Mine Reclamation Care & MaintenancePhotos: NUNA100+ years of experienceNUNA’s management team and northern operationpersonnel have a combined 100 + years of experience in thedesign and execution of remote arctic mining developments andreclamation projects such as the reclamation activities of PortRadium and Pine Point, located in the Northwest Territories.NUNA understands and adheres to the strict environmentalregulations that govern reclamation of mine sites including:handling of hazardous materials (hydrocarbon contaminated soils,reagents) tailings, reclamation and site rehabilitation. NUNA’s sitespecific procedures are based on our Integrated Health, Safety andEnvironment Management System (IHSEMS).NUNA establishes and implements hazardous materialshandling and disposal programs at all NUNA work sites.Successful Projects by NUNA & PartnersPublic Works Government Services CanadaGiant Mine, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, CanadaIn 2004, NUNA, through a joint venture with the Deton’ChoCorporation, was contracted by Public Works Government ServicesCanada to provide care and maintenance at the Giant Mine site.The site carries pre-existing environmental conditions including237,000 tonnes of arsenic trioxide stored underground. NUNA’sservices at Giant Mine cover a wide range including maintainingsite facilities and equipment, underground access and hoisting andpumping equipment, site security, pipework upgrade and demolitionof bulk fuel storage and selected buildings. NUNA reconstructedthe nearby Baker Creek, specifically the rehabilitation of the existingchannel over a linear distance of 600 m (1,969'), creation of a newstream channel and construction of a 21 m (70') clear span steelbridge to support future heavy equipment traffic.Giant Mine Freeze Optimization StudyUnder the Giant Mine care and maintenance contract, Deton’Cho/<strong>Nuna</strong> Joint Venture provided construction services to support a trialproject designed to optimize methods of freezing the undergroundarsenic storage chambers. Our work included surface drilling bya variety of methods (mud rotary, coring and down hole hammer)and installation of piping for a mechanical freezing system,instrumentation installations, underground development required forhorizontal drilling and freeze pipe installation, surface civil works andsite grading and bulkhead construction.KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION (formerly Echo Bay Mines)Lupin Mine, <strong>Nuna</strong>vut, CanadaFirst phase tailings reclamation at Lupin Mine included the crushingand transportation of esker materials and backfill at the tailings site.BHP BILLITON DIAMONDS INC., EKATI Diamond Mine,Northwest Territories, CanadaContaminated soils reclamation and treatment (test).Successful Projects by NUNA’sManagement TeamECHO BAY MINES, Port Radium, Northwest Territories, CanadaSite reclamation.COMINCO LTD., Pine Point, Northwest Territories, CanadaPlant site reclamation and equipment purchase.Miramar Mining CorporationCon Mine Reclamation, Northwest Territories, CanadaReclamation work comprised site road and pad contouring.www.nunalogistics.com
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