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

Gold Canyon Resources Inc.
Springpole Gold Access Corridor Project
Final Environmental Study Report
Deposit: Mineralized deposit(s) at Springpole Property. Currently, this is known to comprise the
East Zone, the Main Zone and the Portage Zone, further defined at www.goldcanyon.ca .
Exploration and resource definition work is currently in progress and this on-going work may
expand these known zones and identify new zones. For the purpose of this document, this term is
used to define the known zones and future potential zones.
DFO: Department of Fisheries and Oceans
DST: DST Consulting Engineers
EA: Environmental Assessment
Eastern corridor: The eastern corridor alternative shown on Figure 2-1. This corridor is the
preferred alternative access corridor.
ESA: Endangered Species Act.
ESR: Environmental Study Report, as required for a Category C undertaking and as defined in
MNR (2003).
Exploration: Exploration, or mineral exploration, is the process of finding ore (i.e. commercially
viable concentrations of minerals) to extract for a profit. Although it involves mineral prospecting,
the process of mineral exploration and economic evaluations of mineral deposits is much more
involved, requiring the involvement of a variety of professionals and the management of
compliance with applicable government legislation. Commonly applied rules of thumb suggest that
one in every 10,000 mineralized occurrences advance to a positive economic evaluation and
become a mine.
Exploration techniques are divided into “advanced exploration” and “preliminary exploration.”
FAP: Forestry aggregate pit, containing aggregate that may be utilized on forestry access roads
only. The governing policy is available at the following link:
http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/stdprodconsume/groups/lr/@mnr/@forests/documents/document/27558
8.pdf
FMP: Forest Management Plan, used in reference to the current Trout Lake Forest Management
Plan and also the forthcoming 2014-2019 Trout Lake Forest Management Plan. It is
acknowledged that the current FMP extends from 2009-2019, but the second half of the planning
period commences in 2014. In this document the 2014-2019 FMP reference is often used to refer
to the second half of the FMP, which governs the extension of the Wenasaga Road.
FMP Approved Road: This term is used to refer to the existing Wenasaga Road as well as the
extension that is approved for construction in the 2014-2019 Trout Lake Forest FMP (refer to
Figure 2-1) and as may be constructed according to post-2019 FMPs (refer to Figure 2-2).
FOIP: Forest Operations Inspection Program
July 2013
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