Artemis vacates Chu camp, no impact on Blackwater project
Vancouver-based Artemis Gold said on Tuesday that it was complying with an Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) order to vacate the Chu campsite, which was used to house transmission line construction workers for the Blackwater gold project.
The workers have since relocated to the main camp at the mine and demobilisation of the Chu camp is well under way.
Artemis said the demobilisation process would not impact the overall schedule or costs of the Blackwater mine construction.
A spokesperson for Artemis stated that the Chu camp was originally an abandoned mining exploration site under the custody of the Ministry of Energ,y Mines and Low Carbon Innovation.
The spokesperson noted that Artemis saw an opportunity to support the provincial government by cleaning up the Chu camp while providing housing for its transmission line workforce, thus minimising environmental, health and safety impacts. In March, the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation transferred the permit for the Chu camp location to Blackwater mine, enabling Artemis to operate the camp.
Under its agreement with the Ministry, Artemis committed to remediating the Chu camp, which included dismantling old buildings and infrastructure left by the previous owner, at a cost of over C$200 000.
However, the EAO recently determined that the Chu camp was noncompliant with Artemis’ environmental assessment certificate, prompting the order to vacate.
The camp also recently supported wildfire-fighting efforts in the area.
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