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20.0 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES,
PERMITTING, AND SOCIAL OR
COMMUNITY IMPACT
20.1 E NVIRONMENTAL C ONSIDERATIONS
Development of the Property is expected to include an open pit mine, a conventional
flotation mill, a tailings management area, and other surface facilities including a
mine office, truck shop, warehouse, and permanent camp. The Property can be
accessed from the Alaska Highway by a 14 km gravel road that parallels Quill Creek.
Some portions of the access road will require upgrading, other portions will require
rerouting.
This section of the PEA describes the following environmental and social
considerations associated with the Project:
• environmental setting
• EA and permitting process
• socio-economic assessment and consultation process.
20.2 E NVIRONMENTAL S ETTING
The Property is located approximately 317 km north west of Whitehorse in
southwestern Yukon, at approximately 61°28’N latitude and 139°32’W longitude
(Figure 20.1).
The Property is located in the Whitehorse Mining District, and lies within the Kluane
Ranges, which are a continuous chain of foothills situated along the eastern flank of
the Saint Elias Mountains. The topography across the Property is relatively rugged;
most slopes are 250 to 300 m in height, and the highest peaks exceed elevation of
1,800 masl.
The climate in this area is alpine, but is tempered by the influence of the west coast.
Winters are long, but temperatures are less extreme than those of areas located
farther east. The weather station closest to the Project site with long-term data
record is located in Burwash Landing, Yukon, which experiences an daily average
temperature of -22°C in January, and an average daily temperature of 12.8°C in July.
Overall area precipitation is generally light, with short periods of heavy precipitation.
Average annual precipitation for Burwash Landing is 279.7 mm, 192 mm of which is
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Wellgreen Project Preliminary Economic Assessment,
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