##  [Developing the Hollinger Open Pit Mine – Leaving a Positive Legacy](/resource/developing-hollinger-open-pit-mine-leaving-positive-legacy) 

Organization

[Canadian Land Reclamation Association (CLRA)](/organization/canadian-land-reclamation-association-clra)

 

 

Project

[National CLRA Conference Papers](/project/national-clra-conference-papers)

 

Resource Type

[Report](/taxonomy/term/38)

 

 

Author(s)

Thomas Sulatycky

Dave Bucar

Stephanie Thibeault

 

 

Original Authors

Thomas Sulatycky

Dave Bucar

Stephanie Thibeault

 

 

Resource Date:

2016

 

Page Length

4

 

 

The concept of mining the residual gold left by underground mines is not new within  
Timmins as it has been done at the Dome Mine and Pamour Mine. Given that the  
Hollinger Mine was the most prolific mine in Timmins, it was a natural target.

PGM began to host a series of open houses and presented different options including  
keeping the property fenced (current condition), partial remediation to allow some land  
use, and an open pit mine. Mining would not only “remediate” the hazards within the  
fence line but also benefit the workforce and the community.

Given the proximity to the community, public engagement became critical to ensure  
information remained open and transparent. The Hollinger Community Advisory  
Committee was created and consisted of a diverse group of local stakeholders and  
worked with PGM to develop strategies that would meet the mutual needs of the  
community and the company. PGM set up an information centre which was staffed by a  
full time community liaison coordinator to allow anyone from the community the  
opportunity to ask questions in person. An online forum was also created through the  
PGM website to properly address community feedback in a timely manner. A real-time  
noise and dust monitoring system with data managed by a third party was also  
implemented to ensure transparency and which can be viewed through the PGM  
website.