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

Gold Canyon Resources Inc.
Springpole Gold Project
Road Alternatives Assessment
dominated by balsam fir, white spruce and black spruce. Provincial Ecosites B128 and B127
cover 12% and 8% of the forest respectively. Ecosite B128 is an intermediate swamp, with
lowland black spruce on organic peat. Ecosite B127 is similar to B128 with the exception of
being wetter and having shallower organic soils, which lowers the productivity of the site.
Ecosite B065 can be found in 6% of the stands in this forest and is dominated by black spruce
and jack pine on coarse loamy soil. Poplar and white birch may also occur on these sites.
Ecosite B082 (4%) is similar to ecosite B065, except that there is a lower incidence of hardwood
inclusions and the soil is fine, loamy clayey soil. Ecosite B055 covers 5% of the forest and is
comprised of fresh, well drained coarse loamy to fine sandy soils. Dominant tree communities
include trembling aspen, white birch, and balsam fir with occurrences of white spruce and black
spruce. Ecosites B012 and B034 each occupy 4%. The overstory of both ecosites is comprised
of jack pine and/or black spruce. Ecosite B034 can have occurrences of white birch due to its
deeper soils. Ecosite B012 is classified by its very shallow soils of