Reclamation & remediation
Faro Mine Landform Cover and Revegetation Pilot Project
- Location
- Faro Mine, Yukon
- Client
- Milestone EnvironmentalClient representative: Parsons Inc.
- Project value
- $1.1M
- Duration
- September - November 2022

The work
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
- Maintenance of the haul road during construction
Our role
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, provide solutions if required
- 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
Subcontractors
N/A.
On the ground.
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