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AMENDED EIS/EA REPORT CHAPTER 3: EXISTING CONDITIONS VERSION 3 January 2018 Project No. 1656263 Hammond Reef Gold Project 3-1 VERSION 3 UPDATE SUMMARY Information / Clarification – Existing Conditions Some comments were received from the joint federal and provincial review team and from the public and Aboriginal stakeholders regarding the existing conditions on site. In some instances, clarification was requested; in other instances, CMC has continued to gather information either in response to requests from the GRT, or as part of ongoing site monitoring. References are provided periodically within Chapter 3 to direct the reader to the most recent information available, within the documentation of the subject matter. ---------- 3.0 EXISTING CONDITIONS Chapter 3 provides a description of the environmental and socio-economic conditions in the area surrounding the Project, drawing from detailed discipline-specific assessments presented in 15 Technical Support Documents (TSDs). Extensive reference is made to specific TSDs throughout the chapter and the TSDs should be consulted for more detailed information. The existing conditions are defined on the basis of existing information available from a number of sources, including government agencies datasets, scientific literature, modelling, and extensive field studies conducted at the Project Site from 2010 through 2013. The overall approach and objectives of the existing conditions description are provided in Section 2.3. 3.1 Project Site Overview The Project is located in the Seine River watershed (6,250 km 2 ) in northwestern Ontario. The project location is shown in Figure 1-1. The Seine River originates in the Savanne River at Raith, flows east-west for about 250 km and empties into Rainy Lake near Fort Frances and the Canada-U.S. border. The Hammond Reef deposit is located on a peninsula of land extending into the north end of the Upper Marmion Reservoir, one of three reservoirs within the Seine River watershed. The peninsula containing the ore body is surrounded by the Marmion Reservoir on three sides with Sawbill Bay to the northwest and Lynxhead Bay to the southeast. Upper Marmion Reservoir is a popular destination for both local and tourist anglers, and the sport fisheries it supports, consisting of walleye, northern pike and small mouth bass is actively managed. The area surrounding the Project also contains a number of smaller lakes of which Mitta Lake is the largest. Mitta Lake is a small, steep-sided waterbody located atop mineralized zones of the reef with high potential for gold resources. A number of small ponds and streams drain the upland area on which the Project is located. Gentle topography is characteristic of the area. The granitic rocks of the site are characterized by rounded hills and shallows slopes. Overburden is generally thin and discontinuous. The Project Site is located in a typical boreal climate region, which is characterized by long, usually very cold winters, and short, cool to mild summers. With no major mountain ranges blocking Arctic air masses, winters are generally very cold, especially in the far north and northwest. The first snowfall often comes in October and the last snow can come as late as May. Submitted as part of the Version 3 HRGP Amended EIS/EA Documentation January 2018 – 1656263
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