Community Notification
MAY 2023
FGM to raise embankment height of TSF4
In accordance with Fosterville Gold Mine’s commitment to keeping the community informed, please see below information relating to the planned works to raise the embankment height of Tailings Storage Facility 4 (TSF4).
TSF4 is located within the northern section of mining licence MIN5404 (see map below).
The construction and future raises of TSF4 were included as part of FGM’s initial application to build TFS4 in September 2014. The works will increase the storage capacity and the height of TSF4 by an additional 3.25m. The TSF4 landform height will remain lower than the neighbouring natural landforms, including Mount Sugarloaf Range.
Works on the TSF4 embankment raise are expected to commence in late Q2 2023 and will occur over a period of approximately 9 months. Construction activities (i.e. earth works) will be limited to day shift only, between 7:00am to 6:00pm Monday to Friday, and 7:00am to 1:00pm on Saturdays.
Fosterville Gold Mine will continue routine and targeted environmental monitoring (including noise, water and air quality monitoring) to assess and manage any potential impacts throughout the duration of the TFS4 embankment raise.
For your information, please also find a link to the TSF Fact Sheet with additional information regarding FGM’s operation and management of tailing storage facilities.
Should you have any questions regarding the information, please contact a member of the FGM Community Team via 03 5439 9000 or fgm.community@agnicoeagle.com
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