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

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1. The economic information was included to provide context and justification for the proposed
Project, which is a necessary means (exploration) to achieve a desirable end (a mine) that is
being promoted by the province. Years of exploration work have finally advanced the
exploration project to the point where a substantial mineral deposit has been outlined with
potential to progress to a developed mine. To advance that project in a timely manner, GCU
requires better access to the property. The scale of the Springpole Gold Project is an integral
factor in the justification for the improved access.
2. The project has advanced to a stage such that, for continued evaluation of the mineral deposit
to be completed in a timely manner, a road is required.
3. GCU and MNR advised that comments related to the future mine development were outside the
scope of this EA and would be addressed in a future mine development EA, when GCU is in a
position to advance the mine development permitting. The distinction between exploration
activities, mine development activities and the proposed Project has been ignored throughout
the TFTO Submission.
4. The general public is welcome to comment on GCU's exploration activities through the Ministry
of Northern Development and Mines, who have oversight for the exploration and mining
activities.
5. It was an oversight that the total length of the road is not stated in the report. The corridor
width is stated many times (pages vii, viii, xii, 5, 31(item 4), and 44). The baseline study areas
are defined in Appendix 4, page 9, and Fig 1-2.
The exact locations of field work for the 2011 reports is indicated within each of the 2011
baseline reports, and the TFTO make reference to the locations of this work in their Submission.
The locations of the data collection efforts post-2011 can be found in the Biological Constraints
Report in Appendix 4 of the ESR.
6. Refer to Project Description, page xii, Appendix 4, pages 11-12
The exact size and location of the various study areas can be found in the Biological Constraints
Report in Appendix 4 of the ESR (Page 9 "Assessment Boundaries" and Figure 1.2 Regional and
Local Study Areas in the Springpole Lake Area, page 10)
7. The exact size and location of the various study areas can be found in the Biological Constraints
Report in Appendix 4 of the ESR (Page 9 "Assessment Boundaries" and Figure 1.2 Regional and
Local Study Areas in the Springpole Lake Area, page 10).
Gold Canyon Resources Inc.
Response to TFTO Submission for Springpole Access Corridor Final ESR
April 2013 Schedule 2/- 16-