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

Gold Canyon Resources Inc.
Springpole Gold Access Corridor Project
Final Environmental Study Report
concludes that the Deposit should not be developed, the road beyond the FMP Approved
Road will be decommissioned. If the provincial EA concludes that the Deposit should be
developed, the road will remain and be subject to the EA and approvals process for the
development of the Deposit. The timeline for road decommissioning is described further in
Section 5.3.
Gravel placement over this winter operational road and upgrading it to an all-weather access road
is not part of the currently proposed Project. Pending continued positive exploration results and
on-going consultation, the gravel placement that would be required to upgrade this winter
operational road to an all-weather access road may be proposed at a later date.
The Project is a subset of the Springpole Gold Project, as defined herein.
This Project proposal is independent of the activities that are approved in the Trout Lake FMP.
The costs for the proposed road would be borne solely by GCU and there are no co-proponents of
the Project.
The Project is regarded as a simple and routine project that has been commonplace in Ontario for
decades. Mitigation measures to mitigate potentially negative effects are well-proven and long
established. Mitigation measures have been integrated into the Project execution plan for ease of
implementation and enforcement by MNR. Additional, specific mitigation measures that are based
on conventional mitigation techniques are described herein to mitigate potentially negative effects
to Aboriginal communities, remote tourism operators, local stakeholders, Species at Risk and the
Churchill caribou range.
Mitigation Measures
GCU has undertaken an assessment of the effects associated with the Project in accordance with
Section 3 of MNR (2003) and these are summarized in Section 2. All effects that were assessed
as negative are included in Table 6-1 for specific, supplemental mitigation measures beyond those
that have been integrated directly into the Project execution plan provided in Section 5.
GCU tracks issues regarding all its activities related to the Springpole Gold Project to facilitate
efficient management and mitigation of issues that arise due to GCU’s activities. The current
issues management matrix is presented in Table 3-2. The matrix is dynamic and will evolve for the
life of the Springpole Gold Project. Although this environmental assessment relates to the
proposed road and the on-going exploration activities are outside the scope of this environmental
assessment, GCU will reasonably mitigate the negative effects that are within GCU’s ability to
mitigate and these mitigation measures are described herein for completeness.
Public Consultation
GCU is committed to continuing the consultation process with the relevant stakeholders in the
region, as identified by the provincial government and by GCU. GCU provides a working draft
issues management matrix in Table 3-2 to facilitate the tracking and resolution of issues related to
the Springpole Gold Project.
Aboriginal Consultation
GCU continues to engage Aboriginal communities under the guidance and direction of the Ontario
government. GCU is committed to on-going meaningful engagement with Aboriginal communities
regarding the Project.
July 2013
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