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RGC: Project Experience
Lupin Mine
Northwest Territories, Canada
- Client:
- EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd.
- Project Description:
- The Lupin Mine is located on the west shore of Contwoyto Lake approximately 90 km south of
the Artic Circle, 285 km southeast of Kugluktuk, Nunavut and approximately 400 km northeast of
Yellowknife, N.W.T. The mine, an iron formation hosted gold mine, is operated by Echo Bay Mines
Ltd, which produces gold at a production rate of up to 2,300 tpd. Tailings produced in the mill
are stored within a Tailings Containment Area located approximately six kilometers south
of the Lupin mine, currently covering an area of about 361 hectares. The area is within the
tundra zone of the Canadian Shield and is one of continuous permafrost.
- Services Provided:
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- Review and assessment of the acid rock drainage potential of the Lupin tailings and the
proposed closure measures for these tailings
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