Nunavik Abandoned Mineral Exploration Sites Rehabilitation .
Nunavik Abandoned Mineral ExplorationSites Rehabilitation Project2019-2020 Activity ReportMay 2020Kativik Regional GovernmentRenewable Resources, Environment, Lands and Parks Department
PROJECT CONTRIBUTORSProject Steering CommitteeAndré Gaumond, Fonds Restor-Action NunavikYves Boutin, Ministère de l’Énergie et des Ressources naturellesVincent Boissonneault, Ministère de l’Énergie et des Ressources naturellesKarine Dallaire, Ministère de l’Énergie et des Ressources naturellesJean-Marc Seguin, Makivik CorporationGlenn Mullan, Golden Valley MinesStéphane Twigg, Canadian RoyaltiesJean-Marc Lulin, Azimut ExplorationMichael Barrett, Kativik Regional GovernmentNancy Dea, Kativik Regional Government, ConsultantPartnersFonds Restor-Action Nunavik:Abitibi Géophysique Inc.Association de l’exploration minière duQuébecAssociation minière du QuébecAgnico EagleAlexandria Minerals CorporationAreva QuébecCanadian RoyaltiesDios ExplorationDitem Exploration Inc.Eastmain ResourcesExplorations Azimut inc.Everton ResourcesGenivarHélicoptères Canadiens (les)Knight Resources Ltd.Mines AurizonGoldcorp ÉléonoreMines Virginia IncOMX Gold CorporationOsisko Gold Royalties Ltd.Pricewaterhouse CoopersProspectors & Developers Association ofCanadaRessources AppalachesRessources BreakwaterRessources CartierRessources Majescor inc.Ressources MetcoRessources Sirios inc.Ressources StratecoRoche Ltd, Consulting GroupRaglan – XstrataSphinx ResourcesStonoway Diamond CorporationUranium StarSociété d’exploration minière Vior Inc.Ministère de l’Énergie et des Ressources naturellesMakivik CorporationKativik Regional GovernmentNunavik Rotors Inc.Glencore Canada CorporationCanadian RoyaltiesDesgagnés Transartctik Inc.Air Inuitii
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATIONNorthern Village of KuujjuaqRichard KnoxleetTim CarrollJimmy JonasCharlie KotakNorthern Village of KangirsukZebedee AnnahatakNoah EetokNorthern Village of KangiqsualujjuaqMark BaronAlec AnnanackNorthern Village of AupalukBilly AugiakWillie Angutinguakiii
ACKNOWLEDGMENTSThe Kativik Regional Government (KRG) would like to formally acknowledge all of theNunavik communities involved in the rehabilitation of abandoned mineral exploration sitesin 2019: The community of Kuujjuaq contributed to the project again this year during thecleanup at the Jordon Lake sites and the preparation of material for transportationfrom their village. The community of Aupaluk participated this year during inspections of newlyidentified sites near their community. The community of Kangrisuk contributed to the project this year during thepreparation of material for transportation from their village and helping locatenewly identified sites near Kangirsuk. The community of Kangiqsualujjuaq should be thanked for their participationduring the removal of material stored at Weymouth airstrip, the preparation ofmaterial for transportation from their village and for assisting in locating newlyidentified sites near their village.Mining companies currently active in Nunavik, especially Canadian Royalties andGlencore Canada Corporation, should furthermore be recognized for their continuedsupport and their own cleanup initiatives on sites located on or near their claims.The KRG would like to thank Nunavik Rotors and their pilots for the continuedprofessionalism and expertise throughout the transportation of material and employeesduring fieldwork and inspections.Lastly, the KRG would like to underline the continued financial and technical support itreceives from the Makivik Corporation, the Ministère de l’Énergie et des Ressourcesnaturelles (Energy and Natural Resources, MERN) and the Fonds Restor-Action Nunavik.Nunavik Abandoned Mineral Exploration Site Rehabilitation ProjectActivity Report 2019-2020iv
Table of Contents1INTRODUCTION . 12CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT . 33SUMMARY OF REHABILITATION ACTIVITIES (2005-2019) . 33.13.23.33.4SITES REQUIRING MAJOR CLEANUP . 3SITES REQUIRING INTERMEDIATE CLEANUP. 4SITES REQUIRING MINOR CLEANUP. 4NEWLY IDENTIFIED SITES. 44NEWLY IDENTIFIED SITES . 95GENERAL RESPONSE PLAN, 2019-2022 . 126DESCRIPTION OF 2019-2020 REHABILITATION WORK . 146.1DESCRIPTION OF REHABILITATION ACTIVITIES. 14Kuujjuaq/Tasiujaq Sector . 14Kangirsuk Sector . 14Kangiqsualujjuaq Sector . 15Kangiqsujuaq/Salluit Sector . 156.272019-2020 EXPENDITURES . 15DESCRIPTION OF 2020-2021 REHABILITATION WORK . 16Kuujjuaq/Tasiujaq Sector . 16Kangirsuk Sector . 16Kangiqsualujjuaq Sector . 177.18PROJECTED BUDGET FOR 2020-2021 . 18CONCLUSION . 19Nunavik Abandoned Mineral Exploration Site Rehabilitation ProjectActivity Report 2019-2020v
List of TablesTable 1Table 2Table 3Table 4Table 5Table 6Table 7Table 8Table 9Quantities of Waste Removed from Abandoned Mineral Exploration SitesClassified as Requiring Major Cleanup Work, 2005-2017 . 5Quantities of Waste Removed from Abandoned Mineral Exploration SitesClassified as Requiring Intermediate Cleanup Work, 2006-2017 . 6Quantities of Waste Removed from Abandoned Mineral Exploration SitesClassified as Requiring Minor Cleanup Work, 2016-2017. 7Quantities of Waste Removed from Abandoned Mineral Exploration SitesClassified as Newly Identified, 2017-2019 . 8Description of Newly Identified abandoned Mineral Exploration Sites in .Nunavik . 10Tentative Work Schedule for 2019-2022 Cleanup Activities by the KRG . 13Estimated Yearly Budget for 2020-2022 Cleanup Activities . 132019-2020 Expenditures . 16Projected Budget for 2020-2021 . 18AppendicesAppendix 1Appendix 2Appendix 3Status of All Abandoned Mineral Exploration Sites Requiring Major,Intermediate & Minor Cleanup Work in NunavikPhotographs of Sites on Which Rehabilitation Work was Undertaken in2019-2020Photographs of Sites on Which Rehabilitation Work will be Undertaken in2020-2021Nunavik Abandoned Mineral Exploration Site Rehabilitation ProjectActivity Report 2019-2020vi
1INTRODUCTIONIn 2001 and 2002, a verification of 193 possible abandoned mineral exploration sites wasperformed in the region of Nunavik, of which 90 were confirmed as such. In order to assistin the rehabilitation of abandoned mineral exploration sites in Nunavik, dating as far backas several decades, the mining industry recognized the need for action and in 2007, createdthe Fonds Restor-Action Nunavik (FRAN). In 2007, the KRG, Makivik Corporation, theMERN and the FRAN signed a formal contribution agreement that made it possible tomove forward with rehabilitation activities. Since then, the agreement and its partners’commitment has been successful in realizing the complete restoration of the original 90sites.In August 2018, an addendum to the agreement was signed by the four partners allowingfor work to continue until March 2022. The focus during this current timeframe is therehabilitation of newly identified abandoned mineral exploration sites in the region, asdeemed necessary by the project’s Steering Committee. Consequently, a new GeneralResponse Plan (2019-2022) was prepared to reflect the reality of this new work.In 2019-2020, cleanup work continued in the Nunavik region and the following reportdescribes the rehabilitation activities carried out on site Jordon Lake-2 as well as the workundertaken in the villages of Kuujjuaq, Kangirsuk and Kanagiqsualujjuaq. The report alsoincludes details regarding training attended by the Project Coordinator and FieldTechnician, as well the inspections undertaken in collaboration with the MERN on newlyidentified sites.It is important to note that rehabilitation work, spanning fourteen years, continues to beundertaken in collaboration with various Inuit communities in Nunavik, the Naskapi Nationof Kawawachikamach, the Innu Nation of Matimekush Lac-John, various active miningcompanies in the region and other northern organizations. A map indicating the locationand rehabilitation status of the original 90 abandoned mineral exploration sites in Nunavikcan be found below.Nunavik Abandoned Mineral Exploration Site Rehabilitation ProjectActivity Report 2019-20201
MAP 1Location and Status of the Original 90 Abandoned Mineral Exploration Sitesin NunavikNunavik Abandoned Mineral Exploration Site Rehabilitation ProjectActivity Report 2019-20202
2CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENTIn August 2018, the agreement concerning the cleanup of abandoned mineral explorationsites in Nunavik, originally signed in 2007, was addended by the 4 signatories allowing forrehabilitation activities to be extended until March 31, 2022. The funding provided for inthis agreement has been, and continues to be used, to carry out the rehabilitation of sitesrequiring major, intermediate and minor cleanup. The project’s Steering Committeedecided the newly identified sites would be rehabilitated under the agreement on a case bycase basis. The cost of the cleanup work in 2019-2020 was estimated at three hundred andtwenty-three thousand, one hundred and fifty ( 323,150 ) dollars.As per the agreement, the KRG is responsible for the management and logistics of thecleanup work carried out on all sites covered under the contribution agreement. The KRGis also responsible for drafting a timetable and anticipated budget for each year of workand for ensuring that the concerned Inuit and Naskapi communities are adequatelyinformed of the cleanup being performed.The Makivik Corporation contributes to the project by way of in-kind contribution in theform of marine and air transportation services for materials and labour to a maximum oftwo hundred thousand dollars ( 200,000).The FRAN has participated through financial and in-kind contributions totalling onemillion, five-hundred thousand dollars ( 1.5 M). Although it has reached its maximumfinancial contribution, FRAN continues to provide technical support and is an importantcontributor to the extension of the project.The MERN provides a vital financial contribution, covering the entire lifespan of theproject, of which the maximum is four million, one hundred thousand dollars ( 4.1 M).3SUMMARY OF REHABILITATION ACTIVITIES(2005-2019)In January 2012, a report was published that provides, in greater detail, the history of thisproject and summarizes the rehabilitation work undertaken on a number of abandonedmineral exploration sites in Nunavik over a seven-year period, from 2005-2011 (KRG,2012a). This report is available for download at 2/reports.3.1Sites Requiring Major CleanupFrom the 2001-2002 inventory, eighteen (18) sites were confirmed as abandoned mineralexploration sites requiring major cleanup. Rehabilitation activities on these types of sitesbegan in 2005, with a KRG pilot project on two sites, and were completed in 2017, inNunavik Abandoned Mineral Exploration Site Rehabilitation ProjectActivity Report 2019-20203
partnership with various active mining companies and Cruise North Expeditions. Table 1provides a summary of the quantities of the waste removed from the sites during this period.3.2Sites Requiring Intermediate CleanupFrom the 2001-2002 inventory, fourty-five (45) sites were confirmed as abandoned mineralexploration sites requiring intermediate cleanup. From 2006 to 2017 the KRG, initiated andsuccessfully completed their rehabilitation with their various partners. Table 2 provides asummary of the quantities of the waste removed from this category of site during thisperiod.3.3Sites Requiring Minor CleanupIn 2017, the KRG Project Coordinator undertook inspections on the twenty-seven (27) sitespreviously classified as requiring minor cleanup. These sites contained very little materialwhen compared with the previous two groups. In 2016 and 2017, KRG completed therehabilitation of four of these sites and confirmed that sixteen others had been rehabilitatedby another party. The remaining sites are considered as insignificant and will not berehabilitated, as decided by the project’s Steering Committee. Table 3 provides a summaryof the quantities of waste removed from the rehabilitated sites. Quantities for sites that werenot rehabilitated were based on the original inventory from 2001-2002.Finally, a list of all these sites and their rehabilitated status can be found in Appendix 1.3.4Newly Identified SitesSince the beginning of this project, sites not identified and/or verified in the original 20012002 inventory have been located throughout the region. The sites are often found bycommunity members who frequent the territory, helicopter or airplane pilots, or KRG staffwhile undertaking field work related to other projects. To date 38 newly identified siteshave been located and Section 4 of this report describes these sites in greater detail.Additionally, Table 4 provides a summary of the quantities of waste removed from thenewly identified sites since 2018.Currently over 120 sites have been established as abandoned mineral exploration sites inNunavik since the beginning of the rehabilitation project in 2005.Nunavik Abandoned Mineral Exploration Site Rehabilitation ProjectActivity Report 2019-20204
aqWHA-1TOTAL500Acid, solvents, paint, oil filters, extinguishers15 B500 200 00123000Naptha015 5 150 200 20 10 40 10 OtherhazardousmaterialGreaseDebris (m3)4000Pipes, coretrays, wood(m3)1000Transformers(T) or batteries(B) (no.)5Motor oil (L)0Diesel or otherfuel (L)1 muskeg various0Equipment(no.)Barrels (no.)KAW-45TasiujaqPJ-119Reservoirs (no.)KawawachikamachKAW-35Propane tanks(no.)Quantities of Waste Removed from Abandoned Mineral Exploration Sites Classified as Requiring Major Cleanup Work,2005-2017Buildingsburned ordemolished(no.)Sector/SiteTable 13 5 platforms023080104035100545 kgPaint, antifreeze, extinguishers1 snowmobile1 drill6800301565002000000002T20 B1B01 platform11011154010742851400500280200040 L1 pail001B1 T; 6 B50 75 25 100 2 platforms1 pipe threader1108312300110 L2 kg0030 20 1 tent1201 motor1101518121070360085200050006750200900 L0CaCl2Acid, paint005B030 150 20 25 75 5 060001 small tractor various015000050336115010001000027150011 pails00004B030 50 100 30 10 50 1 Acid, powder, oil filters0fire extinguishers, cleaners, tar20 B01B50 10 100 70 10 100 980 ( 9 platforms)058 ( )0261022287 95428026 21502 4000 1 275 LCleaners-03 T; 73 B50 1 440 5 980
KawawachikamachKAW-3640400KAW-119KAW-5911310043008 tLakeSW-241 water heater1 plane1 helicopter2 tripods, 1 drill,1 motor, 1 20820Bed frames, tent poles, dumpsite1 dumpsiteWood, wiring, pipingCaCl21INUIT CAMP75254400529001 022Wood debrisSmall dumpsiteAluminium core trays3 stoves and pipesdrilling pipeswood and metal debrissmall dumpsitecables and wires3 large bladder2 motors, toolsmetal debrisDrill rods, hosesWooden debris from 3 collapsed buildingsSmall debris, 20 drill rodsPail ofgrease1 stove, piping, wood, wood and metal debrisHelicopter debris (metal)50 pipes2 oxygen tanks, metal, woodMetal and wood, core traysBoat pieces359DebrisBatteries(no.)1 plastic reservoir1 boatWood and metal debris2 stoves and pipessmall dump sitealuminium core trays375Umiujaq/KuujjuarapikGW-8TOTALWooden platform, plastic core trays, drilling pipes, olddumpsite, wood and metal debris2 wooden platforms4 wooden platforms1 stove, 1 tarp, 1 canoewood and metal debris1TQ-10TQ-14VP-11AupalukG-24O4-3PJ-17 -1KAN-2OtherhazardousmaterialDiesel orother fuel(L)Propanetanks (no.)Sector/SiteBarrels (no.)Quantities of Waste Removed from Abandoned Mineral Exploration SitesClassified as Requiring Intermediate Cleanup Work, 2006-2017EquipmentTable 2Old snowmobile2 Quatrex bags of debris11 340-Nunavik Abandoned Mineral Exploration Site Rehabilitation ProjectActivity Report 2019-202076
*SW-14SW-13TOTAL2Stove, water heater, small Diesel orother fuel(L)Barrels(no.)Propanetanks (no.)EquipmentQuantities of Waste Removed from Abandoned Mineral Exploration SitesClassified as Requiring Minor Cleanup Work, 2016-2017Sector/SiteTable 35 bed frames, 50 core boxes, stoves &pipes3 Quatrex bags, 2 water reservoirs2 Quatrex bags, 1 water reservoir5,00013Muskeg2011132Muskeg61608Fuel tankCamp debris: stove, sink, pipes, debris13442468262Metal debris2 pails greaseMachine oil, 2batteries, fireextinguishers5,000-Water heater, stove, pipes, hoses, campdebris, wood debris0*Cleaned by KRGNunavik Abandoned Mineral Exploration Site Rehabilitation ProjectActivity Report 2019-20207
do-2Gerido-3Gerido-4Gerido-5Gerido-6KUUJ-1Jordon Lake-1Jordon Lake-2DebrisBatteries (no.)OtherhazardousmaterialDiesel or otherfuel (L)TO BE COMPLETED*generator,winch, muskegtracks, heater,drill tripodDrill, smalltractor,generator1550TO BE COMPLETEDTO BE COMPLETEDTO BE COMPLETEDTO BE COMPLETEDTO BE COMPLETEDTO BE COMPLETEDTO BE COMPLETED300310Jordon Lake-3Jordon Lake-4Barrels (no.)Propane tanks(no.)Quantities of Waste Removed from Abandoned Mineral Exploration SitesClassified as Newly Identified, 2017-2019EquipmentSector/SiteTable 4Small boat15 tires. hos
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