Pierre River Mine Project

WATER ERCB SIRS 46 – 79
Reference
Section 7.1
the west by the Athabasca River, no transient data calibration points are located
on the west side of the river where the Pierre River Mine will be located. The
basal aquifer is thin and mostly absent in the Pierre River Mine area to be mined
(see Figure 5 in EIA, Volume 4B, Appendix 4-1).
Groundwater quality data are not used in the calibration of groundwater flow
models. As indicated in EIA, Volume 4B, Appendix 4-1, Section 1.2.2.5, the
groundwater flow model was calibrated to measured groundwater levels and
baseflow estimates.
WorleyParsons Komex. 2007. Hydrogeology Environmental Setting Report for
the Jackpine Mine Expansion and Pierre River Mine Project. Prepared
for Shell Canada Limited, Calgary, AB. Submitted December 2007.
Request 75e Provide a cross-section of monitoring wells relative to the Syncrude Aurora
North Mine and Albian Sands Muskeg River Mine illustrating their depth and
penetration of the formation.
Response 75e Cross-sections through the Muskeg River Mine and the Aurora North Mine were
provided in the Hydrogeology Environmental Setting Report (see Figures 5 and
10) that was prepared for the Muskeg River Mine Expansion Project (Komex
International Ltd. 2004). These figures are reproduced here as Figure ERCB 75-1
and ERCB 75-2. The cross-section locations are shown in Figures 1 and 9b of the
Hydrogeology Environmental Setting Report, reproduced here as Figure ERCB
75-3 and ERCB 75-4).
Reference
Komex International Ltd. 2004. Hydrogeology Environmental Setting – Muskeg
River Mine Expansion. Prepared for Shell Canada Limited. December
2004.
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