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mdjbrownon Jul 21, 2024 10:28am
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Narrowing down the cast of characters
Narrowing down the cast of charactersThe third party engineering firm who was hired to inspect the Eagle Mine site in 2022 set out several key recommendations in a report following their inspection, and it will be interesting to see who authorised what on whose authority after receiving those recommendations.
The company has already publicly reported the stacking rate was not capped at 275 days at 39,154 tpd, so who authorised the increased volume of ore being stacked on the HLP.
That is an additional 90 days or 3 months of additional stacking at almost 40,000 tpd above licensing authorization.
Follow the paper work and you shall find the answer .....................
“4. Discussion Points – Operations (Section 7) 4.1. Ore Stacking Plan (OMS Section 7.2) This section states that ore will be stacked at “39,154 tonnes/day thereafter for 275 loading days, or more, per year.” QML-0011 (Section 9.6) sets the maximum 12-month average stacking rate at 29,500 tonnes per day (tpd), which is consistent with the limit set by Clause 9.6 of QML-0011. At an actual stacking rate of 39,154 tpd the loading period is thus capped at 275 days.” Recommendations: 4.1: Reconcile the water balance model updates with the stacking rate and period set forth in the OMS and the limitations of QML-0011 Section 9.6. Clarify the relationship between daily ore stacking rate and stacking days per year to be in compliance with QML-0011 Clause 9.6. https://emr-ftp.gov.yk.ca/emrweb/COMM/major-mines/eagle-gold/Eagle%20Gold%20Heap%20Leach%20Facility%20And%20Cyanide%20Management%20Review.pdf