Revised Final Environmental Study Report (24 MB) - Gold Canyon ...

Gold Canyon Resources Inc.
Springpole Gold Access Corridor Project
Final Environmental Study Report
SFL: Sustainable Forest License, used in reference to the Trout Lake SFL.
SGR: Silvicultural ground rules, as defined in an approved Forest Management Plan.
Springpole Gold Project: The on-going exploration and definition of the mineral resources at the
Property, as described at http://www.goldcanyon.ca/s/Springpole_Gold.asp?ReportID=535882.
The Springpole Gold Project includes the seasonal installation of an ice-road over Birch Lake until
a land-based access corridor is established. Once a land-based access corridor is established,
the seasonal ice road over Birch Lake will no longer be constructed. The assessment of
alternative land-based access corridors is the subject of this ESR.
TFTO: Trout Forest Tourism Operators
UTM: Universal Transverse Mercator.
VEC: Valued environmental component (biophysical or socio-cultural environmental components).
Western corridor: The western corridor alternative shown on Figure 2-1.
WFN: Wabauskang First Nation
References
Bridge, S., Watt, W.R., Lucking, G. and Naylor, B., (Bridge et al), 2000. Landscape Analysis
for Forest Management Planning in Boreal Northeastern Ontario. OMNR Northeast
Science and Technology Unit, 36 p.
Cat Lake First Nation, Slate Falls Nation, and Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (Cat Lake
Fist Nation et al.), 2011: Cat Lake – Slate Falls Community Based Land Use Plan,
“Niigaan Bimaadiziwin” – A Future Life.
Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), 1995. Freshwater Intake End-of Pipe Fish Screen
Guideline
DST Consulting Engineers Inc. (DST), 2013A. Biological Constraints Report for Springpole Gold
Access Corridor Project Alternatives Assessment. Prepared for Gold Canyon Resources
Inc.
Gustafson, E.J. and Crow, T.R., 1994. Modeling the effects of forest harvesting on landscape
structure and the spatial distribution of cowbird parasitism. Landscape Ecology 9:
237-248.
Gustafson, E.J. and Crow, T.R., 1996. Simulating the effects of alternative forest management
Strategies on landscape structure. Journal of Environmental Management 46:77-94.
July 2013
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