatio
ons, Licensess and Permitss .............................................. 52
10.2.2 Fe
ederal Authorizations, Licenses and Perrmits ............................................................ 52
HARMONIIZED REVIEW
W PROCESS
S ........................................................................................ 53
SECTION
N 11.0 - REFE
ERENCES ................................................................................................................... 54
SECTION
N 12.0 - CERT
TIFICATION ................................................................................................................ 56
TABLES
Table 4.1 Rev 1
Table 4.2 Rev 1
Table 5.1 Rev 1
Table 6.1 Rev 0
Table 6.2 Rev 0
Table 6.3 Rev 0
Table 6.4 Rev 0
Table 6.5 Rev 0
Table 6.6 Rev 0
Table 6.7 Rev 0
Table 6.8 Rev 0
Table 6.9 Rev 0
Table 6.10
0 Rev 0
Table 6.11 Rev 0
Miineral Resourrce Estimate
Su
ummary of Ca
apital Costs
Ma
ajor Design Criteria
C
Sa
ample Summa
ary and Statis
stics for PC02
2
Sa
ample Summa
ary and Statis
stics for PC03
3
Sa
ample Summa
ary and Statis
stics for PC08
8
Sa
ample Summa
ary and Statis
stics for JC03
3
Sa
ample Summa
ary and Statis
stics for JACL
L-S
Sa
ample Summa
ary and Statis
stics for JACL
L-D
Sa
ample Summa
ary and Statis
stics for JACL
L-02
Sa
ample Summa
ary and Statis
stics for JACL
L-03
Sa
ample Summa
ary and Statis
stics for CC02
2
Sa
ample Summa
ary and Statis
stics for CC08
8
Wildlife: Potential Species off Concern
FIGURES
F
Figure 2.1
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Figure 3.1
1 Rev 1
Figure 3.2
2 Rev 2
Figure 5.1
1 Rev 2
Figure 5.2
2 Rev 2
Figure 5.3
3 Rev 2
Figure 5.4
4 Rev 1
Figure 5.5
5 Rev 0
Figure 5.5
5 Rev 2
Figure 6.1
1 Rev 0
Figure 6.2
2 Rev 1
Figure 6.3
3 Rev 1
Figure 6.4
4 Rev 2
Figure 7.1
1 Rev 1
Figure 8.1
1 Rev 0
Prroponent Mine
eral Claims in
n the Project A
Area
Prroject Location
n Overview
Prroject Area La
and Ownershiip
Miine Site Deve
elopment Phases
Prroject Overvie
ew
Aja
ax Pit Develo
opment Phase
es
Sc
chematic Rep
presentation of
o the Extracti on Process
Ka
amloops Lake
e Water Intake
e Pumping Syystem
Waste Rock Ma
anagement Facilities Deve
elopment Pha
ases
Re
egional Geolo
ogy in the Pro
oject Area
Aja
ax Pit Geolog
gy
Pe
eterson Creek
k and Cherry Creek Waterssheds
Water Quality and
a Hydrology
y Monitoring S
Sites
Ma
ain Site Wate
ercourses
Firrst Nations Re
eserves
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PHOTOS
P
Photo 1
Photo 2
Photo 3
Photo 4
Photo 5
Photo 6
Photo 7
Photo 8
Photo 9
Photo 10
Photo 11
Ink
ks Lake. View
w from Lac Le
e Jeune Highw
way (Novemb
ber 2006).
Vie
ew of Kamloo
ops Lake Sou
uth Shore Nea
ar Existing Wa
ater Intake Sttructure.
Ex
xisting Pumph
house on Sou
uth Shore of K
Kamloops Lakke.
Ex
xisting Booste
er Inline Pump
ps.
Historical Ajax East Pit (June
e 2010).
Historical Ajax west
w
pit (June
e 2010).
Re
eclaimed Histtorical Waste Rock Manag ement Facilityy.
Pe
eterson Creek
k at Sample Site
S PC02.
Pe
eterson Creek
k at Sample Site
S PC08.
Ja
acko Lake Outlet Into Peterrson Creek.
Ja
acko Lake Norrtheast Arm.
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LIST OF ABBREVIAT
A
TIONS
AEA
AIA
AME
AN
ANFO
ARD/ML
BC
BCEAA
BCEAO
BCFS
CEA Agen
ncy
CEAA
CSR
DFO
EA
EC
HC
HCA
HPGR
ILMB
KAM
KGHM
KP
kWh/t
MIBC
MOE
MPMO
Mt
NPI
NRCan
PAX
PEA
Project
ROM
ROW
TC
TNRD
TSF
t
t/h
SSN
STS
Adv
vanced Explo
oration Agreem
ment
Arc
chaeological Impact Assesssment
Aba
acus Mining and
a Exploratio
on Corporatio
on
Am
mmonium Nitra
ate
Am
mmonium Nitra
ate Fuel Oil
Acid Rock Drain
nage / Metal L
Leaching
Brittish Columbia
a
BC Environmenttal Assessme
ent Act
BC Environmenttal Assessme
ent Office
Brittish Columbia
a Forest Serv ice
Canadian Enviro
onmental Asssessment Age
ency
Canadian Enviro
onmental Asssessment Act
Comprehensive Study Reporrt
Fisheries and Oceans Canad
da
Env
vironmental Assessment
A
Env
vironment Ca
anada
Hea
alth Canada
Heritage Conserrvation Act
Hig
gh Pressure Grinder
G
Roll
Inte
egrated Land Managemen
nt Bureau
KG
GHM Ajax Mining Inc.
KG
GHM Polska MiedĨ
M
S.A
Kniight Piésold Ltd.
L
Kilo
owatt hour pe
er tonne
Methyl Iso Butyl Carbonal
Min
nistry of Envirronment
Major Projects Management
M
Office
Milllion tonnes
Nett Present Inte
erest
Nattural Resourc
ces Canada
Pottassium Amyll Xanthate
Pre
eliminary Economic Analyssis
Aja
ax Project
Run of Mine
Rig
ght-of-Way
Tra
ansport Canad
da
Tho
ompson Nicola Regional D
District
Tailings Storage
e Facility
Ton
nne
Ton
nnes per hour
Stk
k’’emlupsemc of the Secwe
epemc Nation
Stk
k’’emlupsemc te Secwepem
mc
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JAX MINING
G INC.
KGHM AJ
AJA
AX PROJECT
T
PROJEC
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TION
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SECTION 1.0 - INTRODU
UCTION
1.1
KGHM
K
AJAX MINING
M
INC –– CORPORA
ATE OVERVIE
EW
The propo
onent, KGHM
M-Ajax Mining
g Inc. (KAM), is a mineral exploration a
and developm
ment companyy with
an advanced-stage project located in the prolific Afton Minin
ng Camp nea
ar Kamloops,, British Colu
umbia.
KAM is a joint venture company be
etween KGHM
M Polska Mie
edĨ S.A. and A
Abacus Minin
ng and Explo
oration
Corp (AME).
KGHM Polska MiedĨ S.A. is Polis
sh copper mining
m
and sm
melting comp
pany, the nin
nth largest ccopper
producer in the world. It was creatted as a state
e-owned com
mpany in 1961
1, but in 1991
1 it was priva
atized,
and since
e 1997 it has traded publically on the Warsaw Stocck Exchange under the syymbol ““KGHM
M””. It
currently employs ove
er 18,000 peo
ople in its thrree mines, tw
wo copper sm
melters, its w
wire rod plantt, and
various au
uxiliary busine
ess units.
AME is a British Columbia-registerred company, incorporated
d on October 17, 1983. It has engag
ged in
mineral exploration in the province
e, with its prim
mary focus b
being the dep
posits associa
ated with the
e Ajax
Project. It is registere
ed company in British Co
olumbia and a Tier One issuer that trrades on the
e TSX
Venture Exchange
E
und
der the symbo
ol ““AME””.
KAM hold
ds a 100% in
nterest in eight mineral re
esource prope
erties in the Afton Mine C
Camp (Afton)) near
Kamloops
s, British Colu
umbia. The Company als
so holds the rights to acquire 24 km2 o
of land and e
earn a
100% inte
erest in mining
g infrastructurre and related
d permits in th
he Afton area
a.
The Ajax Project will la
argely be dev
veloped using
g expertise frrom AME. A précis of eacch of the AME key
managem
ment team members is prov
vided below.
James Ex
xcell
Presidentt and CEO
Mr. Excell is a Metallu
urgical Engine
eer with extensive senior executive, m
mine managem
ment, and pro
ocess
engineerin
ng experience. His caree
er includes mo
ore than thre
ee decades w
with BHP Billitton in Canada and
internation
nally, serving as President and COO of
o BHP Billiton
n Diamonds Inc. from 199
99 to 2003, a
and as
its Chairm
man to June 2005.
2
He has
s been respo
onsible for ove
erseeing the managementt and develop
pment
some of the world's premier mining projects, including th
he EKATI dia
amond mine in the Northwest
Territories
s, where he led the constrruction, comm
missioning an
nd subsequen
nt operation o
of the $700 m
million
developm
ment. Jim has
s also manage
ed copper op
perations in B
British Columb
bia, as well ass metallurgica
al and
thermal coal
c
mines in Australia and the U.S. In
I addition to
o his outstand
ding industryy experience, he is
recognize
ed for fostering
g goodwill relations with go
overnment an
nd aboriginal groups.
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Andrew Pooler
P
Executive
e Vice Preside
ent and Chieff Operating Offficer
Mr. Poole
er has more th
han 30 years of experience
e as a mining
g engineer an
nd operations executive wo
orking
in North, Central,
C
and South Americ
ca. Prior to jo
oining Abacuss, Mr. Pooler was the Sen
nior Vice Pressident,
o Pan
Mine Ope
erations, for Pan
P American Silver Corp. with respons ibilities for sixx producing m
mines. Prior to
American Silver, Mr. Pooler held executive positions
p
with
h several international m
mining compa
anies,
including Amax Gold Inc.
I
where he
e was Vice President
P
of O
Operations. Mr. Pooler ho
olds a Bache
elor of
Science degree
d
in mining engineering from the University
U
of Id
daho.
Jim Whitttaker
Project Manager
M
Mr. Whitta
aker joined th
he Abacus te
eam in late 2008,
2
coming from the CR
RU Strategiess regional offfice in
Santiago de Chile, whe
ere his work was focused on business improvemen
nt for their min
ning sector clients.
Jim was the leader of the
t Performance Improvem
ment practice
e area, and he
e lead consullting projects in the
realms off operational asset produ
uctivity, risk evaluation
e
in strategic miine planning,, and the au
udit of
up for
Greenfield
d and Brownffield capital in
nvestments. Prior to this,, Jim worked for the Place
er Dome grou
12 years, and during that time he
h held resp
ponsibility forr process op
perations in copper, gold
d and
molybden
num operation
ns in Canada and Chile, an
nd enhanced shareholder value through improveme
ents in
operationa
al productivity
y, project starrt-up, and resource protecttion.
Gordon Frost
F
Chief Mine Engineer
Mr. Frost has more than ten years’’’’ experience in the mining
g industry wo
orking for mining and conssulting
companie
es based in British
B
Colum
mbia. For the
e last five ye
ears, Mr. Fro
ost was with AMEC Amerricans
Limited (""AMEC") whe
ere he worked
d on projects
s and mines iin Latin Amerrica, Central Asia and Ca
anada,
including Abacus' Ajax
x Project. Prior
P
to joining AMEC Mr.. Frost held various posittions with Im
mperial
Metals inc
cluding that of
o Mine Engin
neer at the Huckleberry M
Mine. Mr. Fro
ost holds a Ba
achelor of Sccience
degree in
n Mining Engiineering from
m Queen's Un
niversity and a Diploma in
n Mining Technology (Hon
nours)
from the British
B
Columbia Institute of
o Technology
y.
Dianna Stoopnikoff
S
Environmental Manage
er
Ms. Stoop
pnikoff has more than 15 years’’
y
experie
ence managin
ng environme
ental program
ms within BC. Prior
to joining AME, Dianna
a led the successful issua
ance of an EA
A Certificate w
which include
ed a pilot projject to
allow for concurrent
c
pe
ermitting of th
he Galore Creek Project. Dianna has also worked for several m
mining
companie
es including Myra
M
Falls, Ne
ew Gold, and Premier Golld, which werre in various p
phases of sta
art-up,
construction, operation
n or closure. She also has
s extensive e
experience ma
anaging susta
ainable comm
munity
relations, managemen
nt systems fo
or construction and operattions, and th
he developme
ent of policiess and
procedure
es.
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1.2
CORPORATE
C
POLICIES
KAM has adopted the following
f
com
mprehensive Environmenta
E
al, Health, and
d Safety Policcy:
KAM is committed
c
to meeting or exceeding th
he requireme
ents of the environmental and occupa
ational
health and safety legis
slation for eac
ch authority in which it op
perates. KAM
M is committe
ed to protectin
ng the
health and
d safety of the public, its employees,
e
an
nd the natura
al environmen
nt. Where pro
oject activitiess may
affect peo
ople and/or the
t
environm
ment, KAM is
s committed tto eliminating
g or mitigatin
ng the exten
nt and
magnitude
e of potential impacts. To achieve this, KAM is comm
mitted to:
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Implement, and continually improve upo
on, an effe
ective health
h, safety, and environm
mental
mana
agement syste
em
Identify, assess, and manage risks
r
to emplo
oyees, contra
actors, communities, and tthe environment in
which
h it operates
Provid
de and ensure understand
ding of the hea
alth, safety, a
and environme
ental risks thrrough effectivve risk
asses
ssment and trraining to all itts employees and contracttors
Reduce, re-use an
nd recycle waste
w
in orderr to minimize
e waste and encourage th
he efficient u
use of
resources
Use appropriate
a
te
echnologies to
o prevent and reduce wastte and pollutio
on
Ensurre financial prreparations are
a made thro
oughout the liffe of the Projject to ensure
e decommissiioning
is imp
plemented appropriately
Meet, and where practical,
p
exce
eed legal requ
uirements for health, safetyy, and the envvironment
Mainttain transpare
ent relationships and consu
ultation with a
all stakeholders and indigenous peopless
Suppo
ort the funda
amental hum
man rights of all people potentially afffected by a project, inclluding
emplo
oyees, contractors, and communities
Respe
ect the traditio
onal rights of indigenous peoples,
p
and
Contrribute to the long-term so
ocioeconomic
c and institu tional develo
opment of em
mployees an
nd the
comm
munities within
n which projec
cts occur.
1.3
CONTACT
C
INF
FORMATION
1.3.1
Proponent
KGHM-Ajax
K
Mining
M
Inc.
6tth Floor, 800 West Penderr Street
Vancouver,
V
BC
C.V6C 2V6
Phone:
Toll Free:
Fax:
Email:
Web:
W
4-682-0301
604
866
6-834-0301
604
4-682-0307
info
o@amemining
g.com
ww
ww.amemining
g.com
Company
C
Representatives:
Mr. James Whittake
er
ager
Project Mana
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1.3.2
Environmenttal Manager
Consultant
C
AME
A
has enga
aged Knight Piésold
P
Ltd. (KP)
(
to condu
uct environmental assessment coordin
nation.
Contact
C
inform
mation for Knig
ght Piésold Lttd. is provided
d below.
Name:
N
Address:
A
Phone:
Fax:
Email:
Web:
W
Knight Piésold Ltd.
L
140
00 –– 750 W Pender
P
Street
Vancouver, BC, V6C 2T8,
4-685-0543
604
866
6-685-0417
info
o@knightpies
sold.com
ww
ww.knightpieso
old.com
Company
C
Representative:
Mr. Ch
hris Brodie, R.P.Bio.
Environmental Services
Manager –– E
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S
2.0 - PROJECT H
HISTORY
Mineral exploration
e
an
nd production
n in the Ajax
x Project area
a can be tra
aced back ovver 100 yearss with
exploratio
on beginning in the 1880s and continuing intermitten
ntly until the 1980s. Copper, gold, and iron
mineraliza
ation was dis
scovered at the Iron Ma
ask Mine nea
ar Kamloopss in 1896. Nearby prop
perties
including the Wheal Ta
amar, Ajax, an
nd Monte Carrlo claims werre explored in
n the following
g years.
Claims in the Ajax Projject area inclu
ude Afton, Ka
aren, Galaxy, Lucky Strike, Rainbow, R
Rogers, No. 7, Ajax,
Gold Platte, Windsor, Buda, Lone Tree,
T
Iron Mask, Iron Ca p, Crescent, Winty, DM, Ned, Cliff an
nd Big
Onion. Copper and go
old are the ma
ain deposits of
o interest in th
he area.
In the Pro
oject area, un
nderground ex
xploration beg
gan on the W
Wheal Tamar cclaim in 1898
8 and develop
pment
work was
s completed on the Monte Carlo claim as early as 1905 and on the Aja
ax claim in 1906.
Exploratio
on continued in the Wheal Tamar, Ajax, and Monte C
Carlo areas, b
becoming spo
oradic after 19
914.
In 1928, the
t
Consolida
ated Mining and
a
Smelting
g Company o
of Canada Ltd
d. (CM&S) ob
btained options on
claims in the Project area
a
and com
mpleted surfac
ce drilling on
n the Ajax and Monte Carrlo claims. S
Sparse
mineraliza
ation was reported.
In 1952, the
t
Ajax prop
perty was op
ptioned to Berens River M
Mines Ltd. an
nd later in 19
954, CM&S and its
successor, Cominco Liimited (Comin
nco), entered into option a greements an
nd explored the area until 1980.
More rece
ently, the area
a has seen production
p
thrrough five ope
en pit depositts: Afton, Ajax East, Ajax West,
Crescent, and Pothook
k.
In the 1980s, Afton Operating
O
Com
mpany, then owned in m
majority by Te
eck Cominco (Teck), defin
ned a
mineral re
esource. Min
ning operatio
ons were initia
ated by Afton
n in 1989 on
n the Ajax Ea
ast and Ajax West
claims and were suspe
ended in 1991 due to unfa
avourable me tal prices. O
Operations ressumed in 199
94 and
were again suspended
d in 1997. Du
uring these pe
eriods of prod
duction, it is e
estimated tha
at 17 million to
onnes
(Mt) of ore
e was mined and 13 Mt of ore was mille
ed.
In 2002 and
a 2004, AM
ME signed opttion agreements with Teckk and Discovery Enterprises Corp. to e
earn a
100% inte
erest in 52 mineral claims and
a 20 patented claims, w
which encomp
pass the Cresscent and Ajaxx pits.
In 2004, AME
A
fulfilled the terms off the agreem
ment to a hold
d a 100% intterest in the A
Afton area claims,
subject to
o a Teck Cominco back-in right.
r
In June 2009, AME co
ompleted an NI
N 43-101 com
mpliant positiive Preliminarry Economic Analysis (PE
EA) on
the Ajax property,
p
after a series of successful drrill programs from 2005 to
o 2008. The results of the
e PEA
indicate th
he potential fo
or a robust mining operatio
on capable off processing 6
60,000 tonness of ore per day.
As illustra
ated on Figu
ure 2.1, KAM
M, by virtue of
o its joint ve
enture agreement with A
AME, currentlyy has
2
approxima
ately 81 km of mineral ten
nure holdings
s in the Projecct area. In the immediate Project area,, KAM
has owne
ership of eightt Crown Gran
nted claims an
nd portions off 14 additiona
al mineral claiims that are p
part of
a joint ven
nture agreement with New
w Gold Inc. (Ne
ew Gold). KA
AM has owne
ership of an additional 20 C
Crown
Grants an
nd 27 contiguous mineral claims
c
and an
n additional e
eight mineral claims and th
hree Crown G
Grants
that are near but not co
ontiguous with the Project..
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SECTION 3.0 - PROJE
ECT LOCATIO
ON AND MAP
PPING
The Proje
ect is located in the South
h-Central Interior of British
h Columbia, ssouthwest of the junction of the
Trans-Canada Highwa
ay No. 1 and the Coquihalla Highway (N
No. 5) (Figurre 3.1). The ccoordinates fo
for the
centre of the Project area
e and 120°28
a
are appro
oximately 50°°38' N latitude
8' W longitude. The prope
erty is
situated southwest
s
of downtown
d
Kamloops and is located on mineral titles reference ma
ap M092I068 (NTS
92I/9), in the Kamloop
ps mining diviision. Some components of the mine, including the
e north waste
e rock
managem
ment facility, the processing facility and truck shop, and thickene
ed tailings pla
ant and emerg
gency
pond, and
d the tailings storage facilitty, will be with
hin Kamloopss city limits. T
The proposed
d infrastructure will
be located
d primarily on
n private land retained by KAM,
K
with som
me utilisation of crown land
d (Figure 3.2)).
The regional economy is largely res
source and se
ervice oriente d with a majo
or emphasis o
on forestry, m
mining,
agriculture
e, and range use. Kamloops is a centtral transporta
ation hub for the region w
with a populattion of
86,376 an
nd has conne
ections to Hig
ghways 5, 97
7C, the Transs-Canada, and Yellowhead
d Highways, direct
access to
o deep sea po
orts, commun
nication infras
structure, and
d amenities tyypical of a cityy of this size.. The
infrastructture that pres
sently exists near the Aja
ax property iss significant. Power and
d water are readily
available, with infrastrructure built to
t service the
e historic Aftton mine cam
mp that was operated by Teck
between the
t 1970s and
d 1990s.
The Proje
ect is located
d within the Thompson River
R
watersh
hed and the Thompson-O
Okanagan Pllateau
Ecoregion
n. Retreat of glacial ice du
uring the Pleis
stocene resullted in a landsscape of genttly rolling platteaus,
incised riv
ver valley sys
stems and large glacial la
akes such as Kamloops Lake and Oka
anagan Lake. The
peaks in the
t vicinity of the Project consist
c
of rock
k including arreas of outcro
op, and valleyys characterizzed as
morainal deposits
d
cons
sisting of drum
mlinized glaciial till. Remna
ant glaciolacu
ustrine depossits occur justt north
of the Afto
on pit and coa
arse colluvium
m deposits oc
ccur near Sug
garloaf Hill.
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4 - PROJEC
CT PURPOSE
E AND RATIO
ONALE
4.1
PROJECT JUS
STIFICATION
N
KAM is prroposing to develop a 502
2 (Mt) ore pro
oject. With an
n expected m
mine life of 23
3 years, the P
Project
will provid
de jobs, economic opporttunities for lo
ocal First Na
ations (the Tkk’’emlups Indian Band an
nd the
Skeetches
stn Indian Ba
and), and the
e people of BC
B and Cana
ada. In addiition, the Pro
oject will conttribute
financially
y to Provincial and Federall tax revenues
s through pro
ovincial net prroceeds and ttaxes. The P
Project
is situated on a site with over 10
00 years of mining histo
ory and will b
be constructe
ed, operated
d, and
decommis
ssioned in co
ompliance witth modern en
nvironmental best practice
es. The Pro
oject will conttribute
positively to the susta
ainability of Kamloops
K
and
d British Colu
umbia, by pro
oviding econo
omic stimulus and
facilitating
g the acquisition of job skillls that can be
e applied to m
mining and oth
her sectors in the future.
4.2
ESTIMATED RESOURCE
R
The mine
eral resources
s of the Ajax deposit were
e classified in
n accordance
e with CIM definition stan
ndards
and best practices refe
erred to in NI 43-101 whic
ch have a rea
asonable expe
ectation of ecconomic extra
action.
The qualiffied person fo
or the minera
al resource es
stimate was T
Thomas C. Sttubens, P.Eng
g., an employyee of
Wardrop Engineering
E
Inc. The mine
eral resource estimate hass an effective date of June 18, 2009.
The mineralization of the
t Project sa
atisfies criteriia to be classsified into Me
easured, Indiccated, and Infferred
mineral re
esource cate
egories, the results of wh
hich are pressented in Ta
able 4.1. Att a 0.13% ccopper
equivalent cut-off, the Measured an
nd Indicated resource
r
tota
als 422 Mt at an average g
grade of 0.30
0% Cu
and 0.19 g/t
g Au, with an additional 80.6
8
Mt of Infe
erred at 0.22%
% Cu and 0.16 g/t Au.
These res
sources are sufficient
s
for approximatelly 23 years o
of operation a
at an annual production ra
ate of
60,000 tonnes per day.
The economic model for
f the base case
c
assumes
s a Life of Miine (LOM) avverage gold price of 800 US$/oz
and coppe
er price of 2.0
00 USD/lb for revenue purp
poses.
The pre-ta
ax net presen
nt value (NPV
V) at 8% disc
count rate ovver the estima
ated LOM is $192.7 M ove
er the
capital inv
vestment of $535
$
M. The after-tax internal rate of re
eturn is 12.4%
%. Payback o
of the initial ccapital
is estimated to be achieved in the 6th year of prod
duction.
4.3
CAPITAL
C
COS
ST AND TAXA
ATION
The prelim
minary econo
omic assessm
ment estimate
ed the projecct capital wou
uld be $535 m
million. Since
e that
time, sev
veral enginee
ering trade-o
off studies have
h
been ccompleted w
which will improve the p
project
economic
cs, and may in
nfluence / cha
ange project capital.
c
Included in the capita
al estimate arre costs for the
t
initial min
ning equipme
ent, pre-prod
duction stripping, a
60,000 to
onnes per day
y copper con
ncentrator, sh
hop, warehou
use, infrastruccture, indirecct costs assocciated
with the design
d
engine
eering procure
ement, and co
onstruction, ccommissioning
g, spare partss, contingenccy and
owner's cost.
c
A summ
mary of prelim
minary econom
mic assessme
ent capital co
osts for the Project is pressented
in Table 4.2.
4
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The Proje
ect will contrib
bute financially to the Prov
vincial (BC) a
and Federal G
Governments through corp
porate
taxes, pro
ovincial net prroceeds and net
n revenue ta
axes, and salles taxes.
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ECTION 5.0 - PROJECT O
OVERVIEW
5.1
PROJECT CO
OMPONENTS
Major Pro
oject design criteria
c
are presented in Table
T
5.1. O
On-site Projecct componentts are expectted to
include the following:
x Open pit
x
essing plant
Proce
x
Thickened tailings plant
x
Tailings storage facility
x
e rock manag
gement facilities
Waste
x
Waterr managemen
nt facilities
x
Road and bridge upgrades
x
a
road
New access
x
Borrow sources
x
smission line and
a transform
mer upgrades
Trans
x
Explo
osives storage
e facility
x
Conce
entrate storag
ge and shipping area, and
x
Conce
entrate transp
port to Port off Vancouver.
5.2
MINING
M
METH
HOD
Average annual
a
production of the mine
m
is estima
ated at 106 m
million poundss of copper a
and 99,400 ou
unces
of gold in concentrate. A detailed open pit mine plan was ccompleted to supply 21.9 Mt of ore perr year
(60,000 to
onnes per da
ay) to the mill over an exp
pected mine life of 23 years. Mine siite developme
ent at
years 5, 10,
1 15 and end of mine are
a shown on Figure 5.1. Restored an
nd expanded mine compo
onents
from previous operations will be utilized to the fulllest extent po
ossible.
The Ajax ore and wa
aste will be drilled
d
for bla
asting utilizing
of drilling 311 mm
g electric driills capable o
diameter blast-holes. Blasted mate
erial from the
e Ajax pit willl then be loaded into 228
8 tonne haul ttrucks
with 35 m3 electric rop
pe shovels an
nd 19 m3 fron
nt-end loaderss for deliveryy to the in-pitt gyratory cru
ushers
and conv
veyor systems
s and conve
eyor systems. The crush
hed ore will ffeed to a co
onventional ccopper
concentra
ator. The con
ncentrator design includes
s a secondaryy crushing cirrcuit, feeding two high pre
essure
grinding rolls
r
followed by two 7.62 x 12.5 m ball mills. Copp er and gold w
will be recove
ered in concentrate
through a conventiona
al flotation circ
cuit. The con
ncentrate will then be filterred and shipp
ped by truck to the
Port of Va
ancouver. The crushed wa
aste will be co
onveyed to th e waste rock managemen
nt facilities.
Metallurgiical recovery equations we
ere based on
n a series of llock-cycle reccovery tests p
performed byy G&T
Labs of Kamloops,
K
BC
C. The expec
cted recoverie
es were deterrmined to be 81.5% copper and 81.1%
% gold
providing a 25% coppe
er concentrate
e at the avera
age mill feed g
grade.
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SITE LAYOUT
T AND FACILITIES
The Proje
ect area has an array of existing and proposed in frastructure, services, faccilities, and access
roads. Th
his includes approximately
a
y 6 km of exis
sting power lin
ne, 5 km of existing water supply line, 5
53 km
of existing
g mine acces
ss road, the historical eas
st and west pits (152 ha)), and various reclaimed w
waste
dumps (112 ha). The Project will be comprised of the followi ng componen
nts, as illustra
ated on Figurre 5.2:
Ajax open
n pit, process
sing plant, tailings storage facility (TSF ), and thicken
ned tailings p
plant (TTP) as well
as ancillary facilities, in
ncluding fresh
h, fire, and po
otable water ssupply; reage
ent handling a
and storage, assay
and meta
allurgical, air supply, powe
er supply and
d distribution ; explosives magazine; w
water manage
ement
wage collecction and trreatment faccilities;
and solid
d and wastte water ma
anagement facilities;
f
sew
communic
cations; fuel storage; an
nd buildings including ad
dministration building and
d truck shop
p and
pproximately 2,500 ha, w
maintenan
nce yard. The
T
Project will
w have a fo
ootprint of ap
which represe
ents a
roughly 300%
3
increase (>750 ha) in footprint with
w
respect to historical mining activities. The current
Project infrastructure requirements reflect the mo
ost advanced
d mine plan, a
and will be re
evised as feassibility
studies prroceed.
5.3.1
Ajax
Aj Open Pit
Excavation of the deposit and
a developm
ment of the op
pen pit will be
e accomplished with a striipping
ra
atio of approx
ximately 2:1 (w
waste to ore tonnes)
t
in a ssequence tha
at maximizes o
ore productio
on and
AG) materialls that will be
prrioritizes the non-reactive//Non Acid Generating (NA
e deposited in the
no
orth and eas
st waste rock
k manageme
ent facilities. Excavation of the depo
osit will resultt in a
ng six interna
sm
moothed pit design
d
for the
e ultimate pit,, by completin
al phases witth 35 m wide, 10%
grrade ramps. The design
ns will utilize double bencching of 12 m benches w
with variable width
be
erms. A batter angle off 70° will be used to ach
hieve the ovverall smoothed pit shell. The
ex
xception will be
b the 65° ba
atter angles in
n the picrite ro
ock unit to the
e southwest h
highwall. The
e Ajax
pit will have an
n area of 169 ha after five years of operration, to a m
maximum exte
ent of 261 ha at the
en
nd of the 23 year
y
mine life. Pit development phasess are shown o
on Figure 5.3.
Removal
R
of the ore and wa
aste will be accomplished by developin
ng blast holess with electricc drills
an
nd subsequent blasting. The
T blasted material
m
will b
be loaded intto haul truckss with electricc rope
sh
hovels and fro
ont-end loade
ers for deliverry to the in-pitt gyratory crusshers and conveyor system
ms.
Measures
M
will be undertake
en to prevent water
w
from Ja
acko Lake and Peterson C
Creek from en
ntering
th
he open pit arrea. At present, it is assum
med that meassures will be taken to keep
p wall slopes dry to
av
void the requirement for piit dewatering..
5.3.2
Processing Facility
The Processin
ng Facility wiill be situated
d as shown on Figure 5.1 and is designed to process
60
0,000 t/d of ru
un-of-mine (R
ROM) ore. Th
he plant will o
operate 24 ho
ours per day, 365 days perr year.
Over
O
the 23 ye
ears of opera
ation, the plan
nt will processs approximately 442 Mt o
of copper and
d gold
orre. The conc
centrate will be
e produced via the followin
ng processess:
x
Primary Crrushing
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Secondary
y Crushing
x
Grinding and
a Classification
x
Flotation Circuit
C
x
Concentra
ate Thickener,, and
x
Concentra
ate Filter.
A schematic re
epresentation of the proces
ss is provided
d on Figure 5 .4.
5.3.3
Tailings Storag
ge Facility and
d Process Wa
ater
Fresh water will
w be pumpe
ed into the Frresh Water T
Tank in the T
Thickened Ta
ailings Plant ((TTP).
From the Fresh Water Tank the water will
w either be d
distributed th roughout the TTP via the gland
water
w
pumps or mixed with
h dry floccula
ant in floccullant tanks. T
The resulting flocculant dilution
water
w
will be mixed
m
with ta
ailings from th
he mill in the feed box an
nd the tailingss feed will then be
discharged into
o the tailings thickener. Thickener und
derflow will be
e pumped to tthe tailings sttorage
fa
acility via thickener underflow pumps and tailings diischarge pum
mps. Thicken
ner overflow w
will be
discharged fro
om the tailings
s thickener to
o the processs water tank and then to tthe Process W
Water
Pond for recyc
cling, or direc
ctly to the Pro
ocessing Plan
nt. During an
n accident or malfunction of the
th
hickener unde
erflow pumps
s or in the event of exce
ess process ssolution or build-up of flo
otation
re
eagent, a re--circulation pump
p
will dirrect the thickkener underfllow to the T
Thickened Ta
ailings
Emergency Po
ond. The Thickened Tailings Emerg ency Pond w
will be situatted at the prresent
lo
ocation of a lo
ow-lying seaso
onally wetted area north off the TSF.
The shallow In
nks Lake, loca
ated to the ea
ast of the TSF
F (Photo 1), w
will be used a
as a Process W
Water
Pond, as well as collecting tailings bleed
d water and ssurface runofff from the outter wall of the
e TSF
em
mbankment during
d
rain ev
vents. No se
ediments or ssolids will be placed within
n the pond. W
Water
from the TSF Process Watter Pond will be pumped b
back to the P
Process Wate
er Tank in the
e TTP
where
w
it will be
e used in the tailings
t
or milling process.
Some process
s water generrated in the fllotation circuiit as concentrate thickene
er overflow so
olution
will
w be re-used
d in the grinding circuit. Ex
xcess water w
will be discha
arged to the p
process waterr tank.
Reclaimed
R
wa
ater will be pu
umped from the Process Water Pond
d to the proce
ess water tan
nk for
distribution to the points of usage. The
e gland and sseal water willl be pumped
d and distributed to
th
he slurry pumps from the frresh water tan
nk.
The primary so
ource of millin
ng water is an
nticipated to b
be fresh wate
er supplied fro
om Kamloopss Lake
an
nd recycled water
w
from th
he TTP. Wa
ater will be p
pumped direcctly to the Pro
ocess Water Tank
ad
djacent to the
e plant facility and to the Frresh/Fire Watter Tank.
5.3.4
Fresh Water Supply
S
Fresh water will be required
d for start milll and plant fa cilities, drilling
g water, fire ssuppression, gland
se
eal water, reagent, flotatio
on cleaning stages,
s
proce
ess water ma
akeup, and o
other site acttivities
(e
e.g., dust conttrol).
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Fresh water will
w be supplied from Kam
mloops Lake,, a section o
of the Thomp
pson River, tto the
fa
acilities using the existing infrastructure
e as much a
as possible (P
Photos 2, 3, and 4) with some
modifications
m
and
a replacem
ment of the ex
xisting pumpss, piping, and
d electrical syystems. The pump
ho
ouse basin size
s
and geometry will be
e evaluated i n the detaile
ed design pha
ase. The exxisting
arrrangement consists
c
of an intake filter structure,
s
whicch is located in the elevatio
on of 323 m o
on the
la
ake bed. Wa
ater from this
s intake is trransferred to the existing pump house
e on the sho
ore of
6”” pipe, embe
Kamloops
K
Lake (pump inve
ert elevation 336
3 m) by a 36
edded in the lake bed. Wa
ater is
pu
umped through an embe
edded steel pipeline
p
to bo
ooster pump station 1 located at elevvation
58
80 m, and fro
om here to th
he proposed booster pum
mp station 2 located at th
he New Gold fresh
water
w
tank area.
The existing pump
p
stations
s are head drriven and mayy not be ade
equate to provvide the volume of
water
w
needed for the Ajax
x Project, and
d as such an
n alternative water supply system shall be
prrovided. A ne
ew pumphous
se will be built on the shorre of Kamloop
ps Lake adjaccent to the exxisting
la
ake pump sta
ation. The ne
ew pumphous
se will contain
n two in-line pumps to tra
ansfer water tto the
la
ake pump sta
ation (Figure 5.5)
5
and new
w pumps will be installed iin booster pu
ump station 1
1. No
modifications
m
to
t the existing intake filterr structure on
n the lake be
ed are anticip
pated and the
e new
pu
umphouse wiill be situated above the no
ormal high wa
ater mark.
Water
W
will continue to be pumped to the
e New Gold frresh water ta
ank via existin
ng pipelines a
and to
th
he Ajax prope
erty through a new water su
upply line.
5.3.5
Reagent
R
Hand
dling and Storage
Various
V
chemical reagents
s will be adde
ed to the pro
ocess slurry stream to fa
acilitate the ccopper
flo
otation proces
ss. Preparatiion of the variious reagentss will require tthe following components:
x A bulk han
ndling system
x
Mix and ho
olding tanks
x
Metering pumps
p
x
A flocculan
nt preparation
n facility
x
A lime slak
king and distrribution facility
y
x
Eye-wash and safety sh
howers, and
x
Applicable
e safety equipment.
Various
V
chemical reagents will be added
d to the grindiing and flotattion circuit to modify the m
mineral
pa
article surface
es and enhan
nce the flotab
bility of the va
aluable minera
al particles in
nto the copper-gold
co
oncentrate prroduct. Fres
sh water will be used in tthe make up
p for the diluttion of the va
arious
re
eagents that will
w be supplie
ed in powder/solid form, orr which requirre dilution prio
or to the addittion to
th
he slurry. The
ese solutions will be added
d to the additiion points of tthe various flo
otation circuitts and
sttreams using metering pum
mps. The PA
AX collector re
eagent will be
e made up to
o a solution off 10%
sttrength in a mixing
m
tank, and then trans
sferred to the holding tank,, from where the solution w
will be
pu
umped to the
e addition point. The frother reagent, M
MIBC, will nott be diluted a
and will be pu
umped
directly from th
he bulk contaiiners to the po
oint of additio
on using mete
ering pumps.
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Flocculent willl be prepared
d in the stan
ndard manne
er as a dilute
e solution with 0.30% so
olution
sttrength. This
s will be furtther diluted in
n the thicken
ner feed welll. Lime, as quick-lime, w
will be
de
elivered in bu
ulk and will be
e off-loaded pneumatically into a silo. T
The lime will th
hen be prepa
ared in
a lime slaking system as 20
0% concentra
ation slurry. T
This lime slurrry will be pum
mped to the p
points
off addition using a closed loop
l
system and the valve
es will be reg
gulated by pH
H monitors that will
co
ontrol the amount of lime added.
a
To ensure spilll containmen
nt, the reagen
nt preparation
n and storage
e facility will b
be located within a
co
ontainment area designed to accommo
odate 110% o
of the content of the largest tank. In add
dition,
ea
ach reagent will
w be prepared in its own
n bounded arrea in order tto limit spillag
ge and facilita
ate its
re
eturn to its respective mixing tank. The
e storage tan ks will be equ
uipped with le
evel indicatorrs and
in
nstrumentation
n to ensure that spills do not occu
ur during no
ormal operattion. Appro
opriate
ve
entilation, fire
e and safety protection, and
a
Material S
Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) stations w
will be
prrovided at the
e facility.
Each reagent line and add
dition point will be labelled
d in accordan
nce with Worrkplace Haza
ardous
Materials
M
Information Systtems (WHMIIS) standardss. All operrational perso
onnel will re
eceive
WHMIS
W
trainin
ng, along with additional tra
aining for the safe handling
g and use of tthe reagents.
5.3.6
Assay
A
and Mettallurgical
The assay lab
boratory will be
b equipped with the neccessary analyytical instruments to provide all
ro
outine assays
s for the mine, the concentrrator, and the
e environmenttal departmen
nts.
The metallurg
gical laborato
ory will be utilized to cconduct testw
work to monitor metallu
urgical
pe
erformance and
a improve process
p
opera
ations and effiiciencies.
5.3.7
Air
A Supply
The following identifies the types of air supply system
ms and areas of use throug
ghout the prop
posed
mine
m
site:
x Low-press
sure air provid
ded by air blow
wers for flotattion cells
x High-press
sure air provid
ded by dedica
ated air comp
pressors for th
he filter press and concenttrate
drying, and
d
x Instrumentt air from the plant air compressors will be dried and stored in a d
dedicated air
receiver.
Details
D
with reg
gards to air supply system
ms and require
ements will be
e provided in the Applicatio
on.
5.3.8
Power Supply and Distribution
Preliminary dis
scussions witth BC Hydro suggest tha
at the power distribution ssystem in the
e area
sh
hould be able
e to provide sufficient pow
wer for the m
mine’’s approxximate runnin
ng load of 90
0 MW,
re
equiring only a few upgrades to increase
e power supp
ply reliability.
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Tw
wo options fo
or the 138 kV
V overhead power
p
line arre currently b
being conside
ered: one from the
west
w
with interrconnection at
a the substattion in Savon
na (SVA) loca
ated approxim
mately 40 km
m from
th
he Project, an
nd one from th
he east that will
w tap into the
e BC Hydro line 2L265 nea
ar Knutsford.
Any
A
watercourse crossings
s associated with the ne
ew line are intended to be constructted in
ac
ccordance with the criteria
a for ““minor works””
w
as ou
utlined in Secction 5 of the
e Minor Workks and
Waters
W
(Navig
gable Waters Protection
P
Ac
ct) Order so a
as to be exem
mpt from approval under Se
ection
5((3) of the NW
WPA.
The plant’’s ma
ain substation
n will consist of
o 138 kV to 2
25 kV step-do
own power tra
ansformers wiith the
25
5 kV line bein
ng the plant’’s main distribu
ution voltage. This plant’’s substation w
will consist of 25 kV
sw
witchgear line
e-ups that will be used to distribute
d
pow
wer to the varrious plant are
eas as requirred by
either overhead line or land based cable tray/conduit. The High Prressure Grind
ding Rolls and
d both
du
ual pinion balll mills will als
so be powered
d at 25 kV.
Each major pla
ant area will require an ele
ectrical room where the 25 kV distributtion voltage w
will be
sttepped down to the proce
ess level distrribution voltag
ges of 4.16 kkV and 600 V
V. There willl be a
se
election of 4.16 kV switchg
gear (breakerrs and starterrs) and 600 V motor contrrol centres (M
MCCs)
th
hroughout the
e facility. A critical
c
proces
ss MCC in ea
ach electricall room (where
e critical load
ds are
id
dentified) connected to a stand-alone
s
generator
g
sysstem will tran
nsfer power frrom one source to
an
nother via an automatic tra
ansfer switch..
5.3.9
Staff Accommo
odations
A construction
n camp is no
ot anticipated
d as a result of the proxiimity of the Project to exxisting
ac
ccommodatio
on infrastructu
ure in the Citty of Kamloop
ps. A feasibiility study will be undertakken to
en
nsure that ac
ccommodatio
ons for all sta
aff are availa
able in Kamlo
oops through
hout the life o
of the
Project.
Once
O
in opera
ation, the projected person
nnel requirem
ments are 385
5 persons, inccluding 61 sta
aff for
and profess
management
m
sional service
es, 302 ope
erators and maintenance
e labour, an
nd 22
pe
ersonnel for laboratories, quality
q
control, process opttimization, an
nd assaying.
5.3.10 Explosives Ma
agazine
will be a com
It is proposed that the prim
mary explosiv
ve used durin
ng operation w
mbination of h
heavy
ANFO
A
and em
mulsion. All required
r
explosives would
d be obtained
d through an explosives ssupply
co
ontractor and
d stored in are
eas close to the
t Ajax open
n pit. Bulk am
mmonium nittrate (AN) and
d bulk
em
mulsion would be deliverred to site and stored in dedicated ssilos away fro
om the explo
osives
magazine
m
com
mplex. An ANFO/emulsio
A
on truck, ope
erated by the
e explosives supply conttractor
would
w
be use
ed to deliver bulk explos
sives to the blasting loca
ations. No explosives w
will be
on-site.
manufactured
m
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The secured fa
acilities would
d include AN silos, an emu
ulsion silo, a blasting acce
essories maga
azine,
an
nd a blasting detonators magazine,
m
wh
hich would be
e designed an
nd operated in compliance
e with
ap
pplicable legislation and re
egulations.
5.3.11 Water
W
Manage
ement
A water mana
agement plan will be deve
eloped to con
ntrol all surface water with
hin the mine area.
Goals
G
of the plan
p
include preservation
p
of
o water quan
ntity and qua
ality downstre
eam of the Prroject,
op
ptimization off water use, maximization
n of water re--use, minimizzing mixing o
of clean and mineco
ontact waterr, managing seepage, utilizing
u
wate
er diversion, and elimina
ating unconttrolled
re
eleases.
Key
K aspects off water management includ
de the followiing:
x Ajax pit wa
ater and runo
off from the waste
w
rock ma
anagement fa
acilities will be
e transferred to the
site proces
ss water pond
ds during pre--production a nd throughou
ut the mine life
e
x The site is
s in a water deficit.
d
This deficit can be
e made up th
hrough fresh water supplyy from
Kamloops Lake via an upgraded
u
sys
stem, and
x All affected
d site water will
w be captured in the site
e process watter ponds or sseepage colle
ection
ponds for containmentt. All unaffe
ected water w
will be divertted around tthe site exce
ept as
required to
o make up the
e water balance deficit.
Tailings bleed water and runoff from exte
ernal slopes o
of the TSF will be diverted through ditch
hes to
th
he Process Water
W
Pond that
t
will be established
e
in
n Inks Lake. Water from
m this pond w
will be
pu
umped to the TTP or to the
e processing facility as nee
eded.
5.3.12 Solid and Was
ste Water Man
nagement
Solid waste ma
anagement
The standard approach
a
of segregating
s
waste
w
streamss for recycling
g or disposal will be adoptted on
siite. Recyclab
ble materials will
w be collectted on site an
nd shipped to
o Kamloops fo
or recycling. Other
waste
w
materials that are an
nticipated to be
b generated
d onsite include lubricantss, waste oils, spent
re
eagents, spen
nt hydrocarbo
ons, and comb
bustibles. Th
hese items willl be transportted to an app
proved
offf-site waste receiver
r
for diisposal.
Waste
W
water management
m
The sewage trreatment plan
nt will be a pre-packaged R
Rotating Biolo
ogical Contacctor (RBC) syystem.
The plant will be manufactu
ured off site and
a containe
erized for simple connectio
on to the colle
ection
sy
ystem on-site
e. Once tre
eated, the sewage
s
treattment plant effluent will be discharged in
ac
ccordance with applicable legislation an
nd regulationss.
5.3.13 Communicatio
C
ns
An
A optical fibre
e backbone will
w be incorpo
orated throug
ghout the plan
nt in order to provide a pa
ath for
th
he data requirrements for voice,
v
data, an
nd control sysstem communications. A fibre backbone for
a site Ethernett-type system will also be developed
d
to provide data and voice ba
andwidth.
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5.3.14 Fuel Storage
Diesel
D
fuel req
quirements fo
or the mining equipment a
and haul truckks will be sup
pplied from a
abovegrround diesel fuel storage
e tanks locate
ed near the truck shop. Diesel stora
age will conssist of
ete with load
ab
bove-ground tanks and a containmentt pad, comple
ding and disp
pensing equip
pment
co
onforming to applicable re
egulations. The diesel fue
el storage tank will have a capacity suff
fficient
fo
or approximattely three day
ys of Project operations.
o
A dedicated service truck w
will transport diesel
fu
uel to the miniing equipmen
nt as required.
5.3.15 Buildings and Structures
S
It is anticipated
d that the follo
owing buildings and structtures will be rrequired for th
he Project, an
nd will
be
e included as
s part of the processing pla
ant complex:
building
Concentrator
C
x Stockpile
x Primary crrushing buildin
ng
x Concentra
ate load-out bu
uilding
x Secondary
y crushing building
x Administra
ation building
x Maintenan
nce/truck shop
p
x Assay and
d metallurgica
al laboratory
x Cold warehouse, and
x Temporary
y construction
n facilities.
5.4
MINERAL
M
PRO
OCESSING
5.4.1
Primary Crusher Systems
The primary crrushing and process
p
plantt will be desig
gned to opera
ate on the ba
asis of two 12
2-hour
sh
hifts per day, 365 days pe
er year. The
e primary crussher overall a
availability wiill be 70% an
nd the
grrinding and flotation
f
circu
uit availability will have a running time
e of 92%. Th
his will allow for a
po
otential incre
ease in crus
shing rate, and
a
will allow
w sufficient downtime fo
or scheduled
d and
un
nscheduled maintenance
m
of
o the crushin
ng and processs plant equip
pment.
A conventiona
al gyratory crrusher facility
y will be desiigned to crussh ROM ore or waste up
p to a
prrocessing ratte of 10,000 t/h, to reduce
e the size of the material in preparatio
on for the griinding
prrocess and waste
w
stacking
g (Figure 5.4
4). The propo
osed equipment and faciliities in the crrusher
arrea include th
he following:
x Dump pocket
x Stationary grizzly
x Hydraulic rock
r
breaker
x Gyratory crushers
c
–– 1,5
525 mm x 2,79
94 mm (60Ǝ x 110Ǝ)
x Apron feed
ders
x Crushed ore
o stockpile, 60,000
6
t capa
acity
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x
x
x
Reclaim ap
pron feeders
Conveyor belts, metal detectors,
d
selff-cleaning ma
agnets, and belt tear detecctors
Belt scale, and
Dust collec
ction system.
The ROM ore will be transp
ported in the open
o
pit to the
e in-pit primarry crusher using 240-tonne
e haul
trucks. There the ore will be reduced to 80% minus 1
150 mm using
g a gyratory ccrusher, and a rock
brreaker will be
e used to brea
ak oversize ro
ocks. The cru
usher productt will be disch
harged into a dump
po
ocket, and the
en onto a con
nveyance system, which trransports the ore to the coa
arse ore stocckpile.
The coarse orre stockpile will
w be design
ned to have a live capaccity of 60,000
0 t and ore w
will be
re
eclaimed from
m this stockpile by apron feeders
f
at a nominal rate of 2,717 tonnes per hourr (t/h).
The apron feed
ders will trans
sport the crus
shed ore to a 960 mm wid
de conveyor b
belt (equipped
d with
a belt scale) that
t
leads to the Seconda
ary Crushing
g and High P
Pressure Grin
nding Roll (HPGR)
sy
ystem.
The crushing facilities
f
and crushed
c
ore stockpile
s
will b
be equipped with a dust ccollection systtem to
co
ontrol fugitive
e dust that ma
ay be generated during con
nveyor loading and transpo
ortation of the
e ore.
5.4.2
Grinding
G
and Classification
C
The grinding circuit
c
will con
nsist of a HPG
GR/ball mill ccombination ccircuit as a tw
wo-stage ope
eration
with
w the HGPR
R in closed cirrcuit with vibrrating screenss, and the two
o ball mills in
n closed circuit with
th
he classifying
g cyclones. The
T
HPGR will
w be conduccted as a dryy process at a nominal ra
ate of
2,717 t/h of ma
aterial. The grinding
g
circuit will include tthe following equipment and facilities:
x Conveyor feed belt
x Conveyor belt weigh sc
cale
x Two 750 KW
K secondary
y cone crushe
ers
x Two interm
mediate secon
ndary crusherr screens
x Two HPGR
R mills –– 2.4 m diameter x 1.7 m long
x Two ball mills
m –– 7.62 m diameter x 12
2.5 m long
x Ball mill feed distributorr box
x Two ball mill
m discharge pumpboxes
x Two sets of
o cyclone fee
ed slurry pumps
x Two cyclon
ne clusters
x Mass flow meter
x Particle siz
ze analyzer, and
a
x Sampler sy
ystem.
Ore
O from the crushed
c
ore stockpile
s
will be reclaimed
d under contro
olled feed ratte conditions using
ap
pron feeders and will be discharged
d
onto the conve
eyor belt feed
ding double d
deck screenss, with
th
he oversize material
m
feed
ding the two secondary ccone crusherrs, and the u
undersize ma
aterial
fe
eeding the HP
PGR surge bin. The crus
shed material will be return
ned as feed to a second set of
do
ouble deck screens. The
e HPGR units
s will be fed ffrom the surg
ge bin using belt feeders. The
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HPGR
H
produc
ct will be scre
eened with oversize
o
mate
erial returned
d to the HPG
GR feed surge
Screen unders
size material will
w be fed to the
t Ball Mill ccyclone feed p
pumpboxes.
Each ball mill will be opera
ated independ
dently in a cllosed-circuit w
with a cyclon
ne cluster, witth the
prroduct from each
e
ball mill being discha
arged into its separate cycclone feed pu
umpbox to be
ecome
th
he cyclone fee
ed. The slurrry in each milll discharge p
pumpbox will be pumped to
o a cyclone ccluster
fo
or classificatio
on. The cut size
s
for the cy
yclones will b
be a P80 of 1 50 ȝm, and tthe circulating
g load
to
o the individua
al ball mill cirrcuits will be 300%
3
with the
e cyclone und
derflow return
ning to the ba
all mill
as
s feed material.
The new feed to each ball mill circuit will
w be 1,359 t/h and the ccombined tottal of the two
o mills
(2
2,717 t/h) will constitute the
e feed rate to
o the copper fflotation circu
uit. The ball m
mills will operrate at
a critical speed
d of 75%. Dilution water will
w be added tto the grinding
g circuit as re
equired.
The cyclone overflow from both classific
cation circuitss will be disch
harged into th
he copper flo
otation
co
onditioning ta
ank ahead of the flotation process whe
ere the pulp d
density of the
e cyclone ove
erflow
sllurry will be approximately 33% solids.
Provision will be made for the addition of lime to th
he ball mills ffor adjustmen
nt of the pH o
of the
sllurry in the grinding circuit prior to the flotation pro
ocess. Grinding media wiill be added tto the
mills
m in order to
o maintain the
e grinding effficiency. Stee
el balls will be
e periodically added to eacch mill
us
sing a ball charging kibble.
5.4.3
Flotation Circu
uit
The milled ore
e will be subjjected to flota
ation to recovver the targe
eted mineralss into a high--grade
co
opper concentrate contaiining gold. The copperr flotation cirrcuit will incllude the following
eq
quipment (Fig
gure 5.4):
x Conditionin
ng tank –– 7.7 m diameter x 8.3 m
x Flotation re
eagent additio
on facilities
x Rougher flotation tank cells
c
–– 6 x 300
0 m3 each
x Scavengerr flotation tank cells –– 6 x 300
3 m3 each
x Regrind ba
all mill –– 5,030
0 mm diamete
er x 6,400 mm
m long
x Two classiification cyclo
one clusters (o
one for each regrind stage
e)
x First cleaner flotation ta
ank cells –– 5 x 50 m3 each
x First cleaner scavengerr flotation tank
k cells –– 4 x 5
50 m3 each
x Regrind to
ower mill –– 13.46 m high x 4.09
4
m long x 4.52 m wide
e
3
x Second cle
eaner flotation
n tank cells –– 5 x 10 m ea
ach
3
x Third clean
ner flotation ta
ank cells –– 4 x 10 m each
h
x Pumpboxe
es and standp
pipes
x Slurry and concentrate pumps
x Two partic
cle-size analyz
zers (one for each regrind stage), and
x Sampling system.
s
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The cyclone overflow
o
from
m the grindin
ng circuit willl be combine
ed to feed the flotation circuit
co
onditioning ta
ank by gravity
y flow from th
he cyclone clu
usters. The slurry will be conditioned in the
co
opper conditio
oning tank at the design fe
eed rate of 2,,718 t/h. The
e first cleaner scavenger ta
ailings
will
w be directe
ed to the co
onditioning ta
ank for repro
ocessing. Flotation reage
ents includin
ng the
co
ollector, PAX
X, the frother (MIBC) and lime, will be
e added to th
he conditionin
ng tank as de
efined
th
hrough testing
g. Provision will be made
e for the stag
ged addition of the reage
ents in the cleaner
sttage of the flo
otation circuit.
The conditione
ed slurry will overflow
o
from the condition
ning tank into
o the rougher flotation tankk cells.
Rougher
R
and scavenger
s
co
oncentrates will
w be processsed and disch
harged into th
he first regrin
nd ball
mill
m circuit cyc
clone feed pumpbox from
m where it w
will be pumpe
ed to the reg
grind classificcation
cy
yclone. The scavenger ta
ailings will be
e sampled au
utomatically p
prior to disch
harge into the
e final
ta
ailings pumpb
box. This stre
eam will consttitute the final tailings leaviing the plant.
To completely liberate the fine-sized
f
gra
ains of the co
opper mineralls from the ga
angue constittuents
an
nd to enhance upgrading
g of the copper concentrrate, stage re
egrinding and
d cleaning w
will be
in
ncorporated in
n the cleaner flotation circuit. The roug
gher regrind ccircuit cyclone will separate the
fin
nely ground fllotation conce
entrate into a cyclone overrflow product according to the design pa
article
siize P80 of 60
0 ȝm. The co
oarser cyclon
ne underflow will be the fe
eed for the ro
ougher regrin
nd mill
(b
ball mill). The
e ball mill willl discharge in
nto the cyclo ne feed pum
mpbox togethe
er with the rougher
an
nd scavengerr flotation con
ncentrates and
d the first clea
aner scaveng
ger tailings, co
onstituting the
e feed
fo
or classificatio
on by the cyclone.
The cyclone overflow
o
from
m the rougherr/scavenger rregrind circuitt will combine with the se
econd
clleaner tailings
s as feed to the
t first clean
ner stage. Th
he first cleane
er concentratte will report to the
clleaner regrind
d cyclone fee
ed pumpbox where
w
it will jo
oin the regrin
nd mill discharge for pump
ping to
th
he cleaner reg
grind cyclone
e for sizing. The
T cleaner rregrind mill will be a towerr mill. The cyyclone
ov
verflow produ
uct will have a design parrticle size P8 0 of 20 ȝm. The concen
ntrate from the first
clleaner stage will feed the second clea
aner flotation stage with th
he second clleaner concentrate
re
eporting to th
he third clean
ner flotation stage.
s
The concentrate from the thirrd cleaner flo
otation
sttage will be the final copper concen
ntrate and w ill feed direcctly to the co
opper concentrate
th
hickener. The
e tailings from
m the third cle
eaner stage w
will be returne
ed to join the ffeed to the se
econd
clleaner stage. Tailings from the second
d cleaner flottation stage w
will be recycle
ed back to the first
clleaner flotatio
on stage. Tailings from the first cleane
er scavenger flotation stag
ge will report to the
co
onditioning ta
ank. Operatio
onally, there will
w be the op
ption of direccting the first cleaner scavvenger
ta
ailings to the final tailings pumpbox.
p
Conventional ttank flotation cells will be used for the entire
co
opper flotation
n circuit.
Provision will be
b made for th
he use of cop
pper concentrrate thickenerr overflow watter to be re-ussed in
th
he grinding circuit
c
as dilution water prroviding this does not ha
ave a deleterrious effect o
on the
flo
otation of the copper and gold
g
minerals.
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Concentrate
C
Thickening
The cleaner flo
otation conce
entrate will be
e thickened, filtered, and stored prior to shipment tto the
sm
melter. The concentrate
c
handling
h
circuit will be com prised of the following equ
uipment:
x Concentra
ate thickener
x Concentra
ate thickener overflow
o
stand
dpipe
x Concentra
ate slurry pum
mps
x Process water
w
tank and
d pump
x Concentra
ate stock tank
x Concentra
ate filter press
s, and
x Concentra
ate storage an
nd dispatch fa
acility.
The concentrate will be pum
mped from the
e final cleanerr flotation stage to the con
ncentrate thickkener.
Flocculant will be added to the thicke
ener feed to aid the setttling processs. The thickkened
co
oncentrate wiill be pumped
d to the conce
entrate stock ttank using thiickener underrflow slurry pu
umps.
The underflow density will be
b 60% solids
s. The concen
ntrate stock tank will be an
n agitated tan
nk that
will
w serve as the feed tank for the conc
centrate filter. The concen
ntrate filter w
will be a filter press
un
nit. Since filtration with a filter
f
press un
nit will be a ba
atch process, the concenttrate stock tan
nk will
allso act as a surge tank for the filtration operation.
o
Th
he filter presss will dewaterr the concentrrate to
prroduce a fina
al concentrate
e with a moistture content o
of about 8%. The filtrate will be return
ned to
ed to the con
th
he concentratte thickener. The filter pre
ess solids willl be discharge
ncentrate stocckpile.
The dewatered
d concentrate
e will be store
ed in a desig
gnated storag
ge facility. Th
he concentratte will
pe
eriodically be loaded into trucks
t
for disp
patch off the p
property.
The thickener overflow solution from th
he concentratte thickener w
will be collectted in the process
water
w
tank for recycling with
hin the grindin
ng circuit. Exxcess overflo
ow solution wiill be discharg
ged to
th
he process wa
ater pond.
5.4.5
Tailings Manag
gement
The tailings de
elivery and re
eclaim system
ms have been routed to su
uit the arrange
ement of the major
co
omponents off the tailings facility.
f
The tailings delive ry system is a
as follows:
x A tailings pipeline
p
will trransport slurry
y tailings from
m the mill to th
he TTP
x Slurry will be thickened into a paste and
a deposited
d in the TSF, and
x A land bas
sed pump stattion and pipeline will re-cirrculate the pro
ocess water b
back to the mill.
The tailings de
elivery and rec
claim systems
s will consist of the followin
ng:
x A mill tailin
ngs pipeline
x A thickene
er overflow pip
peline
x A thickene
ed tailings plant
x A sedimen
ntation pond
x Thickened tailings emergency pond, and
x A water ma
anagement plan.
p
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The principal design obje
ectives for th
he TSF will be to ensu
ure protection of the reg
gional
grroundwater and
a
surface waters
w
during
g operations and post clo
osure, and to
o achieve efffective
re
eclamation at mine closure
e.
Design
D
objectiv
ves for the TS
SF are as follo
ows:
x Utilize the available are
ea to construc
ct the TSF
x Minimize the area requiired for the TS
SF
x Utilize loca
ally available fill materials for
f constructio
on
x Allow for ease
e
of constrruction
x Allow for ease
e
of operattion
x Allow for re
elatively simp
ple water conttrol
x Prevent wa
ater ponding on the facility
y, which is co nsidered to b
be the primaryy risk factor fo
or any
tailings sto
orage facility, and
x Provide a long term, stable dry stack of tailingss that can be
e covered at closure to prrevent
water pond
ding, provide dust control, and allow forr vegetative ccover.
Final plant tailings will be th
hickened and
d directed into
o the TSF, located in a relatively flat area of
th
he site. The TSF will be
e a single im
mpoundment w
with raised e
embankmentss to create a zero
discharge facillity, with proc
cess water reclaim and pu
ump-back cap
pture of any sseepage. De
etailed
ge
eotechnical and
a
groundwa
ater investiga
ations will be
e completed tto identify ap
ppropriate see
epage
co
ontrol measurres.
A thickened ta
ailings plant will
w be constru
ucted adjacen
nt to the TSF.. Slurry tailin
ngs will be pu
umped
from the mill to
o the thickener. Overflow
w from the thicckener will be
e directed to the process water
ta
ank and the th
hickened tailings will be pu
umped to the
e TSF for surfface discharg
ge. Tailings w
will be
th
hickened to produce a non-segregati
n
ing material that will be
e capable of flowing from
m the
discharge pipe
e down a 2% to 3% gradie
ent while main
ntaining its co
onsistency. D
Dearth bleed water
is
s anticipated during
d
depos
sition; this water will be co
ollected in the
e TSF Runofff Pond. The slope
an
ngle was sele
ected to minimize erosion from runoff, while preven
nting ponding
g on the facilitty. In
an
n emergency situation whe
en the thicken
ner has to be
e emptied, a re
ecirculation p
pump will pum
mp the
th
hickener content into the Thickened
T
Ta
ailings Emerg
gency Pond located on th
he site of an alkali
po
ond north of the
t TSF.
The tailings sttorage facility
y will be cons
structed in an
manner, with thickened ta
ailings
n upstream m
discharged fro
om the west side of the facility
f
to forrm a slope to
owards the e
east of the fa
acility.
Tailings will be placed in thin,
t
uniform lifts (0.5 m –– 1.0 m) wh
hich will be a
allowed to pa
artially
de
esiccate priorr to placemen
nt of subseque
ent lifts.
Waste
W
rock fro
om the Ajax open
o
pit will be used to cconstruct an iinitial pipeline
e berm to faccilitate
ta
ailings discha
arge and to contain
c
the thickened tailin
ngs on the ea
ast side of th
he TSF. The
e TSF
em
mbankments will be cons
structed in sttages throug
ghout the life of the mine
e with the start-up
im
mpoundments
s providing sttorage for the
e first year o
of mine produ
uction. The final embankkment
co
onfiguration will
w be raised to an elevatio
on that provid
des sufficientt capacity to sstore the thickkened
ta
ailings and associated site water.
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The outer shell of waste ro
ock will be co
onstructed pa
artly on the ta
ailings beach
h and partly o
on the
prrevious waste
e rock berm. The waste ro
ock berm is de
esigned to se
erve the follow
wing purposess:
x Pipeline su
upport berm
x Pipeline an
nd spigot access
x Tailings co
ontainment
x Allows for steepening th
he tailings sta
ack (minimize height of pile
e and surface
e area disturba
ance)
x Allows for easy access of constructio
on equipmentt to raise the b
berm and pip
peline
x Allows for drainage of th
he tailings pile
e and seepag
ge control
x Provides outer
o
slope sta
ability
x Provides downstream
d
erosion
e
protec
ction
x Provides dust
d
control
x Allows for staged construction, and
x Allows for progressive closure.
c
The maximum elevation of tailings is 99
95 masl along
g the west side of the faccility. The TS
SF will
ha
ave an area of 283 ha aftter five years
s of operation
n, and a maximum footprin
nt of 376 ha at the
en
nd of mine life
e.
5.5
WASTE
W
ROCK
K MANAGEM
MENT FACILIT
TIES
Currently,, it is propose
ed that potenttially reactive waste rock a
and non-reacttive waste rocck would be sstored
in two wa
aste rock ma
anagement fa
acilities locate
ed to the norrth and east of the pit. These waste
e rock
managem
ment facilities are identified
d on Figure 5.6. The east waste rock m
management ffacility will ha
ave an
area of 26
60 ha, and th
he north wastte rock mana
agement facil ity will have an area of 40
03 ha. The w
waste
rock hand
dling arrange
ement include
es gyratory crushers,
c
be lt conveyors,, and stackin
ng systems. It is
assumed that semi mobile systems will be use
ed to reduce the waste ssize to 80% <
<101.6 cm, b
before
feeding th
he conveyors.. The crushers used for th
he 10,000 t/h ssystem will be
e 152.4 cm x 279.4 cm, an
nd the
conveyors
s are assume
ed to have a width
w
of 152.4
4 cm. The sta
acking system
m includes exxtendable con
nveyor
equipmen
nt with caterpillar crawlers, tripper and a spreader.
The wastte rock crush
hing system will
w significan
ntly reduce th
he carbon foo
otprint of the
e mine site d
due to
reduced diesel
d
consum
mption. The use of conve
eyance system
ms on the wa
aste piles will also reduce noise
and dust contamination
c
n.
5.6
ACCESS
A
ROA
ADS
The Ajax Project is currently acces
ssed via the old
o Afton mine
e haul road. The old hau
ul road crosse
es the
Lac Le Je
eune Highway
y approximate
ely 8.3 km so
outh of the inttersection of the Lac Le Je
eune Highwa
ay and
Copperhe
ead Drive off Highway
H
1, west
w
of Kamloops. A new a
access road w
will be built frrom the mill area to
Lac Le Je
eune Highwa
ay, from whence commerc
cial traffic wi ll travel on to
o Highway 1 to the north
h (see
Figure 5.1
1
A gated maintenance
m
he proposed water line an
nd the west p
power
track will be constructed adjacent to th
line option
n between La
ac Le Jeune Highway
H
and the Coquiha
alla Highway. The water line and powe
er line
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will contin
nue west of the Coquihalla Highway alon
ngside existin
ng mine roadss to the propo
osed booster pump
station 2.
Site roads
s will be built to access the mine facilitiies. The site
e road to acce
ess the explosives storage
e area
will cross Peterson Cre
eek downstre
eam from Jac
cko Lake. Pe
eterson Creekk adjacent to the proposed
d Ajax
pit and ea
ast waste rock manageme
ent facility is a narrow (app
proximately 2 m wide), dre
edged channe
el with
flows controlled at the
e outlet of Jac
cko Lake for irrigation dow
wnstream. T
The alignment for the haul road
and site ro
oads will be determined
d
du
uring the deta
ailed design p
phase. Any a
additional pere
ennial waterccourse
crossings will be identified during this phase.
5.7
CONCENTRAT
C
TE TRANSPO
ORT
At the min
ne site, conce
entrate will be
e transferred from the con centrate load
d-out building onto approprriately
sized trac
ctor-trailers. Before leav
ving the site
e, each transsport trailer would be w
weighed to e
ensure
complianc
ce with private and public road requirem
ments. The cconcentrate w
will be transpo
orted to the P
Port of
Vancouve
er before it is loaded onto ships
s
for its fin
nal destinatio
on in Asia.
Concentra
ate will be tra
ansported by
y truck from site
s along the
e Lac Le Jeu
une Highwayy to the Coqu
uihalla
Highway (Highway 5)) to Hope, th
hen along th
he Trans-Can
nada Highwa
ay (Highway 1) to the Port of
Vancouve
er. No mod
difications to Port of Van
ncouver infra
astructure willl be require
ed to ship P
Project
concentra
ate from the port.
p
Wet conc
centrate production in the
e peak production years w
will be 556 t//d, and highw
way trucks ha
ave a
capacity of
o 40 t. There
efore, it is antticipated that at peak prod
duction, fourte
een 40 t highw
way trucks pe
er day
would hau
ul wet concen
ntrate to the Port
P
of Vanco
ouver. Transsport activitiess will require applicable pe
ermits
from the Ministry
M
of Tra
ansportation and
a Infrastruc
cture.
5.8
ALTERNATIVE
A
ES ASSESSM
MENT
KAM is currently
c
completing altern
natives asses
ssments of prroposed infra
astructure and processes (e.g.,
tailings sttorage facilitie
es, access roads, concenttrate transporrt, etc.). All te
echnological refinements of the
design ha
ave been inte
ernally tested for technicall, economic, social and exxecution riskss. It is anticiipated
that a ma
atrix rating system will be
e applied to each option , providing a transparentt and reproducible
alternative
es assessment process an
nd decision.
The follow
wing provides
s some exam
mples of alterrnatives asse
essment conssiderations off the major P
Project
facilities:
The mine
ed materials from the Aja
ax pit will be delivered uttilizing combiined in-pit an
nd out-pit gyyratory
primary crusher
c
and conveyor systems.
s
This option w
was the besst alternative
e when costt and
environme
ental conside
erations were
e evaluated. Use of the cconveyor from
m inside the pit will reducce the
haulage distance
d
and cost, and als
so reduces th
he total carbo
on emissions and dust and
d noise emissions.
Water ma
anagement was
w considere
ed a priority for
f siting the tailings stora
age facility and the waste
e rock
managem
ment facilities in order to miinimize the ris
sk of environm
mental impactts.
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The road alignment co
onsidered cos
st and the sh
hortest distan
nce from the mine site to the highway, once
other project infrastructure was situa
ated.
The propo
osed TSF rep
presents the best
b
location with respect to proximity to the pit and
d processing plant,
cost, and risk. Consideration was given
g
to using
g the historic A
Afton Mine TSF 10 km northwest of the
e Ajax
project, but
b this altern
native was no
ot selected because
b
of co
ost and risk of pumping tthe tailings o
over a
greater distance.
d
Ad
dditionally the historic fa
acility would require sign
nificant expansion in ord
der to
accommo
odate the Project’’s tailings storage requirements.
The location of the wa
aste rock man
nagement fac
cilities was a function of to
opography an
nd proximity tto the
pit. Alterrnative sites considered included
i
the vicinity soutth of the pit, however, th
his alternative
e was
considere
ed to be less preferable because
b
of grreater terrain
n roughness, which would require morre site
preparatio
on and cost. In addition, th
he southern option
o
would ttransport wasste rock acrosss Peterson C
Creek,
increasing
g cost and environmental risk.
r
Transportt of the conc
centrate to Vancouver
V
by
y rail was co
onsidered as an alternativve to truckin
ng the
concentra
ate directly to the Port of Vancouver.
V
This
T
option w
would have inccluded truckin
ng the concentrate
from the mine site via
a existing Afto
on Mine haul road to the Coquihalla H
Highway, and
d from here tto the
Trans-Canada Highwa
ay (Highway 1) west to Cache
C
Creek. From Cach
he Creek the trucks would
d turn
south along the Okanagan Connec
ctor (Highway
y 97C) to the
e town of Ashcroft. The concentrate w
would
then be lo
oaded onto ra
ail cars and transported by
y rail down th
he Fraser Ca
anyon to the P
Port of Vanco
ouver,
where it would
w
then be
b loaded on
nto ships. This
T
option w
would require more materrials handling
g than
trucking th
he concentrate directly to the Port of Vancouver
V
fro
om Kamloops via the Lac Le Jeune Hig
ghway
and Coqu
uihalla Highw
way (Highway
y 5) south to
o Hope and then along tthe Trans-Ca
anada Highw
way to
Vancouve
er.
Several alternatives
a
fo
or the water in
ntake system on Kamloop s Lake to sup
pply process and potable water
to the site
e were considered, includin
ng:
x Using
g the existing water intake system
s
x Upgra
ading the exis
sting water inttake system
x Consttructing a new
w water intake
e system
x Using
g a floating ba
arge system
x Upgra
ading existing
g pump station
n and installin
ng new pumpss, and
x Consttructing a new
w pump statio
on.
The optio
on of constru
ucting a new
w pumphouse
e adjacent to
o the existing
g pumphouse
e on the sho
ore of
Kamloops
s Lake above the normal high
h
water ma
ark and installling new pum
mps in each pu
umphouse wa
as the
preferred alternative. No work within the lake will be required
d, reducing th
he potential im
mpacts on fish and
fish habita
at, although some
s
riparian
n vegetation may need to
o be cleared during consttruction of the
e new
pumphous
se. This con
nfiguration als
so minimizes
s the visual im
mpact that a barge would
d have, and is not
expected to impact any
y navigable waters.
w
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CLOSURE
C
AN
ND RECLAMA
ATION
It is estim
mated that mine
m
closure will proceed over a periiod of two yyears and the
e reclamation
n and
monitoring
g phase will fo
ollow for an additional
a
thre
ee years.
5.9.1
Closure
C
of Taillings Storage Facility
General
G
consid
derations that are likely to
o be incorpora
ated in the closure plan fo
or the TSF in
nclude
th
he following:
x Removal and
a
restoration of disturb
bed areas in
ncluding struccture footprin
nts, access rroads,
conveyanc
ce structures, pipelines, etc
c.
x Stabilizatio
on, shaping, contouring,
c
an
nd re-vegetat ion of disturbed surfaces, and
x Monitoring
g activities to confirm
c
the de
esign assump
ptions adopte
ed for closure.
5.9.2
Waste
W
Rock Management
M
Facilities
F
Clos
sure
The current pla
an regarding the waste roc
ck manageme
ent facilities w
will be to leave
e the waste ro
ock in
pllace and cons
struct an engineered cove
er complete w
with growth me
edium and ve
egetation. In order
to
o accomplish
h this, suitab
ble growth medium
m
will b
be identified,, salvaged, a
and stored d
during
co
onstruction an
nd operation for
f use during
g reclamation
n and closure..
5.9.3
Ajax
Aj Pit
Once
O
mining has
h ceased, site drainage
e will be alte red to allow each open p
pit to be filled
d with
water.
w
Water quality in the
e open pit will be modelled
d prior to filling to approxim
mate effluent water
qu
uality once th
he pit has filled and overfflows into the
e receiving en
nvironment. As the pit fills up,
water
w
quality sampling
s
will be conducte
ed to verify th
he accuracy of the model and define water
treatment requ
uirements to meet established discha rge criteria. Passive and
d active trea
atment
sttrategies will both be con
nsidered as a potential ttreatment op
ption, if required. As a ssafety
measure,
m
an earthen berm will be constrructed around
d the open pitt to prevent acccidental entrry into
th
he flooded are
ea.
5.9.4
Processing Pla
ant
All
A of the build
dings and sttructures iden
ntified in the mine descrip
ption above will be disma
antled
an
nd/or demolis
shed and then removed frrom the mine
e site. Salvag
geable materrial will be re--used,
re
ecycled, or tra
ansformed intto other usefu
ul forms.
All
A materials re
emoved from
m the site will be disposed of in accordance with ap
pplicable legisslation
an
nd regulations. Any conta
aminated matterial (e.g., pe
etroleum hydrocarbons or heavy metals) will
allso be store
ed, handled, and dispos
sed of in acccordance w
with applicable legislation
n and
re
egulations. Once
O
the buildings and structures have
e been remo
oved, the area
as will be sh
haped,
co
overed with growth
g
medium
m, and vegeta
ated with app
propriate plantt species.
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Access
A
Road
At
A this stage in the Projectt, it is not cle
ear whether a
access to the area will be required following
cllosure, but in the event it is
s no longer re
equired, closu
ure will include
e the following:
x Reclamatio
on of access roads
x Removal of
o bridges, culverts, and other watercou rse crossing structures
x Restoration of affected stream banks
s and riparian
n areas, and
x Re-vegeta
ation of affecte
ed areas with appropriate p
plant speciess.
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SECTION
S
6.0 - PROJECT SETTING
6.1
EXISTING CO
ONDITIONS
Mining an
nd ranching have
h
historica
ally dominated
d the land usse regime in tthe area, and
d have shape
ed the
existing conditions
c
of the landsca
ape. The Prroject is loca
ated on the footprint of tthe previous, now
deactivate
ed and deco
ommissioned, Ajax open pit mine. T
The site is ccharacterized by anthropo
ogenic
disturbanc
ce including the
t old open pits (Photos 5 and 6), acccess and ha
aul roads, recclaimed waste
e rock
piles (Pho
oto 7), and other mining
g infrastructurre. Ten kilo
ometres westt, on the opposite side o
of the
Coquihalla
a Highway, is
s the Afton mine
m
site, currrently being o
operated by N
New Gold Inc. The Afton ssite is
characterized by two open pits, as
s well as oth
her mine infrrastructure in
ncluding acce
ess roads, se
ewage
lagoons, retention pon
nds, smelter site near Hig
ghway 1, TS
SF, and recla
aimed waste rock manage
ement
facilities. The TSF us
sed by both historical
h
mine
e sites is loca
ated approxim
mately 1.1 km
m southwest of the
Afton pit. Several strructures rema
ain in place at the Afton site, includin
ng the smeltter foundation
n and
adjacent facilities.
f
As described in detail in Sec
ction 6.3 belo
ow, much of tthe area is ve
egetated by rrolling
grassland
d and shrubs, with conifero
ous forests gro
owing at high er elevations.
6.2
GEOLOGY
G
AN
ND MINERALIZATION
6.2.1
Geology
G
ng on
The following sections des
scribe the reg
gional and loccal geology in the Projectt area focusin
mining
m
aspects. The regio
onal and loca
al geological information presented be
elow was obttained
from the PEA developed
d
forr the Project by
b Wardrop E
Engineering in
n 2009.
6.2.1.1 Region
nal Geology
Figure
e 6.1 illustrattes the regional geologyy in the Pro
oject area, d
dominated by the
approx
ximately 5 km
m wide and 20 km long Upper Triasssic Iron Massk batholith, which
trends northwest th
hrough the re
egion. The IIron Mask ba
atholith intrud
ded a sequen
nce of
Nicola Group flows and volcanic
clastic rocks o
of mafic and intermediate ccomposition. Near
the contact with the
e Iron Mask batholith,
b
the Nicola Group
p rocks are ccommonly bassalt to
andesite flows and flow breccias
s. Stratigraph
hically above the Nicola G
Group is a serries of
serpen
ntinized picrite basalts, wh
hich are pressent within th
he batholith a
and are appa
arently
localized along major structural corridors.
c
Multiplle phases are
e recognized in the Iron Mask Batholiith. The Potthook diorite is the
oldest phase and consists of a medium to coarse-grain
ned biotite pyyroxene dioritte. A
hybrid unit is recognized where
e Nicola Gro
oup rocks ha
ave been inccorporated intto the
Pothoo
ok. The Hy
ybrid phase consists
c
of u
up to 80% N
Nicola Group
p fragments within
Pothoo
ok intrusive breccia.
The Cherry Creek phase
p
domina
ates the north
h and east ma
argins of the b
batholith and forms
a pluton northwestt of the bath
holith. The Cherry Cree
ek postdates the Pothookk and
consis
sts of a mon
nzonite to mo
onzodiorite. Ubiquitous K-feldspar generally give
es the
Cherry
y Creek a pink
kish colour.
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The Sugarloaf phas
se dominates
s the western
n margin of th
he batholith a
and also posttdates
the Po
othook phase. The age re
elationship witth Cherry Cre
eek is uncerta
ain. The Sug
garloaf
phase is commonly a fine-gra
ained porphyrritic hornblen
nde diorite. A
Albite alteration is
common near zones of minera
alization. Th
he Kamloops Group contains the you
ungest
rocks in the region and consists dominantly o
of tuffaceous sandstone, ssiltstone, and shale
with minor
m
flows and agglomerattes of basalticc and andesittic compositio
on.
Coppe
er-gold minerralization ass
sociated with
h the Iron M
Mask batholith is classifie
ed as
alkalin
ne porphyry copper-gold
c
deposits
d
and
d is associate
ed with the C
Cherry Creekk and
Sugarlloaf phases. Mineralization is genera
ally localized
d along majo
or fault zoness and
associiated with albite and K-feld
dspar alteratio
on.
6.2.1.2 Local Geology
G
As ma
any as 11 ro
ock types hav
ve been reco
ognized in th
he Project arrea, but these
e can
genera
ally be combined into thre
ee main rock types: Iron M
Mask Hybrid, Sugarloaf D
Diorite,
and Nicola Volcanic
cs, which are illustrated on
n Figures 6.1 for the Proje
ect area and 6
6.2 for
the Aja
ax Pit.
Outcro
ops are generrally abundan
nt in the Proje
ect area. The
e contact betw
ween the Sug
garloaf
Diorite
e and the Iron
n Mask strikes
s southeasterrly through th
he West Ajax area and cha
anges
to a no
ortheasterly strike
s
through
h the East Aja
ax area. The Sugarloaf-Iro
on Mask conttact is
truncated by a souttheasterly striking fault at the north end
d of the East Project area. The
contac
ct between th
he Sugarloaf Diorite and N
Nicola Group generally strrikes southea
asterly
throug
gh the Project area.
Sugarlloaf Diorite is characteris
stically a fine
e to coarse-g
grained, light to medium
m gray
porphy
yritic diorite co
ontaining euh
hedral hornble
ende phenocrrysts. Unalte
ered Sugarloa
af may
contain
n up to 5% fiine-grained magnetite.
m
Lo
ocally, the Su
ugarloaf Dioriite has assim
milated
rocks of the Nicola
a Group and is referred tto as the Su
ugarloaf Hybrrid. Albite and Kfeldspa
ar alteration is
i present in varying degrrees. Strong albite alterattion has comm
monly
destroyed original textures loca
ally. Sulphid
de mineraliza
ation is asso
ociated with albite
alterattion and co
onsists predo
ominantly off chalcopyrite
e and pyritte.
Molybd
denite,
tetrahe
edrite, and bo
ornite have be
een observed .
The Iron Mask Hyb
brid is consid
dered to be a
an assimilatio
on of the Nico
ola Group intto the
intruding Pothook Diorite.
D
The Iron Mask iss coarse-graiined and dioritic to gabbrroic in
compo
osition. Weak propylitic alteration is co
ommon with K-feldspar an
nd albite alte
eration
occurrring locally. The
T
Iron Mas
sk Hybrid ma
ay contain up
p to 10% magnetite and locally
chalco
opyrite and py
yrite are pres
sent. The N
Nicola Group consists of p
picrite and va
arious
fine-grrained and py
yroxene porph
hyritic mafic vvolcanic rockks. A variety of steeply dip
pping,
unmineralized dyke
es up to 5 m wide
w
intrude th
he main rock types. Dyke
es are compossed of
aplite, monzonite, la
atite, and fine
e-grained maffic rocks.
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Mineralization
M
The Iron Mask
k Batholith is host to more
e than 20 kn
nown mineral deposits and
d occurrences and
is commonly
mineralization
m
y copper-gold
d. Chalcopyrrite is the do
ominant sulph
hide mineral. The
prresence of accessory
a
sulphide minera
als is highly variable and
d can include tetrahedrite
e and
Secondary copper
molybdenite.
m
c
oxides
s (bornite and
d chalcocite)) and native copper have been
ob
bserved loca
ally. Mineralization is ass
sociated with regional fau
ult zones thatt trend easte
erly or
so
outheasterly through
t
the area (Wardrop
p, 2009).
The mineraliza
ation in the Project
P
area is associated with structural corridors of highly fracctured
se
ections of Sug
garloaf and Sugarloaf
S
Hyb
brid phases off the Iron Massk Batholith. Chalcopyrite is the
do
ominant copp
per mineral and
a
occurs as
a veins, ve inlets, fracturre fillings, disseminationss, and
is
solated blebs in the host rock. Conce
entrations of chalcopyrite rarely excee
ed 5%. Acce
essory
su
ulphide minerrals include py
yrite, magnettite, and molyybdenite (Warrdrop, 2009).
High-grade
H
copper mineralization (>1.0%
% Cu) is con
nfined to chalccopyrite vein systems. Copper
grrades decrease away from
m the chalcopy
yrite veins. H
High-grade mineralization ccan extend se
everal
metres
m
from the
t
vein stru
ucture. Low-grade coppe
er mineraliza
ation (0.10% to 0.50% C
Cu) is
ge
enerally asso
ociated with the Sugarloa
af-Iron Mask contact. Mineralization e
extends to d
depths
ex
xceeding 400
0 m and has a strike length
h exceeding 2
2,000 m (Ward
drop, 2009).
It is common for
f gold conc
centrations to be directly ccorrelated witth copper con
ncentrations. Gold
mineralization
m
increases slightly in are
eas where sstrong albite alteration occcurs. The albite
allteration is in
n part controlled by fault and vein strructures. Min
nor palladium
m mineralizattion is
as
ssociated with copper nea
ar the contactts of the Iron Mask Hybrid
d and Sugarlo
oaf units (Wardrop,
20
009).
6.3
TERRAIN
The Proje
ect area con
nsists of rolling grassland
ds surrounde
ed by local rrelief that ran
800 to
nges from 8
1100 mas
sl and foreste
ed areas at hiigher elevatio
ons. Sugarlo af Hill is the prominent lan
ndform in the
e area
and has an
a elevation of
o 1130 masll. Extensive glacial action
n has created
d topographyy of low rolling
g hills
with locall deep accum
mulations of glacial till on
n the southe
east flanks off larger rock outcroppingss and
drumlins.
The low annual
a
precipitation level is
s reflected in the flora of tthe area. Bunchgrass, sagebrush, and
d cacti
are abund
dant on the lo
ower grassy slopes
s
being joined by sta
ands of ponde
erosa pine att higher eleva
ations.
Water is abundant
a
in th
he spring in numerous
n
small saline pon
nds and sloug
ghs. However, year-round fresh
water with
hin the Peters
son Creek dra
ainage is restricted to Jaccko Lake and Edith Lake, and these so
ources
are heavilly committed to irrigation use.
u
Drainage is somewhat disrupted res
sulting in num
merous shallow
w ponds. So
ome of these a
are ephemera
al and
are borde
ered with pre
ecipitate encrustations. Several
S
pondss have been raised with dams. The three
owing
run northeas
principal watercourses
w
st; however, most
m
of their ccourses are m
made up of no
orth or east flo
sections following
f
the minor
m
lineatio
on pattern. Th
he most recen
nt glaciation p
pushed south
heast parallel to the
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s Lake valley
y. Hilltops were
w
largely denuded of soil while va
alleys were in
nfilled with d
debris,
thereby ac
ccentuating th
he northwest grain of the la
and terraces in the northea
ast section off the propertyy.
6.4
CLIMATE
C
The clima
ate of the Project
P
area is semi-arid and contine
ental, with lo
ow total preccipitation and
d high
evaporatio
on compared to the rest of
o BC. Lying within the raiin shadow off the Coast M
Mountains, the
e area
ool, dry winte
has a sem
mi-arid steppe
e climate cha
aracterized by
y generally co
ers and hot, dry summerss, with
low humidity (Canadia
an Climate Normals,
N
200
03). Convecctive storm ccell events are frequent iin the
summer months
m
creatting occasion
nal dry lightning condition
ns, which can
n ignite foresst fires. The
e area
receives an
a average off 279 mm of precipitation
p
annually.
a
Summers
s are hot and dry. In July
y, the average
e high is 28.3
3 degree Celsius (C), witth a record high of
40.6C. Humidity is generally
g
low
w (<20%). Precipitation iss generally g
greatest in Ju
une and Julyy, with
averages of 35.2 mm and
a 29.5 mm respectively.
Winters are
a generally mild and short, with period
dic cold snap
ps where temperatures can
n drop significantly
below ave
erage for seve
eral weeks. The
T winter mean
m
tempera
ature is -4.2C
C, with an ave
erage low of --7.6C
in January
y, and a reco
ord low of -37..2C. Precipitation is lowe
est in Februarry (14.4 mm), March (11.7 mm),
and Octob
ber (16.2 mm). Snowfall ty
ypically occurrs from Novem
mber to March.
6.4.1
Ajax
Aj Site Mete
eorology
Hydrometeoro
H
logical values
s for the Projject area werre estimated on the basis of short-term
m sitesp
pecific data and
a long-term
m regional info
ormation. Me
eteorological d
data have be
een collected in the
Project area from November 2006 an
nd includes records of ttemperature, relative hum
midity,
prrecipitation, and
a
wind spe
eed and direc
ction. Active
e and inactive regional climate station
ns are
lo
ocated throug
ghout the area
a, with severral stations ha
aving two decades or more of climate data.
Data
D
presente
ed here are collected
c
by th
he Ministry o
of Environmen
nt (MOE) and
d British Colu
umbia
Forestry Serviice (BCFS) climate
c
statio
ons. Long-te
erm regional climate data most suitab
ble for
co
omparison to
o Project area
a data are av
vailable from Afton (BCFS
S), Leighton Lake (BCFS)), and
Kamloops
K
(MO
OE), which are
e all located within
w
30 kilom
metres of the Project area..
Below is a sum
mmary of a preliminary stud
dy on hydrom
meteorological site characte
eristics.
x The long-te
erm average annual tempe
erature is est imated to be 7.9C
x Relative humidity
h
varie
es throughout the year, b
but it is typiccally highest in mid-winte
er and
lowest in mid-summer
m
x Approxima
ately 25% of precipitation
p
at
a the Project Area is expected to fall ass snow
x Approxima
ately 75% of precipitation
p
at
a the Project Area is expected to fall ass rain
x Wind direc
ction and mag
gnitude vary throughout the
e year
x Runoff in the
t Project area
a
results frrom rainfall a
and snowmeltt, producing a unimodal a
annual
hydrograph with a relatiively large but brief surge o
of flows durin
ng the spring ffreshet period
d
x Unit runofff values are very low relativ
ve to most oth
her areas in B
BC
x Flows exhibit extreme seasonal
s
varia
ability, and
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6.5
Most proje
ect area cree
eks likely hav
ve zero flow conditions fo
or extended periods durin
ng the
coldest win
nter months.
HYDROLOGY
H
Y
The Proje
ect is located within the Peterson Cree
ek and Cherryy Creek wate
ersheds (Figu
ure 6.3). Petterson
Creek dra
ains into the South
S
Thomp
pson River ne
ear its conflue
ence with the
e North Thom
mpson River, to the
east of Ka
amloops Lake
e. Cherry Cre
eek is a relatively large pe
erennial drain
nage within the Thompson River
watershed
d, flowing no
orthwest from
m Greenstone
e Mountain to Kamloopss Lake. It d
drains an arrea of
56,000 km
m2, carrying runoff from the
t
Columbia
a and Monasshee mounta
ains. At Kam
mloops, the South
Thompson River and the North Thompson
T
Riv
ver converge
e to form the
e Thompson River, the la
argest
tributary of
o the Frase
er River. Frrom its conflu
uence at the
e North and South Thom
mpson Riverss, the
Thompson River flow
ws approximately 15 km to
t the west where it entters Kamloop
ps Lake, a locally
2
enlarged reach of the river.
r
The lak
ke has a catchment area o
of 29,050 km and a surfacce area of 148
8 km2.
Kamloops
s Lake is approximately 30
0 km long, and ends at the
e town of Savvona. From K
Kamloops Lakke the
Thompson River contin
nues to flow west and the
en southwest to its conflue
ence with the Fraser Riverr near
Lytton.
Small, mo
ostly alkaline lakes are rela
atively common in the Petterson Creek watershed. Jacko Lake, within
the Peters
son Creek wa
atershed and located adja
acent to the p
proposed pit, is the largestt water body in the
Project arrea.
Regional stream flow data were an
nalyzed from Water Surve
ey of Canada
a survey statiions to the sttart of
October 2008
2
(Knight Piésold 2009). Stream flo
ow data for th e Project are
ea has been ccollected from
m April
2008 to present at five stream gaug
ging locations installed by K
Knight Piésolld as shown o
on Figure 6.4. The
stations were
w
installed to monitor co
ontinual waterr level at 15 m
minute interva
als.
6.6
HYDROGEOL
H
OGY
A groundwater investigation comm
menced at the
e Afton Mine
e property in 2007 by Knight Piésold. The
investigation included 1) a prelimina
ary review of historical grou
undwater datta, 2) installation of ground
dwater
monitoring
g wells, 3) hydraulic tes
sting of mon
nitoring wells , and 4) qu
uarterly groun
ndwater sam
mpling.
Collected data are being used to characterize
c
the
t existing b
baseline grou
undwater regiime to suppo
ort the
definition of potential impacts, mittigation measures, monittoring and co
ontingency m
measures as mine
planning proceeds.
p
Th
he baseline ch
haracterizatio
on of the grou ndwater regim
me will includ
de:
x Chara
acterization off the regional and Project area
a
geology
x Exam
mination of sea
asonal fluctua
ations and spa
atial variation
n of groundwa
ater levels and
d water qualitty
x Descrription of the methodology,
m
, analysis and
d results of hyydraulic testin
ng
x Estim
mate of the rate and directio
on of groundw
water flow, an d
x Expec
cted interactio
on of groundw
water with surrface water.
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WATER
W
QUAL
LITY
Discharge
e from the Pro
oject has the potential to affect
a
downsttream water q
quality. Potential effects w
will be
determine
ed in advance
e of the Applic
cation for the construction , operation, a
and decommisssioning phasses of
the Projec
ct.
6.7.1
Water
W
Quality in Receiving Water
W
Bodies
s
All Projec
ct infrastructurre and Projec
ct related activities will occcur in the Petterson Creek and Cherry C
Creek
watershed
ds. The majo
or receiving water
w
bodies in
i these wate
ersheds will b
be Peterson C
Creek, Jacko Lake,
Inks Lake
e, and Cherry
y Creek. It is
i intended th
hat the Proje
ect will mainta
ain sufficient water qualityy and
quantity in
n each of thes
se water bodies.
6.7.1.1 Peters
son Creek
Peters
son Creek is a large draina
age system w
within the Sou
uth Thompso
on River wate
ershed
flowing
g north from Chuwhels Mo
ountain to Ja
acko Lake, ea
ast through K
Knutsford, BC, then
north again through the City off Kamloops tto its conflue
ence with the
e South Thom
mpson
River (Photos 8, 9,, and 10). Peterson
P
Cre ek has a ma
ainstem lengtth of 40 km a
and a
waters
shed area of approximately 82 km2 (Su
ummit, 2006). It has been
n used for drinking
water, irrigation, and
a
as a dra
ainage chann
nel since Eu
uropean settllers colonize
ed the
Kamlo
oops area. Th
he majority of
o Peterson C
Creek in down
ntown Kamloo
ops is contain
ned in
culvertts and channelled in concrete waterrways from C
Columbia Street to the South
Thomp
pson River (C
City of Kamlo
oops, 2007). The average
e gradient of Peterson Cre
eek is
3.2%. The major tributaries of
o Peterson C
Creek includ
de Davidson Brook, Hum
mphrey
Creek, and Jacko Creek.
C
Flows
s in Peterson
n Creek are regulated for irrigation purp
poses
by a weir
w located at
a the outlet off Jacko Lake . Figure 6.3 shows the Peterson Cree
ek and
Cherry
y Creek waterrsheds.
The Peterson
P
Cree
ek outlet is th
hrough the ssoutheast arm
m of Jacko L
Lake via a 17
7.4 m,
460 mm concrete culvert runniing through an earthfill d
dam (Ministryy of Environ
nment,
1980). The portion
n of the chann
nel running th
hrough the old Afton mine
esite was lined
d with
imperv
vious till in 19
990 to prevent seepage b
between the storage dam
m and the irrig
gation
gates located down
nstream (Price
e 1991). No ssurface flow e
exists betwee
en the lake an
nd the
creek except during
g high flow ye
ears when wa ter levels excceed the spillw
way crest elevvation
(891.1 m) and flow is channelled
d to Peterson
n Creek via th
he spillway channel (Minisstry of
Enviro
onment, 1980). Approximately 60 m do
ownstream o
of the lake, th
he flow is con
nfined
within an open top
p concrete channel with a V-notch w
weir at the do
ownstream e
end; a
pressu
ure transduce
er and datalo
ogger installe d at this loca
ation monitorr water depth
hs. A
furtherr 60 m downstream from the weir, the
e flow is chan
nnelled through two corru
ugated
metal culverts emb
bedded in co
oncrete blockss. The culve
ert inlets are
e raised abovve the
elevatiion of the cha
annel bed, and at low flowss downstream
m flow is via sseepage unde
er and
around
d the concrette blocks. Th
he creek is p onded upstre
eam of the bllocks and the
e right
culvertt is choked with small woo
ody debris. Th
he Kinder Mo
organ pipeline
e crosses Petterson
Creek approximately 300 m dow
wnstream of th
he double culvvert at a footb
bridge.
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In 200
07, water qua
ality monitorin
ng sites were
e established on Peterson
n Creek just below
Jacko Lake (PC08,) and outside
e the propertyy, approximattely 2 km easst of the Ajax West
Pits (P
PC03). Two
o additional monitoring
m
sittes were add
ded in April and May 20
008 to
supple
ement the info
ormation available: site PC
C02 was esta
ablished (with
h permission of the
local la
andowner) on
n agricultural property, dow
wnstream of the Long Lakke Road Qua
arry in
Knutsfford, BC, app
proximately 6 km downstrream of PC0
03. Monitoring site JC03
3 was
establiished as a reference
r
site
e, approxima
ately 1.5 km upstream off Jacko Lake
e, and
above any potentia
al mining influ
uence. The location of P
Project water quality moniitoring
sites is
s presented on
o Figure 6.4.
The na
atural hydrolo
ogic regime of
o Peterson C
Creek is affeccted by huma
an use (extra
action)
permittted by numerous water lic
censes in the
e upper and mid-reaches. Flow from JJacko
Lake into Peterson
n Creek is reg
gulated to en
nsure sufficie
ent water is a
available to liccense
holderrs during perio
ods of drough
ht or water sh
hortages. An
nalytical results for water q
quality
monito
oring sites on Peterson Creek, including PC02, PC03, PC08
8, and JC03
3, are
provided in Tables 6.1 through 6.4.
6
6.7.1.2 Jacko Lake
Jacko Lake is a mo
odified lake, approximately
a
y 0.4 km2 in area, located
d immediatelyy west
of the Ajax Pits. It is generally ice-free frrom April thrrough Novem
mber, and sto
ocked
rainbow trout popu
ulations make
e it a popularr local fishing
g destination, particularly in the
spring and fall.
Historiical records in
ndicate that Jacko
J
Lake ha
as been impa
acted by human activity sin
nce at
least 1949, when the outlet channel
c
(Petterson Creekk) was modiified for irrig
gation.
Bathym
metry mappin
ng from a su
urvey in 195
50 shows a llake with a perimeter of 3700
metres
s, surface area of 40 ha and volume of 3,575,304
4 m3 (Fish a
and Game Brranch,
1968). A lake surve
ey form from 1949 and 195
50 names bo
oth the inlet an
nd outlet cree
eks as
Peters
son Creek, an
nd notes that the
t outlet flow
ws only during
g high water ((Anon, 1950). The
Peters
son Creek inle
et (now know
wn locally as JJacko Creek)) was described as a very small
channel emptying into the lake through a larrge marshy a
area, flowing only in the sspring,
and fillled with dead
dwood. The outlet
o
containe
ed the only su
uitable spawn
ning area, alth
hough
the inlet was noted
d to provide fair
f spawning habitat in w
wet years. Ba
athymetry ma
apping
from 1978 shows an
a expanded lake,
l
with cre
eation of the ccurrent northe
east and souttheast
arms and
a expansion of the two westerly
w
armss. The lake th
hen had a pe
erimeter of 49
925 m,
surface area of 46.7 ha, and a volume
v
of app
proximately 4
4,000,000 m3. Survey drawings
of the earthfill dam and spillway from 1980 sh
how assumed
d original grou
und at 890 m and a
high water
w
level at 891.1 m with
h the dam at 892.300 m (M
Ministry of En
nvironment, 1
1980).
The sttorage dam was
w raised on
ne meter in th
he fall of 199
90 to double the amount o
of live
storage for irrigation
n (Price 1991).
Monito
oring sites esttablished on Jacko
J
Lake in
nclude shallow
w (JACL-S) a
and deep (JAC
CL-D)
locatio
ons at the approximate de
eepest part o
of the lake (23 m deep). In 2008 additional
shallow
w samples were
w
collected
d in the nortthwest (JACL
L-02) and no
ortheast (JAC
CL-03)
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arms of
o the lake. Analytical su
ummary statisstics for all Ja
acko Lake m
monitoring loca
ations
are pro
ovided in Tab
bles 6.5 throug
gh 6.8.
The dissolved
d
oxy
ygen and temperature p rofiles for Ja
acko Lake in June 2010
0 are
indicattive of meso
otrophic (moderately biollogically prod
ductive) cond
ditions where the
dissolv
ved oxygen concentration
c
n remains hig
gh in the epiilimnion (the upper wind-m
mixed
layer –– from surfac
ce to a depth of 6 m on Ju
une 3, 2010), throughout tthe summer d
due to
photos
synthesis and
d diffusion fro
om the atmossphere. A th
hermocline w
was noted bettween
6 m an
nd 16 m depth
h. Dissolved oxygen tend s to decline in the hypolim
mnion (bottom
m layer
below which little or no wind-mix
xing occurs) d
due to the absence of oxygen inputs an
nd the
consum
mption of oxygen by organisms. Anoxic cond
ditions were observed in
n the
hypolim
mnion in June
e below 16 m deep, likely d
due to decom
mposition of orrganic matterr.
6.7.1.3 Cherry
y Creek
Cherry
y Creek is a relatively large perenn
nial drainage
e within the Thompson River
waters
shed, flowing northwest fro
om Greenston
ne Mountain to Kamloopss Lake. Moniitoring
Cherry Creekk downstream
sites CC02
C
and CC
C08 were esttablished on C
m and upstream of
the Prroject area, respectively. Project activvities are nott anticipated to influence water
quality
y at CC08 du
ue to its cons
siderable dista
ance upstrea
am of the exissting TSF are
ea on
Greenstone Moun
ntain; therefo
ore, this site
e may reprresent backg
ground cond
ditions
throug
ghout the life of the Projec
ct. Monitorin
ng site CC02 is located approximately 2 km
west and
a
down gra
adient of the impounded Afton Seepa
age Pond and
d TSF. Ana
alytical
results
s for water qu
uality monitoring sites on C
Cherry Creek, including CC
C02 and CC08, are
provided in Tables 6.9 and 6.10 respectively.
Almost 30 water lic
censes are cu
urrently active
e on Cherry C
Creek. Withiin the Projectt area
these are predominantly for irrrigation and stockwaterin
ng purposes,, but also in
nclude
domes
stic and comm
mercial uses further
f
downsstream near C
CC02. Site C
CC08 is locate
ed in a
foreste
ed area on Greenstone
G
Mountain an
nd is not hea
avily influencced by agricu
ultural
activity
y, although th
here are seve
eral water lice
ense points o
of diversion b
both upstream
m and
downs
stream of the site, primarily
y for irrigation
n purposes bu
ut also for dom
mestic and sttorage
purpos
ses.
6.8
VEGETATION
V
The Ajax Project is loc
cated in the Southern Inte
erior Forest R
Region, in the
e Kamloops Forest Districct and
Kamloops
s Timber Sup
pply Area, sou
uthwest of the
e City of Kam
mloops. The Project is witthin the Thom
mpson
Basin (THB) ecosecttion. The THB
T
ecosecttion is a wa
arm and ve
ery dry, low--elevation are
ea of
predomina
antly gentle slopes
s
(Dema
archi, 1996). There are n
no managem
ment areas (e.g. Wildlife H
Habitat
Areas, pa
arks, or Old Growth
G
Mana
agement Areas) present w
within the Prroject area, tthough the area is
considere
ed of value by
y the Grasslan
nd Conservation Council o f BC.
The Proje
ect area is cha
aracterized by
y rolling grass
slands with ti mber at highe
er elevations. Elevations range
between 800
8 to 1130 masl.
m
The are
ea was previo
ously glaciate d as evidence
ed by numero
ous drumlins.
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At lower elevations,
e
the
e vegetation is typically bu
unchgrass, sa
agebrush, and
d prickly pearr cacti. Vege
etation
surveys in
n 2007 and 20
008 documen
nted the follow
wing listed pla
ant species (K
Keystone, 200
08):
x Red liisted:
o Blue grama (B
Bouteloua grac
cilis), and
o Hutchinsia
H
(Hu
utchinsia proc
cumbens).
x Blue listed:
o Freckled milk-v
vetch (Astrag
galus lentigino
osus var lentig
ginosus), and
d
o Sheathing pon
ndweed (Stuck
kenia vaginatta).
Forested portions of the
t
Project area,
a
generally found at h
higher elevattions, are ma
ainly compossed of
Douglas-ffir (Pseudots
suga menzies
sii), lodgepolle pine (Pin us contorta), and ponde
erosa pine ((Pinus
ponderosa
a); although at
a present mu
uch of the pine
e is dead or d
dying due to tthe pine beetle epidemic.
Four biogeoclimatic subzones of thrree biogeoclim
matic zones a
are present:
x Bunch
hgrass very dry,
d hot, Thom
mpson variantt (BGxh2). A small amoun
nt is present in
n the northeasst
portio
on of the Proje
ect area.
x Bunch
hgrass very dry
d warm, Nico
ola variant (B
BGxw1). Thiss variant is fou
und near the ccentre of the
Projec
ct area.
x Ponde
erosa Pine ve
ery dry hot, Th
hompson variant (PPxh2). This variantt is found betw
ween the IDF
F and
the Bu
unchgrass zo
ones, Interior Douglas-fir ve
ery dry hot, T
Thompson varriant (IDFxh2)). This varian
nt is
found in the southe
ern end of the
e Project area
a and on Suga
arloaf Hill.
Most of th
he forested portion of the Project area is structural sstages 4 and
d 5 as a result of a frequent fire
regime. A recent fire south
s
of Ned Roberts Lake
e (south of Hu
ughes Lake ta
ailings pond) has removed
d most
of the olde
er forest in that portion of the
t Project arrea. Very little
e old forest iss currently pre
esent in the vvicinity
of the Pro
oject.
6.8.1
Rare
R
Plant Com
mmunities
The footprint of
o the propos
sed Project ha
as been distu
urbed by min
ning, grazing, road building
g and
griculture. Many invasive species are present;
p
howe
ever, no rare communitiess, as defined b
by the
ag
Conservation
C
Data
D
Centre, were located during surve
eys around Prroject areas.
6.9
FISH AND FIS
SH HABITAT
Fish prese
ence in the Project area is noted in Jacko Lake, Pete
erson Creek, and Cherry C
Creek. Jacko
o Lake
is stocked
d with rainbow
w trout (Oncorhynchus my
ykiss) and use
ed locally as a sport fishing
g venue. Petterson
Creek has
s a fish barrie
er in proximity
y of its interse
ection with the
e Kamloops ccity limits (Bridal Veil Falls), and
therefore fish use in th
he headwaters
s of Peterson
n Creek is mo
ostly as a resu
ult of downstrream movement of
stocked ra
ainbow trout from
f
Jacko La
ake. Rainbow
w trout have b
been found th
hroughout Cherry Creek.
Downstream of the Pro
oject area, Pe
eterson Creek
k flows into th
he South Tho
ompson Riverr and Cherry C
Creek
flows into
o Kamloops Lake.
L
The following species are prese
ent in the Norrth and South
h Thompson River
systems, Kamloops La
ake and Thom
mpson River (M
MOE, 2007):
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x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Bull trrout (Salvelinu
us confluentu
us), Dolly Vard
den (S. malm
ma), and lake ttrout char (S. namaycush)
Chino
ook (Oncorhyn
nchus tshawy
ytscha), coho (O. kisutch), pink (O.gorb
buscha), and ssockeye (O. n
nerka)
salmo
on
Rainb
bow trout, stee
elhead
Burbo
ot (Lota lota)
Moun
ntain whitefish
h (Prosopium williamsoni), round whitefi sh (P. cylindrraceum)
Weste
ern brook lam
mprey (Lampe
etra richardson
ni), lamprey sspecies
Carp (Cyprinus ca
arpio), redside
e shiner (Ric
chardsonius b
balteatus), lake chub (Co
ouesius plumb
beus),
peam
mouth (Myloch
heilus caurinu
us), northern pike minnow
w (Ptychocheilus oregonen
nsis), leopard dace
(Rhiniichthys falcattus), and long
gnose dace (R
R. cataractae))
Bridge
elip sucker (C
Catostomus columbianus)
c
), largescale sucker (C. m
macrocheilus)), longnose ssucker
(C. ca
atostomus), and northern mountain
m
suck
ker (C. platyrh
rhynchus), and
d
Slimy sculpin (Cotttus cognatus)), and torrent sculpin (C. rh
hotheus).
Fish and fish habitat investigation
ns were initia
ated in 2007 by Knight P
Piésold in the Peterson C
Creek
watershed
d to: document fish presen
nce/absence, abundance, and distribution in the Pro
oject area; qu
uantify
available habitat at fis
sh sample sittes; and to confirm
c
and d
document fis h migration o
obstructions within
Peterson Creek and Cherry Creek.
Coho salm
mon fry were
e captured at the confluence of Peterso
on Creek and
d the South T
Thompson River in
July and August 2008. In Septem
mber 2008 botth coho salm
mon and rainb
bow trout werre captured a
at this
site. No fish have bee
en captured during electro
ofishing in Pe
eterson Cree
ek at sites be
etween Jacko Lake
and Goos
se Lake Road
d, but rainbow
w trout have been
b
captured
d in Peterson
n Creek Park upstream of Bridal
Veil Falls, located app
proximately 2 km upstream
m from the mo
outh. Rainbo
ow trout have
e been captured in
Cherry Crreek during sa
ampling by KP
P and in prev
vious surveys (Rescan, 200
06).
Fisheries and aquatic surveys
s
are ongoing.
o
6.9.1
Rare
R
and Enda
angered Fish Species
Rare
R
and enda
angered fish with
w the potential to be in the Project a
area were dettermined usin
ng the
BC Species and Ecosystem
m Explorer database (CD
DC, 2010). T
There are no records of ra
are or
en
ndangered fiish species in the Proje
ect area; how
wever, down
nstream of the Project in the
Thompson Riv
ver and Kam
mloops Lake,, white sturg
geon (Acipen
nser transmontanus), mou
untain
su
ucker, and bu
ull trout are prresent.
The Middle Fra
aser River po
opulation of white
w
sturgeon
n is Red Liste
ed in BC. White sturgeon
n have
be
een documen
nted in Shus
swap Lake (M
McMynn, 195
58), and in th
he Fraser Rivver from Lyttton to
Lillooet (McKenzie, 1997).
Mountain
M
suck
kers are Blue Listed in BC
C. The neare
est recorded m
mountain succker observattion to
th
he Project is outside
o
the zo
one of influen
nce of the Pro
oject on the N
North Thomp
pson River, ne
ear its
co
onfluence with Heffley Cre
eek (Carl, 194
48).
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Bull trout are Blue
B
Listed in BC. Bull trou
ut have been documented in both Kamlloops Lake an
nd the
Thompson Riv
ver (Galesloott, 1999).
6.10
WILDLIFE
W
The Proje
ect is in the Kamloops Forest
F
District and the Th
hompson-Nicola Wildlife M
Managementt Unit.
There are
e no Wildlife Habitat Area
as (as legisla
ated by the Forest and R
Range Practiices Act) or parks
present within
w
the Project area. Crittical deer and
d moose winte
er range has been mapped by the Kam
mloops
Land and Resource Management Plan
P
(LRMP), and does no
ot overlap witth Project foo
otprints. Terre
estrial
wildlife sp
pecies of conc
cern potentially occurring in
n the Project area are liste
ed in Table 6.11.
Wildlife surveys condu
ucted during the 2007 an
nd 2008 field
d seasons in
ncluded breeding bird surrveys,
woodpeck
ker surveys, bat detector surveys, waterfowl
w
surrveys, small mammal tra
apping, amph
hibian
surveys, snake hibern
nacula surve
eys and owl call playbacck surveys. Notable ressults included the
detections
s of a numbe
er of listed wildlife species
s in the Proje
ect area, inclu
uding badger (Provinciallyy Redlisted, SA
ARA Schedule
e 1 Endange
ered), Great Blue Heron (Provincially Blue-listed), Swainson’’s Hawk
(Provincia
ally Red-listed
d), Peregrine Falcon (Prov
vincially Red--listed, SARA
A Schedule 1 Threatened),, Barn
Swallow (Provincially
(
Blue-listed),
B
Great
G
Basin Spadefoot
S
(Blu
ue-listed and SARA Sched
dule 1 Threattened)
and Western Toad (SA
ARA Schedule
e 1 Special Concern) (Keyystone, 2008)..
Wildlife su
urveys are on
ngoing.
6.11
LA
AND USE
The propo
osed Project is located witthin the bound
daries of the Kamloops La
and and Reso
ource Manage
ement
Plan (LRM
MP), adopted
d by the Prov
vince of British Columbia
a in 1995 and
d amended in 1996 and 2001.
oops Interage
Implemen
ntation of the Kamloops LRMP is the responsibility
r
of the Kamlo
ency Manage
ement
Committe
ee.
Ranching is currently the
t dominant land use in the
t Project arrea. Most off the surface rights are privvately
owned with grazing lea
ases granted on much of the
t outlying ccrown land. T
The area is close to all forrms of
infrastructture and is served by a network
Road,
n
of roa
ads including
g the gravel, all-weather G
Goose Lake R
running be
etween the Princeton-Kam
P
mloops Highw
way (5A) at Kn
nutsford to the
e east of the Project and L
Lac Le
Jeune Hig
ghway to the south
s
of the Project
P
area.
Peterson Creek, whic
ch flows through the Projject area, is designated by the Kamlloops LRMP as a
““Commun
nity Watershe
ed Resource Managementt Zone””. Com
mmunity wate
ershed mana
agement zone
es are
regulated in terms of the conserva
ation of water quality and
d quantity, an
nd timing of fflow. The prrimary
objectives
s for Special Resource
R
Management –– Community
C
W
Watershed Zo
ones are to:
x Mainttain the quality
y and quantity
y of community water supp
ply
x Minim
mize risk to live
es and prope
erty from flood
ding and eros ion, and
x Mainttain natural sttream flow reg
gimes within acceptable
a
lim
mits.
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Resource
e developmen
nt activities are
a permitted and encoura
aged as long
g as the com
mmunity wate
ershed
zone obje
ectives are achieved.
a
Min
nimum standa
ards are gov erned by Pro
ovincial Community Wate
ershed
Guidelines.
6.12
ARCHAEOLOG
A
GY
Archaeolo
ogical work has been co
onducted und
der an Herittage Conserv
rvation Act p
permit for on
ngoing
exploratio
on work at the
e Project. An Archaeologic
cal Impact Asssessment is being conducted to develop an
understan
nding of the existence
e
of historical or archaeologica
a
al sites within
n the bounda
aries of the P
Project
developm
ment activities..
6.13
COMMUNITY
C
OMY
AND ECONO
6.13.1 Lo
ocal Commun
nity
Kamloops
K
is th
he largest city
y in the Thom
mpson-Nicola Regional Disttrict. Accordiing to the Sta
atistics
Canada
C
2006 census,
c
demo
ographics of the
t City of Ka
amloops are a
as follows:
x Population
n: 86,376
x Total priva
ate dwellings: 34,163
x Land area: 297.30 km2 (114.79 sq mi)
m
x Density: 27
70.4 /km2 (70
00 /sq mi)
x Aboriginal population: 5,165
5
(6.43%)), and
x Growth ratte (2001––2006): 4.0%.
6.13.2 Lo
ocal and Reg
gional Econom
my
Major
M
industrie
es that supp
port the Kam
mloops and T
Thompson-Nicola Region
nal District in
nclude
fo
orestry, touris
sm, mining, and
a
fishing with
w
the mosst notable em
mployers bein
ng Domtar, T
TolkoHeffley
H
Creek
k Plywood an
nd Veneer, LaFarge Ce ment, Highla
and Valley C
Copper Mine, and
Thompson Riv
vers University. Other bu
usinesses tha
at support th
he local and regional eco
onomy
in
nclude health
h care & social
s
assista
ance, accom
mmodation & food services, constru
uction,
manufacturing
m
, transportation & wareho
ousing, educcational services, adminisstration & support,
waste
w
manage
ement and remediation,
r
and public administration. The 200
06 Census P
Profile
prrepared by Statistics
S
Canada shows the regiona l labour forcce to be com
mprised of 5
51,065
in
ndividuals in th
he 15+ age category.
Other
O
commu
unity profile statistics of interest succh as transp
portation and
d communica
ations,
in
nfrastructure and services
s, housing, employment, household in
ncome, dwelling values, h
health
prrofile, social support
s
servic
ces and crime
e and policing
g will be furth
her investigatted and includ
ded in
th
he Application
n.
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ECTION 7.0 - POTENTIAL
L EFFECTS
Project im
mpacts will be restricted priimarily to site
es previously d
ning activities. The
disturbed by historical min
site has been
b
intensive
ely studied as
s a result of monitoring
m
acttivities of the o
old mine sitess, and more rrecent
studies an
nd monitoring
g activities to address
a
Proje
ect concerns.
Ongoing investigations
s and monitorring have com
mmenced for tthe following:
x Surfic
cial geology, topography, te
errain, and so
oils
x Geochemistry (ARD/ML)
x Meteo
orology and climate
c
x Dustfa
all
x Surface hydrology
x Surface water quality
x Hydro
ogeology and groundwaterr quality
x Fisheries and aqua
atics
x Terrestrial ecosysttems, vegetation, and wildlife
x Socio
oeconomic
x Land use, land status, and land capability, an
nd
x Archa
aeological res
sources.
Results off these studie
es will be inclu
uded in the Ap
pplication.
7.1
PHYSICAL AN
ND BIOLOGIC
CAL ENVIRONMENTS
7.1.1
Air
A Quality
A number of airborne em
missions may
y result from
m the Projecct including: particulate m
matter
(in
ncluding fugitive dust) from
f
road use,
u
crushing
g operation, screening, blasting, loa
ading,
co
onveyance, etc.,
e
and Gre
een House Gases
G
(CO2, CO, SOX, N
NOX) from fu
uel combustio
on by
ve
ehicles and back-up generrators.
7.1.2
Noise
N
Health-based
H
guidelines
g
ha
ave been deve
eloped by the
e World Healtth Organizatio
on (WHO) an
nd can
se
erve as a fra
amework for managementt of communiity noise. Co
ommunity no
oise includes noise
em
mitted from all sources, with the main
m
sourcess being trafffic, industry, construction
n and
ne
eighbourhood
d noise (WHO
O, 1999). WHO
W
defines the potential health effeccts associated
d with
no
oise to inclu
ude hearing impairment, speech inte
elligibility, sle
eep disturbance, physiolo
ogical
im
mpairment, mental
m
illness
s, performanc
ce effects an
nd social and behavioura
al effects. W
WHOde
efined health
h effects ass
sociated with
h noise in la
arge outdoorr areas inclu
udes disruption of
tranquillity, wh
hich can be managed by
y maintaining
g a low ratio
o of intruding
g noise to na
atural.
Construction
C
related
r
noise
e in proximity
y to importan
nt wildlife ha
abitat can re
esult in decre
eased
efffectiveness and
a utilization
n by wildlife.
Noise
N
will be considered
c
forr the Project at
a several leve
els:
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x
x
7.1.3
Proximity of
o Kamloops and
a its surrou
unding comm unities
Worker he
ealth and safe
ety, and
Noise impa
acts on wildliffe.
Watershed
W
Dra
ainage
The Project sitte is in a wate
er deficit area
a. This deficitt will largely b
be made up th
hrough fresh water
su
upplied from Kamloops Lake via an upgraded
u
sysstem. All un
naffected wate
er will be divverted
arround Projectt facilities (e.g
g., waste roc
ck manageme
ent facilities, T
TSF, the ope
en pit, processs and
in
nfrastructure facilities,
f
road
ds, protection
n berms, and thickened ta
ailings plant) e
except as req
quired
to
o make up the
e water balan
nce deficit. A short section
n of Peterson
n Creek near the outlet of JJacko
La
ake will be diverted
d
wherre it runs adja
acent to the Ajax pit and east waste rock manage
ement
fa
acility (see Fig
gure 5.1). An
ny ephemeral streams or s urface runoff that flows intto Inks Lake w
will be
diverted into th
he Process Water
W
Pond in
n Inks Lake n ear the east TSF embankkment. Waterr from
In
nks Lake, (Ph
hoto 1), a non-fish bearing
g water bodyy, will be use
ed as required in the thickkened
ta
ailings plant. Ajax pit wa
ater and run
noff from the waste rock managemen
nt facilities w
will be
transferred to site
s process water
w
ponds during
d
pre-pro
oduction and throughout th
he mine life.
The waste roc
ck management facilities will affect in
ntermittent run
noff drainage
es (gullies with no
allluvial channe
els), alkali ponds, and sea
asonally wette
ed low-lying ccatchment are
eas, none of which
prrovide fish or benthic inverrtebrate habittat or have an
ny surface co
onnection to fish-bearing w
waters.
No
N waterbodie
es or perenn
nial or ephemeral stream
ms will be im
mpacted by the TSF: su
urface
drrainages are
e indicated on
o provincial basemaps; however, fiield reconnaissance foun
nd no
ev
vidence of alluvial
a
chann
nels. Site co
omponents in
n relation to surface drainage feature
es are
illustrated on Figure
F
7.1.
7.1.4
Fish and Fish Habitat
Potential impa
acts to the aquatic
a
enviro
onment inclu
ude alteration
ns to stream and lake ha
abitat.
Figure 7.1 illu
ustrates the project infra
astructure in relation to the existing lake and stream
drrainages. Be
elow is a brieff summary off the potentiall impacts of this habitat altteration on aq
quatic
liffe.
7.1.4.1 Impactts on Stream Habitat
A 1500
0 m section of
o Peterson crreek (1.5 ha o
of instream ha
abitat) downsstream of the outlet
of Jacko Lake will be
b realigned to accommod
date the Projject pit and th
he east waste
e rock
manag
gement facilitty. Fish habittat will be losst, which will likely be con
nsidered a Ha
armful
Alterattion, Disruptio
on, or Destru
uction of Fish
h Habitat (HA
ADD) by Fish
heries and Occeans
Canad
da (DFO), and
d consequenttly will require
e Fisheries A
Act Authorizattions under se
ection
35(2). Section 32 Authorization
A
s, required fo
or direct morta
ality of fish, a
are not anticip
pated.
Aquatiic habitat in this
t
section is
s rated as low
w value in preliminary su
urveys, and n
no fish
have been
b
captured
d during the Project-specif
P
fic surveys. C
Compensation measures w
will be
explored and adoptted to achieve
e a ““No Net L oss Policy””.
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Potenttial impacts to
o riparian hab
bitat may occcur where roa
ad constructio
on and/or upg
grades
cross any waterco
ourses, such as the new
w road and b
bridge across Peterson C
Creek
require
ed for access
s to the explo
osives storage
e facility. Co
ompensation measures will also
at stream cro
be con
nsidered for any
a potential impacts to aq uatic habitat a
ossings.
7.1.4.2 Impactts on Lake Ha
abitat
The western edge of
o the pit and pit berm will impact the tip of the north
heast arm of JJacko
Lake, (Photo 11), affecting
a
an arrea less than half a hectarre in size. Ho
owever, fish h
habitat
will be lost, which will
w likely be considered a H
HADD by DFO and consequently will re
equire
Fisherries Act Auth
horizations under
u
section
n 35(2). M
Mitigation and
d/or compenssation
measu
ures will be ex
xplored and adopted
a
to acchieve a ““No Net Loss Po
olicy””. Inks La
ake, a
non-fis
sh bearing wa
ater body with no surface connection w
with adjacent watercourse
es, will
be use
ed as the Proc
cess Water Pond
P
and the T
TSF runoff co
ollection pond
d.
7.1.5
Water
W
Quality
Release
R
of efffluents to the aquatic enviironment mayy cause dete
erioration of a
aquatic habita
at and
re
esult in morta
ality or reduc
ction in utiliza
ation of habittat by fish sp
pecies. Redu
uced water q
quality
co
ould also hav
ve negative impacts on irrigation
i
watter and huma
an health, wh
hich is particcularly
re
elevant given the proximity
y of the City off Kamloops.
7.1.6
Vegetation
V
The construction of Projec
ct facilities and infrastruccture will permanently rem
move, alter a
and/or
re
eplace vegeta
ation within th
he Project are
ea. Terrestria
al habitat losss and/or degrradation may occur
as
s a result of clearing tops
soil, woody debris
d
remova
al, and the cconstruction o
of Project faccilities.
The constructiion of permanent facilities
s will result i n the permanent loss of vegetated ha
abitat,
whereas
w
staging, borrow, and spoil are
eas will be rreclaimed folllowing the co
onstruction p
period,
re
esulting in the
e temporary loss of vegettation and ha
abitat. Riparrian vegetatio
on will be rem
moved
where
w
streams
s have to be diverted and where stream
m crossings need to be e
established fo
or new
ro
oads. The re
emoval of ve
egetation will impact wildliife species a
as a result off habitat alterration,
fragmentation, and/or o
de
estruction, degradation,
d
obstruction.
Riparian ha
abitat will b
be rees
stablished on
n re-routed strream sections
s.
7.1.7
Wildlife
W
7.1.7.1 Roadk
kill Mortality
Mine cons
struction and operation willl result in an
n increase in local road tra
affic. The sp
pecies
most vulne
erable to road
dkill mortality in the Projecct area are sm
mall, slow-mo
oving species,, such
as snakes and amphibians, which arre difficult for drivers to se
ee. Passerine
e birds that ne
est on
the ground
d at the road
dsides (e.g., Vesper Spa
arrow (Pooece
etes gramine
eus)) may alsso be
vulnerable
e to roadkill.
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Potential roadkill
r
morta
ality is most significant fo
or Great Basin Spadefoott (provinciallyy Blue
listed; SAR
RA Schedule
e 1 Threatene
ed), Western toad (SARA
A Schedule 1 Special Con
ncern)
and rubbe
er boa (SARA
A Schedule 1 Special C
Concern). Otther Blue-listted snake sp
pecies
(racer, ratttlesnake, and
d gopher sna
ake) have nott been obserrved during field surveys o
of the
Project are
ea, and are lik
kely present at
a low densitie
es if at all with
hin the proposed Project a
area.
7.1.7.2 Constrruction-Relate
ed Mortality
Blasting and excavation of previous
sly undisturbe
ed terrain du
uring construcction may ressult in
wildlife mo
ortality. Wildliife unable to escape may be crushed b
by rock or ma
achinery durin
ng the
initial exca
avations. Spe
ecies most vu
ulnerable to th
his type of mo
ortality are sn
nakes, amphib
bians,
and roden
nts. Vulnerable species detected in tthe rock outccrop/grasslan
nds around th
he pit
includes deer mice, lon
ng-toed salam
mander, garte r snake, and bushy-tailed woodrat, alth
hough
additional species are likely presen
nt. Bats mayy also roost in rock creviices including
g four
provincially
y blue listed species
s
know
wn to occur in the Kamloops Forest Distrrict: fringed m
myotis,
spotted ba
at (also COSE
EWIC listed as
a a species of Special C
Concern), Tow
wnsend’’s big--eared
bat, and western
w
small-footed myotiis. Some birrd species ne
est on the gro
ound or within
n rock
crevices, and
a construction may result in nest desttruction.
Native plan
nts are at risk
k of mortality as
a a result off Project consstruction. Exccavation/blastting of
habitat, changes in soil drainage pattterns, and cru
ushing by ma
achinery and ttrampling from
m foot
traffic may
y result in elim
mination of som
me native and
d/or rare plan
nts.
7.1.7.3 Mortality Due To Co
ontaminants
Contamina
ants may affe
ect both wildliffe and plants within the Prroject area. F
For instance, some
plants may
y be tolerant to some hea
avy metals, b
but that tolera
ance is speciffic to the partticular
metal and to the particular plant pop
pulation. He avy metals ssuch as coppe
er, cadmium, lead,
chromium,, and mercury
y are known to
t be persiste
ent and mobile in the envirronment, and to be
potentially toxic to many
y forms of life
e.
7.1.7.4 Creatio
on of Problem
m Wildlife
Animals th
hat lose their fear of humans can causse property d
damage and injuries to pe
eople,
and have to
t be relocate
ed or, where necessary, e
eradicated. The Project arrea is not exp
pected
to harbourr a high dens
sity of the wildlife species that are likely to become
e pests (e.g., black
bears, raccoons). How
wever, coyote
es, red foxes, and even de
eer can causse problems if they
become ha
abituated to people
p
and as
ssociate hum an presence with food. A
Animals that are fed
by people or that bec
come used to
o feeding on garbage ma
ay become a
aggressive o
or raid
storage are
eas.
7.1.7.5 Habita
at Loss/Modification
Constructio
on of mine fa
acilities will result
r
in loss or modificattion of habita
at for some w
wildlife
species. Quantification
n of habitat lo
oss is not po
ossible at thiss time; howe
ever, habitats most
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likely to be affected in
nclude grassla
ands, rock o
outcrops, dry forest, riparian, wetlandss, and
aspen fore
est along Pete
erson Creek.
7.1.7.6 Disturb
bance Effects
s
A variety of
o wildlife may
y be disturbed due to loud
d construction
n-related noisses such as d
drilling
and blastin
ng. The prese
ence of work crews and no
oise produced
d by machine
ery, and road traffic
may also result in distu
urbance to wildlife.
w
Rapto
ors and Grea
at Blue Heron
ns are sensittive to
loud noises in close pro
oximity to nest sites, which can result in stress and nest abandonm
ment.
7.1.8
Acid
A
Rock Drainage and Me
etal Leaching (ARD/ML)
Static testing was
w carried ou
ut as part of the
t environme
ental baseline
e study, and tthe results ind
dicate
th
hat the waste
e rock and orre are not ac
cid generating
g (Golder, 20
010). Kineticc and heavy metal
le
each potential testing will be carried ou
ut at a future
e date. The preliminary p
project design
n was
ba
ased on the assumption
a
of
o non-acid ge
enerating tailings (Golder, 2010). Howe
ever, the dessign of
th
he tailings sto
orage and waste rock man
nagement faciilities has bee
en included in
n the design of the
fa
acility to recov
ver seepage and
a runoff from the facility prior to disch
harge to the e
environment.
7.2
ECONOMIC ENVIRONMEN
E
NT
The Kam
mloops region, and in parrticular the Project
P
site, h
has a rich h
history of min
ning. The C
City of
Kamloops
s is expected to have exte
ensive resourrces available
e to support tthe developm
ment of the Prroject.
The Proje
ect will provide local emplo
oyment and the remaining
g workforce could commutte from outsid
de the
immediate
e area or resiide in the com
mmunity. The
e project will employ appro
oximately 385
5 personnel d
during
the opera
ational phase and require approximately
a
y 2000 perso
on-years of em
mployment during constru
uction.
Indirect em
mployment op
pportunities will
w be created
d in a variety of service ind
dustries including housing, road
maintenan
nce, transporrt, consumable
es, catering, and
a equipme nt servicing.
The effectts on the loca
al and regiona
al economy arre expected tto be positive,, and will be a
analysed to assess
their impa
act. The analy
ysis will includ
de considerattion of:
x Creattion of new job
bs: local effec
cts and region
nal effects inccluding worke
er migration,
x Accom
mmodations: economic and social effec
cts of housing
g workforce in
n Kamloops, a
and
x Perso
on years of em
mployment cre
eated during both construcction and ope
erations.
7.3
SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT
7.3.1
Aesthetics
A
Potential visual changes to existing
g conditions during
d
the co
onstruction, operation, and
d decommissiioning
phases of
o the Projec
ct will be evaluated
e
for aesthetic im
mpacts in a
advance of tthe Environm
mental
Assessme
ent Applicatio
on / CSR. Changes to the landscape will include tthe developm
ment of the ta
ailings
storage fa
acility, as well as the north and east was
ste rock mana
agement facillities. The exxisting two Aja
ax pits
will be ex
xpanded to be
ecome one la
arge open pit. Computer-e
enhanced sim
mulations willl assist to illu
ustrate
viewscape
e changes so
o that an aesth
hetic assessm
ment can be ccompleted.
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La
and and Wate
er Use
The Proje
ect is a propos
sed brownfield developme
ent in a locatio
on with historrical mining a
activity and exxisting
mining inffrastructure. The Applicattion / CSR will
w describe i n depth the anticipated P
Project impaccts on
existing and potential future
f
land us
se. Privately--owned land rrequired for tthe Project ha
as been purch
hased
by KAM, and no new acquisitions are expected
d in order to accommoda
ate the propo
osed infrastru
ucture.
Project ac
ctivities assoc
ciated with po
otential effectts that will be
e evaluated w
will include bu
ut not be limitted to
the following:
x Changes in traffic volumes on the Lac Le Je
eune Highwayy, Highway 1,, Highway 5, ffor access to// from
the site during con
nstruction and
d operation, in
ncluding that associated w
with shipping the concentrrate to
the Po
ort of Vancou
uver
x Trans
sportation of ore
o concentra
ate by truck on
n existing and
d upgraded acccess roads
x Brush
hing, upgrade
e, and/ or repair of the existing
e
overh
head powerlin
ne, and consstruction of a new
powerline where needed
x Consttruction of a new
n
pumphou
use on the sh
hore of Kamlo
oops Lake and a new wate
er supply pipe
e from
the ex
xisting booste
er station nea
ar the old Afto
on site near H
Highway 1 to tthe new thickkened tailingss plant
and processing
p
pla
ant
x Pit en
ncroachment on
o the northe
east arm of Ja
acko Lake on navigable wa
aters
quality and w
x Effectts to neighbou
uring ranch la
ands, including noise, air q uality, water q
water quantity,, and
x Expan
nsion of the decommission
d
ned mine site and associatted infrastructture.
7.4
HERITAGE
H
Archaeolo
ogical work has been conducted underr a Heritage Conservation
n Act (HCA) permit for on
ngoing
exploratio
on work at th
he Project. An
A Archaeolo
ogical Impacct Assessmen
nt (AIA) is be
eing conductted to
develop an
a understand
ding of the existence of historical
h
or a
archaeologica
al sites within the boundarries of
the Projec
ct development activities.
As defined by the HCA
A, a ““heritage object”” mean
ns, whether d
designated orr not, persona
al property tha
at has
heritage value
v
to British Columbia
a, a commun
nity or an ab
boriginal people. A ““heriitage site”” m
means,
whether designated
d
or
o not, land, including lan
nd covered b
by water thatt has heritag
ge value to B
British
Columbia, a community or an abo
original peop
ple. The actt defines ““he
eritage value”””” as the histo
orical,
cultural, aesthetic,
a
scie
entific or educ
cational worth or usefulnesss of a site or object.
During the
e Project asse
essment, con
nsultation and
d studies will b
be developed
d to identify an
ny heritage objects
or sites, and,
a
if identifie
ed, seek means to mitigate
e negative effe
fects.
7.5
HEALTH
H
AND COMMUNITY
Studies will
w be conduc
cted to determ
mine Project effects
e
on soccial, health, an
nd communityy issues. Da
ata will
be collectted from a ran
nge of stakeholders including First Natio
ons, commun
nity administra
ators, public h
health
and socia
al services an
nd infrastructure providers
s, educationa
al institutions, and businesss representa
atives.
Potential effects will be evaluated, including wo
orker and com
mmunity healtth, air qualityy, noise, and water
quality.
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SECTION 8.0 - FIRST NATIONS
N
ENG
GAGEMENT AND PUBLIC
C CONSULTA
ATION
KAM ackn
nowledges its
s responsibility
y to engage in consultation
n with First N
Nations, regula
atory agencie
es and
potentially
y affected and
d interested stakeholders
s
in the EA revview processs. A consulta
ation record w
will be
kept that will describe engagementt activities (e.g. telephone
e calls, emailss, mail, and m
meetings) dates of
discussion
ns, group/ind
dividuals eng
gaged in discussions, me
eans of eng
gagement, an
nd specific issues
discussed
d.
8.1
N CONSULTA
ATION
FIRST NATION
KAM is committed to maximising the
t
participatiion of First N
Nations involvvement during the EA pro
ocess,
without prrejudice to an
ny First Natio
on Rights or Title.
T
KAM iss committed tto continue to
o work closelyy with
local Firstt Nations to develop worrking agreements, such a
as a memora
andum of und
derstanding a
and/or
economic
c and impact benefit agre
eements. Co
onsultation acctivities will ccomply with o
or exceed BC
C and
Canadian requirementts under the BC Environm
mental Assesssment Act an
nd the Canad
dian Environm
mental
Assessme
ent Act. Cons
sultation with First Nations
s will be ongo ing for the du
uration of the Project.
The Proje
ect lies entirelly within the traditional
t
territory of the S
Secwepemc N
Nation. Within the Secwe
epemc
Nation, th
he Tk’’emlúps te Secwepem
mc (Kamloops Indian Band
d) and the Skkeetchestn In
ndian Band are the
First Natio
ons in closes
st proximity to
o the Project (Figure 8.1). Both bandss are members of the Shu
uswap
Nation Trribal Council. In a cooperrative effort, the
t
Tk’’emlúp
ps and Skeetcchestn Bandss have forme
ed the
Stk’’emlup
psemc te Sec
cwepemc (ST
TS), as a diviision of the g
greater Secwepemc Nation. The STS (also
known as
s the Stk’’emlu
upsemc of the
e Secwepemc
c Nation, or S
SSN) have se
everal agreem
ments in place
e with
the government of British Columbia
a, specifically with respect to mining acttivity in their a
asserted traditional
territory. As
A defined in these agreem
ments1, the Ajax
A
Project lie
es within theirr asserted tra
aditional territo
ory.
The Tk’’emlúps Indian
n Band and the Skeetch
hestn Indian Band were initially conttacted by AM
ME in
February, 2006, to intrroduce the Company to th
he Bands and
d present info
ormation on tthe Project. Since
then, seve
eral meetings
s have taken place
p
pertainiing to informa
ation on the P
Project and the Bands’’ con
ncerns
and needs related to the
t Project. During the First Nations ccommunicatio
on process, isssues, valuess, and
questions
s were raised by both the Tk’’emlúps
T
Ind
dian Band an
nd Skeetchesttn Indian Ban
nd. Concernss from
both Ban
nds revolved
d around Project design details, e
environmenta
al safeguardss, and econ
nomic
opportunitties. KAM co
ontinues to wo
ork with both Bands to info
orm them of P
Project progre
ess, and to id
dentify
and resolv
ve issues.
The follow
wing is a summary of historrical consulta
ation with the First Nations to date:
x Janua
ary 2008: Senior
S
propon
nent manage
ement held introductory meetings in Kamloopss with
repres
sentatives fro
om the Tk’’emllúps and Skee
etchestn Ban
nds
x July 2008: Abacu
us Mining and
a
Exploratiion Corp. e ntered into a formal ag
greement to fund
archa
aeological studies and lega
al assistance for future ne
egotiations –– agreement w
was for a one
e year
term and
a ended Ju
uly 31, 2009
1
See Appe
endix 1 of the April 2009 Min
ning and Minerrals Agreementt between Herr Majesty the Q
Queen in Right of the
Province of
o British Colu
umbia as repre
esented by th
he Minister of Energy, Mine
es and Petrole
eum Resource
es and
Stk’’emlups
semc of the Secwepemc Nation as represen
nted by the Tk’’ emlúps (forme
erly Kamloops) Indian Band a
and the
Skeetchesttn Indian Band, available at www.empr.gov.
w
.bc.ca.
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x
x
Augus
st 2009 –– project
p
update
e meeting and site visit with representatives fro
om Tk’’emlúpss and
Skeettchestn Bands with districtt representatiives from the
e Ministry of M
Mines and En
nergy to visit areas
of culttural importan
nce in the are
ea
Augus
st 2009 –– Ab
bacus employ
yed Terra Arc
chaeology und
der recomme
endation of bo
oth Tk’’emlúp
ps and
Skeettchestn Bands for future arrchaeology work
w
in projectt area, and
Decem
mber 2010 –– KAM has dev
veloped an advanced exp loration agree
ement to worrk together with the
Tk’’em
mlúps and Ske
eetchestn Ban
nds through the
t project de
evelopment prrocess.
Througho
out the meetin
ngs, both Tk’’e
emlúps and Skeetchestn re
epresentative
es have demo
onstrated open
nness
to the pro
oject developm
ment, and continue to eng
gage in dialog
gue. Both ba
ands have ide
entified the ne
eed to
study and
d protect arc
chaeological and cultural resources in
n the area, a
and to minim
mize environm
mental
impacts, both
b
of which
h have been accommodate
a
ed in the exp
ploration and mining plans by the propo
onent.
Both bands have also
o identified an
a interest in securing ecconomic bene
efits from the
e project. KA
AM is
currently working with
h the each band (collec
ctively the SS
SN) to ensu
ure that all ffeasible econ
nomic
opportunitties are made
e available.
KAM reac
ched an Adv
vanced Explo
oration Agree
ement in No
ovember 2010
0 with STS. This Agree
ement
confirms the
t intentions
s of both KAM
M and the ST
TS to build a positive relattionship throu
ugh the explo
oration
phase to advance the
e Ajax Projec
ct while minim
mizing the dissturbance to the natural e
environment. The
Agreemen
nt provides op
pportunity for STS to comm
ment on prop osed activitie
es prior to the submission o
of any
permits orr applications
s, ensuring tha
at on-going ex
xploration wo
ork will procee
ed in a timely manner.
KAM and the STS will continue to work togethe
er during the ffeasibility sta
age of the Pro
oject in negottiating
service ag
greements, in
ncluding thos
se for STS participation
p
in
n archaeolog
gical work and cultural he
eritage
reviews. Following completion of th
he Feasibility
y Study and d
determination of the econo
omic viability of the
Project, KAM
K
and ST
TS will work toward a lon
ng-term and definitive ““W
Working Intere
est Agreeme
ent”” to
maintain a positive rela
ationship throughout all phases of the P
Project.
The First Nation engag
gement plan to be followed
d by KAM incl udes the follo
owing:
x Ensurring early partticipation by First
F
Nations
x Provid
ding opportun
nity for employ
yment
x Provid
ding timely infformation and
d updates reg
garding the Prroject on an o
ongoing basiss
x Provid
ding timely information
i
and
a
updates regarding th
he environmental and re
egulatory app
proval
proce
esses associa
ated with the Project
P
on an ongoing basiis
x Respo
onding to Firs
st Nations qu
uestions and//or informatio n requests re
egarding the Project in a ttimely
mann
ner
x Seekiing to unders
stand First Nations
N
conce
erns or issue
es regarding the Project a
and considerr such
issues
s or concerns
s in the Projec
ct’’s final desig
gn and delive
ery
x Engag
ging in discu
ussions with the First Na
ations to furtther identify means, whe
ere appropria
ate, to
mitiga
ate, minimize or otherwise accommodatte First Nation
ns concerns o
or issues relating to the Prroject
x Docum
menting all consultation activities with
w
First N
Nations and providing a record of such
docum
mentation to all
a appropriate
e Crown decis
sion makers a
and regulatorrs
x Provid
ding regular opportunities
o
for First Natio
ons memberss to meet with
h KAM and their representatives
to exc
change inform
mation regarding the Projec
ct, and
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Placin
ng a high prio
ority on safety and respect for the land.
8.2
FEDERAL, PR
ROVINCIAL, AND
A
REGION
NAL GOVERN
NMENT CON
NSULTATION
It is anticiipated that the BCEAO will establish a formal EA w
working group
p with the Pro
oponent, potentially
affected First
F
Nations
s, and releva
ant provincial, federal, an
nd local gove
ernment reprresentatives. The
objective of the workiing group will be to prov
vide guidance
e to KAM with regards tto data acquisition
objectives
s, ways to av
void potential project effec
cts, and strate
egies to mitig
gate any effe
ects that cann
not be
avoided.
8.2.1
Federal Goverrnment
A preliminary meeting witth the Cana
adian Environ
nmental Asse
essment Age
ency was he
eld in
February 2010
0 to introduce
e the Project, and corresp
pondence ha
as continued through ema
ail and
te
elephone disc
cussions since that time to
o receive dire
ection. It is a
anticipated that consultatio
on will
allso include the following fe
ederal government ministrie
es:
x Natural Re
esources Can
nada
x Environme
ent Canada
x Fisheries and
a Oceans Canada,
C
and
x Transport Canada.
8.2.2
Provincial Gov
vernment
Preliminary me
eetings and/o
or discussions
s have taken place with a variety of provincial agencies.
The intent of these
t
meetings and discu
ussions was tto introduce the project a
and to obtain early
in
nput with rega
ards to potential project issues. Agencie
es contacted to date includ
de:
x British Columbia Enviro
onmental Asse
essment Officce;
x Ministry off Energy, Mine
es and Petroleum Resourcces;
x Ministry off Forests and Range, and
x Ministry off Environmentt:
o Enviro
onmental Prottection Divisio
on
o Enviro
onmental Stew
wardship Divis
sion, and
o Water Stewardship Division.
Consultation
C
with
w provinciall agencies will be ongoing
g for the durattion of the prroject. Consulltation
will
w be establis
shed with the following age
encies:
x Ministry off Agriculture
x Ministry off Transportatio
on and Infrastructure
x Ministry off Community, Sport and Cu
ultural Develo
opment, and
x Ministry off Forests, Lan
e Operationss, Integrated L
nds, and Natu
ural Resource
Land Manage
ement
Bureau.
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Regional
R
Gove
ernment
Consultation
C
with
w regional government
g
offices
o
has be
een initiated to
o introduce th
he project and
d also
to
o gain an un
nderstanding of local land
d rights and taxation issues. The following is a list of
meetings
m
held at the regional level:
x March 17, 2010 –– Introd
ductory meetiing with Mr. P
Peter Milobar, Mayor of the
e City of Kam
mloops
and Chair of the Thomp
pson Nicola Regional
R
Distrrict (TNRD) B
Board of Direcctors. The me
eeting
included discussion
d
of project deve
elopment, efffect on city limits and taxxation, and o
overall
project sch
hedule.
ctory meeting with City of K
Kamloops pla
anning departtment and witth City
x April 7, 2010 –– Introduc
of Kamloo
ops Financia
al and Taxattion Departm
ment. The m
meeting prese
ented the Prroject,
discussed current city planning
p
and limits of devvelopment, disscussion of th
he Ajax Proje
ect on
City limits, and development of unde
erstanding of llocal heavy in
ndustry taxatio
on.
It is expected that
t
consultattion with the City of Kamlo
oops and the TNRD will co
ontinue throu
ughout
th
he life of the Project.
P
Additionally, it is expected tha
at future conssultation will b
be established
d with
In
nterior Health, and the Kam
mloops and Merritt
M
Chambe
ers of Commerce.
8.3
PUBLIC CONS
SULTATION
Interested
d members off the public will
w be encourraged to partiicipate throug
ghout the planning processs and
e Project prroceeds, KAM
regulatory
y review. As
A the enviro
onmental ass
sessment pro
ocess for the
M will
undertake
e public notification and consultation
c
activities
a
thatt satisfy requ
uirements of the Environm
mental
Assessme
ent process in BC and Canada;
C
to be determined
d following cconsultation w
with provincia
al and
federal go
overnment ag
gencies. KAM commits to undertaking
u
fo
ormal public cconsultation a
activities durin
ng the
public com
mment period
d prior to and following sub
bmission of the
e Application.
Objectives
s of planned consultation
c
include:
x Provid
de and distrib
bute informatio
on on the Pro
oject, and rele
evant EA mate
erial
x To prrovide the public with the opportunity to
t participate
e and/or provvide input reg
garding the P
Project
Applic
cation and all relevant conc
current permiit applicationss
x Identify, documentt, and resolve all issues raised, and
x Incorp
porate comments and input at a strate
egic level rela
ated to Proje
ect developme
ent, environm
mental
mitiga
ation, manage
ement, and monitoring
m
plan
ns.
A compre
ehensive apprroach to inform
ming and con
nsulting with th
he general pu
ublic will inclu
ude:
x Open public proce
ess: intereste
ed parties willl be encoura
aged to participate throug
ghout the pla
anning
proce
ess and regu
ulatory review
w stages, witth effective ttwo-way com
mmunication. The consulltation
proce
ess is viewed as an opportu
unity for cons
structive dialog
gue with an in
nformed audience
x Mean
ningful consultation: interes
sted parties can
c expect th
hat consultation will be rea
al and meaniingful.
Speciific expectatio
ons may vary among the pe
eople being cconsulted and
d may change
e over time
x Trans
sparency and accountabilitty: interested
d parties can e
expect that th
hey will be pro
ovided with access
to all relevant inforrmation and th
hat they will be
b informed a bout changess to the Project, and
x Consu
ultation, not consensus: input from
m the public, along with information gathered through
technical, environm
mental and so
ocial impact sttudies, will infform Project d
decisions.
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To date public
p
consultation has be
een primarily limited to in
nformal discussions. As tthe Project m
moves
forward open houses/in
nformation se
essions will ta
ake place in th
he local comm
munity.
8.3.1
ocal Commun
nities, Businesses, and Sta
akeholders
Lo
Consultation
C
activities
a
for local communities, busine
esses, and sstakeholders are anticipatted to
in
nclude the following:
x Open houses, informattion sessions
s, and meetin
ngs to raise a
awareness, a
and to identify
fy and
address issues and con
ncerns
x Public issu
ues scoping and
a communitty profiling
x Meetings with
w key stake
eholder group
ps
x Website de
evelopment and
a printed materials
x Meetings with
w media in the Project area
a
x On-going issues trackin
ng and proactive response
x Public notiification of ev
vents, meeting
gs, and the sstatus of the P
Project using a variety of m
media
(advertising, mailings, etc.),
e
and
x Providing comprehensive reporting of the proce
ess and resullts of the con
nsultation pro
ocess,
including consultation
c
summaries
s
to support the A
Application.
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SED DEVELO
OPMENT SCH
HEDULE
9.1
PERMITTING PROCESS
The prop
posed develo
opment sche
edule for the
e Project wa
as created u
under the a
assumption th
hat a
harmonize
ed Federal and Provincial Environm
mental Assesssment (EA) review will be required
d and
completed
d. The Proje
ect does meet the thresholds of the Re
eviewable Pro
ojects Regula
ation under th
he BC
EAA and the likely requ
uirement for one
o or more federal
f
permitts are expecte
ed to trigger tthe CEAA.
KAM is cu
urrently initiatting First Nation and public
c consultation
n in the pre-A
Application ph
hase of the Prroject.
Baseline environmenta
al studies an
nd exploration
n drilling, con
ndemnation d
drilling, prelim
minary engine
eering
and site surveys will continue throughout the
e pre-Applica
ation phase. A preliminary breakdow
wn of
permitting
g related activ
vities is provid
ded below:
x Prelim
minary Economic Analysis Complete
Augustt 2009
x Initiate Discussions
s with BC EA
AO and CEA Agency
A
Februaryy 2010
x Contin
nuation of Ba
aseline Enviro
onmental Stud
dies
Mayy 2010
x Projec
ct Description
n Submission
Februaryy 2011
x AIR Submission
S
March
h 2011
x Public
c Open House
e and AIR Co
omment Perio
od
Aprill 2011
x Feasibility Level Design
Augustt 2011
x Comp
pletion of Baseline Studies and Baseline
e Reports
Augustt 2011
x Subm
mission of App
plication/CSR Document
Septemberr 2011
x Public
c Open House
e and Applica
ation/CSR Co
omment Perio
od
Octoberr 2011
x EA Ce
ertificate Decision
March
h 2012
x Federral Decision
June
e 2012
x Concu
urrent Permittting Complete
ed
June
e 2012
9.2
CONSTRUCT
C
ION
Upon rec
ceipt of the EA Certificate, Federal Decision, Co
oncurrent Pe
ermits and a
any other req
quired
permitting
g, construction will be initiated in July, 2012. It is e
estimated tha
at a period off two years w
will be
required to move from the initiiation of co
onstruction to
o mechanica
al completion
n.
Start-up
p and
commissio
oning will require an additional two to th
hree months tto complete.
9.3
OPERATIONS
O
S
The anticiipated operattional phase of
o the Project is 23 years, w
which is conttingent on ma
aterial change
es that
could aris
se during the continued
c
exp
ploration work
k, process reffinement or th
hroughput mo
odifications.
9.4
DECOMMISSI
D
ONING
Timing an
nd duration off closure and reclamation activities
a
will b
be determined
d when the de
etailed
reclamatio
on plan is sub
bmitted as part of the BC Mines
M
Act perrmit applicatio
on.
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ECTION 10.0 - REQUIRED
D PERMITS
10.1
ENVIRONMEN
NTAL ASSES
SSMENT REV
VIEW PROCE
ESS
Major min
ning projects in
i BC are sub
bject to enviro
onmental asse
essment as p
part of the legislated certificcation
and permitting process
s. Depending on the scope
e of a propossed project, itt may also be
e subject to fe
ederal
or harmon
nized provincial/federal rev
view. The env
vironmental rreview processs achieves th
he following:
x Opportunities for all
a stakeholderrs and First Nations
N
to iden
ntify potentiall issues and p
provide input
x An un
nderstanding of
o the environ
nmental, socia
al, economic,, heritage, and
d health effeccts of the Projject
x Opportunity to iden
ntify ways to prevent
p
or minimize negatiive effects fro
om the Projecct or Project re
elated
activitties, and
x Provid
des an opportunity for inp
put from all interested pa rties during tthe Environm
mental Assesssment
proce
ess.
10.1.1 British Columb
bia Environme
ental Assessm
ment Act Proccess
The Project is
s subject to review unde
er the British Columbia E
Environmenta
al Assessmen
nt Act
(B
BCEAA), which is administered by th
he British Co
olumbia Envvironmental A
Assessment Office
(B
BCEAO). Th
he BCEAA is
s the legal frramework forr the provincce's environm
mental assesssment
prrocess for pro
oposed major projects. The BCEAA iss supported b
by several reg
gulations, inclluding
th
he Reviewable Projects Regulation,
R
as
a well as a variety of p
policy, proced
dure and technical
gu
uidelines.
The production
n capacity off the propose
ed project willl exceed 75,0
000 tonnes p
per year of m
mineral
orre, and there
of the
efore will trigg
ger an Enviro
onmental Ass essment und
der Section 8 (1) and (2) o
Reviewable
R
Prrojects Regula
ation to the BCEAA.
10.1.2 Canadian
C
Enviironmental As
ssessment Ac
ct Process
The Project is expected to trigger an Environm
mental Asse
essment und
der the Can
nadian
Environmental
E
l Assessmen
nt Act (CEA
AA), by virttue of it re
equiring fede
eral permitss and
au
uthorizations.. The Projec
ct Description Guide to De
etermine Federal Roles un
nder the Can
nadian
Environmental Assessmen
nt Act (CEAA
A, 2006) wa
as consulted to determin
ne and define the
in
nvolvement off federal agen
ncies in the re
eview processs.
A comprehens
sive study is required
r
when
n the project, as scoped b
by the Respon
nsible Authorrity (or
au
uthorities), contains
c
one
e or more components
c
listed in the Comprehe
ensive Studyy List
Regulation.
R
The
T
Project contains com
mponents listted in the a
above regulattion, thereforre will
warrant
w
a com
mprehensive review
r
process. The crite
eria listed forr a mineral P
Project to trig
gger a
co
omprehensive
e study are:
x The prop
posed constru
uction, decom
mmissioning o
or abandonme
ent of:
(a) a me
etal mine, other than a gold
d mine, with an ore produ
uction capacitty
of 3,000 t/d or mo
ore, and
(b) a me
etal mill with an
a ore input ca
apacity of 4,0
000 t/d or morre.
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As
A a major re
esource proje
ect, the proce
ess will involvve the federa
al Major Projjects Manage
ement
Office
O
(MPMO
O). The MPM
MO works witth federal de
epartments an
nd agencies to offer guid
dance,
co
oordinate agreements and timelines, and to offerr tracking and monitoring of the regu
ulatory
re
eview process
s.
10.2
OTHER
O
REQU
UIRED PERM
MITS AND APPROVALS
10.2.1 British Columb
bia Authorizations, License
es and Permitts
Provincial auth
horizations an
nd permits th
hat may be re
equired for th
he proposed project includ
de the
fo
ollowing:
x BC Ministtry of Forests
s, Lands, and
d Natural Re
esource Operrations
o Licens
se to cut.
o Land Act
A Authorizattions.
o Environme
ent
x Ministry of
o Water License for new
n
sedimentt control pond
ds/detention p
ponds
o Section 9 Water Ac
ct Approvals
o Water License for surface
s
water withdrawal/w
water use, if re
equired, and
o Permitts under the Environmen
ntal Managem
ment Act for effluent (e.g
g., tailings sttorage
facility
y), air emissions (crushers)), and refuse.
o Energy and
d Mines
x Ministry of
o Mines Act Permit Approving
A
the Mine Plan an
nd Reclamatio
on Program.
x Interior He
ealth Authorrity
o Operation Permits (drinking
(
wate
er, sewage disposal, etc.).
Specific permiitting requirem
ments will be
e further refin
ned during th
he review pro
ocess and through
discussions with provincial agencies.
a
10.2.2 Federal Authorrizations, Lice
enses and Pe
ermits
Federal authorizations and
d permits that may be req
quired for the
e proposed p
project includ
de the
fo
ollowing:
x Fisheries and Oceans
s Canada
o Section 35(2) Authorization under the Fisherries Act for th
he harmful altteration, disru
uption
or destruction of fish habitat in Ja
acko Lake an
nd Peterson C
Creek.
dian Wildlife S
Services)
x Environment Canada2 (and Canad
o Specie
es At Risk Act
o Migrattory Birds Con
nvention Act
o Canad
dian Environm
mental Protecttion Act (CEP
PA), and
o Metal Mining Effluent Regulation
ns (MMER).
2
Note: no
o disposal at sea is anticip
pated, and the
erefore KAM w
eeking a perm
mit under Can
nadian
will not be se
Environmental Protectiion Act (CEPA
A) subsection
n 127(1).
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x Health Can
nada
o Regula
atory interest in potential noise
n
and air quality impaccts, potential impacts to co
ountry
foods, and possibly
y potable wate
er and sewag
ge.
nada
x Natural Resources Can
o Authorrization underr the Explosiv
ves Act for exxplosives stora
age.
C
x Transport Canada
o Naviga
able Waters Protection
P
Ac
ct (NWPA) ap
pprovals for w
works that are
e built or placced in,
on, over, or through
h any waters deemed
d
navig
gable.
E
Board
d, accountable
e to the Minisster of Natura
al Resources Canada, regu
ulates
The National Energy
in
nternational and
a
interproviincial aspects
s of the oil a
and gas and electric utilitty industries. The
Project will not construct a pipeline or in
nternational e
electrical transmission long
ger than 40 kkm as
re
egulated by the National Energy
E
Board
d, and therefo
ore will not trrigger a revie
ew by the Na
ational
Energy Board.
Specific permiitting requirem
ments will be
e further refin
ned during th
he review pro
ocess and through
discussions with federal age
encies.
10.3
HARMONIZED
H
D REVIEW PR
ROCESS
Since the Proje
ect will likely trigger both Provincial
P
and
d Federal revview processe
es, it is expeccted to
be
e subject to a harmonized review led by
y BCEAO.
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TABLE 4.1
KGHM AJAX MINING INC.
AJAX PROJECT
MINERAL RESOURCE ESTIMATE
Print 02/03/11 13:58
Contained Metal
Cut-off
CuEq (%)
Mt
Cu(%)
Au(g/t)
Mo (%)
Ag(g/t)
CuEq
Measured
0.13
231.4
0.3
0.18
0.0018
0.35
Indicated
0.13
211
0.29
0.19
0.0012
Measured +
Indicated
0.13
422.4
0.3
0.19
Inferred
0.13
80.6
0.22
0.16
Cu (M lb)
Au (k oz)
0.32
1,527
1,364
0.31
0.32
1,368
1,287
0.0015
0.31
0.32
2,895
2,651
0.0011
0.38
0.24
391
404
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NOTE:
1. SOURCE: NI 43-101 PREPARED BY WARDROP ENGINEERING AUGUST 5, 2009.
1
08FEB'11
REV
DATE
ISSUED WITH REPORT VA101-246/8-1
DESCRIPTION
AP
RS
RCB
PREP'D
CHK'D
APP'D
TABLE 4.2
ABACUS MINING AND EXPLORATION CORPORATION
AJAX PROJECT
SUMMARY OF CAPITAL COSTS
Print 02/03/11 13:56
TotalManhour
TotalLabourCost
TotalMaterial
Cost
Total
Construction
EquipmentCost
TotalEquipment
Cost
TotalCost
39,487
2,428,456
1,306,547
2,530,266
11,045,072
17,310,341
0
0
30,010,000
0
29,300,000
59,309,999
Crushing
94,579
5,816,631
4,801,107
496,588
8,952,748
20,067,074
CrushedOreStorageAndReclaim
55,996
3,443,748
2,338,363
265,044
5,493,863
11,541,017
Process
484,833
29,817,210
30,059,622
7,764,447
101,369,575
169,010,854
Tailings
176,823
10,874,639
21,598,023
3,810,673
963,500
37,246,835
SiteServicesandUtilities
25,813
1,587,519
1,560,732
283,884
2,712,191
6,144,326
AncillaryBuildings
92,959
5,716,963
8,321,084
496,564
2,022,361
16,556,972
PlantMobileFleet
669
41,162
82
0
3,745,282
3,786,526
0
0
8,200,000
0
0
8,200,000
460
28,290
103,832,950
12,300
0
103,873,540
Owner'sCosts
0
0
16,400,000
0
0
16,400,000
Contingencies
0
0
65,481,101
0
0
65,481,101
971,619
59,754,618
293,909,611
15,659,766
165,604,592
534,928,585
Description
OverallSite
Mining
OffͲSiteInfrastructure&Facilities
ProjectIndirects
GrandTotal
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NOTE:
1. SOURCE: NI 43-101 PREPARED BY WARDROP ENGINEERING AUGUST 5, 2009.
1
08FEB'11
REV
DATE
ISSUED WITH REPORT VA101-246/8-1
DESCRIPTION
AP
RS
RCB
PREP'D
CHK'D
APP'D
TABLE 5.1
KGHM AJAX MINING INC.
AJAX PROJECT
MAJOR DESIGN CRITERIA
Print 02/03/11 14:00
Criteria
Unit
Operating Year
d
365
Crushing Availability
%
70
Grinding and Flotation Availability
%
92
Primary Crushing Rate
t/h
3572
Milling & Flotation Process Rate
t/h
2717
SAG Mill Feed Size, 80% Passing
ȝm
150,000
SAG Mill Transfer Size, 80% Passing
ȝm
1250
Ball Mill Grind Size, 80% Passing
ȝm
150
Ball Mill Circulating Load
%
300
Bond Ball Mill Work Index
kWh/t
19.7
Bond Abrasion Index
g
0.26
Concentrate Regrind Size, 80% Passing
ȝm
15
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NOTE:
1. SOURCE: NI 43-101 PREPARED BY WARDROP ENGINEERING AUGUST 5, 2009.
1
08FEB'11
REV
DATE
ISSUED WITH REPORT VA101-246/8-1
DESCRIPTION
AP
RS
RCB
PREP'D
CHK'D
APP'D
TABLE 6.1
KGHM AJAX MINING INC.
AJAX PROJECT
SAMPLE SUMMARY & STATISTICS FOR PC02
Print Feb/03/11 14:02:21
28-Apr-08
12:26 PM
7-Jul-08
11:40 AM
6-Sep-08
10:30 AM
BCWQG (b)
CCME (c)
---------------
1376
92.4
10.7
969
85.5
9.41
7.79
-70.3
1326
10.9
6.5 to 9
6.5 to 9
1993
8.79
1118
90.7
9.52
8.08
-102
1451
13
5
0.7
0.01
2
2
13 - 20
3
0.1
7.7
931
8.12
1990
421
1420
19.3
0.71
22
654
8.33
1450
413
999
15.3
5.64
8.3
780
8.3
1850
446
1320
4.7
2.29
6.5 to 9
6.5 to 9
0.05-0.5
0.5-5
<0.5
125
0.067
80.1
0.077
113
600
0.02-0.2
0
02-0 2
0.5-5
0.24
0
24
582
0.243
0
243
324
0.244
0
244
476
0 2 to 0
0.2
0.3
3 (g)
100
0.02
0.005-0.05
0.021
0.442
0.021
0.0931
0.041
0.167
0.681 to 28.3 (h,i)
200
0.001-0.01
0.001
0.002-0.02
0.05
0.019
0.0277
0.0326
0.563
0.0011
0.073
0.08
0.637
0.0036
0.06 to 0.6 (j)
0.005
0.005
0.005
<0.005
<0.005
<0.005
<0.005
0.0071
<0.005
<0.005
<0.005
0.01
Aluminum (Dissolved)
Antimony (Dissolved)
Arsenic (Dissolved)
Barium (Dissolved)
Beryllium (Dissolved)
Boron (Dissolved)
0.01-0.025
0.001-0.0025
0.001-0.0025
0.02
0.002-0.005
0.1
<0.025
<0.0025
<0.0025
0.065
<0.005
<0.1
<0.01
<0.001
0.0025
0.056
<0.002
<0.1
<0.025
<0.0025
<0.0025
0.056
<0.005
<0.1
0.1 to e(1.209-2.426*pH+0.286*pH(2)) (k)
0.005 to 0.1 (k)
0.005
5
0.0053
1.2
0.005
Cadmium (Dissolved)
Calcium (Dissolved)
Chromium (Dissolved)
Cobalt (Dissolved)
0.000034-0.000085
0.1
0.002-0.005
0.0006-0.0015
<0.000085
147
<0.005
<0.0015
0.000052
102
<0.002
<0.0006
<0.000085
132
<0.005
<0.0015
Copper (Dissolved)
Iron (Dissolved)
0.002-0.005
0.03
<0.005
0.031
0.0028
<0.03
<0.005
<0.03
Lead (Dissolved)
Lithium (Dissolved)
Magnesium (Dissolved)
0.001-0.0025
0.01-0.025
0.1
<0.0025
<0.025
137
<0.001
<0.01
96.7
<0.0025
<0.025
110
Manganese (Dissolved)
Mercury (Dissolved)
Molybdenum (Dissolved)
0.0006-0.0015
0.00002
0.002-0.005
0.0589
<0.00002
0.011
0.0432
<0.00002
0.0147
0.117
<0.00002
0.0121
(0.01102*Hardness)+0.54 (g)
0.0001
2
0.000026
0.073
0.002-0.005
0
002-0 005
2
0.002-0.005
<0.005
<0
005
20.4
<0.005
0.0029
0
0029
19
<0.002
0.0054
0
0054
20.4
<0.005
0 025 to 0
0.025
0.150
150 (g)
0 025 to 0
0.025
0.15
15 (g)
0.002
0.00004-0.0001
2
0.0004-0.001
0.001-0.0025
0.01
0.0004-0.001
<0.0001
109
<0.001
<0.0025
<0.01
0.0038
<0.00004
83.7
<0.0004
<0.001
<0.01
0.00234
<0.0001
101
<0.001
<0.0025
0.01
0.0035
0.0001 to 0.003
0.001
0.0001
0.002-0.005
<0.005
0.0037
<0.005
0.006
(33+0.75*(Hardness-90))/1000 to 0.033 (g)
Date Sampled
Time Sampled
In Situ Parameters
Conductivity (In Situ) (uS/cm)
Dissolved Oxygen (In Situ) (%)
Dissolved Oxygen (In Situ)
pH (In Situ)
Redox Potential (In Situ) (mV)
Specific Conductivity (In Situ) (uS/cm)
Temperature (In Situ) (°C)
Physical Tests
Color (TCU)
Hardness
pH
Specific Conductivity (uS/cm)
Total Alkalinity (as CaCO3)
Total Dissolved Solids
Total Suspended Solids
Turbidity (NTU)
Dissolved Anions
Bromide
Chloride
MDL
Fluoride
Sulphate
Nutrients
Ammonium Nitrogen (as N)
Nitrate (as N)
Nitrite (as N)
Orthophosphate (as P)
Phosphorus (Total) (as P)
Total Nitrogen
Cyanide
Cyanide (Free)
Cyanide (Total)
Cyanide (WAD)
Dissolved Metals
Nickel (Dissolved)
Potassium (Dissolved)
Selenium (Dissolved)
Silver (Dissolved)
Sodium (Dissolved)
Thallium (Dissolved)
Tin (Dissolved)
Titanium (Dissolved)
Uranium (Dissolved)
Vanadium (Dissolved)
Zinc (Dissolved)
Total Metals
0.0536 to 185 (h,i)
13
0.06
0.365
0.005
<0.005
<0.005
<0.005
Aluminum (Total)
Antimony (Total)
Arsenic (Total)
Barium (Total)
Beryllium (Total)
Boron (Total)
0.01-0.025
0.001-0.0025
0.001-0.0025
0.02
0.002-0.005
0.1
<0.025
<0.0025
<0.0025
0.065
<0.005
<0.1
0.174
<0.001
0.0026
0.054
<0.002
<0.1
0.043
<0.0025
<0.0025
0.057
<0.005
<0.1
Cadmium (Total)
Calcium (Total)
Chromium (Total)
Cobalt (Total)
0.000034-0.000085
0.1
0.002-0.005
0.0006-0.0015
<0.000085
146
<0.005
<0.0015
0.000058
100
<0.002
<0.0006
Copper (Total)
Iron (Total)
0.002-0.005
0.03
<0.005
0.05
Lead (Total)
Lithium (Total)
Magnesium (Total)
0.001-0.0025
0.01-0.025
0.1
Manganese (Total)
Mercury (Total)
Molybdenum (Total)
0.005
(0.86*(log(Hardness))-3.2)
10
/1000 (g)
10(0.86*(log(Hardness))-3.2)/1000 (g)
0.11
(g)
0.002 to 0.004 (g)
0.3
/1000 (g)
0.001 to 0.007 (g)
(0.094*(Hardness)+2)/1000
0.3
(1.273*ln(Hardness)-1.460)
0.003 to e
(g)
0.0003
0.0008
0.03
0.005 to 0.1 (k)
0.005
5
0.0053
1.2
0.005
<0.000085
132
<0.005
<0.0015
10(0.86*(log(Hardness))-3.2)/1000 (g)
10(0.86*(log(Hardness))-3.2)/1000 (g)
0.0045
0.249
<0.005
0.099
(0.094*(Hardness)+2)/1000 (g)
0.3
0.002 to 0.004 (g)
0.3
<0.0025
<0.025
137
<0.001
<0.01
94.1
<0.0025
<0.025
112
0.003 to e(1.273*ln(Hardness)-1.460)/1000 (g)
0.001 to 0.007 (g)
0.0006-0.0015
0.00002
0.002-0.005
0.0603
<0.00002
0.011
0.0702
<0.00002
0.0147
0.123
<0.00002
0.0119
(0.01102*Hardness)+0.54 (g)
0.0001
2
0.000026
0.073
Nickel (Total)
Potassium (Total)
Selenium (Total)
0.002-0.005
2
0 002 0 005
0.002-0.005
<0.005
20.5
<0 005
<0.005
0.0043
18.9
<0 002
<0.002
0.0056
20.6
<0 005
<0.005
0.025 to 0.150 (g)
Silver (Total)
Sodium (Total)
Thallium (Total)
Tin (Total)
Titanium (Total)
Uranium (Total)
Vanadium (Total)
0.00004-0.0001
2
0.0004-0.001
0.001-0.0025
0.01
0.0004-0.001
0.002-0.005
<0.0001
109
<0.001
<0.0025
<0.01
0.0038
<0.005
<0.00004
82.6
<0.0004
<0.001
0.012
0.00237
0.0044
<0.0001
104
<0.001
<0.0025
0.012
0.0034
<0.005
0.0001 to 0.003 (g)
0 001
0.001
0.0001
0.0003
0.0008
0.11
0 002
0.002
0.006
(33+0.75*(Hardness-90))/1000 to 0.033 (g)
Zinc (Total)
Organics
Dissolved Organic Carbon
0.005
<0.005
<0.005
<0.005
0.5
6.93
11.2
6.44
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NOTES:
(a) UNITS ARE mg/L, UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED.
(g) HARDNESS DEPENDENT.
(b) BCWQG - BC WATER QUALITY GUIDELINES FOR FRESHWATER AQUATIC LIFE (AUGUST 2006).
(h) pH (In Situ) DEPENDENT.
(c) CCME - CANADIAN WATER QUALITY GUIDELINES FOR THE PROTECTION OF AQUATIC LIFE. (DECEMBER 2006).
(i) TEMPERATURE (In Situ) DEPENDENT.
(d) BOLD INDICATES THE VALUE EXCEEDS THE BCWQG
(j) CHLORIDE DEPENDENT.
(e) BOLD INDICATES THE VALUE EXCEEDS THE CCME GUIDELINES
(k) pH DEPENDENT.
(f) BOLD INDICATES THE VALUE EXCEEDS THE BCWQG & CCME
0
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0.03
(g)
TABLE 6.2
KGHM AJAX MINING INC.
AJAX PROJECT
SAMPLE SUMMARY & STATISTICS FOR PC03
Print Feb/03/11 14:04:26
Date Sampled
Time Sampled
In Situ Parameters
Conductivity (In Situ) (uS/cm)
Dissolved Oxygen (In Situ) (%)
Dissolved Oxygen (In Situ)
pH (In Situ)
Redox Potential (In Situ) (mV)
2-May-07
9:00 AM
18-Jul-07
10:10 AM
28-Apr-08
11:30 AM
7-Jul-08
12:05 PM
4-Sep-08
10:00 AM
652
824
7.87
8.09
7.59
1295
87.5
9.61
8.32
823
112
10.2
8.11
-106
599
60.9
6.22
7.8
-71.4
-----
929
9.4
933
18.9
1780
10.7
909
20
782
12.8
5
0.7
0.01
2
2
10 - 13
3
0.1
21.3
425
8.25
877
253
572
<3
35.2
371
8.29
855
276
544
4.6
27.1
880
8.34
1790
471
1320
3.3
1.43
44.2
391
8.37
896
339
565
4.5
0.9
37.3
364
8.28
867
326
528
3.3
3.54
0.05-2.5
0.5-25
<0.05
60.3
<0.05
61.6
<2.5
57
<0.05
55.8
<0.05
61.5
0.02-1
0.5-25
0 5 25
0.206
145
92.9
92 9
1.1
568
0.236
99.3
99 3
0.224
70.6
70 6
0.02
0.005-0.25
0.152
<0.005
0.037
<0.005
0.025
0.76
0.033
<0.005
0.035
0.0546
0.001-0.05
0.001
0.002-0.02
0.05
<0.001
0.0067
0.0337
0.852
<0.001
0.0557
0.0847
1.1
0.157
0.0117
0.045
0.836
<0.001
0.0353
0.0701
1.01
0.0293
0.121
0.128
0.746
0.005
0.005
0.005
0.0109
<0.005
0.0081
<0.005
<0.005
0.0101
<0.005
<0.005
0.0067
<0.005
Aluminum (Dissolved)
Antimony (Dissolved)
Arsenic (Dissolved)
Barium (Dissolved)
Beryllium (Dissolved)
Boron (Dissolved)
0.005-0.025
0.0005-0.0025
0.0005-0.0025
0.02
0.001-0.005
0.1
<0.005
<0.0005
0.00136
0.045
<0.001
<0.1
<0.005
<0.0005
0.002
0.04
<0.001
<0.1
<0.025
<0.0025
<0.0025
0.096
<0.005
<0.1
<0.01
<0.001
0.0021
0.059
<0.002
<0.1
<0.01
<0.001
0.0022
0.062
<0.002
<0.1
Cadmium (Dissolved)
Calcium (Dissolved)
Chromium (Dissolved)
Cobalt (Dissolved)
0.000017-0.000085
0.1
0.001-0.005
0.0003-0.0015
0.000023
69.2
<0.003
<0.0003
0.000039
59.7
<0.001
<0.0003
0.000143
126
<0.005
<0.0015
0.00004
62.6
<0.002
<0.0006
<0.000034
58.7
<0.002
<0.0006
0.001-0.005
0.03
0.0022
<0.03
<0.001
0.068
<0.005
0.037
<0.002
0.058
<0.002
0.035
Lead (Dissolved)
Lithium (Dissolved)
Magnesium (Dissolved)
0.0005-0.0025
0.005-0.025
0.1
<0.0005
0.0077
61.3
<0.0005
<0.005
53.9
<0.0025
<0.025
137
<0.001
<0.01
57
<0.001
<0.01
52.7
Manganese (Dissolved)
Mercury (Dissolved)
Molybdenum (Dissolved)
0.0003-0.0015
0.00002
0.001-0.005
0.00817
<0.00002
0.023
0.062
<0.00002
0.0095
0.115
<0.00002
0.0438
0.0676
<0.00002
0.0119
0.0991
<0.00002
0.0111
Nickel (Dissolved)
Potassium (Dissolved)
Selenium (Dissolved)
0.001-0.005
2
0.001-0.005
0.0014
13.1
<0.001
<0.001
12.2
<0.001
<0.005
19.8
<0.005
<0.002
16
<0.002
<0.002
15.2
<0.002
Silver (Dissolved)
Sodium (Dissolved)
Thallium (Dissolved)
Tin (Dissolved)
Titanium (Dissolved)
Uranium (Dissolved)
Vanadium (Dissolved)
0.00002-0.0001
2
0.0002-0.001
0.0005-0.0025
0.01
0.0002-0.001
0.002-0.03
<0.00002
52.4
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
0.00179
<0.03
<0.00002
48.5
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
0.00085
<0.03
<0.0001
97.4
<0.001
<0.0025
<0.01
0.0031
<0.005
<0.00004
50.3
<0.0004
<0.001
<0.01
0.00063
<0.002
<0.00004
48.8
<0.0004
<0.001
<0.01
0.00105
0.0026
0.005
<0.005
<0.005
<0.005
<0.005
<0.005
0.005-0.025
0.0005-0.0025
0.0005-0.0025
0.02
0.001-0.005
0.1
0.014
<0.0005
0.00101
0.042
<0.001
<0.1
0.012
<0.0005
0.0017
0.039
<0.001
<0.1
<0.025
<0.0025
<0.0025
0.095
<0.005
<0.1
0.012
<0.001
0.002
0.062
<0.002
<0.1
0.072
<0.001
0.002
0.062
<0.002
<0.1
0.000035
58.6
<0.001
<0.0003
0.000137
128
<0.005
<0.0015
0.000034
62.7
<0.002
<0.0006
0.000053
55.6
<0.002
<0.0006
MDL
-----------
Specific Conductivity (In Situ) (uS/cm)
Temperature (In Situ) (°C)
Physical Tests
Color (TCU)
Hardness
pH
Specific Conductivity (uS/cm)
Total Alkalinity (as CaCO3)
Total Dissolved Solids
Total Suspended Solids
Turbidity (NTU)
Dissolved Anions
Bromide
Chloride
Fluoride
S
Sulphate
l h t
Nutrients
Ammonium Nitrogen (as N)
Nitrate (as N)
Nitrite (as N)
Orthophosphate (as P)
Phosphorus (Total) (as P)
Total Nitrogen
Cyanide
Cyanide (Free)
Cyanide (Total)
Cyanide (WAD)
Dissolved Metals
Copper (Dissolved)
Iron (Dissolved)
Zinc (Dissolved)
Total Metals
Aluminum (Total)
Antimony (Total)
Arsenic (Total)
Barium (Total)
Beryllium (Total)
Boron (Total)
Cadmium (Total)
Calcium (Total)
Chromium (Total)
Cobalt (Total)
0.000017-0.000085 <0.000017
0.1
66.9
0.001-0.005
<0.001
0.0003-0.0015
<0.0003
Copper (Total)
Iron (Total)
0.001-0.005
0.03
0.0025
0.049
<0.001
0.086
<0.005
0.081
<0.002
0.091
0.0022
0.125
Lead (Total)
Lithium (Total)
Magnesium (Total)
0.0005-0.0025
0.005-0.025
0.1
<0.0005
0.0068
58.7
<0.0005
<0.005
52.3
<0.0025
<0.025
137
<0.001
<0.01
56.3
<0.001
<0.01
50.4
Manganese (Total)
Mercury (Total)
Molybdenum (Total)
0.0003-0.0015
0.00002
0.001-0.005
0.0153
<0.00002
0.0215
0.0675
<0.00002
0.0094
0.123
<0.00002
0.0435
0.0715
<0.00002
0.0114
0.109
<0.00002
0.011
Nickel (Total)
Potassium (Total)
Selenium (Total)
0.001-0.005
2
0.001-0.005
0.0015
12.5
<0.001
<0.001
11.8
<0.001
<0.005
19.9
<0.005
<0.002
15.8
<0.002
0.0026
15
<0.002
Silver (Total)
Sodium (Total)
Thallium (Total)
Tin (Total)
Titanium (Total)
Uranium (Total)
Vanadium (Total)
0.00002-0.0001
2
0.0002-0.001
0.0005-0.0025
0.01
0.0002-0.001
0.002-0.03
<0.00002
51.2
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
0.00166
<0.03
<0.00002
47
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
0.00083
<0.03
<0.0001
96.6
<0.001
<0.0025
<0.01
0.0031
<0.005
<0.00004
49.6
<0.0004
<0.001
<0.01
0.00061
<0.002
<0.00004
46.7
<0.0004
<0.001
<0.01
0.00106
0.0027
Zinc (Total)
Organics
Dissolved Organic Carbon
Total Organic Carbon
0.005
<0.005
0.5
0.5
14.8
<0.005
<0.005
<0.005
<0.005
17
13.5
17.6
17.8
BCWQG
0.1 to e
10
JEM
RCB
CHK'D
APP'D
10(0.86*(log(Hardness))-3.2)/1000 (g)
0.002 to 0.004 (g)
0.3
0.001 to 0.007 (g)
(g)
0.000026
0.073
0.025 to 0.15 (g)
0.002
(g)
0.0001 to 0.003
0.001
0.0001
0.0003
0.0008
0.006
(33+0.75*(Hardness-90))/1000 to
(g)
0.033
0.03
0.005 to 0.1
0.005
5
0.0053
1.2
10
(0.86*(log(Hardness))-3.2)
(k)
0.005
/1000 (g)
0.11
(g)
(0.094*(Hardness)+2)/1000
0.3
(1.273*ln(Hardness)0.003 to e
1.460)
/1000 (g)
(0.01102*Hardness)+0.54
0.0001
2
(g)
0.025 to 0.150
10(0.86*(log(Hardness))-3.2)/1000 (g)
0.002 to 0.004 (g)
0.3
(g)
0.001 to 0.007
(g)
0.000026
0.073
(g)
0.025 to 0.15
0.002
0.0001 to 0.003 (g)
0.001
0.0001
0.0003
0.0008
0.006
(33+0.75*(Hardness-90))/1000 to
(g)
0.033
(k) pH DEPENDENT.
RP
/1000 (g)
(0.01102*Hardness)+0.54
0.0001
2
(g)
0.025 to 0.150
(g) HARDNESS DEPENDENT.
PREP'D
0.005 to 0.1 (k)
0.005
0.11
(g)
(0.094*(Hardness)+2)/1000
0.3
(1.273*ln(Hardness)0.003 to e
1.460)
/1000 (g)
(j) CHLORIDE DEPENDENT.
DESCRIPTION
(1.209-2.426*pH+0.286*pH(2)) (k)
(0.86*(log(Hardness))-3.2)
(e) BOLD INDICATES THE VALUE EXCEEDS THE CCME GUIDELINES
ISSUED WITH REPORT VA101-246/8-1
0.0536 to 185 (h,i)
13
0.06
0.005
5
0.0053
1.2
(h) pH (In Situ) DEPENDENT.
DATE
6.5 to 9
0.01
(i) TEMPERATURE (In Situ) DEPENDENT.
23JUL'10
6.5 to 9
0.005
(c) CCME - CANADIAN WATER QUALITY GUIDELINES FOR THE PROTECTION OF AQUATIC LIFE. (DECEMBER 2006).
(d) BOLD INDICATES THE VALUE EXCEEDS THE BCWQG
0
6.5 to 9
(h,i)
(b) BCWQG - BC WATER QUALITY GUIDELINES FOR FRESHWATER AQUATIC LIFE (AUGUST 2006).
REV
6.5 to 9
0.681 to 28.3
200
(j)
0.06 to 0.6
NOTES:
(f) BOLD INDICATES THE VALUE EXCEEDS THE BCWQG & CCME
CCME (c)
600
(g)
0.2 to 0.3
100
M:\1\01\00246\08\A\Report\1- Project Description\Rev 1\Tables\[Table 6.2 Water Quality PC03.xls]Table 6.2
(a) UNITS ARE mg/L, UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED.
(b)
0.03
TABLE 6.3
KGHM AJAX MINING INC.
AJAX PROJECT
SAMPLE SUMMARY & STATISTICS FOR PC08
Print Feb/03/11 14:14:52
Date Sampled
Time Sampled
In Situ Parameters
Conductivity (In Situ) (uS/cm)
Dissolved Oxygen (In Situ) (%)
Dissolved Oxygen (In Situ)
pH (In Situ)
Redox Potential (In Situ) (mV)
Specific Conductivity (In Situ) (uS/cm)
Temperature (In Situ) (°C)
Physical Tests
Color (TCU)
Hardness
pH
Specific Conductivity (uS/cm)
Total Alkalinity (as CaCO3)
Total Dissolved Solids
Total Suspended Solids
Turbidity (NTU)
Dissolved Anions
Bromide
Chloride
2-May-07
11:00 AM
MDL
---------------
17-Jul-07
5:15 PM
28-Apr-08
1:30 PM
7-Jul-08
1:20 PM
4-Sep-08
9:30 AM
621
610
80.2
8.44
8
-75.2
793
12.9
BCWQG
(b)
CCME (c)
11
8.6
9.4
8.44
8.02
7.05
626
94.2
10.1
8.26
969
8.01
755
23.2
847
11.1
826
12.3
595
85.1
7.84
8.34
-119
674
19.3
5
0.7
0.01
2
2
10
3
0.1
14
342
8.38
725
231
455
7.5
16.1
319
8.45
756
238
441
7.6
21.7
344
8.16
845
315
502
18.7
14.5
370
8.1
845
295
515
6.8
6.59
20.2
296
8.43
672
220
416
4
6.63
23.7
335
8.12
802
314
478
10.8
3.38
0.05
0.5
<0.05
60.7
<0.05
61
<0.05
61.2
<0.05
60.5
<0.05
52.8
<0.05
58.7
0.02
0.5
0.5
0.192
85
83
0.274
54.5
<0.5
0.237
80.2
0.194
64.9
0.264
51.3
600
0.2 to 0.3 (g)
100
Ammonium Nitrogen (as N)
Nitrate (as N)
0.02
0.005
0.029
<0.005
0.081
0.005
0.024
<0.005
0.02
<0.005
0.197
0.0146
0.36
<0.005
0.681 to 28.3 (h,i)
200
Nitrite (as N)
Orthophosphate (as P)
Phosphorus (Dissolved) (as P)
Phosphorus (Total) (as P)
Total Nitrogen
Cyanide
Cyanide (Free)
Cyanide (Total)
Cyanide (WAD)
Dissolved Metals
0.001
0.001
0.002
0.002
0.05
<0.001
0.0026
0.0024
0.0027
<0.001
0.0024
0.0012
<0.001
0.0014
0.01
0.06 to 0.6 (j)
0.0433
1
0.0302
1.03
<0.001
0.0056
0.0158
0.082
0.836
0.0435
0.842
0.031
1.56
0.0598
1.48
0.005
0.005
0.005
0.0057
0.006
0.0078
<0.005
0.0065
<0.005
<0.005
0.0077
<0.005
0.005-0.01
0.0005-0.001
0.0005-0.001
0.02
0.001-0.002
0.1
0.000017-0.000034
0.1
0.001-0.003
0.0003-0.0006
<0.005
<0.0005
0.00105
0.05
<0.001
<0.1
<0.000017
61.4
<0.003
<0.0003
<0.005
<0.0005
0.00127
0.043
<0.001
<0.1
<0.000017
53.1
<0.001
<0.0003
<0.005
<0.0005
0.00158
0.044
<0.001
<0.1
<0.000017
67.4
<0.001
<0.0003
<0.005
<0.0005
0.0009
0.072
<0.001
<0.1
<0.000017
72.7
0.0012
<0.0003
<0.005
<0.0005
0.00133
0.048
<0.001
<0.1
<0.000017
51.5
<0.001
<0.0003
<0.01
<0.001
0.0018
0.062
<0.002
<0.1
<0.000034
64.7
<0.002
<0.0006
0.1 to e(1.209-2.426*pH+0.286*pH(2)) (k)
0.005 to 0.1 (k)
0.005
5
0.0053
1.2
0.005
10(0.86*(log(Hardness))-3.2)/1000 (g)
10(0.86*(log(Hardness))-3.2)/1000 (g)
Copper (Dissolved)
Iron (Dissolved)
0.001-0.002
0.03
<0.001
<0.03
<0.001
<0.03
<0.001
0.082
0.0013
0.073
<0.001
0.032
<0.002
0.176
(0.094*(Hardness)+2)/1000 (g)
0.3
0.002 to 0.004 (g)
0.3
Lead (Dissolved)
Lithium (Dissolved)
Magnesium (Dissolved)
0.0005-0.001
0.005-0.01
0.1
<0.0005
0.0059
46
<0.0005
0.0076
45.3
<0.0005
0.0063
42.7
<0.0005
<0.005
45.7
<0.0005
0.0053
40.6
<0.001
<0.01
42.2
0.003 to e(1.273*ln(Hardness)-1.460)/1000 (g)
0.001 to 0.007 (g)
Manganese (Dissolved)
Mercury (Dissolved)
Molybdenum (Dissolved)
0.0003-0.0006
0.00002
0.001-0.002
0.00482
<0.00002
0.0026
0.00425
<0.00002
0.0029
0.183
<0.00002
0.003
0.185
<0.00002
0.0021
0.0082
<0.00002
0.0024
0.0955
<0.00002
0.0032
(0.01102*Hardness)+0.54 (g)
0.0001
2
0.000026
0.073
Fluoride
Sulphate
Sulphite
Nutrients
Aluminum (Dissolved)
Antimony (Dissolved)
Arsenic (Dissolved)
Barium (Dissolved)
Beryllium (Dissolved)
Boron (Dissolved)
Cadmium (Dissolved)
Calcium (Dissolved)
Chromium (Dissolved)
Cobalt (Dissolved)
Nickel (Dissolved)
Potassium (Dissolved)
Selenium (Dissolved)
518
14-Sep-07
10:15 AM
6.5 to 9
6.5 to 9
6.5 to 9
6.5 to 9
0.0536 to 185 (h,i)
13
0.06
0.005
0.01
0.11
0.025 to 0.150
(g)
0.025 to 0.15 (g)
0.001-0.002
2
0.001-0.002
<0.001
11.1
<0.001
<0.001
10.5
<0.001
0.0025
12.1
<0.001
0.0017
10.3
<0.001
<0.001
12
<0.001
0.0022
12.4
<0.002
0.00002-0.00004
2
0.0002-0.0004
0.0005-0.001
0.01
0.0002-0.0004
0.001-0.03
0.005
<0.00002
43.5
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
0.00122
<0.03
<0.005
<0.00002
40.2
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
0.0013
<0.03
<0.005
<0.00002
45.9
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
0.0004
<0.03
<0.005
<0.00002
39
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
0.00056
<0.001
<0.005
<0.00002
35.7
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
0.00107
0.0018
<0.005
<0.00004
40.1
<0.0004
<0.001
<0.01
0.00062
<0.002
<0.005
0.005-0.01
0.0005-0.001
0.0005-0.001
0.02
0.001-0.002
0.1
0.000017-0.000034
0.1
0.001-0.002
0.0003-0.0006
0.111
<0.0005
0.00108
0.049
<0.001
<0.1
<0.000017
59.8
<0.001
<0.0003
0.0169
<0.0005
0.00125
0.043
<0.001
<0.1
<0.000017
53.6
<0.001
<0.0003
0.193
<0.0005
0.00191
0.057
<0.001
<0.1
0.000018
64.4
<0.001
0.00037
0.0559
<0.0005
0.0012
0.077
<0.001
<0.1
<0.000017
73.8
0.0015
<0.0003
0.0354
<0.0005
0.00154
0.05
<0.001
<0.1
<0.000017
44.1
<0.001
<0.0003
0.262
<0.001
0.002
0.071
<0.002
<0.1
<0.000034
65.2
<0.002
<0.0006
Copper (Total)
Iron (Total)
0.001-0.002
0.03
0.0015
0.153
<0.001
0.04
0.0028
1.37
0.0024
1.23
0.0015
0.078
0.0048
1.04
(0.094*(Hardness)+2)/1000 (g)
0.3
0.002 to 0.004 (g)
0.3
Lead (Total)
Lithium (Total)
Magnesium (Total)
0.0005-0.001
0.005-0.01
0.1
<0.0005
0.0057
44.4
<0.0005
0.0071
46.8
<0.0005
0.0059
41.3
<0.0005
<0.005
46
<0.0005
0.0065
40
<0.001
<0.01
42.2
0.003 to e(1.273*ln(Hardness)-1.460)/1000 (g)
0.001 to 0.007 (g)
Manganese (Total)
Mercury (Total)
Molybdenum (Total)
0.0003-0.0006
0.00002
0.001-0.002
0.0121
<0.00002
0.0026
0.00632
<0.00002
0.0026
0.215
<0.00002
0.0029
0.188
<0.00002
0.0021
0.0159
<0.00002
0.0028
0.102
<0.00002
0.0031
(0.01102*Hardness)+0.54 (g)
0.0001
2
0.000026
0.073
Nickel (Total)
Potassium (Total)
Selenium (Total)
0.001-0.002
2
0 001 0 002
0.001-0.002
0.0011
10.9
<0 001
<0.001
<0.001
10.6
<0 001
<0.001
0.0034
11.6
<0 001
<0.001
0.0018
10.2
<0 001
<0.001
<0.001
12.8
<0 001
<0.001
0.0031
12.9
<0 002
<0.002
0.025 to 0.150 (g)
0.025 to 0.15 (g)
0 002
0.002
Silver (Total)
Sodium (Total)
Thallium (Total)
Tin (Total)
Titanium (Total)
Uranium (Total)
Vanadium (Total)
0.00002-0.00004
2
0.0002-0.0004
0.0005-0.001
0.01
0.0002-0.0004
0.001-0.03
<0.00002
42
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
0.00125
<0.03
<0.00002
40.4
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
0.00114
<0.03
<0.00002
44.3
<0.0002
<0.0005
0.013
0.00036
<0.03
<0.00002
39.1
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
0.00055
0.002
<0.00002
38.9
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
0.00126
0.0023
<0.00004
38.7
<0.0004
<0.001
0.017
0.00064
0.0032
0.0001 to 0.003 (g)
0 001
0.001
0.0001
0.0003
0.0008
0.005
<0.005
<0.005
<0.005
<0.005
<0.005
<0.005
(33+0.75*(Hardness-90))/1000 to 0.033 (g)
0.5
0.5
14.8
13.2
11.7
15.9
14.7
14.9
Silver (Dissolved)
Sodium (Dissolved)
Thallium (Dissolved)
Tin (Dissolved)
Titanium (Dissolved)
Uranium (Dissolved)
Vanadium (Dissolved)
Zinc (Dissolved)
Total Metals
Aluminum (Total)
Antimony (Total)
Arsenic (Total)
Barium (Total)
Beryllium (Total)
Boron (Total)
Cadmium (Total)
Calcium (Total)
Chromium (Total)
Cobalt (Total)
Zinc (Total)
Organics
Dissolved Organic Carbon
Total Organic Carbon
0.0001 to 0.003 (g)
0.002
0.001
0.0001
0.0003
0.0008
0.006
(33+0.75*(Hardness-90))/1000 to 0.033 (g)
0.005 to 0.1 (k)
0.005
5
0.0053
1.2
0.005
10(0.86*(log(Hardness))-3.2)/1000 (g)
10(0.86*(log(Hardness))-3.2)/1000 (g)
0.11
0.006
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NOTES:
(a) UNITS ARE mg/L, UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED.
(g) HARDNESS DEPENDENT.
(b) BCWQG - BC WATER QUALITY GUIDELINES FOR FRESHWATER AQUATIC LIFE (AUGUST 2006).
(h) pH (In Situ) DEPENDENT.
(c) CCME - CANADIAN WATER QUALITY GUIDELINES FOR THE PROTECTION OF AQUATIC LIFE. (DECEMBER 2006).
(i) TEMPERATURE (In Situ) DEPENDENT.
(d) BOLD INDICATES THE VALUE EXCEEDS THE BCWQG
(j) CHLORIDE DEPENDENT.
(e) BOLD INDICATES THE VALUE EXCEEDS THE CCME GUIDELINES
(k) pH DEPENDENT.
(f) BOLD INDICATES THE VALUE EXCEEDS THE BCWQG & CCME
0
23JUL'10
REV
DATE
ISSUED WITH REPORT VA101-246/8-1
DESCRIPTION
RP
JEM
RCB
PREP'D
CHK'D
APP'D
0.03
0.03
TABLE 6.4
KGHM AJAX MINING INC.
AJAX PROJECT
SAMPLE SUMMARY & STATISTICS FOR JC03
Print Feb/03/11 14:16:03
Date Sampled
Time Sampled
In Situ Parameters
Conductivity (In Situ) (uS/cm)
Dissolved Oxygen (In Situ) (%)
Dissolved Oxygen (In Situ)
pH (In Situ)
Redox Potential (In Situ) (mV)
Specific Conductivity (In Situ) (uS/cm)
Temperature (In Situ) (°C)
Physical Tests
Color (TCU)
Hardness
pH
Specific Conductivity (uS/cm)
Total Alkalinity (as CaCO3)
Total Dissolved Solids
Total Suspended Solids
Turbidity (NTU)
Dissolved Anions
Bromide
Chloride
MDL
28-Apr-08
3:05 PM
7-Jul-08
10:10 AM
Samples
Collected
598
82.2
9.18
Samples below
MDL
Max
Mean
Standard
Deviation
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
598
82.2
9.18
7.8
-86.1
830
12.98
559
81.9
8.87
7.8
-86.1
753
11.7
55.9
0.495
0.438
110
1.82
27.4
383
8.4
842
306
516
89.8
66.7
23.7
345
8.3
754
301
457
51.2
37.4
5.23
54.4
0.141
125
7.78
84.1
54.7
41.5
71.4
51.6
28.1
0.22
47.8
-
0.194
35.9
-
0.0375
16.8
-
BCWQG
(b)
CCME (c)
---------------
830
10.4
519
81.5
8.56
7.8
-86.1
675
13
5
0.7
0.01
2
2
10
3
0.1
20
383
8.2
842
306
516
89.8
66.7
27.4
306
8.4
665
295
397
12.5
8.04
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0.05
0.5
<0.05
71.4
<0.05
31.7
2
2
0.02
0.5
0.5
0.167
47.8
0.22
24
<0.5
2
2
1
0.02
0.005
0.079
0.0717
0.075
0.056
2
2
0.079
0.0717
0.077
0.0638
0.00283
0.0111
0.681 to 28.3 (h,i)
200
0.001
0.001-0.01
0.02
0.05
0.0042
0.0645
0.435
2.24
0.0036
0.119
0.161
0.516
2
2
2
2
0.0042
0.119
0.435
2.24
0.0039
0.0917
0.298
1.38
0.000424
0.0385
0.194
1.22
0.06 to 0.6 (j)
0.005
0.005
0.005
<0.005
0.0134
<0.005
<0.005
0.0081
<0.005
2
2
2
2
0.0134
-
0.0107
-
0.00375
-
Aluminum (Dissolved)
Antimony (Dissolved)
Arsenic (Dissolved)
Barium (Dissolved)
Beryllium (Dissolved)
Boron (Dissolved)
0.005
0.0005
0.0005
0.02
0.001
0.1
0.0064
<0.0005
0.00108
0.089
<0.001
<0.1
<0.005
<0.0005
0.00164
0.075
<0.001
<0.1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
0.0064
0.00164
0.089
-
0.0057
0.0014
0.082
-
0.00099
0.000396
0.0099
-
0.1 to e(1.209-2.426*pH+0.286*pH(2)) (k)
0.005 to 0.1 (k)
0.005
5
0.0053
1.2
0.005
Cadmium (Dissolved)
Calcium (Dissolved)
Chromium (Dissolved)
Cobalt (Dissolved)
0.000017
0.1
0.001
0.0003
<0.000017
95.2
0.0011
<0.0003
<0.000017
78.1
<0.001
<0.0003
2
2
2
2
2
95.2
0.0011
-
86.7
0.001
-
12.1
0.0000707
-
10(0.86*(log(Hardness))-3.2)/1000 (g)
10(0.86*(log(Hardness))-3.2)/1000 (g)
Copper (Dissolved)
Iron (Dissolved)
0.001
0.03
0.002
0.04
0.0017
0.119
2
2
0.002
0.119
0.0018
0.0795
0.000212
0.0559
(0.094*(Hardness)+2)/1000 (g)
0.3
0.002 to 0.004 (g)
0.3
Lead (Dissolved)
Lithium (Dissolved)
Magnesium (Dissolved)
0.0005
0.005
0.1
<0.0005
<0.005
35.4
<0.0005
<0.005
26.9
2
2
2
35.4
31.2
6.01
0.003 to e(1.273*ln(Hardness)-1.460)/1000 (g)
0.001 to 0.007 (g)
Manganese (Dissolved)
Mercury (Dissolved)
Molybdenum (Dissolved)
0.0003
0.00002
0.001
0.0748
<0.00002
0.0017
0.0581
<0.00002
0.0018
2
2
2
0.0748
0.0018
0.0664
0.0017
0.0118
0.0000707
(0.01102*Hardness)+0.54 (g)
0.0001
2
0.000026
0.073
Nickel (Dissolved)
Potassium (Dissolved)
Selenium (Dissolved)
0.001
2
0.001
<0.001
9.3
<0.001
0.0012
9.2
<0.001
2
2
2
0.0012
9.3
-
0.0011
9.25
-
0.000141
0.0707
-
0.025 to 0.150 (g)
0.025 to 0.15 (g)
0.002
Silver (Dissolved)
Sodium (Dissolved)
Thallium (Dissolved)
Tin (Dissolved)
Titanium (Dissolved)
Uranium (Dissolved)
Vanadium (Dissolved)
0.00002
0
00002
2
0.0002
0.0005
0.01
0.0002
0.001
<0.00002
<0
00002
33
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
0.00135
0.003
<0.00002
<0
00002
25.9
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
0.00093
0.0027
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
29.5
0.0011
0.0028
5.02
0.000297
0.000212
0 0001 to 0.003
0.0001
0 003 (g)
0.001
0.0001
2
2
2
33
0.00135
0.003
0.0003
0.0008
0.005
<0.005
<0.005
2
2
-
-
-
(33+0.75*(Hardness-90))/1000 to 0.033 (g)
Aluminum (Total)
Antimony (Total)
Arsenic (Total)
Barium (Total)
Beryllium (Total)
Boron (Total)
0.005
0.0005
0.0005
0.02
0.001
0.1
1.7
<0.0005
0.00153
0.115
<0.001
<0.1
0.157
<0.0005
0.00163
0.075
<0.001
<0.1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1.7
0.00163
0.115
-
0.929
0.0016
0.095
-
1.09
0.0000707
0.0283
-
Cadmium (Total)
Calcium (Total)
Chromium (Total)
Cobalt (Total)
0.000017
0.1
0.001
0.0003
0.000027
99.4
0.0047
0.0017
<0.000017
74.2
<0.001
<0.0003
2
2
2
2
0.000027
99.4
0.0047
0.0017
86.8
0.0028
0.001
Copper (Total)
Iron (Total)
0.001
0.03
0.0151
2.89
0.0032
0.382
2
2
0.0151
2.89
Lead (Total)
Lithium (Total)
Magnesium (Total)
0.0005
0.005
0.1
<0.0005
0.0058
35.7
<0.0005
<0.005
26.6
2
2
2
Manganese (Total)
Mercury (Total)
Molybdenum (Total)
0.0003
0.00002
0.001
0.179
<0.00002
0.0016
0.0723
<0.00002
0.0021
2
2
2
Fluoride
Sulphate
Sulphite
Nutrients
Ammonium Nitrogen (as N)
Nitrate (as N)
Nitrite (as N)
Orthophosphate (as P)
Phosphorus (Total) (as P)
Total Nitrogen
Cyanide
Cyanide (Free)
Cyanide (Total)
Cyanide (WAD)
Dissolved Metals
Zinc (Dissolved)
Total Metals
Nickel (Total)
Potassium (Total)
Selenium (Total)
0.001
2
0.001
0.0055
9.5
<0.001
0.0018
8.7
<0.001
2
2
2
Silver (Total)
Sodium (Total)
Thallium (Total)
Tin (Total)
Titanium (Total)
Uranium (Total)
Vanadium (Total)
0.00002
2
0.0002
0.0005
0.01
0.0002
0.001
<0.00002
31.7
<0.0002
<0.0005
0.072
0.00149
0.0089
<0.00002
24.3
<0.0002
<0.0005
0.012
0.00097
0.0035
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0.005
0.0076
<0.005
2
0.5
9.19
11.2
2
Zinc (Total)
Organics
Dissolved Organic Carbon
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
6.5 to 9
6.5 to 9
6.5 to 9
6.5 to 9
600
0.2 to 0.3
100
(g)
0.005
0.01
0.11
0.006
0.005
5
0.0053
1.2
0.005
0.00000707
17.8
0.00262
0.00099
10(0.86*(log(Hardness))-3.2)/1000 (g)
10(0.86*(log(Hardness))-3.2)/1000 (g)
0.0091
1.64
0.00841
1.77
(0.094*(Hardness)+2)/1000 (g)
0.3
0.002 to 0.004 (g)
0.3
0.0058
35.7
0.0054
31.2
0.000566
6.43
0.003 to e(1.273*ln(Hardness)-1.460)/1000 (g)
0.001 to 0.007 (g)
0.179
0.0021
0.126
0.0018
0.0754
0.000354
(0.01102*Hardness)+0.54 (g)
0.0001
2
0.000026
0.073
0.11
(g)
0.0036
9.1
-
0.00262
0.566
-
0.025 to 0.150
31.7
0.072
0.00149
0.0089
28
0.042
0.0012
0.0062
5.23
0.0424
0.000368
0.00382
0.0001 to 0.003 (g)
0.001
0.0001
0.0003
0.0008
0.0076
0.0063
0.00184
(33+0.75*(Hardness-90))/1000 to 0.033 (g)
11.2
10.2
1.42
0.002
0.006
(g) HARDNESS DEPENDENT.
(b) BCWQG - BC WATER QUALITY GUIDELINES FOR FRESHWATER AQUATIC LIFE (AUGUST 2006).
(h) pH (In Situ) DEPENDENT.
(c) CCME - CANADIAN WATER QUALITY GUIDELINES FOR THE PROTECTION OF AQUATIC LIFE. (DECEMBER 2006).
(d) BOLD INDICATES THE VALUE EXCEEDS THE BCWQG
(j) CHLORIDE DEPENDENT.
(e) BOLD INDICATES THE VALUE EXCEEDS THE CCME GUIDELINES
(k) pH DEPENDENT.
0
23JUL'10
REV
DATE
ISSUED WITH REPORT VA101-246/8-1
DESCRIPTION
RP
JEM
RCB
PREP'D
CHK'D
APP'D
0.025 to 0.15 (g)
0.0055
9.5
-
NOTES:
(f) BOLD INDICATES THE VALUE EXCEEDS THE BCWQG & CCME
0.03
0.005 to 0.1 (k)
M:\1\01\00246\08\A\Report\1- Project Description\Rev 1\Tables\[Table 6.4 Water Quality JC-03.xls]Table 6.4
(a) UNITS ARE mg/L, UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED.
0.0536 to 185 (h,i)
13
0.06
(i) TEMPERATURE (In Situ) DEPENDENT.
0.03
TABLE 6.5
KGHM AJAX MINING INC.
AJAX PROJECT
SAMPLE SUMMARY & STATISTICS FOR JACL-S
Print Feb/03/11 14:17:28
3-May-07
2:15 PM
19-Jul-07
11:45 AM
20-Sep-07
11:45 AM
29-Apr-08
9:30 AM
10-Jul-08
7:25 AM
7-Sep-08
9:00 AM
518
692
608
14.7
8.73
9.67
8.62
8.2
8.87
490
94.2
11.9
8.21
2264
106
10.5
8.39
749
8.81
745
21.3
762
14.5
778
5.61
612
92
8.43
8.29
-116
684
19.5
2753
15.7
5
0.7
0.01
2
1-2
10 - 20
3
0.1
322
8.55
725
246
450
<3
13.9
323
8.58
732
229
453
5.6
12.7
309
8.36
736
231
461
<3
12.4
335
8.1
777
252
465
5.8
2.31
19.4
273
8.44
678
218
416
4.3
8.57
16.3
291
8.35
717
230
431
<3
1.09
0.05-0.5
0.5-5
<0.5
60.3
<0.05
59.6
<0.05
61.6
<0.05
60.5
<0.05
53.4
<0.05
59.1
0.02-0.2
0.5-5
0.19
84.5
81.7
0.2
83.9
0.174
83.5
0.174
66.2
0.199
74.6
0.02
0.005-0.05
0.028
<0.05
0.035
<0.005
0.055
0.0118
<0.02
<0.005
0.037
<0.005
0.098
0.0293
0.001-0.01
0.001
0.002-0.02
0.05
<0.01
<0.001
0.0343
0.895
<0.001
<0.001
0.0279
1.1
0.0034
0.0016
0.0203
0.943
<0.001
0.0074
0.124
1.62
<0.001
<0.001
0.0307
1.38
0.0136
0.0021
0.0227
1.26
0.005
0.005
0.005
0.0062
0.0056
0.0099
<0.005
<0.005
<0.005
<0.005
0.0082
<0.005
Aluminum (Dissolved)
Antimony (Dissolved)
Arsenic (Dissolved)
Barium (Dissolved)
Beryllium (Dissolved)
Boron (Dissolved)
0.005-0.05
0.0005-0.005
0.0005-0.005
0.02
0.001-0.01
0.1
<0.05
<0.005
0.0012
0.057
<0.01
<0.1
<0.005
<0.0005
0.00141
0.056
<0.001
<0.1
<0.005
<0.0005
0.00131
0.057
<0.001
<0.1
<0.005
<0.0005
0.00118
0.058
<0.001
<0.1
<0.005
<0.0005
0.00138
0.051
<0.001
<0.1
<0.005
<0.0005
0.00168
0.06
<0.001
<0.1
0.1 to e(1.209-2.426*pH+0.286*pH(2)) (k)
0.005 to 0.1 (k)
0.005
5
0.0053
1.2
0.005
Cadmium (Dissolved)
Calcium (Dissolved)
Chromium (Dissolved)
Cobalt (Dissolved)
0.000017-0.00017
0.1
0.001-0.01
0.0003-0.003
<0.00017
58.8
<0.01
<0.003
<0.000017
54
<0.001
<0.0003
<0.000017
50.8
<0.001
<0.0003
<0.000017
57.3
<0.001
<0.0003
<0.000017
45.1
<0.001
<0.0003
<0.000017
48.6
<0.002
<0.0003
10(0.86*(log(Hardness))-3.2)/1000 (g)
10(0.86*(log(Hardness))-3.2)/1000 (g)
0.001-0.01
0.03
<0.01
<0.03
<0.001
<0.03
<0.001
<0.03
<0.001
<0.03
0.0013
<0.03
0.0016
<0.03
Lead (Dissolved)
Lithium (Dissolved)
Magnesium (Dissolved)
0.0005-0.005
0.005-0.05
0.1
<0.005
<0.05
42.6
<0.0005
0.0068
45.7
<0.0005
0.0069
44.3
<0.0005
0.0063
46.7
<0.0005
<0.007
38.9
<0.0005
0.0066
41.2
0.11
(0.094*(Hardness)+2)/1000 (g)
0.3
0.003 to e(1.273*ln(Hardness)-1.460)/1000 (g)
0.002 to 0.004 (g)
0.3
0.001 to 0.007 (g)
Manganese (Dissolved)
Mercury (Dissolved)
y
(Dissolved)
(
)
Molybdenum
0.0003-0.003
0.00002
0.001-0.01
0.00088
<0.00002
<0.01
0.001
<0.00002
0.0029
0.00129
<0.00002
0.0031
0.00111
<0.00002
0.0025
0.00446
<0.00002
0.0027
0.00216
<0.00002
0.003
0.001-0.01
2
0.001-0.01
<0.01
11.8
<0.01
<0.001
12.4
<0.001
<0.001
12.4
<0.001
<0.001
12.1
<0.001
<0.001
11.8
<0.001
0.0015
13.3
0.0011
(0.01102*Hardness)+0.54 (g)
0.0001
2
0.025 to 0.150 (g)
0.000026
0.073
0.025 to 0.15 (g)
0.00002-0.0002
2
0.0002-0.002
0.0005-0.005
0.01
0.0002-0.002
0.001-0.03
0.005-0.05
<0.0002
39
<0.002
<0.005
<0.01
0.00129
<0.03
<0.05
<0.00002
41.9
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
0.0012
<0.03
<0.005
<0.00002
44.2
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
0.00117
<0.03
<0.005
<0.00002
40.7
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
0.00116
0.0016
<0.005
<0.00002
36.5
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
0.00111
0.0019
<0.005
<0.00002
37.3
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
0.00118
0.0023
<0.005
0.002
0.0001 to 0.003 (g)
0.001
0.0001
0.0003
0.0008
0.006
(33+0.75*(Hardness-90))/1000 to 0.033 (g)
0.03
Aluminum (Total)
Antimony (Total)
Arsenic (Total)
Barium (Total)
Beryllium (Total)
Boron (Total)
0.005-0.05
0.0005-0.005
0.0005-0.005
0.02
0.001-0.01
0.1
<0.05
<0.005
0.0012
0.058
<0.01
<0.1
0.0051
<0.0005
0.00143
0.056
<0.001
<0.1
0.0079
<0.0005
0.00128
0.058
<0.001
<0.1
<0.005
<0.0005
0.00116
0.06
<0.001
<0.1
0.0105
<0.0005
0.00144
0.051
<0.001
<0.1
0.0065
<0.0005
0.00177
0.059
<0.001
<0.1
Cadmium (Total)
Calcium (Total)
Chromium (Total)
Cobalt (Total)
0.000017-0.00017
0.1
0.001-0.01
0.0003-0.003
<0.00017
59.3
<0.01
<0.003
<0.000017
54.9
<0.001
<0.0003
<0.000017
50.3
<0.001
<0.0003
<0.000017
57.8
<0.001
<0.0003
<0.000017
44.2
<0.001
<0.0003
<0.000017
48.4
<0.002
<0.0003
0.001-0.01
0.03
<0.01
<0.03
0.0011
<0.03
0.0011
<0.03
<0.001
<0.03
0.0014
<0.03
0.001
<0.03
Lead (Total)
Lithium (Total)
Magnesium (Total)
0.0005-0.005
0.005-0.05
0.1
<0.005
<0.05
43
<0.0005
0.0069
45.8
<0.0005
0.0075
44
<0.0005
0.0062
46.9
<0.0005
<0.008
37.9
<0.0005
0.0069
40.9
Manganese (Total)
Mercury (Total)
Molybdenum (Total)
0.0003-0.003
0.00002
0.001-0.01
0.00622
<0.00002
<0.01
0.0029
<0.00002
0.0028
0.0027
<0.00002
0.0029
0.0101
<0.00002
0.0023
0.0102
<0.00002
0.0029
0.00411
<0.00002
0.0031
0.001-0.01
2
0.001-0.01
<0.01
12
<0.01
<0.001
12 3
12.3
<0.001
<0.001
12 5
12.5
<0.001
<0.001
12 3
12.3
<0.001
<0.001
11 5
11.5
<0.001
<0.001
13 2
13.2
0.001
0.00002-0.0002
2
0.0002-0.002
0.0005-0.005
0.01
0.0002-0.002
0.001-0.03
0.005-0.05
<0.0002
39.1
<0.002
<0.005
<0.01
0.00121
<0.03
<0.05
<0.00002
41
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
0.00099
<0.03
<0.005
0.000033
44.5
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
0.00107
<0.03
<0.005
<0.00002
41.5
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
0.00079
0.0015
<0.005
<0.00002
35.4
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
0.00131
0.0021
0.032
<0.00002
38.4
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
0.00113
0.0023
<0.005
0.5
14.5
15.1
15.3
14.4
16.7
15
Date Sampled
Time Sampled
In Situ Parameters
Conductivity (In Situ) (uS/cm)
Dissolved Oxygen (In Situ) (%)
Dissolved Oxygen (In Situ)
pH (In Situ)
Redox Potential (In Situ) (mV)
Specific Conductivity (In Situ) (uS/cm)
Temperature (In Situ) (°C)
Physical Tests
Color (TCU)
Hardness
pH
Specific Conductivity (uS/cm)
Total Alkalinity (as CaCO3)
Total Dissolved Solids
Total Suspended Solids
Turbidity (NTU)
Dissolved Anions
Bromide
Chloride
MDL
---------------
Fluoride
Sulphate
Nutrients
Ammonium Nitrogen (as N)
Nitrate (as N)
Nitrite (as N)
Orthophosphate (as P)
Phosphorus (Total) (as P)
Total Nitrogen
Cyanide
Cyanide (Free)
Cyanide (Total)
Cyanide (WAD)
Dissolved Metals
Copper (Dissolved)
Iron (Dissolved)
Nickel (Dissolved)
Potassium (Dissolved)
Selenium (Dissolved)
Silver (Dissolved)
Sodium (Dissolved)
Thallium (Dissolved)
Tin (Dissolved)
Titanium (Dissolved)
Uranium (Dissolved)
Vanadium (Dissolved)
Zinc (Dissolved)
Total Metals
Copper (Total)
Iron (Total)
Nickel (Total)
Potassium (Total)
Selenium (Total)
Silver (Total)
Sodium (Total)
Thallium (Total)
Tin (Total)
Titanium (Total)
Uranium (Total)
Vanadium (Total)
Zinc (Total)
Organics
Dissolved Organic Carbon
BCWQG
(b)
6.5 to 9
6.5 to 9
6.5 to 9
6.5 to 9
600
( )
0.2 to 0.3 (g)
100
0.681 to 28.3 (h,i)
200
0.06 to 0.6 (j)
0.01
0.005 to 0.1 (k)
0.005
5
0.0053
1.2
0.005
10(0.86*(log(Hardness))-3.2)/1000 (g)
10(0.86*(log(Hardness))-3.2)/1000 (g)
0.11
(0.094*(Hardness)+2)/1000 (g)
0.3
0.003 to e(1.273*ln(Hardness)-1.460)/1000 (g)
0.002 to 0.004 (g)
0.3
0.001 to 0.007 (g)
(0.01102*Hardness)+0.54 (g)
0.0001
2
0.025 to 0.150 (g)
0.000026
0.073
0.025 to 0.15 (g)
0.002
0.0001 to 0.003 (g)
0.001
0.0001
0.0003
0.0008
0.006
(33+0.75*(Hardness-90))/1000 to 0.033 (g)
0.03
NOTES:
(g) HARDNESS DEPENDENT.
(b) BCWQG - BC WATER QUALITY GUIDELINES FOR FRESHWATER AQUATIC LIFE (AUGUST 2006).
(h) pH (In Situ) DEPENDENT.
(c) CCME - CANADIAN WATER QUALITY GUIDELINES FOR THE PROTECTION OF AQUATIC LIFE. (DECEMBER 2006).
(i) TEMPERATURE (In Situ) DEPENDENT.
(d) BOLD INDICATES THE VALUE EXCEEDS THE BCWQG
(j) CHLORIDE DEPENDENT.
(e) BOLD INDICATES THE VALUE EXCEEDS THE CCME GUIDELINES
(k) pH DEPENDENT.
(f) BOLD INDICATES THE VALUE EXCEEDS THE BCWQG & CCME
0
23JUL'10
REV
DATE
ISSUED WITH REPORT VA101-246/8-1
DESCRIPTION
RP
JEM
RCB
PREP'D
CHK'D
APP'D
0.0536 to 185 (h,i)
13
0.06
0.005
M:\1\01\00246\08\A\Report\1- Project Description\Rev 1\Tables\[Table 6.5 Water Quality JACL-S.xls]Table 6.5
(a) UNITS ARE mg/L, UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED.
CCME (c)
TABLE 6.6
KGHM AJAX MINING INC.
AJAX PROJECT
SAMPLE SUMMARY & STATISTICS FOR JACL-D
Print Feb/03/11 14:18:56
Date Sampled
Time Sampled
In Situ Parameters
Conductivity (In Situ) (uS/cm)
Dissolved Oxygen (In Situ) (%)
Dissolved Oxygen (In Situ)
pH (In Situ)
Redox Potential (In Situ) (mV)
Specific Conductivity (In Situ) (uS/cm)
Temperature (In Situ) (°C)
Physical Tests
Color (TCU)
Hardness
pH
Specific Conductivity (uS/cm)
Total Alkalinity (as CaCO3)
Total Dissolved Solids
Total Suspended Solids
Turbidity (NTU)
Dissolved Anions
Bromide
Chloride
3-May-07
2:45 PM
MDL
---------------
Fluoride
Sulphate
Nutrients
Ammonium Nitrogen (as N)
Nitrate (as N)
Nitrite (as N)
Orthophosphate (as P)
Phosphorus (Total) (as P)
Total Nitrogen
Cyanide
Cyanide (Free)
Cyanide (Total)
Cyanide (WAD)
Dissolved Metals
19-Jul-07
12:00 PM
20-Sep-07
12:00 PM
29-Apr-08
9:45 AM
10-Jul-08
7:45 AM
7-Sep-08
9:30 AM
511
503
1.5
0.19
7.29
803
5.43
492
BCWQG
(b)
CCME
0.47
7.76
0.01
7.54
0.21
8
484
62.3
7.99
8.1
754
5.44
787
5.85
792
6.42
790
4.72
503
1.3
0.16
7.42
-64.4
801
5.47
5
0.7
0.01
2
2
10 - 20
3
0.1
321
8.24
749
248
461
<3
13.9
337
7.99
774
247
471
3.6
15.3
329
7.9
779
280
465
<3
21.3
341
8.12
790
257
447
3.2
2.43
12.6
322
8.2
793
250
492
<3
2.15
14.2
320
7.85
801
255
470
<3
9.9
0.05-0.5
0.5-5
<0.5
61.4
<0.05
60
<0.05
59.8
<0.05
60.6
<0.05
61.9
<0.05
62.5
0.02-0.2
0.5-5
0.191
86.4
83.7
0.207
82.5
0.172
83.7
0.175
85.2
0.198
73.9
0.02
0.005-0.05
0.131
0.161
0.932
<0.005
1.57
<0.005
0.076
0.0299
0.448
<0.005
1.94
<0.005
0.681 to 28.3 (h,i)
200
0.001-0.01
0.001-0.01
0.002-0.02
0.05
0.0106
0.0523
0.0788
1.02
<0.001
0.216
0.257
1.95
<0.001
0.336
0.362
2.94
0.0045
0.0281
0.0816
1.13
<0.001
0.116
0.16
1.34
<0.001
0.343
0.383
3.17
0.06 to 0.6 (j)
0.005
0.005
0.005
0.0051
0.0117
<0.005
<0.005
<0.005
<0.005
0.006
<0.005
<0.005
0.006
(c)
6.5 to 9
6.5 to 9
6.5 to 9
6.5 to 9
600
0.2 to 0.3
100
(g)
0.0536 to 185
13
0.06
(h,i)
0.005
<0.005
0.01
(1.209-2.426*pH+0.286*pH(2)) (k)
0.1 to e
0.005 to 0.1 (k)
Aluminum (Dissolved)
Antimony (Dissolved)
Arsenic (Dissolved)
Barium (Dissolved)
Beryllium (Dissolved)
Boron (Dissolved)
0.005-0.05
0.0005-0.005
0.0005-0.005
0.02
0.001-0.01
0.1
<0.05
<0.005
0.0014
0.059
<0.01
<0.1
<0.005
<0.0005
0.00138
0.065
<0.001
<0.1
0.009
<0.0005
0.00123
0.067
<0.001
<0.1
<0.005
<0.0005
0.00126
0.059
<0.001
<0.1
<0.01
<0.001
0.0013
0.067
<0.002
<0.1
<0.01
<0.001
0.0016
0.069
<0.002
<0.1
Cadmium (Dissolved)
Calcium (Dissolved)
Chromium (Dissolved)
Cobalt (Dissolved)
0.000017-0.00017
0.1
0.001-0.01
0.0003-0.003
<0.00017
57.5
<0.01
<0.003
<0.000017
60.2
<0.001
<0.0003
<0.000017
61.1
<0.001
<0.0003
<0.000017
57.9
<0.001
<0.0003
<0.000034
56.4
<0.002
<0.0006
<0.000034
58.5
<0.004
<0.0006
0.001-0.01
0.03
<0.01
<0.03
<0.001
<0.03
<0.001
<0.03
<0.001
<0.03
<0.002
<0.03
<0.002
<0.03
Lead (Dissolved)
Lithium (Dissolved)
Magnesium (Dissolved)
0.0005-0.005
0.005-0.05
0.1
<0.005
<0.05
43
<0.0005
0.0072
45.3
<0.0005
0.0063
43
<0.0005
0.0062
46.7
<0.001
<0.01
44
<0.001
<0.01
42.3
Manganese (Dissolved)
Mercuryy (Dissolved)
(
)
Molybdenum (Dissolved)
0.0003-0.003
0.00002
0.001-0.01
0.0297
<0.00002
<0.01
0.0995
<0.00002
0.0021
0.107
<0.00002
0.0011
0.00936
<0.00002
0.0024
0.086
<0.00002
0.0025
0.0982
<0.00002
<0.002
Nickel (Dissolved)
Potassium (Dissolved)
Selenium (Dissolved)
0.001-0.01
2
0.001-0.01
<0.01
12.3
<0.01
<0.001
12.6
0.0034
<0.001
12.4
<0.001
<0.001
12.2
<0.001
<0.002
12.6
<0.002
<0.002
13
0.0107
0.025 to 0.150 (g)
0.025 to 0.15 (g)
0.002
Silver (Dissolved)
Sodium (Dissolved)
Thallium (Dissolved)
Tin (Dissolved)
Titanium (Dissolved)
Uranium (Dissolved)
Vanadium (Dissolved)
0.00002-0.0002
2
0.0002-0.002
0.0005-0.005
0.01
0.0002-0.002
0.001-0.03
<0.0002
39.8
<0.002
<0.005
<0.01
0.00129
<0.03
<0.00002
42
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
0.00118
<0.03
<0.00002
43.4
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
0.00098
<0.03
<0.00002
40.7
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
0.00109
0.0016
<0.00004
41.3
<0.0004
<0.001
<0.01
0.00121
<0.002
<0.00004
39.2
<0.0004
<0.001
<0.01
0.00112
<0.002
0.0001 to 0.003 (g)
0.001
0.0001
0.0003
0.0008
Copper (Dissolved)
Iron (Dissolved)
Zinc (Dissolved)
Total Metals
Aluminum (Total)
Antimony (Total)
Arsenic (Total)
Barium (Total)
Beryllium (Total)
Boron (Total)
Cadmium (Total)
Calcium (Total)
Chromium (Total)
Cobalt (Total)
Copper (Total)
Iron (Total)
Lead (Total)
Lithium (Total)
Magnesium (Total)
Manganese (Total)
Mercury (Total)
Molybdenum (Total)
Nickel (Total)
P
Potassium
t
i
(T
(Total)
t l)
Selenium (Total)
Silver (Total)
Sodium (Total)
Thallium (Total)
Tin (Total)
Titanium (Total)
Uranium (Total)
Vanadium (Total)
Zinc (Total)
Organics
Dissolved Organic Carbon
0.005-0.05
<0.05
<0.005
<0.005
<0.005
<0.005
<0.005
0.005-0.05
0.0005-0.005
0.0005-0.005
0.02
0.001-0.01
0.1
0.000017-0.00017
0.1
0.001-0.01
0.0003-0.003
0.001-0.01
0.03
0.0005-0.005
0.005-0.05
0.1
0.0003-0.003
0.00002
0.001-0.01
0.001-0.01
2
0.001-0.01
0.00002-0.0002
2
0.0002-0.002
0.0005-0.005
0.01
0.0002-0.002
0.001-0.03
0.005-0.05
<0.05
<0.005
0.0012
0.058
<0.01
<0.1
<0.00017
58.8
<0.01
<0.003
<0.01
<0.03
<0.005
<0.05
44
0.0479
<0.00002
<0.01
<0.01
12
12.2
2
<0.01
<0.0002
39.6
<0.002
<0.005
<0.01
0.00126
<0.03
<0.05
0.0058
<0.0005
0.00137
0.066
<0.001
<0.1
<0.000017
60.9
<0.001
<0.0003
<0.001
<0.03
<0.0005
0.0067
45.9
0.0965
<0.00002
0.002
<0.001
12
12.6
6
0.0034
<0.00002
41.4
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
0.00105
<0.03
<0.005
0.0092
<0.0005
0.0012
0.07
<0.001
<0.1
<0.000017
62.1
<0.001
<0.0003
<0.001
<0.03
<0.0005
0.0063
43.2
0.106
<0.00002
0.0014
<0.001
12
12.3
3
<0.001
<0.00002
43
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
0.00083
<0.03
<0.005
<0.005
<0.0005
0.00127
0.062
<0.001
<0.1
<0.000017
58.6
<0.001
<0.0003
<0.001
<0.03
<0.0005
0.0064
47.2
0.0359
<0.00002
0.0024
<0.001
12
12.4
4
<0.001
<0.00002
41.4
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
0.00077
0.0017
<0.005
<0.01
<0.001
0.0013
0.067
<0.002
<0.1
<0.000034
56.9
<0.002
<0.0006
<0.002
<0.03
<0.001
<0.01
44.3
0.0855
<0.00002
0.0024
<0.002
12
12.6
6
<0.002
<0.00004
41.2
<0.0004
<0.001
<0.01
0.00115
<0.002
<0.005
<0.01
<0.001
0.0016
0.069
<0.002
<0.1
<0.000034
58
<0.003
<0.0006
<0.002
<0.03
<0.001
<0.01
42.3
0.0982
<0.00002
<0.002
<0.002
13
0.0171
<0.00004
39.3
<0.0004
<0.001
<0.01
0.00095
<0.002
<0.005
0.5
14.2
14.7
14.1
14.7
14.9
13.2
0.005
5
0.0053
1.2
0.005
10(0.86*(log(Hardness))-3.2)/1000 (g)
10(0.86*(log(Hardness))-3.2)/1000 (g)
0.11
(0.094*(Hardness)+2)/1000 (g)
0.3
0.002 to 0.004 (g)
0.3
0.003 to e(1.273*ln(Hardness)1.460)
/1000 (g)
0.001 to 0.007 (g)
(0.01102*Hardness)+0.54
0.0001
2
0.005
5
0.0053
1.2
(0.86*(log(Hardness))-3.2)
10
0.002
0.0001 to 0.003 (g)
0.001
0.0001
0.0003
0.0008
0.006
(33+0.75*(Hardness-90))/1000 to
0.03
(h) pH (In Situ) DEPENDENT.
(i) TEMPERATURE (In Situ) DEPENDENT.
(d) BOLD INDICATES THE VALUE EXCEEDS THE BCWQG
(j) CHLORIDE DEPENDENT.
(e) BOLD INDICATES THE VALUE EXCEEDS THE CCME GUIDELINES
(k) pH DEPENDENT.
DESCRIPTION
RP
JEM
RCB
PREP'D
CHK'D
APP'D
10(0.86*(log(Hardness))-3.2)/1000 (g)
0.000026
0.073
0.025 to 0.15 (g)
(c) CCME - CANADIAN WATER QUALITY GUIDELINES FOR THE PROTECTION OF AQUATIC LIFE. (DECEMBER 2006).
ISSUED WITH REPORT VA101-246/8-1
/1000 (g)
(0.01102*Hardness)+0.54 (g)
0.0001
2
(g)
0.025 to 0.150
(g) HARDNESS DEPENDENT.
DATE
0.005
0.002 to 0.004 (g)
0.3
0.001 to 0.007 (g)
(b) BCWQG - BC WATER QUALITY GUIDELINES FOR FRESHWATER AQUATIC LIFE (AUGUST 2006).
23JUL'10
(k)
0.11
(0.094*(Hardness)+2)/1000 (g)
0.3
(1.273*ln(Hardness)0.003 to e
NOTES:
0
0.03
0.005 to 0.1
(a) UNITS ARE mg/L, UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED.
REV
0.000026
0.073
0.006
(33+0.75*(Hardness-90))/1000 to
0.033 (g)
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(f) BOLD INDICATES THE VALUE EXCEEDS THE BCWQG & CCME
(g)
TABLE 6.7
KGHM AJAX MINING INC.
AJAX PROJECT
SAMPLE SUMMARY & STATISTICS FOR JACL-02
Print Feb/03/11 14:20:20
29-Apr-08
10:30 AM
10-Jul-08
10:15 AM
7-Sep-08
10:00 AM
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233
96.5
12.1
8.03
583
101
10.2
8.33
370
5.66
609
88.3
8.12
8.3
-116
682
19.4
718
15.2
5
0.7
0.01
2
1-2
10
3
0.1
12.3
336
8.29
781
251
460
5.7
2.28
19.6
273
8.49
678
219
407
5.8
8.42
15.6
284
8.35
717
231
448
<3
1.33
0.05
0.5
<0.05
60.3
<0.05
53.4
<0.05
59.1
0.02
0.5
0.175
83.1
0.174
66
0.206
74.2
0.02
0.005
<0.02
<0.005
0.022
<0.005
0.092
0.0254
0.001
0.001
0.002
0.05
<0.001
0.0074
0.0666
1
<0.001
<0.001
0.0325
1.36
0.0131
<0.001
0.0227
1.22
0.005
0.005
0.005
<0.005
0.0081
<0.005
<0.005
0.0101
<0.005
<0.005
<0.005
0.01
Aluminum (Dissolved)
Antimony (Dissolved)
Arsenic (Dissolved)
Barium (Dissolved)
Beryllium (Dissolved)
Boron (Dissolved)
0.005
0.0005
0.0005
0.02
0.001
0.1
<0.005
<0.0005
0.0012
0.06
<0.001
<0.1
<0.005
<0.0005
0.00142
0.053
<0.001
<0.1
<0.005
<0.0005
0.00182
0.058
<0.001
<0.1
0.1 to e(1.209-2.426*pH+0.286*pH(2)) (k)
0.005 to 0.1 (k)
0.005
5
0.0053
1.2
0.005
Cadmium (Dissolved)
Calcium (Dissolved)
Chromium (Dissolved)
Cobalt (Dissolved)
0.000017
0.1
0.001-0.003
0.0003
<0.000017
57.6
<0.001
<0.0003
<0.000017
45.4
<0.001
<0.0003
<0.000017
48
<0.003
<0.0003
10(0.86*(log(Hardness))-3.2)/1000 (g)
10(0.86*(log(Hardness))-3.2)/1000 (g)
0.001
0.03
<0.001
<0.03
0.0012
<0.03
<0.001
<0.03
Lead (Dissolved)
Lithium (Dissolved)
Magnesium (Dissolved)
0.0005
0.005-0.006
0.1
<0.0005
0.0063
46.7
<0.0005
<0.006
38.9
<0.0005
0.0068
39.9
0.11
(0.094*(Hardness)+2)/1000 (g)
0.3
0.003 to e(1.273*ln(Hardness)-1.460)/1000 (g)
0.002 to 0.004 (g)
0.3
0.001 to 0.007 (g)
Manganese (Dissolved)
Mercury (Dissolved)
y
((Dissolved))
Molybdenum
0.0003
0.00002
0.001
0.00114
<0.00002
0.0025
0.00412
<0.00002
0.0025
0.00238
<0.00002
0.0028
Nickel (Dissolved)
Potassium (Dissolved)
Selenium (Dissolved)
0.001
2
0.001
<0.001
12.3
<0.001
<0.001
11.8
<0.001
<0.001
12.9
0.002
(0.01102*Hardness)+0.54 (g)
0.0001
2
0.025 to 0.150 (g)
0.000026
0.073
0.025 to 0.15 (g)
Silver (Dissolved)
Sodium (Dissolved)
Thallium (Dissolved)
Tin (Dissolved)
Titanium (Dissolved)
Uranium (Dissolved)
Vanadium (Dissolved)
0.00002
2
0.0002
0.0005
0.01
0.0002
0.001
<0.00002
40.6
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
0.00112
0.0017
<0.00002
36.1
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
0.00113
0.0018
<0.00002
38.2
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
0.00121
0.0025
0.002
0.0001 to 0.003 (g)
0.001
0.0001
0.0003
0.0008
0.005
<0.005
<0.005
<0.005
0.006
(33+0.75*(Hardness-90))/1000 to 0.033 (g)
0.03
Aluminum (Total)
Antimony (Total)
Arsenic (Total)
Barium (Total)
Beryllium (Total)
Boron (Total)
0.005-0.02
0.0005
0.0005
0.02
0.001
0.1
<0.02
<0.0005
0.00109
0.059
<0.001
<0.1
0.0057
<0.0005
0.0014
0.05
<0.001
<0.1
0.0064
<0.0005
0.00173
0.058
<0.001
<0.1
Cadmium (Total)
Calcium (Total)
Chromium (Total)
Cobalt (Total)
0.000017
0.1
0.001-0.003
0.0003
<0.000017
56.1
<0.001
<0.0003
<0.000017
43.5
<0.001
<0.0003
<0.000017
48.2
<0.003
<0.0003
0.001
0.03
<0.001
0.03
0.0012
<0.03
<0.001
<0.03
Lead (Total)
Lithium (Total)
Magnesium (Total)
0.0005
0.005-0.007
0.1
<0.0005
0.0071
45.3
<0.0005
<0.007
37.3
<0.0005
0.0066
40.1
Manganese (Total)
Mercury (Total)
Molybdenum (Total)
0.0003
0.00002
0.001
0.0116
<0.00002
0.0026
0.00931
<0.00002
0.0028
0.00389
<0.00002
0.0026
Nickel (Total)
Potassium (Total)
Selenium (Total)
0.001
2
0.001
<0.001
11 9
11.9
<0.001
<0.001
11 3
11.3
<0.001
<0.001
13 1
13.1
0.0022
Silver (Total)
Sodium (Total)
Thallium (Total)
Tin (Total)
Titanium (Total)
Uranium (Total)
Vanadium (Total)
0.00002
2
0.0002
0.0005
0.01
0.0002
0.001
<0.00002
40.3
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
0.00132
0.0019
<0.00002
34.9
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
0.00128
0.0021
<0.00002
38.3
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
0.00111
0.0024
0.005
<0.005
<0.005
<0.005
0.5
14.7
16.1
13.9
Date Sampled
Time Sampled
In Situ Parameters
Conductivity (In Situ) (uS/cm)
Dissolved Oxygen (In Situ) (%)
Dissolved Oxygen (In Situ)
pH (In Situ)
Redox Potential (In Situ) (mV)
Specific Conductivity (In Situ) (uS/cm)
Temperature (In Situ) (°C)
Physical Tests
Color (TCU)
Hardness
pH
Specific Conductivity (uS/cm)
Total Alkalinity (as CaCO3)
Total Dissolved Solids
Total Suspended Solids
Turbidity (NTU)
Dissolved Anions
Bromide
Chloride
MDL
Fluoride
Sulphate
Nutrients
Ammonium Nitrogen (as N)
Nitrate (as N)
Nitrite (as N)
Orthophosphate (as P)
Phosphorus (Total) (as P)
Total Nitrogen
Cyanide
Cyanide (Free)
Cyanide (Total)
Cyanide (WAD)
Dissolved Metals
Copper (Dissolved)
Iron (Dissolved)
Zinc (Dissolved)
Total Metals
Copper (Total)
Iron (Total)
Zinc (Total)
Organics
Dissolved Organic Carbon
BCWQG
(b)
6.5 to 9
6.5 to 9
6.5 to 9
6.5 to 9
600
( )
0.2 to 0.3 (g)
100
0.681 to 28.3 (h,i)
200
0.06 to 0.6 (j)
0.005 to 0.1 (k)
0.005
5
0.0053
1.2
0.005
10(0.86*(log(Hardness))-3.2)/1000 (g)
10(0.86*(log(Hardness))-3.2)/1000 (g)
0.11
(0.094*(Hardness)+2)/1000 (g)
0.3
0.003 to e(1.273*ln(Hardness)-1.460)/1000 (g)
0.002 to 0.004 (g)
0.3
0.001 to 0.007 (g)
(0.01102*Hardness)+0.54 (g)
0.0001
2
0.025 to 0.150 (g)
0.000026
0.073
0.025 to 0.15 (g)
0.002
0.0001 to 0.003 (g)
0.001
0.0001
0.0003
0.0008
0.006
(33+0.75*(Hardness-90))/1000 to 0.033 (g)
0.03
NOTES:
(a) UNITS ARE mg/L, UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED.
(g) HARDNESS DEPENDENT.
(b) BCWQG - BC WATER QUALITY GUIDELINES FOR FRESHWATER AQUATIC LIFE (AUGUST 2006).
(h) pH (In Situ) DEPENDENT.
(c) CCME - CANADIAN WATER QUALITY GUIDELINES FOR THE PROTECTION OF AQUATIC LIFE. (DECEMBER 2006).
(i) TEMPERATURE (In Situ) DEPENDENT.
(d) BOLD INDICATES THE VALUE EXCEEDS THE BCWQG
(j) CHLORIDE DEPENDENT.
(e) BOLD INDICATES THE VALUE EXCEEDS THE CCME GUIDELINES
(k) pH DEPENDENT.
0
23JUL'10
REV
DATE
ISSUED WITH REPORT VA101-246/8-1
DESCRIPTION
RP
JEM
RCB
PREP'D
CHK'D
APP'D
0.0536 to 185 (h,i)
13
0.06
0.005
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(f) BOLD INDICATES THE VALUE EXCEEDS THE BCWQG & CCME
CCME (c)
TABLE 6.8
KGHM AJAX MINING INC.
AJAX PROJECT
SAMPLE SUMMARY & STATISTICS FOR JACL-03
Print Feb/03/11 14:22:54
29-Apr-08
11:15 AM
11-Jul-08
8:05 AM
7-Sep-08
10:30 AM
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492
97.7
12.2
8.12
580
71.2
6.83
7.9
780
5.72
588
77.5
7.56
8.2
-110
691
17.2
5
0.7
0.01
2
2
10
3
0.1
12.5
333
8.28
785
251
460
5.2
2.94
20.5
281
8.49
670
223
415
<3
7.07
18.2
290
8.28
725
235
436
<3
2.51
0.05
0.5
<0.05
60.4
<0.05
53.6
<0.05
59.4
0.02
0.5
0.172
83.2
0.178
66.2
0.211
74.6
0.02
0.005
<0.02
<0.005
<0.005
0.128
0.0284
0.001
0.001
0.002
0.05
0.008
0.0067
0.0642
1.11
0.0015
<0.001
0.0334
0.0148
0.0102
0.0339
1.3
0.005
0.005
0.005
<0.005
0.0065
<0.005
<0.005
0.008
<0.005
<0.005
<0.005
0.01
0.005
0.0005
0.0005
0.02
0.001
0.1
0.000017
0.1
0.001-0.003
0.0003
<0.005
<0.0005
0.00124
0.058
<0.001
<0.1
<0.000017
57.1
<0.001
<0.0003
<0.005
<0.0005
0.00133
0.054
<0.001
<0.1
<0.000017
47
<0.001
<0.0003
<0.005
<0.0005
0.0018
0.061
<0.001
<0.1
<0.000017
48.9
<0.003
<0.0003
0.1 to e(1.209-2.426*pH+0.286*pH(2)) (k)
0.005 to 0.1 (k)
0.005
5
0.0053
1.2
0.005
10(0.86*(log(Hardness))-3.2)/1000 (g)
10(0.86*(log(Hardness))-3.2)/1000 (g)
Copper (Dissolved)
Iron (Dissolved)
0.001
0.03
<0.001
<0.03
0.0011
<0.03
<0.001
<0.03
Lead (Dissolved)
Lithium (Dissolved)
Magnesium (Dissolved)
0.0005
0.005
0.1
<0.0005
0.0063
46.3
<0.0005
0.0056
39.8
<0.0005
0.007
40.8
0.11
(0.094*(Hardness)+2)/1000 (g)
0.3
0.003 to e(1.273*ln(Hardness)-1.460)/1000 (g)
0.002 to 0.004 (g)
0.3
0.001 to 0.007 (g)
Manganese (Dissolved)
Mercury (Dissolved)
Molybdenum (Dissolved)
0.0003
0.00002
0.001
0.00207
<0.00002
0.0026
0.00612
<0.00002
0.0026
0.00756
<0.00002
0.0027
0.001
2
0.001
<0.001
12
<0.001
<0.001
12
<0.001
<0.001
13.2
0.0018
(0.01102*Hardness)+0.54 (g)
0.0001
2
( )
0.025 to 0.150 (g)
0.000026
0.073
( )
0.025 to 0.15 (g)
0.00002
2
0.0002
0.0005
0.01
0.0002
0.001
0.005
<0.00002
40.4
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
0.00114
0.0016
<0.005
<0.00002
37.8
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
0.00116
0.0019
<0.005
<0.00002
38.7
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
0.00119
0.0025
<0.005
0.002
0.0001 to 0.003 (g)
0.001
0.0001
0.0003
0.0008
0.006
(33+0.75*(Hardness-90))/1000 to 0.033 (g)
0.03
0.005
0.0005
0.0005
0.02
0.001
0.1
0.000017
0.1
0.001-0.003
0.0003
0.0134
<0.0005
0.00108
0.059
<0.001
<0.1
<0.000017
56.5
<0.001
<0.0003
0.0098
<0.0005
0.00146
0.059
<0.001
<0.1
<0.000017
47.3
0.0011
<0.0003
0.0097
<0.0005
0.00174
0.062
<0.001
<0.1
<0.000017
48.8
<0.003
<0.0003
Copper (Total)
Iron (Total)
0.001
0.03
<0.001
<0.03
0.0012
<0.03
<0.001
<0.03
Lead (Total)
Lithium (Total)
Magnesium (Total)
0.0005
0.005
0.1
<0.0005
0.007
45.9
<0.0005
0.0057
39.7
<0.0005
0.0065
40.6
Manganese (Total)
Mercury (Total)
Molybdenum (Total)
0.0003
0.00002
0.001
0.0146
<0.00002
0.0026
0.00992
<0.00002
0.0021
0.00883
<0.00002
0.0026
0.001
2
0.001
<0.001
12.1
<0.001
<0.001
11.9
<0.001
<0.001
13.2
0.0017
0.00002
2
0.0002
0.0005
0.01
0.0002
0.001
0.005
<0.00002
40.5
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
0.00127
0.002
<0.005
<0.00002
37.9
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
0.00088
0.0019
<0.005
<0.00002
38.2
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
0.00108
0.0025
<0.005
0.5
14.5
15.8
14.6
Date Sampled
Time Sampled
In Situ Parameters
Conductivity (In Situ) (uS/cm)
Dissolved Oxygen (In Situ) (%)
Dissolved Oxygen (In Situ)
pH (In Situ)
Redox Potential (In Situ) (mV)
Specific Conductivity (In Situ) (uS/cm)
Temperature (In Situ) (°C)
Physical Tests
Color (TCU)
Hardness
pH
Specific Conductivity (uS/cm)
Total Alkalinity (as CaCO3)
Total Dissolved Solids
Total Suspended Solids
Turbidity (NTU)
Dissolved Anions
Bromide
Chloride
MDL
Fluoride
Sulphate
Nutrients
Ammonium Nitrogen (as N)
Nitrate (as N)
Nitrite (as N)
Orthophosphate (as P)
Phosphorus (Total) (as P)
Total Nitrogen
Cyanide
Cyanide (Free)
Cyanide (Total)
Cyanide (WAD)
Dissolved Metals
Aluminum (Dissolved)
Antimony (Dissolved)
Arsenic (Dissolved)
Barium (Dissolved)
Beryllium (Dissolved)
Boron (Dissolved)
Cadmium (Dissolved)
Calcium (Dissolved)
Chromium (Dissolved)
Cobalt (Dissolved)
Nickel (Dissolved)
Potassium (Dissolved)
Selenium (Dissolved)
Silver (Dissolved)
Sodium (Dissolved)
Thallium (Dissolved)
Tin (Dissolved)
Titanium (Dissolved)
Uranium (Dissolved)
Vanadium (Dissolved)
Zinc (Dissolved)
Total Metals
Aluminum (Total)
Antimony (Total)
Arsenic (Total)
Barium (Total)
Beryllium (Total)
Boron (Total)
Cadmium (Total)
Calcium (Total)
Chromium (Total)
Cobalt (Total)
Nickel (Total)
Potassium (Total)
Selenium (Total)
Silver (Total)
Sodium (Total)
Thallium (Total)
Tin (Total)
Titanium (Total)
Uranium (Total)
Vanadium (Total)
Zinc (Total)
Organics
Dissolved Organic Carbon
BCWQG
(b)
6.5 to 9
6.5 to 9
6.5 to 9
6.5 to 9
718
15
600
0.2
0 2 to 0.3
0 3 (g)
100
0.681 to 28.3 (h,i)
200
0.06 to 0.6 (j)
0.005 to 0.1 (k)
0.005
5
0.0053
1.2
0.005
10(0.86*(log(Hardness))-3.2)/1000 (g)
10(0.86*(log(Hardness))-3.2)/1000 (g)
0.11
(0.094*(Hardness)+2)/1000 (g)
0.3
0.003 to e(1.273*ln(Hardness)-1.460)/1000 (g)
0.002 to 0.004 (g)
0.3
0.001 to 0.007 (g)
(0.01102*Hardness)+0.54 (g)
0.0001
2
0.025 to 0.150 (g)
0.000026
0.073
0.025 to 0.15 (g)
0.002
0.0001 to 0.003 (g)
0.001
0.0001
0.0003
0.0008
0.006
(33+0.75*(Hardness-90))/1000 to 0.033 (g)
0.03
NOTES:
(a) UNITS ARE mg/L, UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED.
(g) HARDNESS DEPENDENT.
(c) CCME - CANADIAN WATER QUALITY GUIDELINES FOR THE PROTECTION OF AQUATIC LIFE. (DECEMBER 2006).
(h) pH (In Situ) DEPENDENT.
(d) BOLD INDICATES THE VALUE EXCEEDS THE BCWQG
(i) TEMPERATURE (In Situ) DEPENDENT.
(e) BOLD INDICATES THE VALUE EXCEEDS THE CCME GUIDELINES
(j) CHLORIDE DEPENDENT.
(f) BOLD INDICATES THE VALUE EXCEEDS THE BCWQG & CCME
0
23JUL'10
REV
DATE
ISSUED WITH REPORT VA101-246/8-1
DESCRIPTION
(k) pH DEPENDENT.
RP
JEM
RCB
PREP'D
CHK'D
APP'D
0.0536 to 185 (h,i)
13
0.06
0.005
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(b) BCWQG - BC WATER QUALITY GUIDELINES FOR FRESHWATER AQUATIC LIFE (AUGUST 2006).
CCME (c)
TABLE 6.9
KGHM AJAX MINING INC.
AJAX PROJECT
SAMPLE SUMMARY & STATISTICS FOR CC02
Date Sampled
Time Sampled
In Situ Parameters
Conductivity (In Situ) (uS/cm)
Dissolved Oxygen (In Situ) (%)
Dissolved Oxygen (In Situ)
pH (In Situ)
Redox Potential (In Situ) (mV)
Specific Conductivity (In Situ) (uS/cm)
Temperature (In Situ) (°C)
Physical Tests
Color (TCU)
Hardness
pH
Specific Conductivity (uS/cm)
Total Alkalinity (as CaCO3)
Total Dissolved Solids
Total Suspended Solids
Turbidity (NTU)
Dissolved Anions
Bromide
Chloride
---------------
Calcium (Dissolved)
Chromium (Dissolved)
Cobalt (Dissolved)
Copper (Dissolved)
Iron (Dissolved)
Lead (Dissolved)
Lithium (Dissolved)
Magnesium (Dissolved)
Manganese (Dissolved)
M
Mercury (Di
(Dissolved)
l d)
Molybdenum (Dissolved)
Nickel (Dissolved)
Potassium (Dissolved)
Selenium (Dissolved)
Silver (Dissolved)
Sodium (Dissolved)
Thallium (Dissolved)
Tin (Dissolved)
Titanium (Dissolved)
Uranium (Dissolved)
Vanadium (Dissolved)
Total Metals
Aluminum (Total)
Antimony (Total)
Arsenic (Total)
Barium (Total)
Beryllium (Total)
Boron (Total)
Cadmium (Total)
Calcium (Total)
Chromium (Total)
Cobalt (Total)
Copper (Total)
Iron (Total)
Lead (Total)
Lithium (Total)
Magnesium (Total)
Manganese (Total)
Mercury (Total)
Molybdenum (Total)
Nickel (Total)
P
Potassium
t
i
(T
(Total)
t l)
Selenium (Total)
Silver (Total)
Sodium (Total)
Thallium (Total)
Tin (Total)
Titanium (Total)
Uranium (Total)
Vanadium (Total)
Zinc (Total)
Organics
Dissolved Organic Carbon
Total Organic Carbon
28-Apr-08
8:30 AM
7-Jul-08
9:20 AM
4-Sep-08
2:20 PM
BCWQG (b)
CCME (c)
408
461
96.8
10.4
8.25
-75.6
614
12
6.5 to 9
6.5 to 9
6.5 to 9
6.5 to 9
15
8.03
11.8
7.9
11.7
8.29
352
5.78
582
12.1
534
12.6
828
7.97
5
0.7
0.01
2
1-2
10
3
0.1
16.4
187
8.33
336
150
222
9
9.4
270
8.37
541
232
338
6.6
8.4
246
8.44
538
240
340
6.2
7.1
404
7.91
807
334
528
<3
0.91
9.5
281
8.38
602
260
390
<3
1.25
7.3
295
8.46
624
262
386
<3
1.01
0.05
0.5
<0.05
1.41
<0.05
2.48
<0.05
2.45
<0.05
7.02
<0.05
3.71
<0.05
3.23
0.02
0.5
0.5
0.093
30.3
66.5
0.116
61.4
<0.5
0.094
134
0.116
85.3
0.113
86.2
0.02
0.005
0.023
0.033
0.031
0.0389
0.024
0.0322
0.031
0.224
<0.02
0.14
0.024
0.0677
0.001
0.001
0.002
0.002
0.05
<0.001
0.0088
0.0022
0.0192
0.0029
0.0104
0.0026
0.0172
0.0015
0.0279
0.025
0.247
0.0315
0.335
<0.001
0.015
0.0169
0.0258
0.177
0.0257
0.299
0.0222
0.277
0.0335
0.221
0.005
0.005
0.005
<0.005
<0.005
<0.005
<0.005
<0.005
<0.005
<0.005
<0.005
<0.005
0.0055
<0.005
<0.005
0.01
0.005-0.01
0.0005-0.001
0.0005-0.001
0.02
0.001-0.002
0.1
0.006
<0.0005
0.00057
0.051
<0.001
<0.1
<0.005
<0.0005
0.00095
0.06
<0.001
<0.1
<0.005
<0.0005
0.00075
0.07
<0.001
<0.1
<0.01
<0.001
<0.001
0.114
<0.002
<0.1
<0.005
<0.0005
0.00076
0.085
<0.001
<0.1
<0.005
<0.0005
0.00075
0.08
<0.001
<0.1
0.1 to e(1.209-2.426*pH+0.286*pH(2)) (k)
0.005 to 0.1 (k)
0.005
5
0.0053
1.2
0.005
0.000017-0.000034
<0.000017
<0.000017
<0.000017
<0.000034
<0.000017
0.000031
10(0.86*(log(Hardness))-3.2)/1000 (g)
10(0.86*(log(Hardness))-3.2)/1000 (g)
0.1
0.001-0.002
0.0003-0.0006
0.001-0.002
0.03
0.0005-0.001
0.005-0.01
0.1
0.0003-0.0006
0.00002
0 00002
0.001-0.002
0.001-0.002
2
0.001-0.002
0.00002-0.00004
2
0.0002-0.0004
0.0005-0.001
0.01
0.0002-0.0004
0.001-0.03
50.1
<0.001
<0.0003
0.0026
<0.03
<0.0005
<0.005
15
0.00466
<0.00002
<0 00002
0.0122
<0.001
2
<0.001
<0.00002
8.9
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
0.00046
<0.03
66.6
<0.001
<0.0003
0.0019
<0.03
<0.0005
<0.005
25.1
0.0279
<0
<0.00002
00002
0.0106
<0.001
2.3
<0.001
<0.00002
20.3
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
0.00063
<0.03
60.2
<0.001
<0.0003
0.0017
<0.03
<0.0005
<0.005
23.3
0.0208
<0
<0.00002
00002
0.0103
<0.001
3.3
<0.001
<0.00002
22.5
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
0.00056
<0.03
100
<0.002
<0.0006
<0.002
0.031
<0.001
<0.01
37.1
0.0542
<0
<0.00002
00002
0.0085
<0.002
4.6
<0.002
<0.00004
36.5
<0.0004
<0.001
<0.01
0.00089
<0.002
70.8
<0.001
<0.0003
0.002
<0.03
<0.0005
<0.005
25.3
0.0283
<0
<0.00002
00002
0.01
<0.001
3.5
<0.001
<0.00002
27.2
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
0.00062
0.0019
72.9
<0.001
<0.0003
0.0015
<0.03
<0.0005
<0.005
27.5
0.0207
<0
<0.00002
00002
0.0099
<0.001
3.8
<0.001
<0.00002
28.3
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
0.00063
0.002
0.005
<0.005
<0.005
<0.005
<0.005
<0.005
<0.005
0.005-0.01
0.0005-0.001
0.0005-0.001
0.02
0.001-0.002
0.1
0.000017-0.000034
0.1
0.001-0.002
0.0003-0.0006
0.001-0.002
0.03
0.0005-0.001
0.005-0.01
0.1
0.0003-0.0006
0.00002
0.001-0.002
0.001-0.002
2
0.001-0.002
0.00002-0.00004
2
0.0002-0.0004
0.0005-0.001
0.01
0.0002-0.0004
0.001-0.03
0.005
0.107
<0.0005
0.00059
0.052
<0.001
<0.1
<0.000017
47.7
<0.001
<0.0003
0.0035
0.131
<0.0005
<0.005
14.9
0.0125
<0.00002
0.0121
<0.001
<2
<0.001
<0.00002
8.8
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
0.00046
<0.03
<0.005
0.0894
<0.0005
0.00074
0.063
<0.001
<0.1
<0.000017
67.8
<0.001
<0.0003
0.0032
0.169
<0.0005
<0.005
25.6
0.0459
<0.00002
0.0111
<0.001
2
2.4
4
<0.001
<0.00002
20.8
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
0.00068
<0.03
<0.005
0.0249
<0.0005
0.00073
0.073
<0.001
<0.1
<0.000017
59.3
<0.001
<0.0003
0.0022
0.069
<0.0005
<0.005
22.7
0.0333
<0.00002
0.0103
<0.001
3
3.2
2
<0.001
<0.00002
21.9
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
0.00054
<0.03
<0.005
<0.01
<0.001
<0.001
0.116
<0.002
<0.1
<0.000034
100
<0.002
<0.0006
<0.002
0.068
<0.001
<0.01
37.1
0.0683
<0.00002
0.0084
<0.002
4
4.6
6
<0.002
<0.00004
37
<0.0004
<0.001
<0.01
0.00087
<0.002
<0.005
0.0186
<0.0005
0.00078
0.089
<0.001
<0.1
0.000031
72.7
<0.001
<0.0003
0.0023
0.06
<0.0005
<0.005
26.4
0.0352
<0.00002
0.0099
<0.001
3
3.6
6
<0.001
<0.00002
28.4
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
0.00061
0.002
<0.005
0.0117
<0.0005
0.00073
0.079
<0.001
<0.1
0.000027
71.6
<0.001
<0.0003
0.0016
0.041
<0.0005
<0.005
27.5
0.0255
<0.00002
0.0096
<0.001
3
3.8
8
<0.001
<0.00002
28
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
0.00063
0.002
<0.005
0.5
0.5
6.11
5.35
5.12
6.03
5.39
8.76
Zinc (Dissolved)
223
14-Sep-07
4:45 PM
460
99
10.7
8.02
-103
615
11.9
Ammonium Nitrogen (as N)
Nitrate (as N)
Cadmium (Dissolved)
18-Jul-07
6:55 AM
548
95
11.4
7.87
Fluoride
Sulphate
Sulphite
Nutrients
Nitrite (as N)
Orthophosphate (as P)
Phosphorus (Dissolved) (as P)
Phosphorus (Total) (as P)
Total Nitrogen
Cyanide
Cyanide (Free)
Cyanide (Total)
Cyanide (WAD)
Dissolved Metals
Aluminum (Dissolved)
Antimony (Dissolved)
Arsenic (Dissolved)
Barium (Dissolved)
Beryllium (Dissolved)
Boron (Dissolved)
1-May-07
7:00 AM
MDL
600
0.2 to 0.3 (g)
100
0.681 to 28.3 (h,i)
200
0.06 to 0.6 (j)
0.005
0.11
(0.094*(Hardness)+2)/1000 (g)
0.3
0.003 to e(1.273*ln(Hardness)-
0.002 to 0.004 (g)
0.3
0.001 to 0.007 (g)
(0.01102*Hardness)+0.54 (g)
0
0.0001
0001
2
0.025 to 0.150 (g)
0
0.000026
000026
0.073
0.025 to 0.15 (g)
0.002
0.0001 to 0.003 (g)
0.001
0.0001
0.0003
0.0008
0.006
(33+0.75*(Hardness-90))/1000
to 0.033 (g)
0.005
5
0.0053
1.2
0.005
10(0.86*(log(Hardness))-3.2)/1000 (g)
10(0.86*(log(Hardness))-3.2)/1000 (g)
0.11
(0.094*(Hardness)+2)/1000 (g)
0.3
0.003 to e(1.273*ln(Hardness)-
0.002 to 0.004 (g)
0.3
0.001 to 0.007 (g)
(0.01102*Hardness)+0.54 (g)
0.0001
2
0.025 to 0.150 (g)
0.000026
0.073
0.025 to 0.15 (g)
0.002
0.0001 to 0.003 (g)
0.001
0.0001
0.0003
0.0008
0.006
(33+0.75*(Hardness-90))/1000
0.03
NOTES:
(g) HARDNESS DEPENDENT.
(b) BCWQG - BC WATER QUALITY GUIDELINES FOR FRESHWATER AQUATIC LIFE (AUGUST 2006).
(h) pH (In Situ) DEPENDENT.
(c) CCME - CANADIAN WATER QUALITY GUIDELINES FOR THE PROTECTION OF AQUATIC LIFE. (DECEMBER 2006).
(i) TEMPERATURE (In Situ) DEPENDENT.
(d) BOLD INDICATES THE VALUE EXCEEDS THE BCWQG
(j) CHLORIDE DEPENDENT.
(e) BOLD INDICATES THE VALUE EXCEEDS THE CCME GUIDELINES
(k) pH DEPENDENT.
(f) BOLD INDICATES THE VALUE EXCEEDS THE BCWQG & CCME
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DATE
ISSUED WITH REPORT VA101-246/8-1
DESCRIPTION
RP
JEM
RCB
PREP'D
CHK'D
APP'D
0.03
0.005 to 0.1 (k)
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0.0536 to 185 (h,i)
13
0.06
TABLE 6.10
KGHM AJAX MINING INC.
AJAX PROJECT
SAMPLE SUMMARY & STATISTICS FOR CC08
Print Feb/03/11 14:25:02
1-May-07
8:45 AM
18-Jul-07
7:30 AM
14-Sep-07
4:00 PM
28-Apr-08
9:00 AM
7-Jul-08
9:55 AM
4-Sep-08
1:45 PM
BCWQG (b)
CCME (c)
158
233
166
11.8
8.34
10.2
7.82
12.9
8.6
107
94.1
13
8.2
6.5 to 9
300
13.3
228
10.3
333
2.02
212
89.4
9.85
8.21
-92.9
290
11
6.5 to 9
252
5.46
220
96.6
10.6
8.16
-106
299
11.3
5
0.7
0.01
2
1-2
10
3
0.1
20.7
133
8.31
230
108
161
3
18.4
158
8.29
280
135
186
3.1
15.1
118
8.32
232
130
149
4.7
7.7
182
8.11
333
158
195
10.4
3.08
15.1
153
8.36
290
143
197
<3
0.22
9.7
153
8.34
292
149
179
<3
0.51
6.5 to 9
6.5 to 9
0.05
0.5
<0.05
0.54
<0.05
<0.5
<0.05
0.55
<0.05
0.95
<0.05
0.66
<0.05
0.62
0.02
0.5
0.5
0.067
14.6
13.4
0.069
3.4
<0.5
0.094
25.3
0.083
11.3
0.076
8.4
600
0.2 to 0.3 (g)
100
Ammonium Nitrogen (as N)
Nitrate (as N)
0.02
0.005
<0.02
0.0082
0.03
0.0634
0.031
0.0379
<0.02
0.167
<0.02
0.0085
0.036
<0.005
0.681 to 28.3 (h,i)
200
Nitrite (as N)
Orthophosphate (as P)
Phosphorus (Dissolved) (as P)
Phosphorus (Total) (as P)
Total Nitrogen
Cyanide
Cyanide (Free)
Cyanide (Total)
Cyanide (WAD)
Dissolved Metals
0.001
0.001
0.002
0.002
0.05
<0.001
0.0039
<0.001
0.0109
<0.001
0.0076
<0.001
0.0108
<0.001
0.0117
0.06 to 0.6 (j)
0.0105
0.232
0.0198
0.307
<0.001
0.0094
0.0122
0.0194
0.18
0.0213
0.243
0.0226
0.215
0.0155
0.14
0.005
0.005
0.005
0.0065
0.006
<0.005
<0.005
<0.005
<0.005
0.0061
<0.005
<0.005
0.0061
<0.005
<0.005
0.01
Aluminum (Dissolved)
Antimony (Dissolved)
Arsenic (Dissolved)
Barium (Dissolved)
Beryllium (Dissolved)
Boron (Dissolved)
0.005
0.0005
0.0005
0.02
0.001
0.1
<0.005
<0.0005
<0.0005
0.04
<0.001
<0.1
<0.005
<0.0005
<0.0005
0.043
<0.001
<0.1
<0.005
<0.0005
<0.0005
0.04
<0.001
<0.1
<0.005
<0.0005
<0.0005
0.055
<0.001
<0.1
<0.005
<0.0005
<0.0005
0.055
<0.001
<0.1
<0.005
<0.0005
<0.0005
0.052
<0.001
<0.1
0.1 to e(1.209-2.426*pH+0.286*pH(2)) (k)
0.005 to 0.1 (k)
0.005
5
0.0053
1.2
0.005
Cadmium (Dissolved)
Calcium (Dissolved)
Chromium (Dissolved)
Cobalt (Dissolved)
0.000017
0.1
0.001
0.0003
<0.000017
41.1
<0.001
<0.0003
<0.000017
47.4
<0.001
<0.0003
<0.000017
35.2
<0.001
<0.0003
<0.000017
54.1
<0.001
<0.0003
<0.000017
45.7
<0.001
<0.0003
0.000027
45.9
<0.001
<0.0003
10(0.86*(log(Hardness))-3.2)/1000 (g)
10(0.86*(log(Hardness))-3.2)/1000 (g)
Copper (Dissolved)
Iron (Dissolved)
0.001
0.03
0.0025
<0.03
0.0026
<0.03
0.0024
<0.03
0.0016
<0.03
0.0029
<0.03
0.0025
<0.03
(0.094*(Hardness)+2)/1000 (g)
0.3
0.002 to 0.004 (g)
0.3
Lead (Dissolved)
Lithium (Dissolved)
Magnesium (Dissolved)
0.0005
0.005
0.1
<0.0005
<0.005
7.48
<0.0005
<0.005
9.68
<0.0005
<0.005
7.31
<0.0005
<0.005
11.3
<0.0005
<0.005
9.54
<0.0005
<0.005
9.28
0.003 to e(1.273*ln(Hardness)-1.460)/1000 (g)
0.001 to 0.007 (g)
Manganese (Dissolved)
Mercury (Dissolved)
Molybdenum (Dissolved)
0.0003
0.00002
0 001
0.001
<0.0003
<0.00002
0 0122
0.0122
0.00144
<0.00002
0 0111
0.0111
0.0007
<0.00002
0 0057
0.0057
0.00033
<0.00002
0 0103
0.0103
0.00159
<0.00002
0 0106
0.0106
0.00074
<0.00002
0 0087
0.0087
(0.01102*Hardness)+0.54 (g)
0.0001
2
0.000026
0 073
0.073
Nickel (Dissolved)
Potassium (Dissolved)
Selenium (Dissolved)
0.001
2
0.001
<0.001
<2
<0.001
<0.001
<2
<0.001
<0.001
<2
<0.001
<0.001
<2
<0.001
<0.001
<2
<0.001
<0.001
<2
<0.001
0.025 to 0.150 (g)
0.025 to 0.15 (g)
0.002
Silver (Dissolved)
Sodium (Dissolved)
Thallium (Dissolved)
Tin (Dissolved)
Titanium (Dissolved)
Uranium (Dissolved)
Vanadium (Dissolved)
0.00002
2
0.0002
0.0005
0.01
0.0002
0.001-0.03
<0.00002
3.1
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
<0.0002
<0.03
<0.00002
3.2
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
<0.0002
<0.03
<0.00002
3.4
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
<0.0002
<0.03
<0.00002
4.5
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
0.00051
<0.001
<0.00002
4.2
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
<0.0002
0.0013
<0.00002
4
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
<0.0002
0.0013
0.0001 to 0.003 (g)
0.001
0.0001
0.0003
0.0008
0.005
<0.005
<0.005
<0.005
<0.005
<0.005
<0.005
(33+0.75*(Hardness-90))/1000 to 0.033 (g)
Aluminum (Total)
Antimony (Total)
Arsenic (Total)
Barium (Total)
Beryllium (Total)
Boron (Total)
0.005
0.0005
0.0005
0.02
0.001
0.1
0.0391
<0.0005
<0.0005
0.039
<0.001
<0.1
0.0549
<0.0005
<0.0005
0.04
<0.001
<0.1
0.0339
<0.0005
<0.0005
0.041
<0.001
<0.1
0.0737
<0.0005
<0.0005
0.051
<0.001
<0.1
0.0106
<0.0005
<0.0005
0.056
<0.001
<0.1
<0.005
<0.0005
<0.0005
0.052
<0.001
<0.1
Cadmium (Total)
Calcium (Total)
Chromium (Total)
Cobalt (Total)
0.000017
0.1
0.001
0.0003
<0.000017
39.4
<0.001
<0.0003
<0.000017
45
<0.001
<0.0003
0.00002
34.5
<0.001
<0.0003
0.000034
51.7
<0.001
<0.0003
<0.000017
45.8
<0.001
<0.0003
Copper (Total)
Iron (Total)
0.001
0.03
0.0028
0.068
0.003
0.092
0.0027
0.06
0.0027
0.121
Lead (Total)
Lithium (Total)
Magnesium (Total)
0.0005
0.005
0.1
<0.0005
<0.005
7.32
<0.0005
<0.005
9.17
<0.0005
<0.005
7.21
Manganese (Total)
Mercury (Total)
Molybdenum (Total)
0.0003
0.00002
0.001
0.00225
<0.00002
0.0125
0.00458
<0.00002
0.0109
Nickel (Total)
Potassium (Total)
(
)
Selenium (Total)
0.001
2
0.001
<0.001
<2
<0.001
Silver (Total)
Sodium (Total)
Thallium (Total)
Tin (Total)
Titanium (Total)
Uranium (Total)
Vanadium (Total)
0.00002
2
0.0002
0.0005
0.01
0.0002
0.001-0.03
Date Sampled
Time Sampled
In Situ Parameters
Conductivity (In Situ) (uS/cm)
Dissolved Oxygen (In Situ) (%)
Dissolved Oxygen (In Situ)
pH (In Situ)
Redox Potential (In Situ) (mV)
Specific Conductivity (In Situ) (uS/cm)
Temperature (In Situ) (°C)
Physical Tests
Color (TCU)
Hardness
pH
Specific Conductivity (uS/cm)
Total Alkalinity (as CaCO3)
Total Dissolved Solids
Total Suspended Solids
Turbidity (NTU)
Dissolved Anions
Bromide
Chloride
Fluoride
Sulphate
Sulphite
Nutrients
Zinc (Dissolved)
Total Metals
Zinc (Total)
Organics
Dissolved Organic Carbon
Total Organic Carbon
MDL
---------------
0.005
0.11
0.006
0.005
5
0.0053
1.2
0.005
0.000027
45.6
<0.001
<0.0003
10(0.86*(log(Hardness))-3.2)/1000 (g)
10(0.86*(log(Hardness))-3.2)/1000 (g)
0.003
<0.03
0.0025
<0.03
(0.094*(Hardness)+2)/1000 (g)
0.3
0.002 to 0.004 (g)
0.3
<0.0005
<0.005
10.9
<0.0005
<0.005
9.56
<0.0005
<0.005
9.44
0.003 to e(1.273*ln(Hardness)-1.460)/1000 (g)
0.001 to 0.007 (g)
0.00375
<0.00002
0.0057
0.00515
0.000494
0.0099
0.00194
<0.00002
0.0105
0.00103
<0.00002
0.0087
(0.01102*Hardness)+0.54 (g)
0.0001
2
0.000026
0.073
<0.001
<2
<0.001
<0.001
<2
<0.001
<0.001
<2
<0.001
<0.001
<2
<0.001
<0.001
<2
<0.001
0.025 to 0.150 (g)
0.025 to 0.15 (g)
0.002
<0.00002
3.1
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
<0.0002
<0.03
<0.00002
3
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
<0.0002
<0.03
<0.00002
3.3
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
<0.0002
<0.03
<0.00002
4.2
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
0.00053
0.0014
<0.00002
4.1
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
<0.0002
0.0013
<0.00002
4.1
<0.0002
<0.0005
<0.01
<0.0002
0.0013
0.0001 to 0.003 (g)
0.001
0.0001
0.0003
0.0008
0.005
<0.005
<0.005
<0.005
<0.005
<0.005
<0.005
(33+0.75*(Hardness-90))/1000 to 0.033 (g)
0.5
0.5
8.52
8.21
5.8
7.89
6.81
9.52
0.11
0.006
NOTES:
(a) UNITS ARE mg/L, UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED.
(g) HARDNESS DEPENDENT.
(b) BCWQG - BC WATER QUALITY GUIDELINES FOR FRESHWATER AQUATIC LIFE (AUGUST 2006).
(h) pH (In Situ) DEPENDENT.
(c) CCME - CANADIAN WATER QUALITY GUIDELINES FOR THE PROTECTION OF AQUATIC LIFE. (DECEMBER 2006).
(i) TEMPERATURE (In Situ) DEPENDENT.
(d) BOLD INDICATES THE VALUE EXCEEDS THE BCWQG
(j) CHLORIDE DEPENDENT.
(e) BOLD INDICATES THE VALUE EXCEEDS THE CCME GUIDELINES
(k) pH DEPENDENT.
(f) BOLD INDICATES THE VALUE EXCEEDS THE BCWQG & CCME
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0.03
0.005 to 0.1 (k)
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0.06
RP
JEM
RCB
PREP'D
CHK'D
APP'D
0.03
TABLE 6.11
KGHM AJAX MINING INC.
AJAX PROJECT
WILDLIFE: POTENTIAL SPECIES OF CONCERN
Print Feb/03/11 14:26:51
Species
American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana )
American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus )
American Badger (Taxidea taxus)
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis)
Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus)
Brewer's Sparrow, breweri subspecies (Spizella breweri breweri)
Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)
Canyon Wren (Catherpes mexicanus)
Fisher (Martes pennant)
Flammulated Owl (Otus flammeolus)
Fringed Myotis (Myotis thysanodes)
Great Basin Gopher Snake (Pituophis catenifer deserticola)
Great Basin Pocket Mouse (Perognathus parvus)
Great Basin Spadefoot (Spea intermontana)
Great Blue Heron, herodias subspecies (Ardea herodias herodias)
Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos)
Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)
Lewis's Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis)
Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus)
Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
p g
g ((Hemphillia
p
camelus))
Pale Jumping-slug
Peregrine Falcon, anatum subspecies (Falco peregrinus anatum)
Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus)
Rubber Boa Charina bottae)
Sharp-tailed Grouse, columbianus subspecies Tympanuchus phasianellus columbianus)
Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Silky Vallonia (Vallonia cyclophorella)
Spotted Bat (Euderma maculatum)
Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni)
Townsend's Big-eared Bat (Corynorhinus townsendii)
Umbilicate Sprite (Promenetus umbilicatellus)
Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis)
Western Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta pop. 2)
Western Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus)
Western Screech-Owl, macfarlanei subspecies (Megascops kennicottii macfarlanei)
Western Small-footed Myotis (Myotis ciliolabrum)
Williamson's Sapsucker, thyroideus subspecies (Sphyrapicus thyroideus thyroideus)
Wolverine, luscus subspecies (Gulo gulo luscus)
Western Toad (Bufo boreas)
BC Status1
Red
Blue
Red
Blue
Blue
Blue
Red
Red
Blue
Blue
Blue
Blue
Blue
Red
Blue
Blue
Blue
Red
Red
Blue
Blue
Blue
Red
Red
Yellow
Blue
Blue
Blue
Blue
Red
Blue
Blue
Red
Blue
Blue
Red
Blue
Red
Blue
Yellow
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NOTE:
1. REFERENCE: CDC, 2010
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DATE
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DESCRIPTION
KEF
PREP'D
TS
CHK'D
RCB
APP'D
SARA
No Status
No Status
Schedule 1 Endangered
No Status
No Status
No Status
No Status
Schedule 1 Endangered
No Status
No Status
Schedule 1 Special Concern
Schedule 3 Special Concern
Schedule 1 Threatened
No Status
Schedule 1 Threatened
No Status
No Status
No Status
Schedule 1 Special Concern
Schedule 1 Special Concern
Schedule 1 Special Concern
No Status
Schedule 1 Threatened
No Status
Schedule 1 Special Concern
No Status
Schedule 3 Special Concern
No Status
Schedule 1 Special Concern
No Status
No Status
No Status
No Status
Schedule 1 Special Concern
Schedule 1 Threatened
Schedule 1 Endangered
No Status
Schedule 1 Endangered
No Status
Schedule 1 Special Concern