Recap of the neighbourhood meeting of June 16, 2021: Attendance by some 30 people at the Zoom meeting

The minutes of the last neighbourhood meeting have been posted.

A summary update on Yamana Gold's Wasamac underground mining project was presented to the area residents who logged into the virtual meeting. In this, our second meeting since Yamana purchased the property, we took the opportunity to introduce new members of the Yamana team and discuss in greater detail the exploration program, drilling operations, and sound mitigation measures, with expert testimony and outreach videos.

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The meeting was also a forum for discussion of Yamana's environmental approach in all steps of its process and the life cycle of a mining project. The mine tailings facility and surface infrastructure planned for the project were discussed. A quick update on the upcoming feasibility study was also on the agenda. Participants learned more about the acquisition of new mining properties (Francoeur, Arntfield and Lac Fortune) in the vicinity of the project area and possible synergies with the Wasamac project, although those are still to be confirmed.

A summary of the environmental impact assessment, now scheduled to be filed in April 2022, was also discussed with the neighbourhood. The firm retained for this exercise is WSP, which will carry out several steps in the coming months, including data collection, land surveys and inventories, as well as a characterization of residential wells, to assess the project’s impacts. Finally, there was discussion of the Task Force, whose mandate is to serve as a space for dialogue and exchange between Yamana, the neighbourhood and the community, and the community contribution policy being developed. Many conversations took place on these topics. Following up on questions posed during the meeting, new questions/answers have been added to the platform, with more to come. The map showing the area identified for the characterization of residential wells was also uploaded to the platform.