Feasibility Study and Technical Report - Pretivm

MANOEUVRING AND MOVEMENT SURFACES (RUNWAY, TAXIWAY, AND APRON)The runway, taxiway, and apron surface will be granular and suitable for turbo-propaircraft. The runway will be 1,524 m (5,000 ft) long and 30 m (100 ft) wide and orientedmagnetically to correspond to the runway designations 07-25. The runway will include a7.5 m (25 ft) graded area long each runway edge and 60 m (200 ft) long graded areabeyond each runway end. The taxiway will be constructed to a width of 18 m (60 ft) witha 6 m (20 ft) wide graded area along each edge. The aircraft parking apron has beensized to allow two Dash 8 sized aircraft to manoeuver and park.All granular surfaces will be treated for dust reduction.AERODROME LIGHTINGDue to the relatively high IFR approach limits and surrounding terrain, it will be importantto confirm with the air service provider that night flights will operate at this site. For thepurposes of this study we have included aerodrome lighting. Obstruction lights andhazard beacons on surrounding terrain have not been included.The aerodrome will include runway, taxiway, and apron edge lighting. Illuminated signageand wind socks are included to provide pilots with clear directional cues. An OmniDirectional Approach Lighting System (ODALS) will guide aircraft on the east approach.The west approach will have Runway End Identifier Lights (REIL) due to the displacedthreshold. Precision Approach Path Indicators (PAPI) will be installed along the edge forboth runway approaches to provide the aircraft with visual vertical guidance.The lighting controls will be set up to allow pilots to switch the lighting on automatically aswell as direct control by ground personnel.AERODROME BUILDING INFRASTRUCTUREA pre-fabricated ATPO-type trailer Air Terminal Building (ATB) will be located adjacent tothe apron. The ATB will be equipped with sufficient windows to view the aerodrome andsurrounding area. The ATB will contain radio equipment for Pretivm and ground to aircommunication. It will also be adjacent a weather station and will be equipped to givealtimeter readings to the incoming and outgoing pilots. The ATB will be heated andcontain washroom facilities. It is expected that all passengers will be loaded from theaircraft directly to a bus and that the ATB will not be sized to contain the passengers. TheATB will support several apron flood lights to illuminate aircraft loading and unloading.A pre-fabricated modular Field Electrical Centre (FEC) will be located adjacent to the ATB.The FEC will contain all of the regulators and controls for the aerodrome and ATBelectrical service. The FEC will be adjacent to another pre-fabricated modular enclosurecontaining the site electrical generator.At this time there are no plans for aircraft re-fuelling facilities. Emergency supplies of jetfuel could be kept in barrels on-site with portable dispensing equipment.Pretium Resources Inc. 18-48 1291990200-REP-R0012-02.1Feasibility Study and Technical Report on the BrucejackProject, Stewart, BC