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Faro Mine Landform Cover and Revegetation Pilot Project

Faro Mine, Yukon

CLIENT
Parsons Inc.
Faro Mine Landform & Revegetation
VALUE
$1.1M
DURATION
September - November 2022

Project Scope

  • Constructed to project specifications.
  • Construction of landform cover panels along the hillside within the mine and in the tailings pond; included excavation of waste material, hauling fill, placing and compacting;
  • Place geotextiles to design;
  • Use of GPS powered equipment to build to design, and utilized GPS to track passes required to achieve compaction;
  • Installation of geotechnical monitoring equipment;
  • Construction of haul road into tailings pond; and,
  • Maintenance of the haul road during construction.

Roles & Responsibilities

  • Preconstruction meeting with the Main Contractor and the Owner;
  • Weekly meetings and progress updates;
  • Updates when required to the Main Contractor/Owner regarding technical or site issues or discrepancies encountered. Solutions provided as options when applicable;
  • Quality management updates and quality control check sheets of construction progress and material installs;
  • Managing extreme weather situations and scheduling delays as a result of weather conditions;
  • Diligently coordinating flights for crews turnarounds and freights due to remoteness of location (+/- 4 hours from Whitehorse Yukon);
  • Coordination with other subcontractors to complete project works;
  • Site inspections with the Main Contractor/Owner; and,
  • Final walk through and completion of deficiencies in a timely manner.
Construction progress 1
Faro Mine – Construction of cover panel along sidehill.
Construction progress 2
Faro Mine – Construction of haul road over tailings pond to tailings pond cover panel.

Subcontractor(s)

N/A.

Faro Mine – Construction of haul road over tailings pond to tailings pond cover panel
Faro Mine - Construction in progress

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