Environmental Impact Statement

Final Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Assessment

• Table of Contents (PDF – 581 KB)
• 1.0 INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW (PDF – 4.87 MB)
• 2.0 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING (PDF – 2.94 MB)
• 3.0 COMMUNITY AND STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION (PDF – 4.19 MB)
• 4.0 EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVES (PDF – 13.2 MB)
• 5.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION (PDF – 27 MB)
• 6.0 ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ASSESSMENT METHODS (PDF – 534 KB)
• 7.0 ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ON THE ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT (PDF – 6.66 MB)
• 8.0 ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ON THE ACOUSTIC ENVIRONMENT (PDF – 3.71 MB)
• 9.0 ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ON GROUNDWATER (PDF – 12.6 MB)
• 10.0 ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ON SURFACE WATER (PDF – 9.66 MB)
• 11.0 ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ON FISH AND FISH HABITAT (PDF – 9.39 MB)
• 12.0 ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ON VEGETATION COMMUNITIES (PDF – 11.4 MB)
• 13.0 ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ON WILDLIFE AND WILDLIFE HABITAT (PDF – 6.56 MB)
• 14.0 ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ON LABOUR AND ECONOMY (PDF – 1.43 MB)
• 15.0 ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ON COMMUNITY SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE (PDF – 986 KB)
• 16.0 ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ON LAND AND RESOURCE USE (PDF – 6.45 MB)
• 17.0 ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ON HERITAGE RESOURCES (PDF – 10.1 MB)
• 18.0 ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ON TRADITIONAL LAND AND RESOURCE USE (PDF – 1.72 MB)
• 19.0 ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ON HUMAN AND ECOLOGICAL HEALTH (PDF – 2.13 MB)
• 20.0 CUMULATIVE EFFECTS ASSESSMENT (PDF – 1.7 MB)
• 21.0 EFFECTS OF THE ENVIRONMENT ON THE PROJECT (PDF – 2.6 MB)
• 22.0 ASSESSMENT OF EFFECTS OF POTENTIAL ACCIDENTS OR MALFUNCTIONS (PDF – 542 KB)
• 23.0 FOLLOW-UP AND MONITORING PROGRAMS AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLANS (PDF – 759 KB)
• 24.0 SUMMARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS AND COMMITMENTS (PDF – 625 KB)
• 25.0 BENEFITS OF THE PROJECT (PDF – 258 KB)
• 26.0 CONCLUSIONS (PDF – 76.7 KB)

List of Appendices

• APPENDIX A: FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT GUIDELINES AND APPROVED TERMS OF REFERENCE
  • Appendix A1: Environmental Impact Statement Guidelines (EIS Guidelines) (PDF – 0.98 MB)
  • Appendix A2: Terms of Reference (ToR) (PDF – 15.3 MB)
• APPENDIX B: CONCORDANCE TABLES
  • Appendix B1: Environmental Impact Statement Guidelines Concordance Table (PDF – 279 KB)
  • Appendix B2: Terms of Reference Concordance Table (PDF –194 KB)
• APPENDIX C: RECORD OF CONSULTATION (ROC)
  • Appendix C: Table of Contents (PDF –127 KB)
    • Documents in Appendices C1-C9 can be acquired by contacting the proponent directly.
  • Appendix C10: Comments and Responses – Conformity Table (PDF – 2.44 MB)
• APPENDIX D: PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORD (PDF – 7.85 MB)
• APPENDIX E: ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE DATA REPORTS
  • Appendix E1.1: Supplemental Baseline – 2015 Air Quality Monitoring Program (PDF – 9.7 MB)
  • Appendix E1.2: Baseline Report – Hardrock Project: Climate and Air Quality (PDF – 9.18 MB)
  • Appendix E2: Baseline Report – Acoustics (PDF – 16.2 MB)
  • Appendix E3.1: Supplemental 2015 Hydrogeology Characterization (PDF – 63.4 MB
  • Appendix E3.2: Baseline Report – Hydrogeology (PDF – 142 MB)
  • Appendix E4.1: Addendum to the Baseline Report – Surface Water Quality (PDF – 317 KB)
  • Appendix E4.2: Baseline Reports (combined 2014 and 2015) – Surface Water Quality (PDF – 103 MB)
  • Appendix E5: Baseline Report – Hydrology (PDF – 40.3 MB)
  • Appendix E6.1: Addendum to the Supplemental Baseline Report – Geochemistry (PDF – 7.39 MB)
  • Appendix E6.2: Supplemental Baseline Report: Geochemical Characterization (PDF – 41.1 MB)
  • Appendix E6.3: Baseline Report – Geochemical Characterization (PDF – 22.7 MB)
  • Appendix E7.1: Supplemental Baseline Report – Fish and Fish Habitat (PDF – 31.9 MB)
  • Appendix E7.2: Baseline Report – Fish and Fish Habitat (PDF – 82.2 MB)
  • Appendix E8.1: Supplemental Baseline Report – Terrestrial (PDF – 20.6 MB)
  • Appendix E8.2: Baseline Report – Terrestrial (PDF – 25.5 MB)
  • Appendix E9.1: Supplemental Baseline Report – Soils (PDF – 9.24 MB)
  • Appendix E9.2: Baseline Report – Soils (PDF – 7.85 MB)
  • Appendix E10: Baseline Report – Socio-Economic (PDF – 11.9 MB)
  • Appendix E11: Baseline Report – Stage 1 Archaeological Assessment (PDF – 19 MB)
  • Appendix E12.1: Supplemental Baseline Report: Stage 2 Archaeological Assessment (PDF – 21.3 MB)
  • Appendix E12.2: Baseline Report – Stage 2 Archaeological Assessment (PDF – 20.7 MB)
  • Appendix E13: Baseline Report – Cultural Heritage Evaluation (PDF – 20.5 MB)
  • Appendix E14: A Spatial and Temporal Assessment of Metal/Metalloid Concentrations in Kenogamisis Lake Sediments (2012) (PDF – 3.51 MB)
• APPENDIX F: TECHNICAL DATA REPORTS (TDRS)
  • Appendix F1: Atmospheric Environment (PDF – 51.5 MB)
  • Appendix F2: Noise and Vibration Assessment (PDF – 17.3 MB)
  • Appendix F3: Traffic Noise Assessment – Highway 11 Realignment (PDF – 2.71 MB)
  • Appendix F4: Hydrogeology Modelling (PDF – 21.3 MB)
  • Appendix F5: Water Balance and Water Quality Model (PDF – 8.99 MB)
  • Appendix F6: Assimilative Capacity (PDF – 17.2 MB)
  • Appendix F7: Metal Bioavailability (PDF – 14.9 MB)
  • Appendix F8: Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessment (PDF – 17.4 MB)
  • Appendix F9: Traffic Impact Assessment (PDF – 5.52 MB)
  • Appendix F10: Draft, Hardrock Project, Fisheries Act, Paragraph 35(2)(b) Authorization and MMER Schedule 2 Draft Fisheries Offset Plan (PDF – 11.5 MB)
  • Appendix F11: Heritage Impact Assessment (PDF – 9.09 MB)
  • Appendix F12: Assessment of Potential Thermal Effects of Mine Effluent Discharge to Kenogamisis Lake (PDF – 351 KB)
  • Appendix F13: Mass Balance Modelling of Arsenic Concentrations in Water and Sediment of Kenogamisis Lake, Geraldton, Ontario (PDF – 1.96 MB)
• APPENDIX G: ASSESSMENT OF ALTERNATIVES SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
  • Appendix G1: Alternatives Assessment Report: Hardrock Project – Tailings Management Facility and Waste Rock Storage Areas (PDF – 79.7 MB)
  • Appendix G2: Alternatives Evaluation – Process Water Supply (PDF – 370 KB)
  • Appendix G3: Alternatives Evaluation – Goldfield Creek Diversion (PDF – 319 KB)
  • Appendix G4: Alternatives Evaluation – Highway 11 Realignment (PDF – 354 KB)
  • Appendix G5: Alternatives Evaluation – Aggregate Sources (PDF – 371 KB)
  • Appendix G6: Alternatives Evaluation – Potable Water Supply (PDF – 509 KB)
  • Appendix G7: Alternatives Evaluation – Temporary and Backup Power Supply(PDF – 334 KB)
  • Appendix G8: Alternatives Evaluation – Fuel Type for Mining Equipment (PDF – 328 KB)
  • Appendix G9: Alternatives Evaluation – Fuel Source for Mining Equipment (PDF – 367 KB)
  • Appendix G10: Alternatives Evaluation – Hydro One Transformer Station Relocation (PDF – 333 KB)
  • Appendix G11: Alternatives Evaluation – Decommissioning and Closure – Open Pit (PDF – 333 KB)
• APPENDIX H: HIGHWAY 11 REALIGNMENT PRELIMINARY DESIGN REPORT (PDR)
  • Appendix H1: Draft PDR Highway 11 Realignment, Premier – Hard Rock Gold Project (Letter from the Ministry of Transportation) (PDF – 0.99 MB)
  • Appendix H2: Preliminary Design Report, Highway 11 Realignment (PDF – 9.59 MB)
• APPENDIX I: CONCEPTUAL CLOSURE PLAN (PDF – 20.2 MB)
• APPENDIX J: TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE STUDIES/INFORMATION
  • Appendix J1: Traditional Knowledge Assessment Related to the Premier Gold Mines Hardrock Project (LLFN) (PDF – 23.3 MB)
  • Appendix J2: Long Lake #58 First Nation Traditional Land Use Survey Results Greenstone Gold Mine (PDF – 1.27 MB)
  • Appendix J3: Summary of: Metis Nation of Ontario Traditional Knowledge & Land Use Study for the Hardrock Project, Lakehead/Nipigon/Michipicoten Traditional Territories (PDF – 7.31 MB)
  • Appendix J4: Pays Plat First Nation Watershed Study for Greenstone Gold Mines (PDF – 1.54 MB)
  • Appendix J5: Eabametoong First Nation Knowledge and Use Scoping Study for Greenstone Gold Mines GP Inc's Proposed Hardrock Project (PDF – 4.67 MB)
  • Appendix J6: Ginoogaming First Nation Quick Guide (CNA & SIA) (PDF – 1.28 MB)
  • Appendix J7: Ginoogaming First Nation Social Impact Study (PDF – 2.75 MB)
  • Appendix J8: Ginoogaming First Nation Community Needs Asessement (PDF – 2.37 MB)
  • Appendix J9: Ginoogaming First Nation Annex (CNA & SIA) (PDF – 2.61 MB)
• APPENDIX K: TAILINGS MANAGEMENT FACILITY DESIGN REPORTS
  • Appendix K1.1: Revised Tailings Management Facility Alignment (PDF – 4.77 MB)
  • Appendix K1.2: Greenstone Gold Mines Tailings Management Facility Design Hardrock Feasibility Study Geraldton, Ontario (PDF – 48.4 MB)
  • Appendix K2: Geotechnical Investigations for Tailings Management Facility and Waste Rock Areas (PDF – 84.1 MB)
  • Appendix K3: A Peer Review Regarding the Design of Tailings Management Facility for the Hardrock Project in Geraldton, Ontario Technical Memo (PDF – 232.88 KB)
  • Appendix K4: Tailings Management Facility Peer Review Recommendations and Responses (PDF – 29.9 KB)
• APPENDIX L: ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS - HARDROCK PROJECT: HISTORICAL MINING AND LAKE WATER QUALITY (PDF – 17.4 MB)
• APPENDIX M: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING PLANS
  • Appendix M1: Water Management and Monitoring Plan (PDF – 18.9 MB)
  • Appendix M2: Conceptual Waste Rock Management Plan (PDF – 1.61 MB)
  • Appendix M3: Conceptual Emergency Response Plan (PDF – 754 KB)
  • Appendix M4: Conceptual Waste Management Plan (PDF – 719 KB)
  • Appendix M5: Conceptual Erosion and Sediment Control Plan (PDF – 694 KB)
  • Appendix M6: Conceptual Greenhouse Gas Management and Monitoring Plan (PDF – 279 KB)
  • Appendix M7: Conceptual Air Quality Management and Monitoring Plan (PDF – 903 KB)
  • Appendix M8: Conceptual Spill Prevention and Response Plan (PDF – 797 KB)
  • Appendix M9: Conceptual Soil Management Plan (PDF – 783 KB)
  • Appendix M10: Conceptual Noise and Vibration Management and Monitoring Plan (PDF – 657 KB)
  • Appendix M11: Conceptual Explosives and Blasting Management Plan (PDF – 731 KB)
  • Appendix M12: Conceptual Aquatic Management and Monitoring Plan (PDF – 4.37 MB)
  • Appendix M13: Conceptual Biodiversity Management and Monitoring Plan (PDF – 759 KB)
  • Appendix M14: Conceptual Archaeology and Heritage Resource Management Plan (PDF – 843 KB)
• APPENDIX N: VISUAL SIMULATIONS
  • Appendix N: Photographic Model (PDF – 32.3 MB)
  • Appendix N: Visual Simulation Model: http://www.greenstonegoldmines.com/n-visual-simulation
• APPENDIX O: EFFECTS OF CHANGES TO THE ENVIRONMENT ON ABORIGINAL PEOPLES – IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 6.3.4 OF THE EIS GUIDELINES ISSUED BY THE CEA AGENCY (PDF – 687 KB)