ANNOUNCEMENT - Kidd Operations · Nations Creek. The project was led by Glencore Canada Corporation...
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Kidd Operations – Glencore Canada Corporation P.O. Bag 2002 Stn Main, Timmins, ON Canada, P4N 7K1 ANNOUNCEMENT July 4, 2014 GLENCORE CANADA CORPORATION RECEIVES ENVIRONMENTAL HONOUR FOR RECLAMATION WORK AT KIDD OPERATIONS Glencore Canada Corporation has earned the 2014 Tom Peters Memorial Reclamation Award for the closure plan design and reclamation of its Kidd Operations’ Metallurgical site jarosite pond and adjacent Three Nations Creek. The jarosite (iron sulphate mud produced from zinc refining) pond was built in 1971 and it operated from 1972 until refining operations at the Metallurgical Site ceased in 2010. All in all, 50 hectares were reclaimed. Rehabilitation activities included capping of the pond, removal of soils, re-vegetation and a remedial action plan for the aquatic ecosystem in Three Nations Creek. The project was led by Glencore Canada Corporation (formerly Xstrata Copper) Closed Sites in partnership with AMEC Earth and Infrastructure. The award was presented in June in Peterborough at the seventh annual Ontario Mine Reclamation Symposium and Field Trip organized by the CLRA and the Ontario Mining Association. The Canadian Land Reclamation Association (CLRA), the Ontario Mining Association (OMA), the Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines (MNDM) and Vale established the Tom Peters Memorial Mine Reclamation Award in 2007. The purpose of the award is to encourage the pursuit of excellence in mine reclamation and to recognize and promote, to the mining industry and environmental community at large, outstanding achievement in the practice of mine reclamation in Ontario. “It is a great honor to receive this award. We are proud of this accomplishment and it wouldn’t have been possible without the dedication and hard work of all those involved, and their contribution to the successful execution of the project,” said John Stroiazzo, Manager, Reclamation and Projects, Glencore Canada Corporation. “Kidd Operations is proud to see what the implemented remedial action plan for Three Nations Creek has accomplished over the years in terms of improved ecosystem health and water quality. It demonstrates the commitment that we have to restoring the environment after our operations cease, and should be reassuring to all stakeholders,” said Tom Semadeni, General Manager, Kidd Operations. “Over the past three years, we have invested over $30 million in environmental risk reduction at both our mine and mill sites as we pursue continuous improvement in all areas of our operation, including health, safety, environment and community.”
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Kidd Operations – Glencore Canada Corporation P.O. Bag 2002 Stn Main, Timmins, ON Canada, P4N 7K1
ANNOUNCEMENT
July 4, 2014
GLENCORE CANADA CORPORATION RECEIVES ENVIRONMENTAL HONOUR FOR RECLAMATION WORK AT KIDD OPERATIONS
Glencore Canada Corporation has earned the 2014 Tom Peters Memorial Reclamation Award for the closure plan design and reclamation of its Kidd Operations’ Metallurgical site jarosite pond and adjacent Three Nations Creek. The jarosite (iron sulphate mud produced from zinc refining) pond was built in 1971 and it operated from 1972 until refining operations at the Metallurgical Site ceased in 2010. All in all, 50 hectares were reclaimed. Rehabilitation activities included capping of the pond, removal of soils, re-vegetation and a remedial action plan for the aquatic ecosystem in Three Nations Creek. The project was led by Glencore Canada Corporation (formerly Xstrata Copper) Closed Sites in partnership with AMEC Earth and Infrastructure. The award was presented in June in Peterborough at the seventh annual Ontario Mine Reclamation Symposium and Field Trip organized by the CLRA and the Ontario Mining Association.
The Canadian Land Reclamation Association (CLRA), the Ontario Mining Association (OMA), the Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines (MNDM) and Vale established the Tom Peters Memorial Mine Reclamation Award in 2007. The purpose of the award is to encourage the pursuit of excellence in mine reclamation and to recognize and promote, to the mining industry and environmental community at large, outstanding achievement in the practice of mine reclamation in Ontario.
“It is a great honor to receive this award. We are proud of this accomplishment and it wouldn’t have been possible without the dedication and hard work of all those involved, and their contribution to the successful execution of the project,” said John Stroiazzo, Manager, Reclamation and Projects, Glencore Canada Corporation. “Kidd Operations is proud to see what the implemented remedial action plan for Three Nations Creek has accomplished over the years in terms of improved ecosystem health and water quality. It demonstrates the commitment that we have to restoring the environment after our operations cease, and should be reassuring to all stakeholders,” said Tom Semadeni, General Manager, Kidd Operations. “Over the past three years, we have invested over $30 million in environmental risk reduction at both our mine and mill sites as we pursue continuous improvement in all areas of our operation, including health, safety, environment and community.”
Kidd Operations – Glencore Canada Corporation P.O. Bag 2002 Stn Main, Timmins, ON Canada, P4N 7K1
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Kidd Operations – Glencore Canada Corporation P.O. Bag 2002 Stn Main, Timmins, ON Canada, P4N 7K1
Aerial Photograph of Jarosite Pond in Operation October 2007
Aerial Photograph of Jarosite Pond Reclamation in Progress June 2012
Kidd Operations – Glencore Canada Corporation P.O. Bag 2002 Stn Main, Timmins, ON Canada, P4N 7K1
Aerial Photograph of Reclaimed Jarosite Pond August 2013
