Mine Startup: New Gold Rainy River Project

Location: Chapple, Ontario
Description:
• Peat Extraction
• Excavate and haul 1.25 M cubic metres of basal till, peat, and clay from open pit during preliminary stages of mine operation.
• Stockpiling, ditching, and construction of ramps for pit access.
• Civil Work and Construction
• Culverts and access roads
• Excavation and hauling
• Pipeline installation: 22 km of HDPE piping, above- and below-ground
• Fibre Optic cable installation
• Aggregate Production
• Blasting, Crushing, stockpiling, and loading 1.5 M cubic metres of aggregate for mine site civil construction
Value: > $53.5 M
Completion Date: September 2017
Owner: New Gold Inc.