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• Last phase of project optimization before the environmental impact assessment is filed: the Wasamac team is ready to hear the community's proposals

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  At our last neighbourhood meeting on November 16, a range of topics were discussed, including air, vibration, noise, water and traffic management, and land use planning. The topics were presented by 14 members of the Wasamac underground mining project team. The meeting was intended to be an opportunity for discussion, sharing and gathering comments, suggestions and questions in order to optimize the project before the impact assessment is filed. Virtual reality was used so that residents in attendance could see the project's progress. We were fortunate to be joined by about 30 people from the neighbourhood and community.

  

  In setting up these meetings, our aim is to reiterate the importance of forging close relationships through accessible consultations with an emphasis on openness, responsiveness and discussion.

  

  The minutes of the meeting is available here (in french only): https://www.wasamac-consultations.com/27423/widgets/111131/documents/97910

  If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our community relations team.

  By phone: 1 833 510-0330

  By SMS: 833-510-0330

  By email: wasamac@yamana.com

  At the Community Relations Office, 14 rue d'Évain, Rouyn-Noranda, J0Z 1Y0

  
  

  
  

• The 5th Neighbourhood Meeting is on Wednesday, November 16, 2022

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  The 5th neighbourhood meeting for the Wasamac underground mining project carried out by Yamana Gold will be on Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at the Évain Club de l’Âge d’Or, located at 100 rue Leblanc (same side as the library).

  

  We suggest a meeting in the form of four workshops, giving everyone the chance to talk to several key Yamana Gold personnel. The small groups will be discussing these topics:

  • Water
  • Spatial planning
  • Traffic flow
  • Air quality, vibrations, and sound environment

  We will present the work done in recent months to optimize the project. We will also answer your questions, and we look forward to feedback for further project improvement.

  Two time slots are available to attend the meeting:

  • 2:00 – 4:00 PM
  • 7:00 – 9:00 PM

  Please RSVP and reserve your time slot by email at wasamac@yamana.com

  Or by phone at 1 833 510-0330 (toll free).

  Be sure to mention your name, phone number and preferred time slot.

  Public meeting open to all.

  We look forward to seeing you there!

• Mining technology students from Cégep de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue visit the Wasamac underground mining project site

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  On September 30, a group of mining technology students from the Cégep de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue visited the Wasamac underground mining project site together with some Yamana staff and the firm responsible for the field work (WSP) as part of the environmental impact study which is currently underway.

  During this visit, the group was able, among other things, to observe the installation of wells, geotechnical drilling, the taking of groundwater samples and other components of the environmental impact study.

  The purpose of this exercise was to bridge the gap between the practical fieldwork and the theoretical knowledge of the students acquired during their "Groundwater dynamics" course in which they are enrolled. They will also have to produce a report on the learning achieved during their visit.

  he Yamana Gold team thanks the students and their teacher for taking part in this process and wishes them success in their pursuit of their studies in the field of mining!

• Report on Site Tour of August 27, 2021

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  Yamana held tours of the work site on August 26 and 27, welcoming representatives of First Nations, officials with the City of Rouyn-Noranda, and the Task Force of neighbourhood and vicinity residents established last spring.

  The groups arrived aboard buses and spent just over two hours on the Wasamac property; the tours gave stakeholders and interested parties the opportunity to:

  1. Acquire information and visual landmarks to help learn more about the project;
  2. Grain an appreciation for the distances between the projected primary infrastructures and the neighbourhood;
  3. Formulate their questions and concerns with greater specificity after their first-hand experience with the participative process.

  There were four planned stops during the tour: at the site of the ore deposit and secondary infrastructure; at the area planned for the primary surface infrastructures, including the plant; near the drill rig; and on the future location of the tailings plant. Each stop was an opportunity for the Yamana team to expand on the Wasamac underground mining project, its history, the details unveiled at the end of July with the updated feasibility study, and the company's vision for the development of the project. The stops were also occasions for visitors to ask questions and talk to the company directors on hand. A spokesperson designated by the neighbourhood also presented a resumé of citizen mobilization and their principal concerns.

  For a detailed account of the tour (available in french)

• February 8, 2021 – Online consultation: Give us your opinion

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  Since February 8, 2021, visitors to the consultationswasamac.com platform can comment on the mandate of the Task Force, its composition, and the topics that could be discussed. We also invite you to send us ideas that might flesh out the vision of the firm chosen to do the environmental impact assessment. The online consultation tools will be available until February 21.

  To give your opinion on the Task Force:

  https://consultationswasamac.com/projet-souterrain-wasamac5/survey_tools/questionnaire(External link)

  To give your opinion on the vision of the firm hired to carry out the environmental impact assessment:

  https://consultationswasamac.com/projet-souterrain-wasamac4/brainstormers/bonifier-l-approche-citoyenne