Revised Dam Design

Preliminary Tailings Dam Design
Doris North Project, Hope Bay

Nunavut, Canada
Prepared for:
Miramar Hope Bay Limited
Suite 300, 889 Harbourside Drive
North Vancouver, BC V7P 3S1
Canada
Prepared by:
SRK Project No. 1CM014.006
October 2005
Preliminary Tailings Dam Design,

Doris North Project, Hope Bay
Nunavut, Canada
300 - 889 Harbourside Drive
Vancouver, BC, Canada. V7P 3S1
SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc.

Suite 800, 1066 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, B.C. V6E 3X2
Tel: 604.681.4196 Fax: 604.687.5532
E-mail: vancouver@srk.com Web site: www.srk.com
SRK Project Number 1CM014.006
October 2005
Authors
Michel Nol, M.A.Sc., P.Eng.
Senior Geotechnical Engineer
Maritz Rykaart, PhD., P.Eng
Reviewed by
Cam Scott, P.Eng.
Principal

Preliminary Tailings Dam Design, Doris North Project, Hope Bay, Nunavut, Canada
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents ..........................................................................................................................i
List of Tables ............................................................................................................................... iii
List of Figures .............................................................................................................................. iii
List of Appendices ....................................................................................................................... iii
1 Introduction .................................................................................................................. 1
1.1 Scope of Work..................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Dam Design Review............................................................................................................ 1
1.3 Report Organisation ............................................................................................................ 2
2 Background Information ............................................................................................. 3

2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
2.8
2.9
2.10
2.11
2.12
2.13
2.14
General ............................................................................................................................... 3
Location............................................................................................................................... 3
Topographic Maps and Terrain Model ................................................................................ 3
Site Layout and Logistics .................................................................................................... 3
Dam Locations and Operating Intent .................................................................................. 4
Tailings Discharge............................................................................................................... 5
Tailings Properties .............................................................................................................. 5
Spillway ............................................................................................................................... 6
Tailings Impoundment Closure ........................................................................................... 6
Concept of a Frozen Core Dam .......................................................................................... 7
Meteorological Data ............................................................................................................ 8
Climate Change .................................................................................................................. 8
Subsurface Investigations ................................................................................................. 10
Foundation Conditions ...................................................................................................... 11
2.14.1 North Dam .............................................................................................................................11
2.14.2 South Dam.............................................................................................................................12
2.15
2.16
2.17
2.18
2.19
Ground Temperature and Permafrost ............................................................................... 13

Freezing Temperature....................................................................................................... 13
Unfrozen Water Content ................................................................................................... 14
Strength............................................................................................................................. 14
Seismicity .......................................................................................................................... 15
3 Preliminary Dam Design............................................................................................ 17

3.1 General Layout.................................................................................................................. 17
3.2 Design Criteria .................................................................................................................. 17
3.2.1
3.2.2
3.2.3
3.2.4
3.2.5
3.2.6
3.2.7
3.2.8
3.2.9
3.2.10
Dam Classification.................................................................................................................17
Design Earthquake................................................................................................................18
Design Capacity ....................................................................................................................18
Design Freeboard..................................................................................................................19
Design Flood .........................................................................................................................19
Stability ..................................................................................................................................19
Seepage ................................................................................................................................20
Freezing Temperature...........................................................................................................20
Construction Temperature.....................................................................................................20
Climatic Data and Climate Change .......................................................................................20
3.3 Upset Conditions............................................................................................................... 21

3.3.1
3.3.2
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Warm Climate........................................................................................................................21
Over-Topping ........................................................................................................................21
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Extended Duration of Storage ...............................................................................................21
3.4 Settlement ......................................................................................................................... 22

3.5 Dam Section...................................................................................................................... 23
3.5.1
3.5.2
3.5.3
Justification............................................................................................................................23
Description.............................................................................................................................24
Abutments .............................................................................................................................25
3.6 Construction Materials ...................................................................................................... 25

3.6.1
3.6.2
3.6.3
3.6.4
3.6.5
3.7
3.8
3.9
3.10
Material A (20 mm minus) .....................................................................................................25

Material B (150 mm minus) ...................................................................................................25
Material C (run-of-quarry)......................................................................................................26
Impervious Membrane (GCL)................................................................................................26
Thermosyphons.....................................................................................................................26
Spillway ............................................................................................................................. 27
Decant System.................................................................................................................. 27
Quantities .......................................................................................................................... 28
Thermal Analysis............................................................................................................... 28
3.10.1
3.10.2
3.10.3
3.10.4
3.10.5
3.10.6
3.10.7
Scenarios...............................................................................................................................28
Model.....................................................................................................................................29
Soil Properties .......................................................................................................................29
Calibration .............................................................................................................................30
Predictions - Normal Operating Conditions...........................................................................31
Predictions - Upset Condition................................................................................................34
Discussions and Conclusions................................................................................................34
3.11 Seepage............................................................................................................................ 35
3.12 Stability.............................................................................................................................. 35
3.12.1
3.12.2
3.12.3
3.12.4
Failure Modes........................................................................................................................35
Method of Analysis ................................................................................................................35
Geometry and Input Parameters ...........................................................................................36
Results...................................................................................................................................36
4 Implementation .......................................................................................................... 37
4.1 Final Design ...................................................................................................................... 37
4.1.1
4.1.2
4.1.3
4.1.4
4.1.5
Emergency Preparedness Plan ............................................................................................37

Adaptive Management Plan ..................................................................................................38
Engineering Analysis.............................................................................................................39
Additional Field Work ............................................................................................................40
Additional Laboratory Work ...................................................................................................40
4.2 Construction ...................................................................................................................... 40

4.2.1
4.2.2
4.2.3
Methodology..........................................................................................................................40
Equipment .............................................................................................................................41
QA/QC ...................................................................................................................................42
4.3 Post-Construction Activities .............................................................................................. 42

4.3.1
4.3.2
4.3.3
Monitoring..............................................................................................................................42
Site Inspection.......................................................................................................................43
Maintenance ..........................................................................................................................43
5 References.................................................................................................................. 45
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List of Tables
Table 1:
Table 2:
Table 3:
Table 4:
Table 5:
Table 6:
Table 7:
Table 8:
Table 9:
Correlated ambient temperature, average, cold and warm values..................................... 8

Probabilistic seismic ground motion analysis ................................................................... 15
CDA dam classification in terms of consequences of failure............................................ 17
Minimum factors of safety ................................................................................................ 20
Estimated quantities to construct the North and South Dams .......................................... 28
Thermal properties used in the thermal model................................................................. 29
Input parameters used in the stability analyses ............................................................... 36
Summary of critical factors of safety for North Dam......................................................... 36
Checklist of work to be carried out prior to completing detailed design of dams.............. 37
List of Figures
Figure 1:
Figure 2:
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Figure 21:
Location Map
Overall Site Infrastructure Layout
Site Plan of Tail Lake
North Dam, Layout Plan
South Dam, Layout Plan
North Dam Alignment, Longitudinal Section A-A
South Dam Alignment, Longitudinal Section C-C
Ground Temperature and Permafrost Characteristics
Unfrozen Water Content, Laboratory Results
North Dam, Section and Details
South Dam, Section and Details
Recommended Gradation Envelope, Material A (Core)
Recommended Gradation Envelope, Material B (Transition)
Estimated Unfrozen Water Content
Calibrated Ground Temperature Profile
Thermal Model Geometry, North Dam
Temperature Predictions, North Dam, Average Climate
Temperature Predictions, North Dam, Average Climate with Thermosyphons
Temperature Predictions, North Dam, Warm Climate with Thermosyphons
Temperature Predictions, Comparisons, 40 Year Simulations
North and South Dams, Conceptual Instrumentation
List of Appendices
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
Appendix E
Appendix F
Appendix G
Appendix H
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EBA Engineering Consultants Letter Report by Mr. Don Hayley, P.Eng.

SRK Technical Memorandum re: Water Cover Design for Tail Lake
SRK Technical Memorandum re: Doris North Project Tailings Properties
Summer 2004 Geotechnical Field Investigation
Winter 2005 Geotechnical Field Investigation
SRK Technical Memorandum re: Wave Run-up Calculations
Larger Scale Drawings of Thermal Modeling Results
Detailed Slope Stability Results
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Introduction
1.1
Scope of Work
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SRK Consulting (Canada) (SRK) has been working with Miramar Hope Bay Limited (MHBL) since
October 2001, on various aspects of the Hope Bay Doris North Project (from here on referred to as
the Doris North Project), including completion of a Preliminary Assessment in February 2002
(SRK 2002a) and a Feasibility Study in February 2003 (SRK 2003a).
The Doris North Project is a two year underground mining operation, located in Nunavut Canada.
Ore will be extracted and processed on site, requiring an on-site tailings disposal facility. The
preferred tailings disposal approach is sub-aqueous tailings disposal in Tail Lake (SRK 2005f). Two
earth dams are required to contain Tail Lake during the operational period, and SRK developed a
series of technical reports documenting preliminary designs of these dams (SRK 2003b; 2005f). The
first preliminary dam design (SRK 2003b) consisted of an unprecedented frozen core design
constructed from locally sourced marine clays and silts. Subsequently the design was revised to
reflect the more common frozen core dam designs adopted at the Ekati Diamond MineTM. Based on
additional field data that has been collected, as well as comments received from interveners during
technical discussion in Yellowknife in August 2005, MHBL requested that SRK update and replace
the April 2005 (SRK 2005f) Preliminary Dam Design report. This report therefore replaces in its
entirety all previous dam designs for the Doris North Project.
The report was prepared by Mr. Michel Nol, P.Eng. (BC) and Mr. Maritz Rykaart, Ph.D., P.Eng.
(BC, SK, NT/NU, YT). The report was reviewed internally by Mr. Cam Scott, P.Eng. (BC, NT/NU).
1.2
Dam Design Review

The preliminary dam designs presented in this report have been reviewed by Mr. Don Hayley,
P.Eng., from EBA Engineering. Mr. Hayley is a recognized world expert in the design and
construction of dams in the arctic, and played a pivotal role in the design and construction of the
Ekati Diamond MineTM frozen core dams. Mr. Hayley is a Registered Professional Engineer in
Nunavut Territory. The complete review comments presented by Mr. Hayley are included as
Appendix A.
In his review, Mr. Hayley confirmed that the Tail Lake dam locations have particularly complex
permafrost stratigraphy, and that There is no direct precedent for design and construction of
a frozen core dam on saline marine soils such as identified at this site. However, Mr. Haley
concludes that A frozen core dam remains the most appropriate structure for the environmental
conditions and operating parameters at this location. The level of site characterization and design
analysis will need to be elevated in order to deal with uncertainties identified in this review Mr.
Hayley proceeded to make recommendations as to how the dam design should be modified to
accommodate the complex permafrost stratigraphy, and also suggested additional site
characterization and analysis which should be conducted prior to the final design stage of the dam.
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The recommendations suggested by Mr. Hayley have all been fully and unconditionally adopted in
the preliminary dam designs presented for the Doris North Project (See page 4 through 7 of the
attached letter report in Appendix A). This includes an upstream dam side slope of 6:1 and a
downstream side slope of 4:1. These flat slopes are specifically intended to address concerns related
to potential deformation. This design is significantly more robust than the Ekati Diamond MineTM
designs, to specifically accommodate site specific conditions.
The additional thermal analysis suggested on Page 8 of the review letter report has been completed
and is documented in this report. This report also acknowledges that additional stability analysis
calculations will be conducted at the detailed design phase. The additional field characterization
suggested by Mr. Hayley has also been carried out and is documented in this report. This program
specifically targeted obtaining high quality samples of overburden from the North Dam foundation.
1.3
Report Organisation
Following this introduction, Section 2 provides an overview of background information that is
relevant for the dam design. Section 3 presents the preliminary dam design, which includes the
design criteria, the definition of upset conditions, the estimation of settlement, the description of the
dam sections and related components, the thermal, seepage and stability analyses. Section 4 covers
the implementation aspects of the dam such as the final design, the construction, and the postconstruction activities.
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Background Information
2.1
General
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This report relies heavily on background information presented in other reports and documents, and
where relevant these reports have been appropriately referenced. The focus of this report is on the
preliminary design of the two frozen core dams required to isolate Tail Lake as a tailings
impoundment for the Doris North Project. Related components associated with the water
management for the facility are not included, other than making brief mention of those aspects that
has relevance to the dam design criteria. Where appropriate, sections of the October 2003
Preliminary Tailings Impoundment Design Report (SRK 2003b) have been repeated for
completeness.
2.2
Location
The Doris North Project is situated approximately 400 km east of Kugluktuk (Coppermine) and 160
km southwest of Ikaluktutiak (Cambridge Bay) in the West Kitikmeot Region of the Territory of
Nunavut (Figure 1). The site is approximately 160 km north of the Arctic Circle and 5 km south of
the Arctic Ocean, at latitude 67 30 N and longitude 107 W. The nearest communities are
Umingmaktok, located 65 km to the west and Kingauk (Bathurst Inlet), located 110 km southwest.
The site is remote and can only be reached via air (float planes in the summer and ice airstrips in the
winter) or sea (using ships or barges during the late summer season).
2.3
Topographic Maps and Terrain Model

Topographic contour data for the terrain model was provided by MHBL. The resolution of the
contours is 1 m intervals for most of the area and a small portion around Tail Lake has a contour
interval of 2 m. The area along both dam alignments were surveyed and incorporated into the terrain
model to generate updated topographic contours, which was then used for the dam design. The field
survey data was also provided by MHBL and was consistent with the topographic maps. The
surveyed elevation was within 0.5 m of the contours shown in the topographic maps.
2.4
Site Layout and Logistics

SRK (2005a, b) provides a complete description of the overall site infrastructure layout; however,
this will be summarized briefly, to place the proposed dams in perspective. The proposed mill site is
located approximately four kilometres from Roberts Bay, which forms part of the Arctic Coastline.
This area is accessible via ships and barges for a short period during summer months only. This will
become the main re-supply route for equipment and supplies for the Doris North Project. A jetty
will be constructed in the bay as a landing facility for the barges. Equipment will be offloaded and
stored in a lay-down area close to the shore. Annual fuel supply will be pumped from the barges to a
fuel transfer station, from where trucks will transport fuel to a tank farm located at the mill. These
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facilities will be linked to the mill and tailings facilities via all-weather roads. Between the mill and
the bay a portion of the road will be widened to act as a permanent airstrip, suitable for mid-sized
aircraft that could transport personnel and small freight. The overall site plan is shown in Figure 2.
The proposed development has enough reserves to sustain mining for two years (SRK 2003a).
Mining will be underground, and the ore will be transported to surface via an adit. The ore will then
be crushed and processed in a plant to produce gold bars as final product.
Tailings produced during the milling process will be deposited in Tail Lake (Figure 3) about five
kilometres from the proposed mill location. Tailings deposition will be sub-aqueous, requiring the
construction of two water retaining structures; the North Dam and the South Dam. The North Dam
is designed to retain a maximum hydraulic head of 7.5 m and the South Dam 2.0 m. Both dams are
designed to operate for a maximum period of 25 years, after which the North Dam will be breached.
The South Dam will not require breaching since the dam coincides with a natural watershed
boundary with the adjacent Ogama Lake, and after the North Dam is breached, will impound no
water, and not impede any natural flow of water. It should be noted that there is no potential for
flow from Ogama Lake into Tail Lake. The normal operating water elevation in Tail Lake is 28.3 m,
and that in Ogama Lake is 24.3 m. The lowest point in the saddle between Ogama and Tail Lake is
33 m. Therefore leaving the South Dam in place will not disrupt the natural hydrology under normal
or extreme events, especially considering the fact that the normal range of water level for these lakes
is in the 0.5 m range.
All construction equipment and supplies will be shipped (or barged) to site during the short summer
navigation season. This equipment will be stored in a temporary lay-down area until the winter
season when temporary winter roads will be constructed to relocate construction equipment to the
desired construction areas. All other surface infrastructure will be constructed during this season,
and through the following spring and summer.
2.5
Dam Locations and Operating Intent

The tailings impoundment requires the construction of two dams located at the north and south ends
of Tail Lake as indicated in Figure 3. The proposed site layout for the North Dam is shown in
Figure 4 and the South Dam in Figure 5.
The tailings impoundment is sized to operate as a zero discharge facility during the two years of
operation, if necessary. In addition, under the most conservative water balance assumptions
(SRK 2005c) Tail Lake would take just over five years to reach the design Full Supply Level (FSL)
of 33.5 m. A permanent spillway will be constructed at this elevation, to prevent the possibility of
dam overtopping.
The tailings water management plan (SRK 2005c) stipulates that the maximum water level in Tail
Lake would be about 29.4 m, and that within five years after start of tailings deposition (i.e. three
years after mining ceases), the natural inflow in Tail Lake would be equal to the amount of annual
discharge that could be allowed. This proposed tailings management strategy requires discharge via
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active pumping during the operational, closure and post-closure phases of the project. Under this
scenario, the dams will never reach FSL, and the spillway will never be used.
The water management plan is based on a water quality model, and detailed sensitivity analysis has
been carried out to address any uncertainties in the model. Based on this analysis, the soonest
timeframe within which Tail Lake could reach FSL is five years. Furthermore, the longest period of
time that Tail Lake would have to be at FSL would be about 22 years. Therefore, the dams
containing Tail Lake has been designed for a minimum operational design life of 25 years; however,
as an minimum upset condition, the design has been tested to ensure safe operation for at least 40
years.
The design takes into account, that after a maximum of 25 years, the North Dam will be breached,
allowing the water level in Tail Lake to return to its pre-mining elevation of 28.3 m. The South Dam
will not be breached as it is constructed on the watershed boundary between Tail and Ogama Lakes
and is higher than elevation 28.3 m.
2.6
Tailings Discharge
Slurried tailings from the mill will be pumped about 5 km to the Tail Lake tailings impoundment.
The tailings will be deposited sub-aqueously and the water level in the impoundment will be
regulated through the use of recycle water and summer decant to Doris Creek. Tailings deposition
locations will be continuously changed to ensure that tailings is evenly spread over the deepest
sections of Tail Lake. Winter deposition will also be sub-aqueous, and will be achieved by pipes
though the ice. No on-ice tailings deposition will be allowed. Tailings will not be in contact with
any of the two dams.
Appendix B provides the details of the minimum water cover design thickness for Tail Lake, but also
includes figures presenting the final tailings deposition plan view for Tail Lake. Although the intent
would be to deposit tailings as level as practical, it is understood that there will be some undulations.
An annual bathymetric survey of the tailings surface should be conducted to assist in planning of the
tailings deposition. Should there be significant undulations in the tailings surface that would
compromise the final water cover design requirements, consideration will be given to levelling the
surface through dredging.
2.7
Tailings Properties
Since tailings will not be used to structurally or hydraulically enhance the dam design, the tailings
properties do not play a role in the dam design; however, for completeness Appendix C contains a
detailed description of the tailings properties for the Doris North Project. A complete discussion of
the tailings settlement characteristics and tailings geochemistry is presented in SRK (2005c).
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2.8
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Spillway
A permanent operational spillway is required, and will be provided as protection against
overtopping. The soonest that Tail Lake would reach FSL is just after five years of zero discharge,
under the most conservative water balance assumptions. A permanent spillway will be constructed
at the North Dam, at the FSL of 33.5 m, to allow through flow for a period of up to 25 years. The
spillway will be sized to accommodate the 24-hour storm event with a 1:500 year recurrence
interval. The spillway is illustrated in Figure 4 and entails a side-spillway across the northeast
abutment of the North Dam. Spillway outflow will enter the original Tail Lake outflow channel
approximately 100 m downstream of the North Dam toe, and would thus enter Doris Lake
immediately upstream of the Doris Lake outflow point into Doris Creek. A spillway is not required
at the South Dam as well due to the fact that both dams operate under the same conditions. If the
North Dam cannot overtop due to the presence of an operational spillway, the South Dam will not be
able to overtop as long as the freeboard requirements are met.
Considering the fact that the spillway may never be required or seldom used, an alternative approach
would be to design the dams without a permanent spillway but to rely on a decant pumping system
and incorporate components in the dam design that would support short term overtopping. Short
term overtopping of the dam is however not considered a reasonable alternative and are therefore not
recommended as part of this preliminary design.
It is however possible to consider delaying the construction of the spillway. Due to the fact that
there is up to five years before the FSL is expected to be reached, if at all, it may make sense to delay
the construction of the spillway and re-evaluate the situation annually based on actual water level
measurements compared to the predicted values. SRK recommends that this alternative be further
investigated at the detailed design stage. For the purpose of this report, it has been assumed that the
spillway will be constructed at the same time as the dam.
2.9
Tailings Impoundment Closure

The final closure for the Tail Lake tailings impoundment is a permanent water cover of at least 3.0 m
above the highest tailings elevation in the impoundment. Research has shown that a minimum
stagnant water cover of 0.3 m is sufficient to prevent oxidization of tailings. Tailings can however
be re-suspended due to wave action induced by environmental factors, and therefore the rule of
thumb is to design a water cover of at least 1.0 m thick. Based on the orientation of Tail Lake, the
predominant wind direction, maximum wind speeds, and the particle size of the tailings, the actual
minimum water cover depth for Tail Lake has been calculated to be at least 2.0 m thick. A 3.0 m
thick water cover was subsequently selected as the design criteria to add an additional factor of
safety against unforeseen events. Complete details of the minimum water cover thickness
calculations are presented in Appendix B.
For the full design tailings volume over two years, the tailings surface is expected to be below
24.3 m, which implies that the minimum final water elevation in Tail Lake must be at 27.3 m. In
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actual fact the existing (i.e. pre-mining elevation of Tail Lake is 28.3 m, which implies that once the
water quality in Tail Lake return to background concentrations, the North Dam can be breached to
allow Tail Lake to return to its pre-mining elevation. Under this condition there will be a 4.0 m water
cover over the tailings, which is a two-fold factor of safety.
2.10 Concept of a Frozen Core Dam

The concept of frozen core dams is to maintain both the core of a dam and the foundation in a frozen
state, which will provide an impervious barrier to water. Frozen core dams thus requires that the
foundation be saturated and frozen, and that the core of the dam be constructed with soils containing
sufficient fines to retain water and enable the pore water to freeze in a quasi-saturated state.
The frozen pore water, once saturated, provides two benefits: strength and an impervious media. The
strength is achieved by the frozen pore water that acts as bonding agent to the soil. The frozen pore
water will block the pathways for groundwater seepage by filling the air voids, thus enabling
impervious conditions over the frozen zone. Additionally, the frozen foundation does not require
extensive excavation and grouting because of the rigid and impervious nature of the frozen ground
along the foundation. It is however essential that the ground is saturated with pore ice to achieve
impervious conditions.
The performance of frozen core dams will be dependent on the sustainability of the frozen conditions
in the long-term. The long-term performance should also sustain potential upset conditions. This
will often translate in additional backfill material to provide the necessary thermal insulation for the
frozen core. Frozen core dams, and in particular the core itself, are normally constructed in winter to
lock-in as much cold temperature as possible within the dam.
Frozen core dams often include synthetic liners placed against the upstream face of the core. This
relative inexpensive option provides an additional barrier to contain water, thus increasing the
margin of safety against potential seepage.
Thermosyphons are sometimes installed during the construction of the dam to provide additional
cooling within the dam. The benefit of using thermosyphons is to lower the ground temperature in
areas where ground temperature may exceed a threshold value, or as an additional precaution to
compensate for uncertainties that may be associated with the dam design and the site conditions.
Thermosyphons can either be horizontally placed loops or independent vertically placed systems.
The horizontal looped systems are placed during the construction and the vertical thermosyphons
generally require drilling and are installed after construction of the dam.
Most recently, five frozen core dams were successfully constructed at the Ekati Diamond MineTM
Mine (Hayley et al. 2004). The configuration of these dams consists of a central frozen core that is
encapsulated with a rock fill shell. The material consists of processed crushed rock to obtain the
required gradations. The central core was constructed with granular material that was adjusted for
water content to achieve the proper level of saturation. The construction was performed in winter
which enabled the introduction of cold temperatures in the dam, thus establishing the frozen
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condition as the dam was built. Thermosyphons were installed at some locations to target potential
taliks or as a preventive measure against possible thermal impact to the warm permafrost that was
present at those sites.
The construction of the dams is scheduled for winter to benefit from the cold climate, thus achieving
the coldest conditions possible. The winter construction is the most economical approach to create a
frozen core. It also provides a safeguard against introducing heat into the foundation material and
impacting the thermal regime of the existing permafrost.
2.11 Meteorological Data

Some climatic data was collected at the Doris North and the Boston Camp sites during exploration
(60 km south of the Doris North Project site). The local climatic data was complemented using three
regional weather stations operated by Environment Canada, namely Lupin, Ikaluktutiak (Cambridge
Bay) and Kugluktuk (Coppermine) (AMEC 2003a, b). The climatic data collected at the Doris North
Project and Boston Camp sites was then used to develop correlations for the Doris North site using
Environment Canada weather stations. The correlated average ambient temperature from the
Environment Canada weather stations over a 30-year period (1974 to 2003 inclusive) is summarised
in Table 1. It also shows temperature values representative of extreme cold and warm conditions.
These extreme values are based on the three coldest and warmest annual ambient temperatures over
the 30-year period.
Table 1: Correlated ambient temperature, average, cold and warm values
30 year
average
Cold Condition
(3 coldest years)
Warm Condition
(3 warmest years)
Mean annual air temperature, MAAT (C):
-12.0
-13.9
-10.0
Ambient temperature annual amplitude of

monthly average (C):
20.2
20.2
19.0
Air freezing index (C-days):
-5,105
-5,566
-4,461
Air thawing index (C-days):
754
536
860
The total annual precipitation is in the order of 207 mm, with about 80 mm as rain and 145 mm as
snow water equivalent. Wind speed data reported for the Boston area (Rescan 2001) indicates
predominant wind directions ranging from northwest to northeast, with wind speed in the order of 5
to 7.5 m/s. Calm conditions (wind speed below 1 m/s) occur about 6 to 9% of the time.
2.12 Climate Change

The Department of Indian and Northern Affairs of Canada (INAC) commissioned a technical report
on the Implication of Global Warming and the Precautionary Principle in Northern Mine Design
and Closure (BGC 2003). This report highlights the importance of including the impact of climate
changes into the design for mine development. The issue of climate change becomes more critical as
the geographical location approaches the southern boundary of continuous permafrost. Although the
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Doris North Project is well within the zone of continuous permafrost, climate change will impact its
thermal regime, as discussed below.
Many climate change studies have indicated that global warming is expected to be most pronounced
in the Polar Regions (e.g. Cohen 1997, Houghton et al. 1996; NRCan 2004). Several papers (e.g.
Harvey 1982; Hansen et al. 1984; Smith and Burgess 1998; Kettles et al. 1997; Environment Canada
1998; IPCC 1995, 2001) predict that the mean annual ambient air temperature could rise by 2 to 5 C
in the region covering the Doris North Project over the next century. Historical ambient temperature
data between 1895 and 1991 (Environment Canada 1992) from the MacKenzie District shows the
highest overall warming in the country, with an increase of 1.7 C over that 96 year period.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded that the temperature trends
indicate that some global climate change has already occurred (IPCC 1995, 2001). They recognised
that global climate change is very difficult to predict and contains considerable uncertainties. Their
predictions for the year 2100 estimate a global mean temperature increase between 1.5 C and
4.5 C, with a best estimate of 2.5 C.
The influence of climate change will also be dependent on the latitude of the region. For instance,
the Doris North Project, which is situated at a latitude of approximately 67 30, could see a more
pronounced impact of climate change in the winter, (relative to the global prediction), and lesser but
still noticeable effect in the summer. Assuming the best estimate global temperature increase of
2.5 C, the predictions made by IPCC for the latitude at the Doris North Project translate into a
predicted increase of up to 5.8 C in the winter, 4.2 C in the spring and about 1 C in the summer
and fall. These increases would raise the mean annual ambient temperature by 3.1 C. If the worst
case scenario is assumed (global temperature increase of 4.5 C), the predicted temperature increase
would reach 10.1 C during the winter, 7.2 C in the spring and about 2 C in the summer and fall.
This scenario would see the mean annual ambient temperatures increase by 5.3 C. The predictions
advanced by IPCC show that climate change would eventually modify the thermal regime that
currently exists at Doris North. The warming trends described herein are consistent with Burn et al.
(2004) which presents the anticipated climate change scenarios for the Mackenzie River Valley.
There is no clear trend based on the historical precipitation data, although most predictions show
lower summer precipitations and larger winter precipitations. Smith (1988) indicated that
precipitation would probably increase with global warming, thus increasing the probability of higher
snow accumulation. The larger snow accumulation will increase the insulation provided by the snow
cover, thus less heat losses during the winter months. Goodrich (1982) showed that a hypothetical
doubling of snow accumulation from 0.25 to 0.50 m could increase the minimum ground surface
temperature by about 7 C and the mean annual surface temperature by 3.5 C. This is consistent
with the work presented by Nicholson and Thom (1973), and Nicholson and Granberg (1973). The
larger snow accumulations could potentially accelerate the impact of climate change on the
permafrost.
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The following is an extract from Climate Change, Impact and Adaptation: A Canadian Perspective
published by the Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Directorate, Natural Resources Canada
(NRCan 2004, page ix):
A recurring issue in the field of climate change impacts and adaptation is uncertainty.
There is uncertainty in climate change projections (degree and rate of change in
temperature, precipitation and other climate factors), imperfect understanding of how
systems would respond, uncertainty concerning how people would adapt, and
difficulties involved in predicting future changes in supply and demand. Given the
complexity of these systems, uncertainty is unavoidable, and is especially pronounced
at the local and regional levels where many adaptation decisions tend to be made.
Nonetheless, there are ways to deal with uncertainty in a risk management context,
and most experts agree that present uncertainties do not preclude our ability to
initiate adaptation.
In all sectors, adaptation has the potential to reduce the magnitude of negative
impacts and take advantage of possible benefits. Researchers recommend focusing on
actions that enhance our capacity to adapt and improve our understanding of key
vulnerabilities. These strategies work best when climate change is integrated into
larger decision-making frameworks.
It is therefore important the design incorporates a risk component for climate change, and as
indicated above, it should also provide the ability to adapt to the variability introduced by the climate
change.
2.13 Subsurface Investigations

Six geotechnical drilling programs have been undertaken at the Doris North Project during 2002,
2003, 2004 and 2005, all of which specifically targeted geotechnical and thermal information at
potential dam locations and along the perimeter of Tail Lake. The winter 2002 investigation
comprised nine drill holes along three section lines across Tail Lake. The fall 2002 program
consisted of five holes at the proposed North Dam location. The winter 2003 and summer 2003
programs involved further drilling at the North (5 holes) and South Dam (6 holes) locations, as well
as three deep holes around the Tail Lake perimeter to investigate potential talik development. The
summer 2004 program consisted of drilling one hole at the North Dam for the spillway and three
more along the perimeter of Tail Lake to assess the shallow thermal regime and slope stability. The
2004 field program also included the installation of a 200 m long thermistor string located in the
vicinity of the mill area and Doris Lake. The winter 2005 investigation included 5 boreholes at or
adjacent to the North Dam alignment and three additional ones were drilled near the shoreline of Tail
Lake. The results from the 2002 and 2003 investigations are compiled in SRK (2003b, 2005a). The
2004 investigation is summarised in SRK (2005d) and the 2005 investigation in SRK (2005e). These
two reports are included in Appendices D and E at the end of this report.
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The subsurface investigations included the installation of temperature measuring devices

(thermistors) installed in selected holes. Nine thermistor strings were installed along the North Dam
alignment, four at the South Dam and six along the perimeter of Tail Lake.
2.14 Foundation Conditions

2.14.1 North Dam
The North Dam is located about 200 m downstream of north extremity of Tail Lake as shown in
Figure 3. The proposed dam alignment, shown in more detail in Figure 4, is within a relatively
narrow valley and is essentially perpendicular to the valley. The valley bottom is about elevation
26 m and consists of a narrow marshy area that drains the flow from Tail Lake. This surface flow
then discharges into Doris Lake.
The ground surface has generally a vegetative cover, although some areas are clear of vegetation and
show the underlying overburden deposits. Rock outcrops are also visible within the valley but are
commonly at higher elevations.
Ground temperature measurements along this dam alignment indicate that permafrost is present over
the entire length of the dam, with mean annual ground temperatures ranging between -9 C and
-7 C. No talik was encountered under the shallow stream of water that traverses the valley. The
geothermal gradient is generally isothermal in the upper 100 m. The ground temperatures measured
in the 200 m drillhole near Doris Lake (SRK 2005d) indicate a geothermal gradient of about
11 C km-1. Based on measured surface conditions, the permafrost depth is estimated to be 550 m.
The interpreted stratigraphy at the North Dam that is shown in Figure 6 is characterised by two
relatively distinct zones. About two thirds of the dam longitudinal section, on the southwest side, is
dominated by a sand deposit with a thickness of 10 to 15 m, which is ice-saturated. The icesaturated condition was confirmed during winter 2005 investigation. The sand deposit is overlain by
a silt and clay deposit that does not exceed about 3 m on the southwest side of the valley. Peat was
encountered over a short distance in the middle portion of the dam. The remaining one third portion
on the northeast side is dominated by marine clayey silt with a thickness reaching a maximum of
about 15 m. This deposit is ice-saturated and contains excess ice. A relatively thin layer of granular
soils, primarily sand and gravel was encountered overlying the bedrock surface in the upper portions
on both sides of the valley.
The bedrock consists primarily of basalt and is at a maximum depth of about 20 m in the middle of
the valley and become shallower towards the crest of the valley. The bedrock condition is
considered good at depth based on the recovery and the rock quality designation (RQD) as measured
from recovered rock core. There were some zones at the overburden interface where the bedrock
quality was poor, but it is reasonable to assume that this weathered zone was saturated with pore ice.
The abutments at the proposed dam will be founded on overburden. Frozen sand forms the
foundation material to the southwest, while overburden at the northeast side of the alignment is silt
and clay.
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Hydraulic conductivity tests conducted within the bedrock formation along this dam alignment show
very low values or no flow intake, indicating that the bedrock can be considered impervious, for
practical purposes, when frozen. The RQD values were typically high, indicating that the bedrock
would remain relatively impervious in the unfrozen state. Regional geology suggests that the Tail
Lake Shear Zone intersects immediately south of the proposed dam alignment. While minor
fractures were encountered in the recovered drill core, no evidence of the Tail Lake Shear Zone or
any major faulting was observed.
Salinity measurements on pore water extracted from soil samples indicate that the frozen pore water
in the marine deposit (silt and clay) is saline, with salinity similar or slightly higher to that of sea
water (salinity of about 30 to 50 ppt).
2.14.2 South Dam

The South Dam is located about 400 m south of Tail Lake and is located at the watershed boundary
that separates Tail Lake and Ogama Lake to the south (see Figure 3). The proposed dam alignment
is along a flat valley section that remains above elevation 33 m (see Figure 5). The ground surface
along the dam alignment is covered with hummocky vegetation and is well drained. Bedrock
outcrops are present on both sides of the valley.
The ground temperature measurements at the South Dam indicate that permafrost is present over the
entire dam alignment. The temperature measurements indicate a similar thermal regime to the one
present at the North Dam, with mean annual ground temperatures ranging between -9 to -7 C with
similar surface temperatures and being isothermal within the top 100 m. It is also reasonable to
assume the same geothermal gradient profile exists as for the North Dam.
The stratigraphy along the South Dam alignment is illustrated in Figure 7. It consists of a marine
deposit comprised of silt and clay overlying a till deposit. The surficial marine deposit reaches a
thickness of about 20 m in the middle of the valley and gradually become thinner towards the valley
sides. Zones with silty fine sands were encountered within this upper zone, which may be attributed
to lacustrine deposit from the evolution of Tail Lake. As for the North Dam, the fine grained marine
deposit is ice-saturated and contains excess ice. The till deposit consists of a fine sand matrix with
variable amounts of silts, gravel, cobbles and boulders. Some of the boreholes that encountered this
till were limited to recovered coarse particles and did not recover the finer grained matrix. Borehole
SRK-43 was the only one that used a polymer based drilling mud and managed to recover intact
samples within the till. The recovered samples showed the typical nature of tills, which consisted of
a fine grained matrix with unsorted gravel and cobbles. The till deposit, which generally overlays
bedrock, has a maximum thickness of about 15 m and is limited to the middle portion of the dam
alignment. A shallow pocket of sand and gravel was encountered above the bedrock surface at the
east abutment.
The bedrock formation beneath the dam alignment consists primarily of basalt along the west and
central portions of the valley and argillite near the east abutment. The surrounding bedrock outcrops
suggest that the argillite is probably underlain by basalt. The rock core yielded high RQD values,
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thus indicating good rock quality. The hydraulic conductivity tests in the bedrock resulted in very
low values, thus supporting the good rock quality and the expectation of ice-saturated pore space.
The abutments at the proposed dam consist of a thin overburden cover or exposed bedrock. Bedrock
is expected to contain minor discontinuities, some of which will be contiguous; nevertheless, the
bedrock appears competent overall.
Pore water recovered from the marine deposit at the South Dam (borehole SRK-43) had salinities
ranging from 30 to 46 ppt. These values encompass or slightly exceed the range for seawater.
2.15 Ground Temperature and Permafrost

The Doris North Project site is underlain by continuous permafrost that has been estimated to extend
to depths in order of 550 m (SRK 2005e). This permafrost depth was estimated from a 200 m deep
drillhole (SRK-50) where the mean surface temperature is about -6.3 C and the geothermal gradient
is 11.4 C km-1. The geothermal gradient in the upper 100 m appears to be isothermal or slightly
negative. For comparison, the deep ground temperature profile measured at the Boston Camp also
suggested a similar permafrost depth, about 560 m (EBA 1996; Golder 2001). The mean annual
surface temperature is however colder at 10 C and the geothermal gradient is higher at 18 C km-1.
The difference in the ground temperature profiles at those two sites can be attributed to different
surface conditions and the thermal conductivity of the ground at depth. The geothermal gradient
measured at the Doris North site is probably representative of the conditions in the vicinity of Tail
Lake.
Temperature data collected around Tail Lake indicates that the active layer in the marine clay/silt
soils appears to be about 0.5 m, while the sand deposit has an active zone no greater than 2 m. The
depth of zero annual amplitude varies between 11 and 17 m. The ground temperatures at the depth of
zero annual amplitude are generally in the range of -9 to -7 C. Figure 8 shows the ground
temperature and permafrost characteristics present at the site. SRK (2005e), which is included in
Appendix E, contains the most recent compilation of the ground temperature data collected by SRK
since 2002.
2.16 Freezing Temperature

The foundation material is composed in large part with a marine deposit that is saline. Pore water
salinity measurements indicated that the pore water in the marine deposit is generally similar to
seawater, with a few measurements that are slightly higher. Seawater has a freezing temperature of
about -2 C while the highest salinity measurement (54 ppt) corresponds to a freezing temperature of
about -3.1 C. Given the range of values measured, a freezing temperature of -2.5 C probably
includes most of the marine soils.
Salinity levels of 4 ppt or less were measured in the sand deposit that was encountered at various
locations around Tail Lake (SRK 2005e). The low salinity values indicate that the sand deposit is not
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saline. Given the relatively high salinity of the fine grained soils, the sand deposit is treated as a
saline soil as a precautionary measure for the purpose of design and thermal modelling.
The salinity of the pore water from rock core was not measured during the investigation. It was
considered as saline like the fine grained soils. Both dams will be constructed using crushed rock
that will be amended with fresh water. The pore water in this material will therefore freeze near
0 C.
2.17 Unfrozen Water Content

The unfrozen water content is important for fine grained soils, such as the marine deposit. Such soils
will have amounts of unfrozen pore water well below the freezing point, usually characterised by the
relationship between the unfrozen water content and the temperature. The unfrozen water content
was measured on one sample that was recovered at the surface near the North Dam (SRK 2005d).
This sample consisted of shallow sandy clayey silts with some organics and had probably low
salinity values due to its shallow depths. The results show that about 20 to 30% of the pore water
remained unfrozen at temperatures of -12 to -8 C (Figure 9). The unfrozen water content was
recently measured on three additional samples following the winter 2005 investigation. Two of these
three samples showed much higher unfrozen water contents than the previous measurements. They
are however similar to data reported by Hivon and Sego (1995) for saline soils (salinity 30 ppt). The
results shows 50% of the pore water will remain unfrozen at -8 C and about 15% will be unfrozen at
-20 C. Although a portion of pore water will remain unfrozen at subzero temperatures, the frozen
fraction will still be sufficient to reduce the hydraulic conductivity by probably a few orders of
magnitude (Newman and Wilson 1997).
The unfrozen water content of the sandy soils has not been measured. Given that sandy soils
generally exhibit relatively low unfrozen water content below the freezing temperature, it is
reasonable to use data from literature, such as Hivon and Sego (1995).
The unfrozen water content of bedrock was also not measured. Bedrock has a similar behaviour to
sand in relation to the unfrozen water content, normally exhibiting low unfrozen water content below
the freezing point of the pore fluid. Bedrock often has low to very low porosity values, which
further reduce the influence of the unfrozen water content. The unfrozen water content is therefore
not critical in bedrock and a relationship similar to sand is considered adequate.
2.18 Strength
Soil strength was not measured during the investigations for this project. Permafrost soils normally
have three states for which the strength will vary considerably, which depends whether the soil is
frozen or not. The strength will obviously be greater for frozen soils, due to the inter-particle
bonding provided by the frozen pore water. The thawing of permafrost soils often induce very low
strengths because of the excess pore pressure caused by the thawing of the pore ice and the often
unconsolidated nature of permafrost soils. Finally, thawed frozen soils will eventually consolidate
over time, thus gradually gaining strength.
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The presence of brine within the soil matrix of saline soils generally decreases the strength of the
frozen soil, in particular its resistance against creep deformation (long term deformation). The
unfrozen water content will also play a role in reducing the strength (Hivon and Sego 1995).
Although fine grained saline soils will have lower strengths amongst frozen soils, they still have
greater strengths than their unfrozen counterparts. It can be expected that creep deformation will
occur during the life of the dams, but the magnitude of the deformation will likely be small and
therefore, have minimal impact on the deformation of the dam.
Thawing will occur along the upstream side of the dams, thus creating a talik. This will introduce
zones of very low strength during the thawing process, followed by a gain in strength as the excess
pore water dissipates and the soils consolidate. The weak zones from the thawing will not sustain
the load from the dam and will result in settlements that are generally proportional to the amount of
pore ice present in the soil. The rate of settlement will be dependent on the rate at which the talik
develops. The talik will likely begin at the toe and gradually progress towards the core of the dam.
The design of the dams will therefore have to accommodate possible settlements and longitudinal
cracks by using flat slopes. This would however only occur when the talik develops.
2.19 Seismicity
A site specific seismic hazard assessment was done by the Geological Survey of Canada, according
to the procedures documented in Adams and Halchuck (2003). Peak ground accelerations and
velocities for various annual probabilities of exceedence were determined and are listed in Table 2.
Table 2: Probabilistic seismic ground motion analysis
Annual Probability of
Exceedence
Return Period
(Years)
Peak Ground
Acceleration (g)
Peak Ground Velocity

(cm/sec)
0.01
100
0.014
0.033
0.005
200
0.018
0.039
0.0021
475
0.023
0.049
0.0010
1,000
0.028
0.060
0.0004*
2,475
0.059
*The 1:2,475 return period data is not site specific to the Doris North Project area, but are for Kugluktuk (Coppermine).
The Doris North Project falls within the stable zone of Canada. This region has too few
earthquakes to define reliable seismic source zones. However, international experience suggests that
large earthquakes can occur anywhere in Canada, although the probability is very low.
Within this stable zone, the project area falls in acceleration zone 1 (Za = 1) and experiences zonal
accelerations of 0.05 g. The velocity zone in which the area falls is zone 0 (Zv = 0) which
corresponds to zonal velocities of 0.05 m/s. These zonal classifications are the lowest zones
classified on the seismic hazard maps of Canada (Adams and Halchuck 2003).
For design purposes, the 1:475 year earthquake for the site is calculated as having a peak horizontal
ground acceleration of 0.023 g, with a peak ground velocity of 0.049 m/s. In conjunction with
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proposed changes to the National Building Code of Canada, it is indicated that it would be prudent to
evaluate the performance of the structures during an earthquake with a 2,475-year return period.
Since the site specific seismic hazard calculation did not have a peak ground acceleration for this
return period, we have used the closest available data which is at Kugluktuk (Coppermine), and has a
reported peak ground acceleration of 0.059 g.
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3.1
General Layout
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The general layout of the tailings impoundment is illustrated in Figure 3. The tailings impoundment
consists of two dams to be constructed at both ends of Tail Lake (see Figure 4 for the North Dam
layout and Figure 5 for the South Dam layout). A spillway will be constructed immediately east of
the North Dam. The invert of the spillway will be constructed at elevation 33.5 m, which correspond
to the FSL of the tailings pond. Both dams will rely on permafrost to restrict seepage through the
dams.
3.2
Design Criteria
The design criteria for the tailings dams that are presented in the subsequent sections follow the
guidelines provided in Dam Safety Guidelines (Canadian Dam Association 1999).
3.2.1 Dam Classification

The dam classification system recommended in the Canadian Dam Association (1999) guidelines is
shown in Table 3. For the dams proposed herein, the potential incremental life safety consequence
of failure is no fatalities, due to the remote nature of the site and the topography and conditions
downstream of the dam. No fatalities corresponds to a very low consequence category.
Table 3: CDA dam classification in terms of consequences of failure
Consequence
Category
Very High
a)
b)
c)
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Potential Incremental Consequences of Failure[a]

Socioeconomic, Financial &
Life Safety[b]
Environmental[c]
Large number of fatalities
Extreme damages
High
Some fatalities
Large damages
Low
No fatalities anticipated
Moderate damages
Very Low
No fatalities
Minor damages beyond owners property
Incremental to the impacts which would occur under the same natural conditions (flood, earthquake or other event)
but without the failure of the dam. The consequence (i.e. loss of life or economic loses) with the higher rating
determines which category is assigned to the structure. In the case of tailings dams, consequence categories should
be assigned for each stage in the life cycle of the dam.
The criteria which define the Consequence Categories should be established between the Owner and the regulatory
authorities, consistent with societal expectations. Where regulatory authorities do not exist, or do not provide
guidance, the criteria should be set by the owner to be consistent with societal expectations. The criteria may be
based on levels of risk which are acceptable or tolerable to society.
The Owner may wish to establish separate corporate financial criteria which reflect their ability to absorb or
otherwise manage the direct financial loss to their business and their ability to pay for damages to others.
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The potential incremental socioeconomic, financial and environmental consequences of failure

include environmental impacts associated with the release of contaminated water to the downstream
environment and financial impacts related to the cost of mitigation. As indicated by note b,
stakeholders need to define these consequence categories to be consistent with societal expectations.
For purposes of this assessment, we have assumed that the potential incremental consequences of
failure of the new dam would be moderate damages. Our reasoning is that failure of the new dam
would release only contaminated water, not tailings. The uncontrolled release of contaminated water
would result in limited adverse environmental effects, but more importantly would discourage the
use of the area for subsistence hunting and fishing, which would represent an impact on the people
that may want to use the area at the time of the uncontrolled release. For instance, the failure of the
dam during extreme flood conditions would likely have very low consequences because of the
dilution involved. Additionally, if the dams are exposed to an unforeseen earthquake, the
consequence will likely be limited to the release of potentially contaminated water.
Based upon the life safety factor and the socioeconomic, financial and environmental aspects, the
tailings dams are classified as low in terms of consequences of failure. This classification is based
on SRKs best judgement and may differ from the local stakeholders. This needs to be assessed and
endorse by the local stakeholders prior to the final design.
3.2.2 Design Earthquake

The CDA guidelines indicate that the minimum criterion for the design earthquake for a dam in the
low consequence category would be an earthquake with an annual exceedence probability of 0.01
to 0.001. These probabilities represent return periods of 100 and 1,000 years, respectively. The
Geological Survey of Canada indicated that the 1,000 year event has a peak ground acceleration
(PGA) of 0.028 g. However, in relation to upcoming changes to the National Building Code of
Canada, Natural Resources Canada has been suggesting that it would be prudent for designers to
evaluate the performance of the structures during an earthquake with a 2,475-year return period.
Although no estimates are available for the Doris North site for that return period, a peak ground
acceleration of 0.06 g was estimated for a 2,475 year return period earthquake based on Kugluktuk
data.
3.2.3 Design Capacity

A detailed water balance for Tail Lake is documented in SRK (2005c). This water balance was used
in conjunction with the water quality model (SRK 2005c) to determine an appropriate design
capacity for Tail Lake. An iterative procedure was followed, where storage capacity was balanced
with decant requirements, such that a robust water management design could be implemented that
would account for all foreseeable uncertainties and upset conditions, whilst keeping the dams as
small as practical for reasons of minimising potential shoreline erosion concerns as well as keeping
the construction costs down. Based on this evaluation a FSL of 33.5 m was selected as the design
capacity. At this capacity, all proposed water management strategies would be able to function
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effectively, whilst still allowing a significant but reasonable margin of safety as deemed appropriate
by MHBL.
3.2.4 Design Freeboard

The tailings dams have been designed with both North and South Dams at a final crest elevation of
37.0 m. The frozen core of the dams, including the geosynthetic clay liners (GCL) will terminate at
an elevation of 34.5 m. The FSL in Tail Lake and the operational spillway will be at 33.5 m. This
allows for 3.5 m of freeboard, which constitutes 1.0 m for the core against potential spillway
blockages, as well as 2.5 m of thermal protection on top of the frozen core.
The design freeboard requirement for wind induced waves was calculated as 0.3 m. Complete
details of this calculation are presented in Appendix F. Considering the peak flood depth in the
spillway will be about 0.2 m (see next section), this means a total hydraulic freeboard requirement of
0.5 m, which half of the 1.0 m that has been allowed for.
3.2.5 Design Flood

The CDA guidelines indicates that the minimum criterion for the inflow design flood (IDF) for a
dam which coincides with the low consequence category would be a flood with an annual
exceedence probability of 0.01 (100-year return period) to 0.001 (1,000-year return period).
The freeboard requirement for the Dams is 3.5 m, and far exceeds the requirements based on any
possible flood estimates. Therefore, it was deemed appropriate to size the spillway for a 24-hour
storm event with a return period of 1:500 years. For the preliminary design calculations, no
attenuation of the flood peak within Tail Lake has been accounted for, and it was assumed that 100%
of the precipitation event in the catchments will flow over the spillway. Even under this scenario, it
is inconceivable that the dams could overtop, even if a complete blockage of the spillway was to
occur. The design depth of the water over the spillway crest when it is passing the 1:500 year, 24hour duration flood would be approximately 0.17 m.
3.2.6 Stability
The current stability requirements for earth and rock fill dams, advocated by the International
Committee on Large Dams (ICOLD) and the Canadian Dam Association (1999), were adopted for
preliminary design of the North and South Dams. These requirements are summarized in Table 4.
As indicated in this table, the case of rapid drawdown conditions was not examined. Rapid
drawdown conditions were considered unlikely for the facility because the dam materials on the
upstream face of the dams are coarse; the upstream slope is limited to 6H:1V and the core is frozen.
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Table 4: Minimum factors of safety

Minimum Factor
of Safety
Slope
1.5
Downstream
Not applicable
Upstream
End of construction before reservoir filling
1.3
Downstream and Upstream
Earthquake (pseudo-static)
1.1
Downstream
Loading Condition
Steady state seepage with maximum storage
pool
Full or partial rapid drawdown
3.2.7 Seepage
Seepage through the dam or foundation will not be present because both dams are designed as frozen
core dams constructed on frozen foundations. The seepage of properly constructed frozen core dams
will be at the lower bound for all types of dams and may, in some cases, approach zero.
3.2.8 Freezing Temperature

As a measure to introduce a margin of safety in the design, the interpretation of the frozen conditions
was reduced by 2 C. Such reduction corresponds to a freezing temperature of -2 C for the dam
material and -5 C for the natural soils and the bedrock. The freezing temperature of the marine
deposit was further reduced to -6 C to account for its salinity and unfrozen water content.
3.2.9 Construction Temperature

The dams will be constructed during the winter months to enable the freezing of the core and to
introduce cold temperatures into the dam materials as they are being placed. The placement of the
dam materials will therefore require that the ambient air temperature is colder than -15 C. It is
important that the snow accumulation be cleared from the dam working surfaces as it being
constructed to maximise heat loss.
3.2.10 Climatic Data and Climate Change

This preliminary dam design is based on the 30 year average climate (MAAT of -12.0 C with an
amplitude of -20.2 C) as initial condition. The 30 year average climate is then adjusted over time to
reflect the impact of climate change. The daily temperatures were increased at a rate of 0.1 C per
year over half of the year to reflect the winter increase, and by 0.03 C per year for the remaining
half during the warmer period (see Section 2.12). This warming trend equates to increase the MAAT
by 6.5 C over the next century, which is slightly higher than 5.3 C mentioned in Section 2.12. The
difference is due to a simplification in the calculation: the above value is calculated using two six
months periods instead of quarterly periods based on seasons. This simplification, which introduces
slightly warmer conditions, was selected essentially for the thermal modelling presented later.
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Upset Conditions
Upset events are incorporated in this preliminary design, essentially to assess the robustness of the
design that is proposed. These upset events are described in the following sections.
3.3.1 Warm Climate

Climate change could potentially initiate exceptionally warm years which could impact the
performance of the frozen core dams. An exceptional warm climate scenario was incorporated for
this design. The warm condition listed in Table 1, which is based on the warmest three years over
the last 30 years, was considered as being the average climate when the dam is constructed. The
initial warm climate then incorporates a gradual temperature rise to reflect the impact of climate
change. The same approach as described in the previous section was applied for this warm climate
scenario: an increase of 0.1 C per year during the cold half of the year and 0.03 C for the remaining
part of the year.
A statistical analysis performed on the 30 year climate data indicate that the above warm climate
combined with the climate change effects would exceed the 1/100 Annual Exceedence Probability
(AEP) value in about 12 years, and the 1/1000 AEP in about 25 years.
3.3.2 Over-Topping
Over-topping of the dam could introduce heat to the dam, especially if this event occurs during the
late part of the summer. Overtopping will also expose the dam to erosion, which is addressed with
proper material selection and transition zones within the dam.
The storage volume in Tail Lake between 33.5 m and 34.5 m is in excess of 1 million cubic meters.
Assuming 100% of the 62.8 mm, 1:500 year, 24-hour precipitation event fall on the 450 ha Tail Lake
catchment, that only accounts for approximately 300,000 cubic meters, or less than 0.3 m rise in the
water level. Conversely, a 24-hour precipitation event in excess of 220 mm would have to occur to
allow the water level in Tail Lake to rise 1.0 m, which is more than 3.5 times the magnitude of the
design event. Therefore, given the storage capacity of Tail Lake and the magnitude of the
precipitation at the site, it is inconceivable that the water level in Tail Lake can rise from 33.5 m to
34.5 m during a single peak storm event, even if a complete blockage of the spillway occurred.
Additionally, elevation 34.5 m corresponds to the crest of the frozen core inside the dam, while the
dam crest is at elevation 37.0 m. A rise of 1 m above the FSL would still remain within the overall
freeboard of the dam. This situation was therefore considered unrealistic and overtopping was not
included as a possible upset condition.
3.3.3 Extended Duration of Storage

The proposed water balance for the tailings impoundment indicates that, in the worst case scenario,
the dams may have to retain water for a period of 22 years. The adopted design criteria were
therefore to design the dam to function for at least 25 years. Although it is very unlikely, the storage
period was extended to 40 years for the assessment of upset conditions.
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Settlement
The dams will be subject to settlement, primarily from the thawing of the frozen ground below the
upstream and downstream shells of the dams. The central portion of the dam, where the impervious
core is located, will not settle since the foundation and the core are to remain frozen during the entire
operating life of the dams. Because the core and the foundation will perform as a rigid block, the
potential for crest settlement is practically nil. Therefore, there is no requirement to include a higher
height of the core to compensate for settlement. The height of the core is therefore controlled by the
hydraulic and thermal freeboard components of the dams.
Settlement at the dam toe (upstream and downstream) will be dependent on the state of consolidation
of the underlying soils but will be essentially controlled by the amount of excess ice present in the
soil formation. The soil will subside by the amount of excess ice once the talik is fully developed.
Excess ice mentioned herein corresponds to the volumetric portion of ice that is in excess to the pore
volume of a soil when unfrozen.
The subsurface investigations encountered soils with excess ice. It was confirmed with the finegrained marine deposit, although the coarser sand deposit is also expected to contain excess ice.
Based on visual inspections of the soil samples at the time of recovery, the silty soils contain most of
the visible ice. The clayey and sandy soils contain visible ice, but to a lesser extent and mostly
intermittently. The gravimetric water content measured in the marine soils ranged from 30.4% to
146% (the second highest value is 82.2%) over 24 samples (see Table 5.1 of SRK 2003b), for an
average of 52% (excluding the highest value). The marine soils without excess ice will have lower
water contents and a value of 33.5% (second lowest value) was assumed for settlement estimations.
Although these average values may represent average conditions over the entire length of the dam, it
is important to note the variability in the water content, which suggests that there is a potential of
having localised zones of higher ice content.
The maximum thickness of the marine deposit varies from about 20 m at the North Dam to 30 m at
the South Dam. It is therefore reasonable to assume that 50% of the marine deposit contains excess
ice based on field observations. The thickness of soil with excess ice would therefore be in the order
of 10 to 15 m.
Using the method based on the ratio of bulk densities of the frozen and unfrozen soils, the conditions
at the North and South Dams suggest that the talik could potentially induce settlements up to 2.5 m at
the North Dam and to 3.7 m at the South Dam. As indicated above, there is also a possibility of
having localised pockets where the settlement could exceed these values. These potential
settlements will only affect the upstream portion of the dam because the core and foundation will be
designed to remain frozen for the entire design life of the dam. It is therefore important that the
upstream slopes of the dams be flat enough to compensate for the settlement that will eventually
develop over time. However, in reality the magnitude of the talik will be limited since the dam will
be operated for a finite time (i.e. 25 years).
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In addition to the above potential differential settlement on the upstream side, the North Dam also
has the potential of being subject to differential settlement along the longitudinal axis of the core if
the foundation is allowed to thaw. This is due to the discontinuity in the overburden between the
sand dominated foundation and the ice-rich clay-silt foundation.
The development of the talik along the upstream side of the dams will introduce weak zones that will
potentially induce large deformation. Deformation analysis using models based on visco-elastic
constitutive relationships will be undertaken at final design to quantify settlement. A model such as
the FLAC model will likely be used because of its capacity to accommodate large displacements and
strains, non-linear material behaviour, thermally induced deformation and creep deformation.
The settlement can be mitigated by selecting sufficiently flat slopes for the dam sections and by
providing proper maintenance and care to the dams during their operations. Differential settlement
would still occur along the upstream face of the dams caused by the retained water, but the central
frozen zone would maintain the integrity of the dam against leakage and deformation. Depressions
caused by settlement will require backfill and proper grading. The layout of the dams will therefore
have to accommodate for potential large deformation caused by the ingress of the talik against the
dam. As mentioned earlier, since it is a design requirement to keep the core and foundation fozen,
the crest core of the dam will be subject to practically no deformation.
Creep deformation is another possible source of settlement, given that the foundation contains saline
pore water. The rate of deformation will however be low to very low and mitigation measures can
easily be implemented following annual dam inspections. Also, given the duration for which the
dam will be required to retain water (maximum of 25 years), the magnitude of the creep settlement
will be much less than the potential settlement caused by the talik along the upstream face of the
dams.
3.5
Dam Section
3.5.1 Justification
The core of the dams will be processed crushed rock, and a synthetic liner will placed against the
upstream face of the core as a secondary containment measure. The entire dam section will be
constructed with crushed rock of various gradations. This type of dam configuration eliminates the
uncertainties and concerns raised during the review process with the potential use of the natural fine
grained material as the frozen core material (SRK 2003b). Those uncertainties and concerns are
eliminated because there is no need to develop a borrow source, there is no risk of suspended solids
that could potentially originate from the borrow source area, it eliminates the potential variability
associated with natural borrow sources, and finally, there are precedents of frozen core dams using
crushed rock similar to the configuration proposed herein (EBA 1998; 2003).
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3.5.2 Description
The dam configuration will be constructed as a rock fill structure with a geosynthetic clay liner
(GCL), filter and transition zones and a frozen key trench founded on non-organic permafrost soils
and/or bedrock. The cross-sections for the North Dam are shown in Figure 10 and for the South
Dam in Figure 11. The upstream side of the dams will have a slope of 6H:1V (horizontal:vertical),
and the downstream side at 4H:1V. These flat slopes are to compensate for the uncertainties
associated with the potential deformation induced by the talik along the toe of the dams. Further
analysis at the final design stage may lead to some optimization of these slopes. The North Dam will
reach a height of about 11 m and will be about 200 m long. The South Dam will be 7 m high and
almost 300 m long. The width at the crest will be 10 m for both dams.
The outer shell (upstream and downstream) will consist of run-of-quarry rock fill (Material C),
which will encapsulate a transition zone consisting of processed crushed rock (Material B 150 mm
material). This transition zone will provide the transition between the outer rock fill shell and the
central core. The central core will be fabricated from finer processed crushed rock (Material A
20 mm material) and will be placed in a wet state. This wet placement will enable the core to
become impervious once frozen. The central core will reach an elevation of 34.5 m, which is 1.0 m
above FSL. Material A will also be used to backfill the key trench.
A GCL (or an equivalent impervious membrane) will be used as secondary containment and will be
placed along the upstream face of the central frozen core. The GCL will also extend over the entire
crest of the central core and over most of the key trench. The GCL will be overlapped along the
upstream face of the dam where the GCL from the key trench intercepts the upper GCL. The GCL
will be covered by at least 0.3 m of Material A for protection purposes.
Passive looped thermosyphons are incorporated in the preliminary design as necessary components
at this stage. The purpose of the looped thermosyphons is to lower the ground temperature of the
foundations to overcome the uncertainties associated with salinity and the unfrozen water content of
the marine deposit. The thermosyphons will consist of passive horizontal loop evaporators that
would be installed at the base of the key trench during the construction of the dams as shown in
Figure 10. Four looped thermosyphons are currently planned for the each dam, with two
thermosyphons on both sides of the dam. The thermosyphons will each have a single loop
evaporator that will cover half of the dam along the longitudinal axis. The looped evaporator will be
offset by 1.5 m apart and will cover the entire length of the dam. It is expected that each
thermosyphon will consist of a 39 m2 radiator connected to evaporator looped pipes that could be up
to 220 m long. The 220 m length includes a 20 m offset between the dam alignment and the location
of the radiator, plus two times 90 m for the looped evaporator pipe to reach the mid-point of the dam
and return.
The vegetation cover will be removed below the entire footprint of the dams. The dam sections will
also require the excavation of a key trench that will be at least 4 m deep. The final depth and width
of the key trench will be confirmed during construction excavation.
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3.5.3 Abutments
The dam abutments will extend to bedrock, which appears competent at shallow depth but have
some open and contiguous discontinuities. The slope of the rock should be limited to a 1H:1V slope,
thus resulting in some rock excavation. The three-dimensional aspect associated with the active
layer at the abutments needs to be considered to provide an adequate seal against water leakage
along the core-bedrock interface or in the near-surface fractured bedrock. Slush grouting or similar
surface treatment may be required to fill voids in fractures and prepare the key trench. The condition
of the abutments will be assessed during construction excavation.
3.6
Construction Materials
The construction materials for the dams consist of Materials A, B and C and a geosynthetic clay liner
(GCL). All the granular material used to construct the dams will be produced from quarried rock.
The locations of the rock quarries are indicated on Figure 2 and consist of predominantly basalt.
Complete geological, mineralogical and geochemical details on these quarry sites are documented in
Miramar (2003) and AMEC (2003c). Preliminary specifications of the construction materials are
described in the following sections. This specification is consistent with the dams constructed at the
Ekati Diamond MineTM (EBA 1998, 2003).
3.6.1 Material A (20 mm minus)

Material A will consist of well graded processed crushed rock with a maximum particle size of 20
mm. Since each lift of this material will have to be frozen prior to the placement of the next lift, it is
important that this material contains sufficient fine particles to provide water retaining capabilities
for the duration of the freezing process. The recommended gradation is shown in Figure 12.
The material will be moisture conditioned to a moisture content representing at least 90% saturation
or higher. The material will be placed in winter and require heating capabilities to condition the
granular material to the proper water content prior to placement. The placement will require
compaction capable of obtaining 90% of its maximum dry density. The thickness of the lifts will be
determined in the field prior the beginning of the construction, although it will be in the order of 0.2
to 0.3 m.
3.6.2 Material B (150 mm minus)

This material will comprise of well-graded screened crushed rock with a maximum particle size of
150 mm. This material is intended to act as a transition between Materials A and C. The material
will be placed in compacted lifts with a thickness prior to compaction of approximately 0.5 m. The
recommended gradation for Material B is shown in Figure 13.
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3.6.3 Material C (run-of-quarry)

Material C is the material used to construct the outer shell of the dams. It will consist of run-ofquarry and have a maximum size of 500 mm. The fabrication of this material will be dependent on
the condition of the rock and the blasting procedure at the quarry. The suitable gradation may
require further processing or adjustment to the blasting procedure prior to placement. The placement
of Material C as shell material will be in compacted lifts approximately 1 m thick.
3.6.4 Impervious Membrane (GCL)

The GCL will consist of sodium bentonite enclosed between two non-woven geotextiles. The three
layer assembly will be held together by needle punching. GCL are readily available from several
manufacturers. The specification will be determined for the final design but it can be expected that it
will be similar to Bentofix NW. Alternate membrane types will be assessed at the final design to
determine the best product for the dams.
The placement of the GCL will also require some bentonite to seal the overlaps between sheets of
GCL. Bentonite would also be used for bedding of the GCL in the key trench.
3.6.5 Thermosyphons
Artificial ground freezing can be achieved in cooler climates using thermosyphons. A thermosyphon
is a hollow pipe filled with pressurized carbon dioxide (CO2) that evaporates and condensates
depending on the ambient air and ground temperatures. They essentially consist of two main
components: the evaporator and the condenser/radiator. The evaporator is the portion of the
thermosyphons that is buried in the ground where the heat is extracted from the ground, namely
where cooling occurs. The radiator is the component that is installed above grade and is generally
installed in a vertical position. The section joining the radiator and the evaporator is often called the
riser. The radiator will usually be covered with protruded fins that increase the heat exchange
between the thermosyphon and the ambient air. Thermosyphons become active only when the
ambient air is colder than the evaporators (buried portion). The heat extraction simply ceases over
the period where the ambient air temperature is warmer than the ground temperature. A key
advantage of thermosyphons is the absence of mechanical assistance, i.e. they operate passively. It
should be noted that in some instances these thermosyphons can be made active by providing a
freezing plant actively cool the radiators. This is however only done when thermosyphons are used
to freeze a foundation, and is not being considered for the Doris North Project.
There are two types of thermosyphons that are sometimes used on dam projects: the single pipe
system and the loop system. The North and South Dams will include loop system thermosyphons,
with two loops installed on both sides of the dam with some overlap in the middle portion of the
dam.
Single pipe thermosyphons are usually used where the objective is to provide ground freezing along
a vertical or sloped plane such as a cut-off wall. The single pipe thermosyphon consists of a single
pipe that is installed in drilled holes, with a short length left to extend above the ground surface. A
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radiator is attached to the above-ground portion, which generally consists of a 25 mm coil welded in
spiral around the pipe. Any heat in the ground causes the CO2 liquid within the pipe to evaporate and
rise upwards to the radiator. When the radiator is cold, as it would be throughout the winter, the CO2
gas condenses and the liquid runs back down the tube, where it can be evaporated again. This causes
the internal bi-directional flow: the liquid phase flows downward by gravity along the internal wall
of the pipe while the evaporated gas phase flows upwards through the central portion.
Loop system thermosyphons are intended to induce ground freezing along horizontal planes, such as
the foundation of buildings or the base of dams. The loop system functions the same way as the
single pipe system with one difference: the flow in the evaporator (buried portion) is uni-directional.
The radiator is the same as the single pipe thermosyphon. The loop system thermosyphons utilise
proprietary internal components within the riser to force the working fluid to travel in one direction
within the evaporator. As the CO2 fluid absorbs heat, it vaporizes and expands. The expansion
helps to push the working fluid around the loop. The working fluid moves around the loop in twophase flow, increasing in velocity as it proceeds around the loop. This allows the loop to be placed
on a relatively flat plane. The term relatively means that there can be some undulations in the
vertical profile of the loop. The subgrade can just be graded to a near flat condition within the
specifications of the manufacturer and the loops then placed directly on the graded material. Loop
lengths of 150 m are not uncommon. (extracted from Yarmak and Long 2002).
Thermosyphons would be provided and installed by Arctic Foundations of Canada, the supplier of
thermosyphons in Canada.
3.7
Spillway
The operational spillway will be located on the right abutment of the North Dam. The spillway has
been sized to pass a 24-hour storm event with a 1:500 year recurrence interval. The spillway will be
20 m wide and will have a constant gradient of 2%. The spillway will be excavated in bedrock with
no additional finishing. The spillway side slopes will be excavated at a slope of 1H:3V and, where
permafrost is encountered, the slopes will be armoured with geotextile and a 300 mm thick layer of
rip rap. The construction of this spillway may be delayed to the closure phase of the project due to
the time Tail Lake requires to reach FSL. This decision will be made at the final design stage.
3.8
Decant System
Decant will be achieved through a system of pumps, which will be synchronized to match the annual
Doris Lake outflow hydrograph. Flow measurements at the Doris Lake outflow location will be used
to trigger the pump(s) that will transfer the appropriate decant volume from Tail Lake to a discharge
point downstream of Doris Lake, but upstream of the 4.5 m high waterfall in Doris Creek (see
Figure 2). More details of this system are provided in SRK (2005c).
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Quantities
A preliminary estimate of the quantities for the North and South Dams is summarised in Table 5.
Construction of the North Dam will require about 65,350 m3 of material, and the South Dam about
42,020 m3, for a total of 107,365 m3. The key trench will represent 14,834 m3 at the North Dam and
8,335 m3 at the South Dam. These quantities are based on the preliminary design drawings that
accompany this report.
Table 5: Estimated quantities to construct the North and South Dams
North Dam
(m3)
South Dam
(m3)
Total
(m3)
14,834
8,335
23,169
Material A (core)
11,351
3,229
14,580
Material B (transition)
6,437
4,373
10,810
Material C (shell)
32,725
26,081
58,806
Total
65,347
42,018
107,365
Material
Excavation (key trench)
Backfilled with Material A
3.10 Thermal Analysis

3.10.1 Scenarios
The thermal modelling consisted of calibrating the model against field measurements, predicting the
thermal regime until the end of the operating life of the dams and to predict the thermal regime under
upset conditions. All the thermal simulations are based on transient simulations.
Model calibration consisted of reproducing the ground temperature measurements obtained from
borehole SRK-33 and SRK-43, both located at the South Dam. The stratigraphy at these two
boreholes consists of the marine deposit of about 20 m thick overlying an 8 m thick layer of till and
then bedrock. The calibration enabled the estimation of the freezing and thawing indices that are
representative of the conditions along Tail Lake.
The thermal performance of the dam was assessed by using the current conditions as initial
conditions and predicting the ground temperature in the dam and in the foundations over a period of
40 years, although the dam design criteria is for a life of 25 years only. The ambient air temperature
was gradually increased over time to reflect the impact of climate change.
Thermal simulations were performed to reflect the upset conditions described, including climate
change and prolonged storage (see Section 3.3). The specific upset condition consists of using the
warm climate as the initial climate, applying a warming trend for climate change and running the
model for a 40 year period.
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3.10.2 Model
Thermal modelling was carried out using the finite element model SVHEAT version 3.09 developed
by SoilVision Systems Ltd. and FlexPDE version 4.2 developed by PDE Solutions Inc.
SVHEAT models heat transport for both steady-state and time-dependent analyses based on the
FlexPDE solver. It incorporates the latent heat associated with phase changes of water. The model
can support geometries in 2D or 3D. SVHEAT supports multiple boundary conditions as well as
transient boundary conditions. Further details are available in the Users Manual of SVHEAT
(SoilVision Systems 2004).
FlexPDE is a general purpose partial differential equation (PDE) solver that is based on the finite
element method. FlexPDE can solve a multitude of PDE problems in 1D, 2D and 3D spaces. More
information is available in the Users Manual of FlexPDE (PDE Solutions 2004a, b).
3.10.3 Soil Properties

The thermal properties of the existing ground and the dam materials were represented by five
material types as listed in Table 6. The marine and till deposits were assigned the same values while
the dam materials can be either saturated or unsaturated, depending on the zone relative to the water
table. The porosity and the unfrozen thermal conductivity of the marine deposit are based on
laboratory results. The thermal conductivity for the sand and the dam materials was estimated using
the method by Johansen (1975). The thermal conductivity of the bedrock was estimated from values
obtained in the literature.
Table 6: Thermal properties used in the thermal model
Degree of
saturation
Porosity
Marine & till deposits
100%
Sand deposit
Soil types
Thermal conductivity
(kJ C-1 m-1 day-1)
Heat capacity
(kJ m-3 day-1)
Unfrozen
Frozen
Unfrozen
Frozen
0.52
104
195
2991
2060
100%
0.30
130
192
2601
1973
Basalt bedrock
100%
0.05
260
260
2238
2133
Dam Materials A, B, C
saturated
100%
0.30
163
244
2751
2123
Dam Materials A, B, C
unsaturated
60%
0.30
161
178
2230
1916
Figure 14 shows the three unfrozen water content curves that were used to represent the five
materials listed in Table 6. The marine and the sand deposits are based on the unfrozen water
content curves reported by Hivon and Sego (1995) for saline soils (salinity of 30 ppt). The curve
used in the thermal model corresponds to the upper bound of the combined fine silty sand and silty
sand as reported in that paper. The saline sand from that same paper was used for the sand deposit in
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the model. The bedrock and the dam materials were assigned an arbitrary unfrozen water content
curve representative of non-saline soils.
The recent laboratory testing performed for the winter 2005 investigation are not included in the
above properties. However, the recent laboratory data were consistent with the parameters listed
above and a series of simulations performed using the recent values did not show any significant
differences, and therefore the results presented in this report using the values listed in Table 6 are
valid an applicable. The final design will however use the most recent dataset to establish the
parameters for the thermal analyses.
3.10.4 Calibration
The calibration consisted of reproducing the ground temperatures measured at the South Dam inside
SRK-33 and SRK-43. This modelling exercise was used to estimate the surface thawing and
freezing indices as well as the shallow geothermal gradient.
Setup
The thermal model was setup as a one-dimensional problem. The ground profile consisted of 20 m
of marine sediments overlying 10 m of till and then bedrock. The thermal properties were according
to the values presented in the previous section.
The boundary condition at the top was a time-dependent temperature oscillation based on average
climatic conditions that combined the application of the thawing and freezing indices. The seasonal
oscillation was approximated with a time (t) dependent sinusoidal function in the form of:
T A (t ) = MAAT + AT sin( 2
t
)
365
(1)
where TA(t) is the air temperature at a given time t(C), MAAT is the mean annual air temperature
(C), AT the annual amplitude of MAAT. The simulations were performed with an MAAT of
-12.0 C and an amplitude of -20.2 C. In comparison with two years for which measurements were
taken from SRK-33 and SRK-43, the 2003 climatic data was slightly warmer while 2004 appear
slightly colder. The small variation from the MAAT was considered sufficiently small that the
selected MAAT was considered appropriate for this calibration.
The above time-dependent air temperature was then converted to a surface temperature by using the
thawing and freezing indices. The daily surface temperatures are calculated as:
TS (t ) = ni T A (t )
(2)
where Ts(t) = Surface temperature (C)

Surface index:
nt if TA(t) > 0 C
ni =
nf if TA(t) < 0 C
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The surface thawing index (nt) and surface freezing index (nf) are dependent on snow cover and the
ground surface conditions. These two parameters were varied until the annual variation of the
shallow ground temperature resembled the distribution of ground temperature measurements
obtained from SRK-33 and SRK-43. The surface at these two boreholes consists of typical
hummocky vegetation.
The bottom boundary condition consisted of specifying a no heat flux boundary, which is consistent
with the measurements around Tail Lake and more specifically inside SRK-33 and SRK-43.
The initial condition consisted of specifying a uniform temperature of -8.5 C, although this had little
impact on the interpretation of the simulations because they were applied for a 50 year period to
assure that the pseudo-steady state conditions were achieved.
Results
The result of the calibration is shown in Figure 15 where the modelled ground temperature is
compared with the field measurements. The calibration was achieved by using a surface thawing
index of 1.00, a surface freezing index of 0.70, while maintaining a no heat flux boundary at the
bottom.
3.10.5 Predictions - Normal Operating Conditions

The thermal model was used to predict the performance of the North and South Dams after 25 years
of operation. Preliminary thermal simulations showed that the North Dam has the most critical
section of the two dams. Consequently, the thermal modelling discussed herein focuses on the North
Dam only.
The North Dam was first modelled without thermosyphons and two looped thermosyphons were then
added to assess their potential benefits of maintaining colder ground temperatures.
Setup
The geometry of the North Dam that was used in the thermal model is shown in Figure 16, which is
according to the dam section shown in Figure 10. Figure 16 also shows the limits of the entire
domain. The thickness of the marine deposit is 6 m and the underlying sand deposit is 17 m thick.
The remaining bottom portion is represented by bedrock. The dam material is represented by either
saturated or unsaturated materials. The central core, the portion upstream the core that is below
elevation 33.5 m (FSL) are considered saturated and the remainder unsaturated. The thermal
properties are consistent with the values presented earlier.
The initial condition consisted of specifying a surface temperature of -8 C over the original ground
surface, including the foundation below the footprint of the dam. The initial surface temperature was
increased by 0.5 C from the calibration value of -8.5 C simply to introduce some conservatism in
the thermal simulations. Since the dam will be constructed during winter under ambient temperature
colder than -15 C, the dam was also set to an initial temperature of -8 C.
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The 30 year average climate was used as the initial climate and climate change was applied over the
entire duration of the simulations by increasing the ambient temperature by 0.1 C per year for half
of the year during the cold season and by 0.03 C for the warm season. The time-dependent ambient
air temperature was represented by a sinusoidal function as described in the previous section.
The left and right boundaries were considered as no flux boundary. Although the calibration was
obtained with a no heat flux boundary at the bottom of the domain, the dam was modelled with a
heat flux of 1,560 J day-1, which is based on the geothermal of 18 C km-1 measured at the Boston
Camp. The geothermal gradient of 11.4 C km-1 measured at the Doris North site would be more
representative of the site conditions but the higher value was selected simply to increase the margin
of safety in the predictions.
The top boundary was represented with a time-dependent surface temperature using the sinusoidal
function mentioned above combined with surface indices. The top boundary was divided in three
sections: the vegetation cover downstream of the North Dam, the exposed surface of the dam and the
submerged zone on the upstream side.
The vegetation zone on the downstream side was considered similar to the area used to calibrate the
model, although there are some uncertainties associated with potential snow accumulation that could
influence the value of the surface freezing index. As a precaution, the calibrated surface freezing
index of 0.70 was reduced by 20% for a value of 0.56. The surface thawing index remained at 1.00.
The exposed surface of the dam was assigned a surface freezing index of 0.70 over the entire dam
that is not submerged. A 6 m dam segment at the downstream toe of the dam was assigned a surface
freezing index of 0.56 for potential snow accumulation. The surface thawing index was set to 2.00
for the exposed granular material of the dam.
The submerged portion of the top boundary was represented by the sinusoidal ambient air
temperature and did not use the surface indices. The temperature was however restricted to remain
above +4 C (i.e. the water remained at +4 C during the winter and followed the ambient air
temperature during the summer). This boundary condition assumes that the dam will be exposed to
the FSL at 33.5 m from day 1 and remain at that level for the remainder of the simulation. For
comparison, the water balance predicts that it would take approximately five years to reach FSL, and
that the FSL may never be reached over the 25 year design life of the dam. The presence of such
water body against the dam for the entire simulation contributed to further increase the margin of
safety in the thermal predictions.
Additional thermal simulations were performed with horizontal thermosyphons present at the bottom
of the key trench. The simulations included four evaporator pipes that represented the two horizontal
looped systems, each loop being connected at the surface to a vertical radiator with a surface area of
39 m2.
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The rate of heat extraction was simulated using the following expression (Long 2004):
Q = (A + B VC)(Tsoil TA)
Q=0
for TA < Tsoil

for TA Tsoil
(3)
(4)
Q corresponds to the total heat flux extracted by the thermosyphon (BTU hour-1); V is the wind
velocity (mph); Tsoil the temperature of the evaporator in the soil (F); and TA the ambient air
temperature (F). The parameters A, B and C are fitting coefficients based on measurements and
were assigned the following values (Long 2004):
A = 200.8 BTU hour-1 F-1
B = 401 (BTU hour-1 F-1)(mph)-C
C = 0.273
V = 4.47 mph
The wind velocity was assumed constant at 2 m/s (4.47 mph). The ambient air temperature was
calculated using the sinusoidal relationship described previously and Tsoil was calculated dynamically
by the thermal model.
The total heat flux was then converted to a heat flux per unit of looped evaporator. The unit heat
flux was obtained by dividing the total heat flux by the length of the looped pipe; in this case 220 m.
It represents four looped thermosyphons covering a length of about 90 m plus a 20 m offset to
connect to the radiator, thus a total loop of 220 m (2 x 110 m).
Results
The results shown in Figure 17 (larger scale figures are presented in Appendix G) are for the North
Dam and correspond to the simulation without any thermosyphon. It indicates that the core of the
dam will remain colder than -2 C over the entire 25 year period, thus sufficiently cold to meet the
design criterion. The warmest area of the core is situated along the top surface of the core at
elevation 34.5 m where the temperature reaches -2 C. The -2 C isotherm remains however above
the FSL (elevation 33.5 m). The position of the -2 C isotherm can easily be raised simply by adding
a granular pad along the crest of the dam or by treating the surface to reduce heat penetration during
the summer months. This detail will be optimised during the final design.
The foundation material remains sufficiently cold for most of the 25 year period but the ground
temperature becomes marginal towards the end of the initial 25 year period. At 25 years, the -6 C
isotherm is located just outside the key trench, and therefore, is slightly outside the criterion of
maintaining the foundation material colder than -6 C. The simulations for the South Dam showed
similar results.
The simulation that incorporates the thermosyphons was able to meet all the criteria over the entire
25 year period as shown in Figure 18. The presence of the thermosyphons provided sufficient heat
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extraction to maintain the foundation soils below the threshold value of -6 C. The results for the
South Dam were also similar. Appendix G provides larger scale figures of these simulation results.
3.10.6 Predictions - Upset Condition

The upset condition is to simulate unforeseen events that could impact the performance of the dam.
It also assesses the robustness of the dam against such unforeseen events. The upset condition is
essentially the application of a warm climate over the initial 25 year of operation plus a 15 year
extension, thus a total duration of 40 years. The simulation included the presence of two looped
thermosyphons that are identical to the ones described in the previous sections.
Setup
The setup for the upset conditions is identical to the previous scenario with the exception of the
MAAT and the amplitude used in the sinusoidal function. In the case of the warm climate, the
current climate is considered as having a MAAT of -10 C and an amplitude of 19 C. These values
were used as the starting climatic conditions and climate change was maintained over the entire
duration of the simulation as described in the previous section.
Results
The results for the upset condition that involves a warm climate are shown in Figure 19. It shows that
the North Dam with thermosyphons can sustain a warm climate over the initial 25 years. Similar
results were obtained for the South Dam.
Figure 20 compares the three cases (average climate with and without thermosyphons, and warm
climate with thermosyphons) that were modelled for a 40 year period. It shows that the average
climate without thermosyphons will not meet the criterion of -6 C underneath the core of the dam,
although it was missed by only 1 C. The -5 C isotherm still covers a portion of the footprint of
the core of the dam after 40 years. The average and warm climate simulations that incorporated
thermosyphons met the -6 C criterion. The temperature of the dam material was sufficiently cold in
all the simulations to meet the -2 C criterion.
3.10.7 Discussions and Conclusions

The thermal simulations indicate that the thermal performance of the North and South Dams could
be marginal in meeting the criterion of-6 C for the foundation soils, without the inclusion of
thermosyphons. Alternatively, the thermal simulations show that the dam will meet the set criterion
of -6 C if thermosyphons are used, even under upset conditions such as a warm climate. For the
purpose of this preliminary design, the thermal simulations indicate that the dams will require
thermosyphons. It also indicates that the final design will have to demonstrate clearly the
performance of the dam in meeting the thermal criteria if thermosyphons are to be excluded.
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3.11 Seepage
The frozen core dams are expected to have negligible seepage as long as the material in the core and
in the foundations is frozen.
3.12 Stability
The stability of the North Dam at Tail Lake has been assessed using conventional stability analyses.
The results from this dam are applicable to the South Dam at Tail Lake, as the design section is
identical with lower heights (6 m vs. 11m), and similar foundation materials and conditions. A
summary of these analyses is presented below. The detailed results are contained in Appendix H.
Further assessment will require deformation analysis using models based on visco-elastic
constitutive relationships. Such assessment would be performed at the final design stage.
3.12.1 Failure Modes

The proposed dams will have flat slopes. The outer shell of the dams will consist of granular
material while the foundations can be either granular (mainly sand) or fine-grained (marine silt and
clay). The central fine-grained core will remain frozen and the foundations are expected to remain
frozen on the downstream side of the dams. Data from the drilling programs suggest that, in general,
the foundations contain excess ice, in particular in the fine-grained marine deposit. The most likely
failure modes therefore comprise:
a failure surface which is relatively shallow and sub-parallel to the slope face,
a failure in the surface of the core if thawing occurred, and
a failure of the granular material overlying the frozen core, i.e. downward movement of the
crushed rock fill on the core interface.
The analyses assume that, in the event there is thawing of the dam or its foundation, the rate of
thawing would be sufficiently low that the pore pressure would dissipate at levels that would not
affect the stability of the dam. The frozen strength of the soils was not used in the analyses.
3.12.2 Method of Analysis

The slope stability analyses were performed using 2-dimensional limit equilibrium analyses and the
computer program SLOPE/W, which was developed by GEO-SLOPE International
(GEO-SLOPE 1998). Factors of safety for the various stability cases were determined using the
Morgenstern-Price method.
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3.12.3 Geometry and Input Parameters

The highest slope of the North Dam has been used for analysis. Input parameters have been selected
based on judgment and are believed to be at or below typical mean values for the materials
considered (Table 7). An earthquake with a 2,475-year return period, coinciding with a peak ground
acceleration of 0.06 g, was used for the pseudostatic assessment.
Table 7: Input parameters used in the stability analyses
Parameter
Moist Unit
Weight
(kN/m3)
Rock Shell
Effective Strength Parameters

c (kPa)
phi (degrees)
20.0
40
Transition
21.0
35
Core
21.0
32
GCL
18.0
15
Foundation silt
18.5
30
Earthquake for PseudoStatic Assessment
0.06 g
Note: The water tables are assumed to run through the upstream shell at the spillway invert elevation, to downstream face
of core, down through the downstream transition zone, then along ground surface downstream of the dam.
3.12.4 Results
Table 8 demonstrates that the calculated factors of safety for the North and South Dams meet or
exceed the minimum allowable values.
Table 8: Summary of critical factors of safety for North Dam
Stability Condition
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Suggested
Minimum Factor Calculated
of Safety
FOS
(FOS)
Comments
Dam Surface
End of Construction
Steady State
1.3
1.5
2.8
2.8
Dam shell, infinite slope analysis

Dam shell, infinite slope analysis
Deep Seated
Steady State
Steady State
Pseudo-static
Pseudo-static
1.5
1.5
1.1
1.1
3.2
2.3
2.0
1.8
Circular, upstream face

Circular, downstream face
Circular, upstream, a = 0.06 g
Circular, downstream, a = 0.06 g
Along Core Face

Steady State
Steady State
Pseudo-static
Pseudo-static
1.5
1.5
1.1
1.1
2.7
3.0
1.7
2.4
Upstream face (along GCL)

Downstream face
a = 0.06 g; Upstream face (along GCL)
a = 0.06 g; Downstream face
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Final Design
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The design presented herein is preliminary but confirms that the concept and the constructability are
achievable, since it is based on experience (EBA 1998, 2003). The final design will be undertaken
based on the information presented in this report supported by additional analysis, data and a more
rigorous evaluation of cost optimizations, construction specifications and scheduling. Table 9
provides a summary checklist of work that will be carried out leading up to the detailed design of the
dams. The sections that follow provide additional detail related to these checklist items.
Table 9: Checklist of work to be carried out prior to completing detailed design of
dams
Class
Detail
Plans
Engineering Analysis
Field Characterization
Laboratory Characterization
Design Optimizations
Emergency Preparedness Plan

Adaptive Management Plan
Monitoring Plan
Provide Dam Safety Classification
Dam failure assessment
Thermal modeling
Stability modeling
Settlement modeling
Continue ground temperature monitoring
Climate monitoring
Snow-course monitoring
Select testing as required on stored samples

Opportunity to delay spillway construction
Opportunity to delay construction of South Dam
Investigate alternate secondary liner types
4.1.1 Emergency Preparedness Plan

An Emergency Preparedness Plan (EPP) will be prepared upon completion of the Final Design of the
North and South Dams. The EPP will be prepared in general accordance with the Dam Safety
Guidelines published by the Canadian Dam Association (1999).
The purpose of such plan is to identify and evaluate potential emergencies in order to determine
adequate preventive or remedial actions. The EPP will contain a notification process in case of an
emergency situation and will incorporate preventive measures for situations or conditions that could
be repaired or reduce the potential damage. The EPP will describe the actions to be taken in an
emergency and will identify the various parties responsible for the actions and the agencies to be
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notified. As listed in the Dam Safety Guidelines, the EEP will include the following procedures and
information:
Emergency identification and evaluation
Preventive actions
Notification procedure
Notification flowchart
Communication systems
Access to site
Response during periods of darkness
Response during periods of adverse weather
Sources of equipment
Stockpiling supplies and materials
Emergency power sources, if required
Inundation maps
Warning systems (if used).
Copies of the EPP will be issued to all parties that have responsibilities under the plan or that may be
affected by the emergency situation. The EPP will be revised on annual basis to ensure that the site
conditions still apply to the plan and that the contact information of the various parties is still valid.
4.1.2 Adaptive Management Plan

The performance of the dams will be managed using an adaptive management approach, where
performance indicators obtained from field measurements will be used to determine or trigger
actions. An Adaptive Management Plan (AMP) will be prepared as part of the final dam design. It
will contain a compilation of performance indicators that will reflect the expected performance of the
dams. One key objective of the AMP is to insure that the integrity of the dams remains safe, even
under unforeseen conditions that may arise in the future.
In the event that a performance indicator is not achieved, the AMP will contain measures or actions
that would correct the situation and enable the dams to perform according to the original criteria. The
AMP is in a sense a looped-back approach: real-time performance of the dams through field
measurements is used to manage the dams. The AMP will likely include, but not necessarily limited
to, the following typical parameters:
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ground temperature,
settlement,
pond level,
climate,
snow cover,
seepage, and
erosion.
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The above parameters will be measured and compared with expected values. Failure to meet those
expected values will trigger predetermined actions depending on the severity of the situation. For
example, ground temperatures will be taken at various locations. The occurrence of a deeper active
zone could be addressed by adding a granular blanket as insulation. A much warmer foundation
temperature could ultimately require the installation of vertical single pipe thermosyphons as a
measure to sustain the frozen condition within the foundation and in the dams. This example would
probably one of the numerous possibilities that would be incorporated in the AMP.
4.1.3 Engineering Analysis

The final design will require more detailed and rigorous analyses to insure that the dams will meet
the set criteria once built. The final design will also include optimisation of the various dam
components and tentatively minimise the level of uncertainties associated with various design
assumptions. These uncertainties will then be incorporated into the Adaptive Management Plan as a
measure to manage and reduce the risks. The basis of evaluation for the various analyses will be
based primarily on performance but constructability and cost will also be incorporated in the
evaluation process. The analyses that will be performed for the final design will have two important
aspects of the design, namely thermal and stress-deformation. Another aspect that will be address
during the final design is the breaching and decommissioning of the dam.
The final design will include thermal analyses that will focus on specific components, such as the
cover thickness above the core material, the abutments, the influence of potential snow
accumulation, better representation of the pond level over time within the thermal model,
optimisation of the geometry, optimisation of the number and layout of thermosyphons (if required),
and benefits of treating the dam surface to reduce heat penetration. This is not a final list as other
components will likely be added as the final design progresses.
The accumulation of water against the upstream face of the dam will create a talik which will likely
induce large deformations. These deformations will require sophisticated modelling tools such as
models based on visco-elastic constitutive relationships. The final design will require that the stressdeformation aspect of the dam be assessed to determine the optimum geometry that would minimise
the deformation and stress on the dam. Such analysis would also provide estimates of settlement that
could occur at the dams and help determine the mitigation measures. Model such as the FLAC model
will likely be used because of their capacity to accommodate large displacements and strains, nonlinear material behaviour, thermally induced deformation and creep deformation.
The water balance will play an important role for the final design. The rate at which the pond will
rise has direct impact on the amount of heat that is introduced into the dam by the standing water. It
also induces the creation taliks along the upstream face of the dams. A better representation of the
pond level will be incorporated into the thermal and stress-deformation models.
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4.1.4 Additional Field Work

No additional field investigation will be required to complete the final design. However, it is
important to maintain the program to collect ground temperature measurements from the thermistor
strings currently installed at the site. The on-going climatic data collection should also be
maintained.
4.1.5 Additional Laboratory Work

No additional laboratory work is currently required to complete the final design. However, further
testing may be performed on currently stored samples if the final design identifies some aspects or
properties that could be easily be confirmed by laboratory testing.
4.2
Construction
4.2.1 Methodology
Most of the construction activities will occur during the winter months to benefit from the cold
temperatures. As mentioned previously, the placement of the dam material will require an ambient
air temperature of at least -15 C. The current schedule is to construct both dams during the same
season. However, the water balance shows that the South Dam will not be required during the first
year of operations, which allows for an opportunity to delay the construction of the South Dam. This
will be re-evaluated at the final design stage.
The pre-construction period will include the procurement of the materials that need to be imported to
the site, such as the GCL, bentonite, and instrumentation. The production of quarry rock could also
be initiated during that period and be processed accordingly to obtain the proper gradation for
Materials A, B and C. The granular material would be stockpiled in preparation for the winter
construction. The critical aspect for the production of the granular materials is to make sure that the
supply can keep up with the rate of placement.
In the early part of winter, the construction activities would be initiated with the removal of the
vegetation cover within the footprint of the dam, the excavation of the key trench and the preparation
of the abutments. A small temporary berm may be required immediately upstream of the North Dam
to obtain a dry surface prior to the construction work. The excavation of the key trench is expected
to be 4 m deep but it will have to reach competent ground conditions. The key trench will be
excavated using drill and blast methods combined with mechanical excavation. Loose frozen soil,
boulders and protruding frozen ground would be removed to provide a clean key trench surface.
Final cleaning would be carried out with compressed air. The excavated material will be stockpiled
in a suitable area for potential future use. Investigative work will be carried out at the bottom of the
key trench in the sandy deposit at the North Dam to confirm that the key trench is within ice
saturated soils. This may result in a deeper key trench over that section.
The abutments will require particular attention to assure a good bond between the core of the dam
and the overburden and bedrock. Blasting in the bedrock may be required at the abutments to limit
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the slope of the bedrock to 1H:1V and to prepare the bedrock surface to key in the core at the
abutments.
The three types of crushed and processed material should be stockpiled individually and be of
sufficient quantity prior to the beginning of the placement. The stockpiled material should be kept as
dry as possible to avoid inter-particle ice-bonding.
The placement of Material A, which is the finer crushed rock used for the core, will require the
addition of heat and water to achieve a high degree of saturation and to ensure that it is ice-free at the
time of placement. The moisture content of the core material will have to be adjusted to prevent
excess water that could form free ice lenses while maintaining the degree of saturation as high as
possible. The material would then be placed in lifts of 100 to 200 mm. The following lift would only
be placed once the previous lift has completely frozen and that the surface is cleared of snow, ice and
loose material. Test trials would probably be required to determine the optimum lift thickness and
the proper water content. Based on the experience gained from the Ekati Diamond MineTM frozen
core dams, sufficient compaction would be achieved by construction traffic.
The evaporators of the thermosyphons would be placed on top of the first lift placed at the bottom of
the key trench. The radiators would consist of 19 mm ( inch) diameter high pressure steel pipes
placed as four loops. Each pair of looped pipes would cover opposing halves over the entire length
of the dams, as shown in Figure 4. The radiator pipes would be spaced at 1.5 m intervals.
Materials B (transition) and C (shell) can be placed using the material directly from the stockpile and
in subfreezing conditions. The thickness of the lifts should be limited to 500 mm for Material B and
1,000 mm for Material C. Material B would be compacted using vibratory smooth drum compactors
while Material C would be compacted by routing heavy equipment over each lift. It is important that
the placement of these materials minimises the segregation or nesting of coarse particles.
The surface prior to placing the GCL should be smooth and absent of protrusions and angular
particles larger than 20 mm. The placement of the backfill material covering the GCL should not be
pushed across the seams to prevent uplifting the GCL. The GCL panels should be orientated
perpendicular to the dam axis and should have an overlap of at least 500 mm. The overlaps will
require bentonite powder to seal the adjacent GCL panels. The GCL should be protected from
moisture prior to its placement.
4.2.2 Equipment
Construction of the dams can be achieved, in most part, using conventional earth moving equipment.
Trucks, loaders, graders, excavators, smooth roller compactors and track-mounted bulldozers would
not require special requirements other than to be capable of operating in extremely cold weather.
The production of granular materials, such as the rock fill/crushed rock, the transition material, the
filter material and the rip rap would be undertaken with normal quarry equipment. This equipment
would likely involve track-mounted air drills, crushers and screening equipment.
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The handling of the core material will require more effort and attention. Such manipulation could be
achieved by using a mobile plant capable of heating the crushed rock and a mobile mixer capable of
controlling the proper dosage of water and soils.
4.2.3 QA/QC
Quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) procedures will be followed during the construction
of the dams. As mentioned above, the dams will be constructed in winter under potentially extreme
climatic conditions. It is essential, therefore, that the construction of the dams be supervised by an
engineer familiar with the design and construction of frozen core dams.
The QA/QC will involve measurements to characterise the material and the state at which it is being
placed. It will be important that the QA/QC program includes suitable coring equipment to core the
frozen lifts, which would then provide bulk densities and degree of saturation. Technical staff with
facilities for soil testing will therefore be required during the construction of the dams.
4.3
Post-Construction Activities
4.3.1 Monitoring
A monitoring program will be included in the final design to monitor the performance of the tailings
impoundment, including the dams. The monitoring program will include the thermal regime,
deformation, seepage and climate. The level of monitoring will be intensive during the early stages
of operations since it is during this period that the dam performance against the design assumptions
will be confirmed. Additionally, the monitoring information may identify aspects of the original
design predictions that may be too conservative, thus providing opportunities to readjust some of the
predictions. The monitoring program described below will be developed in conjunction with the
Adaptive Management Plan, which will be detailed during the final design.
Given the importance of the frozen core for the performance of the dam, the ground temperature
inside the dam will be monitored. The ground temperature measurements will determine the extent
of the frozen region in the dam and should provide information on the rate of thawing or freezing
fronts. Figure 21 illustrate the zones within the dam section where ground temperature sensors will
be installed. Temperature sensors are located in sensitive areas, such as the upstream zone of the
dam, the outer shell that will be subject to the fluctuations of the active zone, as well as the
abutments. As illustrated in Figure 21, it is expected that temperature sensors will be installed both
horizontally and vertically, and as much as possible, will be installed as the dams are being
constructed.
Monthly readings should be sufficient to depict the thermal regime in the dams but data loggers will
be installed to collect continuous data at key locations. This frequency should be maintained until
the dam reaches pseudo-steady state conditions. The frequency could then be reduced thereafter but
the frequency would have to coincide with the peaks of the annual climatic cycles (i.e. low and high
temperatures).
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Settlement will be monitored by installing monuments along the crest and sloped faces of the dam as
shown in Figure 21. The monuments would be installed during the construction of the dam and
would be surveyed on a regular basis to monitor the movement of the dam, both horizontally and
vertically. The deformation will be monitored using settlement plates (or similar devices) and,
possibly, inclinometers. The frequency of measurements will be higher during the initial stage of the
operations and will be based on the rate at which the talik is developing along the upstream side of
the dams. The frequency of the measurements may be decreased as the rate of deformation
decreases.
Climatic data will be collected during the operation of the mine. The climatic data will include
ambient air temperature, precipitation (rain and snow), wind speed and wind direction as a minimum.
Surveys of snow cover would also be performed to complement the assessment of the thermal
regime at the dams. Other parameters such as relative humidity and solar radiation are not essential
but would provide useful information, in particular for evapotranspiration estimations. The climatic
data will be recorded with an automatic data logger.
The dams should be inspected on a regular basis to detect damage, deformation or any other
anomalies. It is important that the inspections be frequent during the period the lake level is rising
and the talik developing. The water level of Tail Lake should also be monitored as part of those
regular inspections. Observations of potential seepage should be incorporated in the dam inspection
requirements.
The various data collected from the monitoring program should be compiled and assessed as part of
the AMP (see Section 4.1). The compiled data should also be made available to the regulatory
agencies as well as other parties that may have interest in such data. The frequency of reporting will
likely be determined at the licensing stage, but should at least be reported on an annual basis.
4.3.2 Site Inspection

The dams and the spillway will be inspected by individuals responsible for routine monitoring
activities at the Doris North site. In addition, a suitably qualified professional engineer registered in
the Nunavut Territory will make an annual inspection of the tailings dams each summer. The
subsequent inspection report will summarize the observations and the review of the available
monitoring data (described above). The report will be filed in a timely manner so that, if required,
mitigation measures to these structures can be implemented prior to the next freshet.
4.3.3 Maintenance
The dams may require maintenance as the talik develops on the upstream face of the dams. As
mentioned previously, the talik will induce settlements along the upstream face of the dams. The
central frozen core is expected to remain frozen and is unlikely to be subject to significant
settlement. The final design may include provisions to reduce or minimise these potential
settlements along the upstream faces. Regardless of the outcome of the final design, the maintenance
program should include placement of additional fill on the upstream face of the dams as settlement
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develop. The frequency of the maintenance should decrease over time as the thermal regime
gradually reaches equilibrium. Regular inspection of the dams will identify any other maintenance
issues.
This report, 1CM014.006 Preliminary Tailings Dam Design, Doris North Project, Hope Bay,
Nunavut, Canada, was prepared by SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc.
Prepared by

Maritz Rykaart, PhD., P.Eng.

Reviewed by
Cam Scott, P.Eng.

Principal
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Figures
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Kingauk
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Location Map
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File Ref.: 1CM014.006_Fig 1.1_20051003.ppt
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EMR
FIGURE
North Dam
South Dam
FILE REF: fig_inside_title_block_mn02_20051011.xls/Fig 8_Oct2005
Temperature
Frozen
Unfrozen
-9 to -7 C
Ground surface
Active layer
0.5 to 2.5 m
Depth of zero
annual amplitude
11 to 17 m
Permafrost layer
560 m
dZ
dT
Geothermal gradient (dT/dZ)

Z < 100 m, dT/dZ 0 C/km
Z 100 m, dT/dZ 11 to 18 C/km
Unfrozen
Depth
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Ground temperature and permafrost

characteristics
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SRK-51-4D: Silt & clay CL (Winter 2005 Program)
Volumetric Fraction of Unfrozen Pore Water
0.9
SRK-58-4D: Silt & clay CL (Winter 2005 Program)

SRK-62-6E: Silt & clay CL (Winter 2005 Program)
0.8
Clayey, sandy silt (2004 Summer Program)

From gravimetric
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0
-20
-18
-16
-14
-12
-10
-8
-6
-4
-2
Temperature (C)
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Unfrozen water content

laboratory results
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FILE REF:Hope Bay SPEC Grain Size Distribution_20051011.XLS/Fig 12_20mm
100
90
80
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70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
0.01
0.1
SIEVE SIZE (mm) 10
100
1000
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Material A (Core)
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FILE REF: Hope Bay SPEC Grain Size Distribution_20051011.XLS/Fig 13_150mm
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80
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70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
0.01
0.1
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1000
SIEVE SIZE (mm)

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Recommended Gradation Envelope

Material B (Transition)
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Volumetric fraction of unfrozen pore water
1
0.9
0.8
M arine fine soils deposit

S and deposit
D am material & bedrock
Average Lab - Clayey sandy silt
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
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-30
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-20
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-5
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Depth (m)
10
20
30
nF = 0.70
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40
M odel
SRK-33
SRK-43
50
-25
-20
-15
-10
-5
10
Temperature (C)
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Calibrated ground temperature profile

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Elevation (m)
ENTIRE DOMAIN
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FSL = 33.5 m
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-50
50
100
150
200
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DAM DETAILS
70
60
50
Material C
saturated
Elevation (m)
40
Material B
unsaturated
Material B
saturated
Material C
unsaturated
FSL = 33.5 m
30
Material A
saturated
Marine deposit
20
Sand deposit
10
Bedrock
-10
0
20
40
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120
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Thermal model geometry, North Dam

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TIME: YEAR 5 September
Te = Ground temperature C
50
Te: -14 -13 -12 -11 -10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1
-7
0
3
-1
-6
-2
-9-6
-10
-2
-4
- 2 -3
-6
-7
-8-1 1
-3
-6
-5
-4
-2
-5
20
-4
10
-1
2
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-3
-6-6
-5
-4 -1 4
30
-5
Elevation (m)
40
-7
-5
20
40
60
80
100
120

50
Te: -14 -13 -12 -11 -10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1

-6-3 1
-10 -7
-2
--11
3
30
-2
-14
-1
-8 -1 2
-9
-2
-3
-5
-1 1
-4
-5
-1
-5 3
-1-12
0 -9
-1
20
-5
Elevation (m)
40
10
-4
-7
20
40
60
80
100
120

50
Te: -14 -13 -12 -11 -10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1
40
-7 -6
0
30
-1
20
-12
-2
-1
-4
-1
-140 -9-4 -1
1
-3 1 -8
-2
-5
-3
-2
-7
-5
-3
-6
-5
-4
Elevation (m)
-1 3
-2
-3
10
-6
20
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60
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Temperature predictions, North Dam

Average climate

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MNN
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50
Te: -14 -13 -12 -11 -10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1
-1
-14
2
30
-1 4
-5
-8 -4-9
-2 -3
-4
-4
-4
-7
-12
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-8-13
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-9
20
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-3
-5
-7
Elevation (m)
40
-8
-6
10
-7
-8
-8
20
40
60
80
100
120

50
Te: -14 -13 -12 -11 -10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1
10
30
-5
-1
-14
-12
-9
-6
-12
-2
- 10
-8
-3
-5
-6
-9
20
-1-83-1
-2 -3 1
-5 -4
-9
-7
-7
-8
-8
-5
10
-9
Elevation (m)
40
-4
-6
20
40
60
80
100
120

50
Te: -14 -13 -12 -11 -10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1
-2
20
-4
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1-7
0
-8 -9-1 3
-3
-5
-5
-8
-9
2
0
-11
-9
-6
-1 2
-1 4
-1 -2 -3
-5
-1
-3
30
-7
-9
-4
0
-1
-11
-8
Elevation (m)
40
-4
-5
-6
-3
10
-7
20
40
60
80
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120
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Average climate with thermosyphons

fig_inside_title_block_mn02_20051011.xls/Fig.18_heat_avgClimThermo
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50
Te: -14 -13 -12 -11 -10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1
30
-11
-9
0
-4 -7
-2
-4 -3
-2
-5
-1
-3
-1
-1
-3 -29 -8
-7
-4
-3
-8
-1-31 4
-4
20
-10
-9
-10
-1
-3
-4
-4
-6
Elevation (m)
40
-5
-7
-7
-8
10
20
40
60
80
100
120

50
Te: -14 -13 -12 -11 -10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1
-4-3
30
-12 -5
-8
-1
-6
-5
20
-1-50 -1 3
-6
-1
-3
-4
-5
-1
-8
Elevation (m)
40
11
-9-1 1
-7
-2
-3
-5
-6
-3
-6
-7
-4
-5
-5
-7
10
20
40
60
-7
80
100
120

50
Te: -14 -13 -12 -11 -10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1
-2
-2
-4
-1
-5
-3
-5
-1 0
-2
-2
-5
20
40
-9
-1-6
-3
-4
-7
-4
-1 3
-5
-3
-1 1
-6
10
-7
-9
20
-7
-2
30
-8
-5
2
-7 -1 -4
-1
Elevation (m)
40
60
80
100
120
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Warm climate with thermosyphons

fig_inside_title_block_mn02_20051011.xls/Fig.19_WarmClimThermo
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MNN
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AVERAGE CLIMATE, NO THERMOSYPHON
TIME: YEAR 40
50
Te: -14 -13 -12 -11 -10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1

-1 1
-7-8
-9 3-1 0
-1
-2
32
30
-5
-1
-1-142
-2
20
-2
-4
-1
-3
-5
-9-1 3
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-3
-5
-4
Elevation (m)
40
10
20
TIME: YEAR 40
-5
40
60
80
100
120
AVERAGE CLIMATE, WITH THERMOSYPHONS
50
Te: -14 -13 -12 -11 -10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1
30
-1
-7 -5
-2
-10
-4
-3
-13-14
-5
-4
-3
-1
1
-5
-3
-7
-8
-6
-4
20
-5
-3
-1 1
-1 2
-4
-1 1-9
-1
-1
-8
Elevation (m)
40
-5
-3
10
-6
-7
-7
TIME: YEAR 40
20
40
60
80
100
120
WARM CLIMATE, WITH THERMOSYPHONS
50
Te: -14 -13 -12 -11 -10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1

0
-1
-4-3
-6
0
30
-12
0
-1
-3
-7
0-5
-2
-5
-3
-4
-7
-1
-1
-1
-2
-3
-6
-5
-3
-5
-6
10
-11-9
-3-1-8
-6
20
-4
-4
-5
Elevation (m)
40
-6
20
40
60
80
100
120
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Comparison, 40 year simulations

fig_inside_title_block_mn02_20051011.xls/Fig.20_Year40Compare
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DATE
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MNN
FIGURE
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Appendix A
EBA Engineering Consultants Letter
Report by Mr. Don Hayley, P.Eng.
EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd.

Creating and Delivering Better Solutions
February 28, 2005

EBA File: 1100074
SRK Vancouver
Suite 800
1066 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC
V6E 3X2
Attention:
M. Rykaart, P.Eng
Subject:
Review of Alternate Dam Design, Hope Bay Doris North Project
Dear Maritz:
This letter-report summarizes my comments following a review of your draft report on an
alternate dam design for the Doris North Project. The review was requested in December 2004,
and my comments were discussed with Michel Noel and Cam Scott at a meeting in Edmonton on
January 27th. We reviewed the meeting notes transmitted to you from Michel on the telephone
on February 2nd.
Scope of Review
The review specifically addressed the preliminary design of two dams required to contain
process water in a lake selected for tailings disposal just East of Doris Lake (Tail Lake). The
dam at the North end (North Dam) of the proposed impoundment is configured to sustain a
differential head of water of 7.5 m with a design life of 25 years. The South Dam is higher on
the natural terrain and would have a maximum head of only about 1 m.
It is understood that examination of an alternate dam design was triggered by concerns raised by
the Nunavut Impact Review Board during their review of the Environmental Impact Statement.
Miramar Hope Bay Ltd. have requested SRK to evaluate other options for dam design and
construction that have established precedent for an arctic mine site. Technology for design and
construction of frozen core dams, based on experience developed at EKATI Diamond Mine over
the past 10 years, offers the best experience basis for an alternative to the originally proposed
earthfill dam. The conceptual design section adopted for the report is drawn from the EBA
EKATI experience and is consistent with comments provided by this reviewer at our brief
meeting in Calgary last November (2004).
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This review examines the site conditions as defined by SRK in the Appendix Volume
(Volume II) of the report entitled Tailings Impoundment Preliminary Design, Doris North
Project dated October 2003. The adaptation of frozen core dam technology to the Doris North
Site has been documented in the Draft report entitled Alternate Dam Design. Preliminary
Engineering, dated December 2004. The review has been based on information included in
these two reports together with comments provided by Michel Noel and Cam Scott at the review
meeting on January 27th.
Frozen Core Dam Fundamentals
A frozen core dam is comprised of a perennially frozen granular fill on a permafrost foundation.
The principle function of limiting seepage loss is achieved by an ice-saturated granular core
matrix bonded to natural permafrost foundation soils. The application is only suited to arctic
environments where continuous permafrost soils are sustained naturally. Planning, design,
construction and operation of a frozen core dam at any site must meet the following broad
objectives:
Continuous permafrost foundation soils or bedrock are present with ground temperatures
typically less than -5C;
A winter construction schedule is feasible;
Well graded natural granular materials or processed (crushed) rock is available;
A period of thermal embankment stability, typically one year, is available between
completion of construction and achieving full water head;
There is a defined operational life followed by decommissioning;
Analyses must demonstrate acceptable geothermal response in both the embankment and
the foundation soils;
Knowledge of the behaviour of the frozen foundation soils and their sensitivity to
changes in temperature has been gained from careful site evaluation; and
A program is in place to monitor both ground temperatures and deformations during the
period of operation.
The advantages of a frozen core dam are generally related to the benefits of using the longer
winter construction schedule and non-dependency on natural soils that are invariably in a
permafrost condition. An important secondary benefit is that embankments can be constructed
on permafrost overburden rather than attempting excavation to a bedrock foundation. Bedrock
foundations in a permafrost condition are not a panacea for earth dam foundation because
fractures are often filled with ice that can render the foundation pervious if it is allowed to thaw.
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North Dam Site Conditions

The focus of this review has been the more critical North Dam. Geotechnical conditions for the
foundation of the North Dam are shown in the longitudinal section, SRK Figure 7. There have
been three or more phases of geotechnical drilling that provided substantial information on site
conditions. In spite of the extensive information brought together on Figure 7, the foundation
conditions at this site must be considered very complex with uncertainties remaining that will
affect the final design.
The geotechnical conditions that are of concern when evaluating the proposed frozen core design
concept at this site are as follows:
Ground temperatures at depth are well into the continuous permafrost range at -8 to -9C
but there is minimal ground temperature data within the upper 2 m from which the active
layer can be well defined. The active layer in the marine silty clay soils appears to be
about 0.5 m (based on reinterpretation of SRK 43). The active layer in the sand profile
appears to be not greater than 2.0 m (based on reinterpretation of SRK 41). The
geothermal gradient within the upper 100 m appears to be isothermal with some
installations suggesting a negative gradient. These initial conditions differ somewhat
from the generalized assumptions shown in Figure 6, a factor that may affect calibration
of the geothermal model for initial ground temperature conditions. The deep thermistor
data reported from SRK 50 shows an interesting inflection point at a depth of 100 m.
The upper portion of the curve is near isothermal whereas the lower 100 m to the full
depth of 200 m is consistent with the estimated geothermal gradient of 0.018C/m. This
type of ground temperature response has been linked to long term climatic warming
trends when similar data was reported from the Alaska North Slope. It would be helpful
to confirm these data with additional readings if the installation remains functional.
Half the dam foundation is on permafrost sand, probably of marine beach origin. The
drilling into the deep sand has noted loss of circulation fluid and has not been able to
produce sufficient intact sample to characterize the extent of ice saturation of this
deposit. In situ falling head permeability tests suggest greater hydraulic conductivity
(10-6 cm/sec) than would be expected for frozen, ice saturated sand.
There are portions of the underlying bedrock where core recovery was poor. It is
prudent to assume that the upper bedrock below the overburden is fractured and that the
fractures are ice-filled. There is not a clear benefit to installing a positive cut-off to the
bedrock surface. The bedrock at depth should remain frozen at this site.
The east half of the site is underlain by marine silty clays characteristic of the
surrounding marine lowland. These soils have highly variable ground ice and zones of
massive ice have been identified. More importantly, the marine clays are saline.
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Borehole SRK 42 has a salinity profile within the permafrost zone ranging from 30 to
46 ppt. These values are in excess of seawater (32 ppt). The borehole is located at the
South Dam but the data must be assumed to be characteristic of the marine clay in the
region. These reported salinities are consistent with drilling results from marine clays
carried out by EBA at a proposed port site further north in Roberts Bay in 1997.
The soils overlying the marine clay at the centre of the valley are described as
interbedded layers of sand, peat and silty clay. These highly variable layered surface
soils extend to a depth of about 3.5 m.
South Dam Site Conditions
Geotechnical conditions at the South Dam Site are more uniform than at the North Dam. The
valley at this location has been infilled with marine and possibly lacustrine soils. The upper 6 m
is identified on Figure 8 as silt/clay but logged on Borehole log SRK 43 as silty sand to sand.
Below this surface layer is the regional marine clay with similar properties to that identified at
the North Dam Site. Below the clay is a layer logged as cobbles, boulders and gravel and
described on the section as till. This geomorphic descriptor seems unlikely at this site as it was
well below the marine limit during the glacial period. The visual description of the granular soils
suggests it is either a buried beach deposit or alluvium. Bedrock at this site is deep, as it was not
encountered until 34 m below surface.
The surficial silty sand identified at this site is probably of lacustrine origin, deposited in
brackish water when Tail Lake was much higher. This surface soil has a somewhat lower
salinity than the underlying marine clay. The surficial geology report (Thurber, 2002) identifies
ice wedge polygons in the valley, indicative of abundant natural ground ice in surficial soils.
Design Issues
It is the opinion of this reviewer that there is not a viable alternative to a frozen core dam for
either site. A frozen core dam will meet the operating objectives set out in the draft report but
the design and construction process may be more involved than identified to date. Information
currently available from the site is considered sufficient to support a preliminary design for
Environmental Assessment purposes.
The following discussion focuses primarily on
enhancements that are suggested to address the complex site conditions for purposes of final
design of both water retention structures. The final design submitted for full regulatory approval
(Water License) will require more comprehensive analyses that include the following:
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The thermal analyses should assume that the in situ salinity of the permafrost marine
clay is in the order of 40 ppt. The implication of that assumption is shown in Figure 13,
which relates the unfrozen water content to temperature of a marine soil with similar
salinity. Ground temperatures must be less then -6C in order to have 50% of the water
in the soil frozen. The significance is that the foundation soils must be sustained at near
in situ values of -6 to -8C in order to reasonably ensure the foundation is impermeable
and that creep displacements wont be excessive. The maximum allowable foundation
temperature criterion adopted for the preliminary design of -4C (Subsection 3.2.7) will
probably not satisfy performance objectives. Installation of thermosyphons into the
foundation key trench of North Dam will likely be required to achieve the revised
maximum temperature criteria in the foundation. This hypothesis should be tested by
rerunning the thermal analyses for a revised preliminary design with the modifications
suggested in this review.
The saline clay soils at this site are subject to creep displacement. This can result in a
significant stability risk that could lead to longitudinal cracks within the embankment
caused by lateral spreading of the foundation soils. Lateral displacements that could
result in progressive failure of the slopes have not been addressed to date in the analyses.
Our past experience suggests that this failure mode will probably dominate the design
process for this structure, necessitating substantial flattening of sideslopes on both the
upstream and downstream rockfill shell.
The impact of progressive thaw under the upstream slope once the reservoir is at or near
full supply level must be carefully evaluated.
The key trench currently shown to be approximately 2 m at North Dam should be
deepened to allow removal of the interbedded peat and sand at that site. The key trench
excavation at South Dam should ensure that no wedge ice remains in the dam
foundation.
Construction Considerations
The site must be prepared by removing surface boulders and organic soils over the footprint of
the dam. The key trench can be excavated by drill and blast techniques. Dental work is required
where massive ice is encountered. The key trench must be left clean and all materials damaged
by overblasting removed. Final cleaning can be achieved with compressed air. A pad of
prepared core material is necessary over the rough excavation in order to prepare a bed for the
Geocomposite Clay Liner (GCL) contingency liner.
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The materials chosen for embankment construction are appropriate. The core material
designated as a 20 mm minus crushed rock will need to be dry and processed on site to add
sufficient water to achieve saturation. The fines content from the crushed material needs to be
sufficient (greater than 10 % fines) in order that the granular material retains water during
mixing, transporting and placement. Past practice on large projects has been to set up a gravel
moisture conditioning enclosure and run the gravel through a pugmill or kiln. This procedure
has been developed by Nuna Logistics and has worked well at EKATI.
The core material must be placed in finite lifts, generally about 30 cm thick, and left to freeze as
described in your report. Placement of one lift every day will normally meet these objectives.
Attempts to compact the material with a roller have not been practical in the past. Vibration
causes the thin saturated lift to liquefy. Generally, compaction by construction traffic is
satisfactory. A conventional concrete coring rig is used to core the frozen lift for Quality Control
testing. Bulk density and degree of saturation can be determined in a field laboratory. Ice
saturation should be greater than 90% and no readings should be less than 85%. Continuous
field supervision by an experienced Engineer and Technologist is essential as your report states.
The GCL is a contingency addition to the design to reduce the risk that cracking of the core
could leading to progressive failure by piping. This material is relatively easy to work with in
winter and does not need a dedicated liner installation crew. The GCL has proven to be both
satisfactory and cost effective on other winter-constructed projects such as the EKATI dams. It
is also important that the transition zones be properly designed to act as filters in the remote
possibility of thaw within the core. The material gradations identified in the report are
appropriate. Transition material thicknesses need to be generous, as you have shown, because
there is little control over the size of the run-of-quarry shell rock.
It will be important to integrate the internal monitoring system into the construction plan. The
most recent EBA experience suggests that it is better to install foundation thermistor cables as
the fill is placed, rather than drill through the embankment afterwards.
Modifications to the Preliminary Design
The comments above pertaining to design and construction of the North and South Dams suggest
certain modifications to the preliminary dam section shown in Figures 9 and 10. The design at
its current stage should recognize all of the site-related issues that could affect performance. It
should also be sufficiently robust to deal with uncertainties in the site conditions. The design can
be optimized as more information becomes available and further analyses are carried out. At this
stage, however, it is important to demonstrate that allowance for all possible uncertainties have
been considered. The following modifications are recommended to the preliminary design
before it is submitted for environmental review:
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Increase the expected depth of the cutoff trench for the North Dam from 2 m to 3.5 m
while retaining the flexibility to adjust the depth locally (include a note on the sketch)
based on site surveillance during construction. The South Dam cutoff trench can remain
at 2 m with selective subexcavation of ground ice.
Flatten the upstream slope of both dams to 6/1 (hor/vert). Although this seems
excessive, there are concerns about lateral spreading by displacements along the
advancing thaw plane within the foundation soils. This failure mechanism is difficult to
consider in conventional limit equilibrium stability analyses.
Flatten the downstream slope of both dams to 4/1 (hor/vert). The flatter slopes will
reduce the risk of creep displacements initiating progressive failure of the downstream
slope.
Identify installation of a looped thermosyphon system at the base of the key trench as a
component of the design of the North Dam. The system can be deleted if subsequent
analyses indicate it is not required. The purpose of the thermosyphons is to lower
foundation temperatures to offset the effect of salinity in the permafrost clay.
Reconsider the necessity for inclusion of a spillway and when it would be constructed.
If the probability that the spillway will ever be used is very remote, consider relying on
the decant pumping system and modifying the dam to allow short term overtopping. If
the spillway is indeed required, the design should be enhanced to determine the nature of
the rock that will be exposed upon excavation and provide assurances that overburden
where it is encountered can be protected from erosion and thaw subsidence.
Provide a schedule identifying when the structures will be constructed. Can the South
dam and spillway be deferred, allowing information collected during construction of the
North Dam to be used to improve the designs?
A revised preliminary design will result from inclusion of the above comments. That design
should be tested by further ground thermal analyses to establish that basic requirements of
sustaining an acceptable core and foundation temperature can be achieved. This design can then
be submitted for environmental assessment with reasonable confidence that basic objectives have
been addressed and that details will be more fully evaluated for final design.
Requirements for Final Design
Final design and preparation of drawings for construction purposes (required for final approvals
and issuance of a Water License) will require supplemental analyses that draw on additional site
data that addresses certain data gaps identified in this review. These include the following
components of the design.
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Future thermal analyses should address the temperature distribution within the
foundation soils more precisely and how it varies with time over the 25 year operating
period. The projected rate of thaw under the upstream shell slope and its effect on the
core should be investigated further. Test the design for abnormal climatic conditions
such as successive warm years (1/100AEP) and a global warming trend that is consistent
with the Environment Canada (PERD) report of 1998 possibly with a judgmental
correction to indicate that more recent information has been considered. Develop a
maximum design ground temperature criteria for the foundation soils that better reflects
behaviour of the saline marine soils and confirm the benefits that thermosyphons could
add to the project, particularly the North Dam.
The foundation stability and embankment slopes will be driven by creep displacements
and possibly progressive failure along any receding permafrost boundary. A finite
element deformation analysis that uses a visco-elastic constitutive relationship to model
soil behaviour is recommended. A commercially available program such as FLAC is
capable of addressing this component of the design.
Plan and execute one more phase of geotechnical drilling for the site in order to
supplement the geotechnical database and reduce uncertainties for the new analyses.
The supplemental drilling program should focus on obtaining high quality samples of the
overburden at this site as the permafrost soil will determine foundation performance. A
minimum of three holes are recommended at the North Dam Site as follows:
o The thick marine clay foundation
o The thick sand foundation
o The spillway excavation
A dry auger core barrel (CRREL-Type) should be available to sample the fine frozen
sand and clay deposits within the upper metre of permafrost. Thermistor cables should
be configured and installed to supplement the ground temperature data within the active
layer and upper 2 m of permafrost. Samples of the marine clays and sands should be
carefully preserved and transported in a frozen condition to the laboratory for
determination of frozen bulk density, salinity and unfrozen water content-temperature
relationship.
Overall Conclusions and Recommendations
The site chosen for the Tail Lake containment dams have particularly complex permafrost
stratigraphy. There is no direct precedent for design and construction of a frozen core dam on
saline marine soils such as identified at this site. There are not obvious opportunities to shift the
site to one with improved geotechnical conditions nor are there design options to a frozen core
dam that eliminate the performance risks identified.
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A frozen core dam remains the most appropriate structure for the environmental conditions and
operating parameters at this location. The level of site characterization and design analyses will
need to be elevated in order to deal with uncertainties identified in this review. Consequently,
the cost of design, construction and monitoring will increase for these structures.
I trust these comments are helpful.
Please contact me if you require clarification or expansion of any of the topics discussed.
Yours truly,
D.W. Hayley, P.Eng.

Principal Engineer
(Direct Line: (250) 767-9033)
(e-mail: dhayley@eba.ca)
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Appendix B
SRK Technical Memorandum
Re: Water Cover Design for Tail Lake

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Technical Memorandum
To:
Brian Labadie
Date:
September 16, 2005
cc:
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From:
Maritz Rykaart, Ben Wickland
Subject:
Water Cover Design for Tail Lake
Project #:
1CM014.006
Introduction
This technical memorandum documents the design procedure, calculations and assumptions for the
minimum water cover thickness of Tail Lake. Tail Lake will be used to sub-aqueously deposit
tailings from the Doris North Project, and upon final closure there will be a permanent water cover
over the tailings of 4.0 m. The calculations documented in this memorandum provide justification
that this water cover is adequate.
The primary purpose of a water cover is to ensure that the covered mine waste, in this case tailings,
is kept from oxidizing. Oxidizing will result in geochemical changes to the tailings, which in turn
will result in poor quality water. It is generally understood that a stagnant water column of 0.3 m is
sufficient to prevent oxidization of the underlying waste; however, in nature the water column cannot
be stagnant, and as a result the tailings bed stability is affected through physical processes such as
wave action, seiching, seasonal lake turnover, currents, and ice entrainment. The general rule of
thumb is therefore to ensure a water cover of at least 1.0 m, to counter these processes. Such rules of
thumb are however only a guideline, and cannot be used for an actual water cover design.
According to the MEND 1998 guidelines (MEND 1998), the objective of water cover design is:
to provide an adequate depth of water to ensure the consolidated bed of tailings is not entrained
or remobilized during operation and after closure of the pond. The water cover must be deep
enough that the tailings do not become re-suspended due to wind generated waves and currents. Resuspension occurs when the resistance of the bed of tailings is overcome by action of overlying
water. The resistance of the bed is dependent on particle size, density, and cohesion. The action of
the overlying water-wave action is dependent on:
fetch length, the maximum distance of water over which waves may be generated,
wind speed, for a maximum return period, and
wind direction, duration.
This technical memorandum presents the design calculations for a minimum water cover thickness to
prevent re-suspension from occurring.
Water Cover Design Approach

The current state-of-the art in water cover design is the procedure documented in MEND (1998).
According to this guideline, there are five processes that affect bed stability; seiching, seasonal lake
turnover, currents, wave action and ice entrainment. The guideline suggest that for small tailings
impoundments (less than 5 km2 water body area), and a water depth of 0 to 10 m, that only wave
action and ice entrainment need to be accounted for in the design. Since the Tail Lake water body
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will vary in size between 81 and 130 ha (0.8 to 1.3 km2), and its depth is between 4.0 and 9.2 m (this
is based on the water level in Tail Lake ranging between 28.3 m and 33.5 m, with the tailings at an
elevation of 24.3 m), it clearly falls within this category.
Note that the surface areas quoted for Tail Lake in this technical memorandum is based on the
engineering stage curve for Tail Lake which includes the areas leading up to the North and South
Dams. The actual body of water in Tail Lake at the normal water elevation of 28.3 m is 76.6 ha (as
reported in the NNLP) in size; however, if the surface area leading up to the dams are included, the
area increases to about 81 ha.
For re-suspension due to wave action, the MEND (1998) guideline uses the method proposed by
Lawrence et al. (1991) to determine minimum water cover depth, but couples his approach with a
critical bed velocity computation derived from the work of Komar and Miller (1975a,b). Since the
modification adopted by MEND (1998) is less conservative than the original Lawrence et al. (1991)
method, SRK have selected to use both methods in calculating a safe water cover thickness for Tail
Lake. Both of these methods provide a way of calculating the minimum water cover depth at which
no tailings re-suspension will occur, i.e. if the minimum water cover depth requirement is satisfied,
then there will be no re-suspension of tailings.
Mian and Yanful (2001) and Bennet and Yanful (2001) has been documenting their research on
water covers, and suggest that the procedures for water cover design, such as those proposed by
Lawrence et al. (1991) and MEND (1998) are perhaps too conservative, and that water cover design
should be based on an allowable re-suspension value, i.e. the water cover can be designed to allow
some re-suspension provided that that amount of re-suspension would not result in exceedence of
water quality criteria. This research has culminated in the development of a proposed new design
methodology for selecting an optimum water cover depth (Samad and Yanful 2005). This method
calculates the bed erosion for any specific water cover depth, using a similar wave theory approach
as Lawrence et al. (1991), but refines it to account for shallow water waves and counter current flow.
Furthermore, Samad and Yanful (2005) suggest that the tailings impoundment should be divided into
a grid, and a minimum water cover depth requirement at each grid point should be calculated. This
refinement accounts for changes in fetch distance and bathymetry at each grid point, and generally
results in a reduced minimum water cover depth requirement. The grid method proposed by Samad
and Yanful (2005) is less conservative than the methods described by MEND (1998) and Lawrence
et al. (1991) and was therefore not applied to Tail Lake.
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Minimum Water Cover Design
3.1
Primary Design Assumptions and Input Data

The primary design variables required for the water cover design using the MEND (1998) and
Lawrence et al. (1991) methods are summarized in Table 1.
Table 1. Values of water cover design variables
Parameter
3.2
Possible Range
Fetch Distance [F]
Baseline
Design
Value
1,350 m
Wind Speed [U, Uw]
11.1 m/s
6.1 to 22.2 m/s
Threshold Velocity [Ut]

Wave Height Ratio [R]
0.04 m/s
1
0.005 to 0.1 m/sec

Constant
Median Particle Size [D50]

Sediment Density
0.06 mm
1,230 kg/m3
0.0001 to 0.08 mm
Constant
500 to 3,500
Source
Topographical maps of Tail

Lake
Cambridge Bay hourly wind
speed data
Lawrence et al. (1991)
Lawrence et al. (1991) &
MEND (1998)
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Results
Results of the water cover design calculations are presented in Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4. Each of these
figures show the minimum water cover as calculated using both the conservative Lawrence et al.
(1991) and the less conservative MEND (1998) methods. Figure 1 demonstrates the sensitivity of
the calculation to fetch distance. As the fetch distance increases, the minimum water cover depth
increases, with the MEND (1998) method suggesting that the water cover should be between 0.4 and
1.6 m over the likely range of fetch distances applicable at Tail Lake. Similarly, according the
Lawrence et al. (1991) method, the range in water cover should be between 0.8 and 3.3 m.
The effect of wind speed on the water cover is illustrated in Figure 2. With increasing wind speed,
the minimum water cover increases. According to the MEND (1998) method, the water cover
should be between 0.5 and 1.7 m, whilst the equivalent water cover according to the Lawrence et al.
(1991) method, should be between 1.0 and 3.0 m.
The MEND (1998) method uses the median particle size as a variable to account for bed shear stress,
whilst the Lawrence et al. (1991) method uses the particle threshold velocity to account for bed shear
stress. Figures 3 and 4 present the effect that different values of these properties have on the
minimum water cover. As can be seen in Figure 3, as the median particle size increase, the required
water cover decreases. For the range of likely particle sizes in the Doris North Project this will result
in a range in water cover between 0.8 and 2.0 m. Similarly, as the threshold velocity increases, the
water cover reduces for a likely range of 1.2 to 2.8 m of water cover, as illustrated in Figure 4.
For the chosen design parameters as listed in Table 1, the minimum water cover, depending on the
calculation method used, ranges between 0.8 and 1.7 m. Using the values in the range of design
parameters for each variable that would result in the most significant water cover, i.e. the maximum
fetch distance, the maximum wind speed, the smallest median particle size and the lowest threshold
velocity, results in a minimum water cover requirement of between 2.2 and 3.6 m, depending on
which method is used. This is however a worst case scenario, included to demonstrate sensitivity of
the calculation methods.
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4.0
(U = 11.1 m/sec, D50 = 0.06 mm)
3.5
MEND (1998)
Min. water cover (m)
3.0
2.5
Design Value 1.350 km
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
Fetch (km)
Figure 1. Water cover versus fetch distance

4.0
(F = 1.35 km, D50 = 0.06 mm or Ut = 0.04 m/sec)
3.5
MEND (1998)
3.0
2.5
Design Value 11.1 m/s
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0.0
0
10
15
Wind velocity (m/sec)
Figure 3. Water cover versus wind velocity
20
25
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4.0
(F = 1.35 km, U = 11.11 m/sec)
3.5
3.0
MEND (1998)
2.5
Design Value 0.06 mm
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0.0
0
0.01
0.02
0.03
0.04
0.05
0.06
0.07
0.08
0.09
Median particle size (mm)
Figure 3. Water cover versus median particle size

4.0
(F = 1.35 km, U = 11.1 m/sec)
3.5
3.0
2.5
Design Value 0.04 m/sec
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0.0
0
0.01
0.02
0.03
0.04
0.05
0.06
Threshold velocity (m/sec)
Figure 4. Water cover versus threshold velocity
0.07
0.08
0.09
0.1
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Validity of Lawrence et al. (1991) and MEND (1998) Results

The water covers determined using the Lawrence et al. (1991) and MEND (1998) procedures
assumes that wave development is consistent with deep water wave theory. Deep water wave theory
applies when the ratio of water depth over wavelength is less than 0.5, which is a condition which is
typically not met for shallow water covers (typically less than 5 m deep). Under such circumstances,
shallow water wave theory must be applied, which results in calculating smaller significant wave
heights and shorter significant wave periods.
Both the Lawrence et al. (1991) and MEND (1998) design procedures suggest that the water cover
design does not apply if the deep water wave condition cannot be met; however, they do not propose
a solution to overcome this problem. Samad and Yanful (2005) does provide a procedure to
calculate the significant wave height and period using shallow wave theory, and SRK conducted a
sensitivity analysis on the range of input parameters evaluated for Tail Lake to determine how much
the significant wave height and significant wave period would vary if the appropriate wave theory
was applied. The results of this sensitivity analysis are presented in Figures 5 and 6. SRK then
substituted the appropriate shallow water wave theory significant wave height and wave period
values into the Lawrence et al. (1991) and MEND (1998) design procedures and concluded that there
was an overall variance in the design water cover of 4%, which only applied to shallow covers of
less than 1 m thick. Therefore, SRK is satisfied that the design water covers are appropriate.
To summarize, the minimum water covers, based on wave action for the Doris North Project will be
between 0.83 and 1.7 m, depending on which calculation method is used (this assumes a correction
for the shallow wave theory). However, since the MEND (1998) method is considered the current
state-of-the art method in calculating minimum water covers, the overall recommended minimum
water cover due to wave action is 0.83 m.
Significant wave period (sec)
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0.0
0
Water Depth (m)

Deep Water Wave - MIN
Deep Water Wave - MAX
Shallow Water Wave - MIN

Shallow Water Wave - MAX
Figure 5. Variation of the significant wave period over different water covers using
both shallow and deep water wave theory
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0.40
Significant wave height (m)
0.35
0.30
0.25
0.20
0.15
0.10
0.05
0.00
0
Water depth (m)

Deep Water Wave - MIN
Deep Water Wave - MAX
Shallow Water Wave - MIN

Shallow Water Wave - MAX
Figure 6. Variation of the significant wave height over different water covers using
both shallow and deep water wave theory
3.4
Ice Entrainment
The MEND (1998) guideline recommends that the minimum water cover should be at least 10%
greater than the maximum lake ice thickness that the pond might incur. A detailed study of lake ice
thickness has not been conducted at Tail Lake; however, select ice thickness measurements during
water sample and drilling programs suggest that the maximum lake ice thickness varies between 1.9
m and 2.2 m. Regional studies on lake ice thickness confirm that a reasonable maximum ice
thickness at Tail Lake is probably around 2.2 m. Therefore, the minimum water cover to prevent
tailings re-suspension through ice entrainment is 2.2 m + 10% = 2.42 m.
This value is greater than the selected design criteria for minimum water cover due to wave action,
and therefore the specified minimum water cover for Tail Lake will be dominated by ice the ice
entrainment value of 2.42 m. Furthermore, since the operating water cover would be 4.0 m, there is a
significant factor of safety against ice entrainment. Conversely, the tailings surface could be up to
1.58 m above the design elevation of 24.3 m before ice entrainment would start to contribute towards
tailings re-suspension.
Providing a 1.0 m allowance for an uneven final tailings deposition surface, would result in the
minimum water cover depth being reduced to 3.0 m, which in turn implies that the factor of safety
against ice entrainment reduces slightly, but still remain significant. Figure 7 presents a schematic of
Tail Lake, including the deposition zones of tailings, confirming that at any given time, assuming
level tailings surface, the minimum water cover depth of Tail Lake would be 4.0 m.
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FSL 33.5 m
Tail Lake 28.3 m
Tailings 24.3 m
Minimum Water Cover 4.0 m
Figure 7. Schematic of tailings deposition location in Tail Lake
3.5
Extreme Drought Conditions

The design guideline by MEND (1998) states that the water cover should be designed taking into
account standard water balance principles; however, it does not provide any procedure for taking into
account drought conditions. Yanful (2005) documents a detailed procedure to account for drought
conditions in the evaluation of a minimum water cover design.
Due to the substantial factor of safety available for the minimum water cover at Tail Lake, SRK
opted to consider the effect of a severe drought on the water cover using a simplified procedure. The
basic assumptions of this analysis can be summarized as follows:
Tail Lake elevation at start of drought = 28.3 m (i.e. the post closure scenario)
5-year long drought
Zero precipitation for entire duration (no rain or snow)
20% above average lake evaporation (i.e. 220 mm + 20% = 264 mm)
Applying these conditions, would result in a final lake water elevation in Tail Lake after the drought
of 27.0 m. At this time, the minimum water cover depth over the tailings (at elevation 24.3 m) would
be 2.7 m.
Furthermore, it should be noted that the total volume of water lost during this simulated drought is
just under 1.0 million m3, or 48% of the total volume of free water in Tail Lake (i.e. the volume
excluding tailings). Under average climatic conditions it would take two years before the water level
will reach the natural outflow elevation of 28.3 m, providing ample time for settlement, should any
particles be re-suspended in any way.
This evaluation of a drought is extremely conservative, but still the minimum design water cover
criteria are upheld, for wave action and ice entrainment. As before, providing a 1.0 m allowance for
an uneven final tailings deposition surface would result in the minimum water cover depth during an
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extreme drought being reduced to 1.7 m. Under such a scenario, the minimum water cover
requirement against wave action would still be upheld; however, ice entrainment can occur.
This is however not a significant concern, since as described above under such severe drought
conditions, Tail Lake water cannot flow out of the basin, since the natural outflow elevation is at
28.3 m. Considering the fact that it would take two years before outflow would start again ice
entrainment during drought conditions is not considered a concern.
3.6
Minimum Water Depth Requirement for Bed Stability

Table 2 summarizes the minimum water cover requirements to ensure bed stability as described in
the preceding sections. It is clear that the dominating process in determining the water cover is ice
entrainment. Therefore, the minimum water cover for Tail Lake should be 2.42 m. This implies that
the tailings surface can have undulations up to 1.58 m high, allowing a substantial safety margin.
Furthermore, as demonstrated in the preceding sections, using the most conservative calculation
method, and the worst case input variables, the maximum water cover would have to be 3.6 m, which
still leaves a safety margin of 0.4 m. There is therefore no doubt that the 4.0 m water cover is
sufficient to prevent tailings re-suspension in Tail Lake.
Table 2. Summary of minimum water cover requirements for Tail Lake
Condition
Planned final tailings surface
Final water level in Tail Lake
Planned water cover thickness
Possible loss in water cover thickness due to uneven tailings
deposition
Possible loss in water cover thickness due to drought conditions
Possible loss in water cover thickness due to uneven tailings
deposition and drought conditions simultaneously
Minimum water cover due to wave action (deep water wave theory)
Minimum water cover due to wave action (shallow water wave theory)
Minimum water cover due to ice plucking
Design Value
24.3 m
28.3 m
4.0 m
1.0 m (remaining water
cover = 3.0 m)
cover = 2.7 m)
cover = 1.7 m)
0.80 m
0.83 m
2.42 m
References
Bennett, C.V., and Yanful, E.K. 2001. Investigation of tailings re-suspension under a shallow water
cover. In: Proceedings Canadian Geotechnical Society. 2001 an Earth Odyssey. Calgary AB. pp.
1596-1603.
Milan, M.H., and Yanful, E.K. 2001. Wind induced wave sand re-suspension in two mine tailings
ponds. In: Proceedings Canadian Geotechnical Society. 2001 an Earth Odyssey. Calgary AB. pp.
1604-1611.
Lawrence, G.A., Ward, P.R.B., MacKinnon, M.D. 1991. Wind-wave-induced suspension of mine
tailings in disposal ponds a case study. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering. 18. pp. 1047-1053.
MEND 1998. Design guide for the subaqueous disposal of reactive tailings in constructed
impoundments. Project 2.11.9.
Samad, M.A., and Yanful, E.K. 2005. A design approach for selecting the optimum water cover
depth for subaqueous disposal of sulfide mine tailings. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 42: pp. 207228.
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SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc. 2005. Preliminary Tailings Dam Design, Doris North Project, Hope
Bay, Nunavut, Canada. Report submitted to Miramar Hope Bay Limited, October.
Yanful, E.K. 2005. Short Course Notes: Design and management of water covers for mitigating acid
generation from reactive sulphide mine wastes. Securing the future. International Conference on
Mining and the Environment, Metals, and Energy Recovery. 27 June 1 July 2005, Skelleftea,
Sweden.
Appendix C
Re: Doris North Project Tailings Properties

Canada
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To:
Brian Labadie
Date:
July 15, 2005
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Project File
From:
Maritz Rykaart
Subject:
Doris North Project Tailings

Properties
Project #:
1CM014.006
The tailings physical characteristics are documented in the following two reports;
SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc. (2003). Tailings Impoundment Preliminary Design, Doris North Project,
Nunavut, Canada Volume I, Report. Technical Report prepared for Miramar Hope Bay Limited. Project
No. 1CM014.01, October 2003.
SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc. (2003). Tailings Impoundment Preliminary Design, Doris North Project,
Nunavut, Canada Volume II, Appendixes. Technical Report prepared for Miramar Hope Bay Limited.
Project No. 1CM014.01, October 2003.
This technical memorandum contains an extract of the relevant sections of the above two reports relating to
tailings properties. Please note that we have retained the original report numbering of the source report.
6.3
Tailings Properties
A sample of total combined mill tailings from a pilot metallurgical tests conducted by Bateman
Engineering was sent to AMEC Earth Engineering Pty Limited in Perth Australia (AMEC 2003).
Representative samples of the tailings were extracted for determination of the tests listed in Table
6.1. The Australian Standards listed in Table 6.1 all have similar or equivalent ASTM procedures.
The complete laboratory data sheets for all these tests are presented in Appendixes 6A through 6F.
Table 6.1: Laboratory Tests Conducted on Final Combined Mill Tailings
Test
EMR
Test Method
(Australian Standards)
Number of
Tests
Grain Size Distribution
Sieve and Hydrometer (AS 1289.3.6.2)
Plastic Properties
Casagrande Method (AS

1289.3.1.1,.3.2.1,.3.3.1,.3.4.1,.2.1.1)
Particle Density
AS 1289.3.5.1
Triaxial Test
Consolidated Undrained Triaxial Test with Pore

Pressure Measurement (AS 1289.6.4.2)
Consolidation Test
One-Dimensional Consolidation (AS

1289.6.6.1)
Undrained Settling Test
SRC-WI-4.8.3
Drained Settling Test
SRC-WI-4.8.2
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Index Properties
The total tailings are composed of sandy fine to coarse silt with 56% passing the No. 200 sieve (75
micron). The percent by weight of clay sized particles (less than 2 microns) in the tailings sample
was approximately 11%. The tailings were found to be non-plastic and the measured tailings particle
density was 2.74 g/cm3.
6.3.2
Deposited Tailings Densities

The deposited tailings density is dependent on both the specific gravity of the particles and the void
ratio of the resulting deposited material. Representative tailings densities deposited by different
methods are given in Table 6.2. Void ratios for each method are conservatively estimated from
SRKs experience at other mines. The measured dry density for the Doris North Project is
summarized in Table 6.3.
Table 6.2: Typical In-Place Dry Densities for Tailings
Deposition Method
Void Ratio
e
Dry Density
(tonnes/m3)
Tailings hydraulically deposited above water
1.0
1.50
Tailings hydraulically deposited underwater
1.2
1.36
Table 6.3: Measured Void Ratio & Dry-Density for the Doris North Project Tailings
Void Ratio
e
Dry Density
(tonnes/m3)
Triaxial Test
0.839
1.49
Consolidation Test - Initial
0.839
1.49
Consolidation Test Final
0.797
1.54
Undrained Settling Test @ 33.8% solids
1.19
Drained Settling Test @ 33.8% solids
1.43
Data Source
The most realistic design value to use for the subaqueous tailings deposition in Tail Lake is 1.19
tonnes/m3, based on the measured properties. For the preliminary design presented in this report, we
have assumed a tailings solids specific gravity of 2.7 and an in-place void ratio of 1.2, which results
in an in-situ dry density of 1.23 tonnes/m3.
6.3.3
Permeability and Strength Parameters

The permeability of the total tailings was measured in the laboratory by using one triaxial and one
consolidation test. The results of these tests are summarized in Tables 6.4 and 6.5 respectively.
Table 6.4: Summary of Triaxial Compression Test Data
Stage Confining
Stress, 3
(kPa)
Coefficient of
Consolidation,
Cv
(m2/year)
Coeff. of Volume
Compressibility,
Mv,
(m2/kN)
Hydraulic
Conductivity, K
(cm/sec)
Cohesion,
c
(kPa)
1 (250 kPa)
113,890
0.153
5.4 x 10-5
0.825
0.108
1.1 x 10
-5
0.010
2.2 x 10
-6
0.007
2 (300 kPa)
3 (400 kPa)
EMR
3,388
1,822
0.040
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Table 6.5: Summary of One-Dimensional Consolidation Properties of Tailings

Pressure
(kPa)
Void Ratio
e
Coefficient of
Consolidation, Cv
(m2/year)
Coeff. of Volume
Compressibility, Mv,
(m2/kN)
Hydraulic
Conductivity, K
(cm/sec)
0.839
-5
1.69 x 10-9
20
0.836
0.648
8.170 x 10
40
0.830
0.529
8.183 x 10-5
1.37 x 10-9
100
0.833
0.488
2.732 x 10-5
0.42 x 10-9
200
0.824
0.455
3.289 x 10-5
0.47 x 10-9
300
0.811
0.439
7.178 x 10-5
9.98 x 10-10
400
0.797
0.441
7.791 x 10-5
1.11 x 10-10
200
0.798
40
0.803
Following the measurement of the hydraulic conductivity at 400 kPa confining stress, the tailings
sample in the triaxial cell was axially loaded to failure under undrained conditions to measure the
frictional strength. The results of this test are summarized in Table 6.6. A value of 43.2 was
obtained for the angle of internal friction, which is considered high for tailings. This value may have
to be confirmed with further testing if it is required for the final design.
Table 6.6: Summary of Shear Strength Properties for Tailings
Parameter
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Confining Stress, 3 (kPa)
250
300
400
Porewater Pressure, U (kPa)
222
137
134
Effective Confining Stress, (3 U) (kPa)
28
163
266
Deviator Stress, (1 - 3) (kPa)
128
706
1,163
Shear Stress (1 - 3)/2 (kPa)
64
353
582
Internal Friction, (degrees)
43.2
Cohesion, c (kPa)
6.3.4
Tailings Settling Properties

The tailings settling tests results are summarized in Table 6.7. These results confirm that due to the
coarse nature of the tailings they settle out quickly and the recovery of clarified water should,
therefore, be relatively simple. The bench scale tests suggest that under undrained conditions, similar
to subaqueous deposition in Tail Lake, the maximum settling time is in the order of 2 hours.
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Table 6.7: Tailings Settlement Time

Test
Supernatant
Suspension (%)
Dry Density
(tonnes/m3)
Elapsed Time
(minutes)
Undrained
74.44
1.112
(1.190 maximum)
120
Drained
84.16
1.412
(1.430 maximum)
The Appendixes referred to in the text above are appended.
EMR
(2,880 minutes to reach maximum

dry density)
75
(150 minutes to reach
maximum dry density)
Appendix D
Summer 2004 Geotechnical

Field Investigation at Tail Lake,
Doris North Project, Nunavut, Canada
North Vancouver, B.C. V7P 3S1

Tel: 604.681.4196 Fax: 604.687.5532
Email: vancouver@srk.com Web site: www.srk.com
SRK Project Number 1CM014.04-050
April 2005
Authors
Quinn Jordan-Knox, M.Sc., G.I.T.
Reviewed by
Maritz Rykaart, Ph.D., P.Eng.

Summer 2004 Geotechnical Field Investigation at Tail Lake
Page i
Table of Contents
1 Introduction .................................................................................................................. 1
1.1 General ............................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Background ......................................................................................................................... 2
1.3 Methods .............................................................................................................................. 2
2 Field Program............................................................................................................... 4
2.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 4
2.2 Drilling ................................................................................................................................. 4
2.2.1
2.2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
Drill Holes ................................................................................................................................4

Drill Method .............................................................................................................................4
Thermistor String Installations............................................................................................. 5

Thermistor Data .................................................................................................................. 5
Sample Collection and Laboratory Testing ......................................................................... 5
Bulk Sampling ..................................................................................................................... 6
Topographic Cross-Section Surveys................................................................................... 6
3 Results of Drilling Program......................................................................................... 8

3.1 Summary of Drill Hole Profiles ............................................................................................ 8
3.1.1
3.1.2
3.1.3
3.1.4
3.1.5
SRK-50 ....................................................................................................................................8
SRK-61 ....................................................................................................................................8
SRK-54 ....................................................................................................................................8
SRK-55 ....................................................................................................................................9
SRK-56 ....................................................................................................................................9
3.2 Field Bulk Density Testing................................................................................................... 9

3.3 Laboratory Testing ............................................................................................................ 10
3.3.1
3.3.2
3.3.3
3.3.4
3.3.5
3.3.6
3.3.7
3.3.8
Water Content and Atterberg Limits......................................................................................10

Particle Size Distribution .......................................................................................................11
Bulk Density...........................................................................................................................12
Specific Gravity .....................................................................................................................12
Pore Water Salinity................................................................................................................12
Thermal Conductivity.............................................................................................................13
Unfrozen Water Content........................................................................................................13
X-Ray Diffraction Analysis.....................................................................................................16
4 References.................................................................................................................. 18
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List of Tables
Table 1: Details of Completed Drill Holes
Table 2: Details of Thermistor String Installations
Table 3: Samples Collected and Laboratory Testing Program
Table 4: Field Bulk Density from Intact Cored Soil Samples
Table 5: Water Contents, Atterberg Limits and Intact Bulk Densities
Table 6: Salinity of Pore Water
Table 7: Bulk Sample Thermal Conductivity Test Results
List of Figures
Figure 1: Drill hole and Topographic Survey Locations
Figure 2: Drill hole Location North Dam
Figure 3: Tail Lake Shore Investigation Site 1
Figure 7: Plasticity Chart from Atterberg Testing
Figure 8: Unfrozen Volumetric Water Fraction vs. Temperature
List of Appendices
Appendix 1: Drill Hole Logs
Appendix 2: Ground Temperature Measurements
Appendix 2-A: Thermistor Calibration Data Sheets
Appendix 2-B: Thermistor Data (Graphical)
Appendix 2-C: Thermistor Data (Tabular)
Appendix 3: Topographic Survey Data
Appendix 4: Laboratory Testing
Appendix 4-A: Gravimetric Moisture Content
Appendix 4-B: Atterberg Limits
Appendix 4-C: Particle Size Distribution
Appendix 4-D: Specific Gravity & Bulk Density
Appendix 4-E: Pore Water Salinity
Appendix 4-F: Thermal Conductivity
Appendix 4-G: Unfrozen Water Content
Appendix 4-H: X-Ray Diffraction Analysis
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Introduction
1.1
General
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Miramar Hope Bay Limited (MHBL) is currently preparing a revised Environmental Impact
Statement Report (EIS) in support of the Hope Bay Doris North Project (from here on referred to as
the Doris North Project), located near Roberts Bay in Nunavut Territory, Canada. SRK Consulting
(Canada) Inc. (SRK) has been working with MHBL since October 2001, on various aspects of this
project including a Preliminary Assessment in February 2002 (SRK 2002a), a Feasibility Study in
February 2003 (SRK 2003a), and a number of engineering documents in support of preliminary
infrastructure designs for the project (SRK 2002b; SRK 2002c; SRK 2003c), the tailings water
management strategies (SRK 2003d) and preliminary tailings dam design (SRK 2003b).
As part of the ongoing process of obtaining background field data upon which the engineering
designs can be based, MHBL contracted SRK to undertake a field program during August and
September 2004. The primary objectives of this field program can be summarized as follows:
Installation of one deep (200 m) thermistor string to monitor the geothermal gradient at the
Doris North site.
Characterize foundation conditions at the proposed spillway location of the North Dam at
Tail Lake.
Characterize permafrost conditions along the perimeter of Tail Lake, and install shallow
thermistors.
Conduct detailed strip surveys along sections of the Tail Lake shoreline, for the purpose of
providing a pre-flooding benchmark.
Recover bulk samples from the North Dam alignment for laboratory determination of bulk
density.
Monitoring and maintenance of all historic thermistor installations at the Doris North site.
This report presents the results of the field work as described. This report is complete with all the
relevant drill logs, laboratory data sheets and thermistor calibration data sheets. The data in this
report should be read in conjunction with the documented field data presented in SRK (2003b) and
SRK (2003c).
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Background
The proposed Doris North Project will be a small conventional underground gold mine. Ore will be
transported to surface via an access ramp, before being processed on site to produce gold bars.
Tailings produced during the milling process will be sub-aqueously deposited into Tail Lake, which
will be impounded through the construction of two frozen core dams; the North Dam and the South
Dam. The locations of these dams are illustrated on Figure 1.
To date there has been a series of field investigations to characterize foundation conditions for the
dams and other site infrastructure (SRK 2003b; 2003c). A recent regulatory review of the project,
has suggested that there are some gaps in the background geotechnical information that would have
to be addressed if MHBL would like to adequately asses the project impacts. These data gaps were
specifically linked to:
Providing site specific evidence of the geothermal gradient, as opposed to solely relying on
data from the Boston site which is 60 km to the south.
Characterizing the foundation conditions at the proposed spillway location for the North
Dam.
Characterizing the permafrost conditions around Tail Lake, such that more informed
statements can be made as to the amount of thaw induced sediment release that may be
triggered as the water level in Tail Lake rises.
Determining site specific bulk density for the ice rich marine sediments, to better define the
dam foundation conditions.
MHBL subsequently contracted SRK to initiate a field program to address these background data
gaps, the results of which are documented in this report.
1.3
Methods
This field program involved a great number companies and individuals, as detailed below:
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Drilling was conducted by Major Drilling Group International Inc. (Yellowknife), under a
standing contract managed by MHBL.
Field drill supervision for the deep drill hole was by MHBL geologist, Stacey Lopston. All
other holes were logged by SRK Staff Engineers Dylan MacGregor, Mauro Prado and Quinn
Jordan-Knox.
Field bulk sample collection at the North Dam site was by MHBL staff.
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All laboratory testing was conducted by EBA Engineering, out of their Yellowknife,
Edmonton and Calgary offices.
Thermistors and PVC tubing was supplied by RST Instruments, and installed by SRK Staff
Engineers.
Detailed strip surveys, and drill hole collar surveys was conducted by MHBL surveyor Jay
Hallmann.
Thermistor maintenance and data recording was conducted by SRK Staff Engineers.
All of the individual tasks described above were completed with the support and supervision of a
Senior Geotechnical Engineer, Michel Noel, M.A.Sc., P.Eng., with overall project management and
review completed by SRK Project Manager, Maritz Rykaart, Ph.D., P.Eng.
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Field Program
2.1
Introduction
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The details of the field program are listed in the following sections. The program consisted of five
drill holes, sample recovery (core and bulk), instrument (thermistors) installation, ground
temperature measurements and detailed topographic cross-section surveys.
2.2
Drilling
2.2.1 Drill Holes

Five drill holes, as listed in Table 1 were completed between August 19 and September 27, 2004.
The prolonged timeframe of this program was as a result of mechanical drill equipment failure, and
does not reflect the actual time for completion of the holes. The drill hole locations are shown on
Figure 1, and the complete logs are included as Appendix 1. SRK-50 was logged by MHBL
geologist Stacey Lopston. SRK-54, SRK-55 and SRK-56 were logged by SRK Staff Engineer Quinn
Jordan-Knox and SRK Staff Engineers Dylan MacGregor and Mauro Prado logged SRK-61.
Table 1: Details of Completed Drill Holes

Location
Hole
No.
Collar
Elevation1
(m)
Nothing2
Easting2
Depth
(m)
North-west shore of Doris Lake
SRK-50
38.00
7,559,177
433,807
205
South-east shore of Tail Lake
SRK-54
28.56
7,556,467
435,632
12.2
North-west shore of Tail Lake
SRK-55
30.68
7,558,400
434,638
9.5
North-east shore of Tail Lake
SRK-56
28.75
7,558,258
435,334
6.7
North Dam spillway
SRK-61
33.50
7,559,231
434,384
6.4
1.
2.
Collar elevation refers to ground elevation at drill hole location.

Northing and easting are based on the UTM NAD 83, Zone 13 co-ordinate system.
2.2.2 Drill Method

Drilling was conducted with a JT2000 diamond core drill rig, equipped with a NQ size (47.6 mm
core, 76 mm hole diameter) triple tube wire line core barrel. Lake water from Doris or Tail Lake was
used as drilling fluid, without addition of polymeric mud or salt (brine). Although the plan was to
drill using chilled brine, the chiller was not functional, and no attempt was made to cool the drilling
fluid by any other means.
Since the drilling fluid was not chilled, the adopted drilling method attempted to minimise core loss
by slowing down the drilling, minimizing the use of water and conducting short core recovery runs,
in particular with coarser grained materials. The recovery within the fine grained material was
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generally good, but less successful with the coarser material. Selected recovered soil samples were
later shipped to the laboratories of EBA Engineering in Yellowknife, Edmonton and Calgary for
geotechnical and thermal property characterisation testing. The recovered rock core samples were
transported to the on-site geology laboratory for further logging by MHBL personnel and remained
on-site. The overburden in SRK-50 was not sampled.
2.3
Thermistor String Installations

Table 2 list the details of the instrument (thermistors string) installations. Appendix 2-A contains the
supplier calibration data sheets and wiring diagram for each of these thermistors strings. The strings
was installed inside a 1-inch diameter PVC tube, which was pushed into the drill hole, though the
drill rods prior to pulling out the drill rods. This was done to ensure access to the hole during the
period of drill shutdown. Each installation was finished by driving a section of old drill rod into the
ground over the PVC and mounting the readout box on the top of the rod.

Location
Drill
Hole
Cable
Serial
Number
Stickup
Height
(m)
Thermistor Bead
Installation Depths (m)1
North-west shore of
Doris Lake
SRK-50
TS 1618
0.0
5, 10, 20, 30, 50, 70, 90, 110,

130, 150, 170, 190, 200
South-east shore of
Tail Lake
SRK-54
TS 1626
1.0
1, 2, 3, 5, 7. 5, 10
North-west shore of
Tail Lake
SRK-55
TS 1624
1.2
0.8, 1.8, 2.8, 4.8, 7.3, 9.8
North-east shore of
Tail Lake
SRK-56
TS 1621
5.2
0, 0, 0, 0.8, 3.3, 5.8
1. A bead depth of 0 m indicates a bead that is above natural ground.
2.4
Thermistor Data
SRK Staff Engineers visited all 31 thermistors that have been installed at the Doris North Site since
2002, to collect data, as well as to conduct maintenance and repair as needed. A complete
compilation of all data is included as Appendix 2-B in graphical format, and as Appendix 2-C in
tabular format. Only one string, SRK-13, has been permanently damaged and has not been collecting
data since August 2003.
2.5
Sample Collection and Laboratory Testing

Representative disturbed overburden core samples were collected from each material type
encountered in SRK-54, SRK-55 and SRK-56. A list of the samples collected is included in Table 3.
These samples were shipped to the geotechnical and thermal testing laboratories of EBA Engineering
in Yellowknife, Edmonton or Calgary. The samples were not preserved other than being sealed in
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plastic bags to retain any water and ice within the sample. The complete list of laboratory tests that
was carried out on each of these samples is included in Table 3.
2.6
Bulk Sampling
Two bulk soil samples were collected in the vicinity of the North Dam (Figure 2). The bulk samples
were collected immediately below the surficial thin organic cover. One sample consisted of sand
with some gravel and the other sample was predominantly composed of silt with sand and clay, with
a small fraction of gravel. Both samples contained some visible organic matter. These bulk samples
were collected by MHBL staff and subsequently preserved and shipped to the laboratory of EBA
Engineering in Edmonton for thermal characterisation testing.
2.7
Topographic Cross-Section Surveys

Detailed topographic cross-sections were surveyed on four sections along the shoreline of Tail Lake
by MHBL staff. Three of those four sections were drilled and instrumented for ground temperature
measurements, which consisted of drill hole SRK-54, SRK-55 and SRK-56. This detailed
topographic survey provides a reference in time of the geometry of the shore embankment and will
provide valuable information in assessing potential deformation of the slope as the level of Tail Lake
is raised and lowered. Figure 1 shows the location of the four topographic cross-sections around Tail
Lake and Figures 3 to 6 show in more detail the location of the survey points as well as longitudinal
and transversal cross-sections. The cross-sections show both the section based on the topographic
map and the survey points. The survey data points are all tabulated in Appendix 3.
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Drill
Hole
Sample
No.
Sample
Depth
Moisture
Content2
Liquid
Limit
Plastic
Limit
Plasticity
Index
Specific
Gravity
Intact
Bulk
Density
Intact
Bulk Dry
Density
Particle
Size
Distribution
Salinity2
(m)
SRK-54
SRK-55
SRK-56
S-1
0.46 - 0.61
S-2
2.79 - 2.95
S-3
3.18 - 3.34
S-4
4.12 - 4.32
S-5
5.33 - 5.49
S-6
6.10 - 6.17
S-7
8.26 - 8.41
S-8
9.40 - 9.55
S-9
10.11-10.26
0.10 - 0.20
S-3
5.95 - 6.10
S-1
0.14 - 0.20
S-2
0.30 - 0.40
S-3
0.50 - 0.60
0 0.3
X
X
0.35 - 0.45
No. 2
Bulk
Sample
Clayey
1
Silt
X-Ray
Diffraction3
S-2
0 0.3
Unfrozen
Water
Content
S-1
No. 1
Bulk
Sample
1
Sand
Thermal
Conductivity
X
X
X - Test conducted on sample at EBA Yellowknife, unless otherwise noted.

1. Samples tested at EBA Edmonton.
2. Testing conducted in EBA Edmonton.
3. Testing conducted in EBA Calgary.
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Results of Drilling Program
3.1
Summary of Drill Hole Profiles
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3.1.1 SRK-50
Drill hole SRK-50 was drilled in the vicinity of the proposed mine site and adjacent to Doris Lake
for deep ground temperature monitoring, as shown in Figure 1. Drill hole SRK-50 is a vertical drill
hole that extends to a depth of 205 m and was drilled between August 19 and 21, 2004. A thermistor
string with 13 temperature measuring points was put down this drill hole, with the bottom thermistor
located at a depth of 200 m. The drilling supervision and logging of this drill hole was performed by
MHBL personnel. Overburden (not characterized and sampled) was encountered to a depth of 3.14
m and the bedrock consisted primarily of fine to medium grained basalt with intermittent thin dyke
layers. Upon completion of the drill hole, the fluid inside the drill hole cavity was amended with
CaCl2 salt to raise the salt content to 25% by weight as a preventive measure to prevent freezing of
the drill rods inside the drill hole, while waiting for the installation of the thermistor string. The
thermistor string was installed inside a 1 inch PVC rigid threaded pipe. Once the thermistor string
was installed, the fluid inside the drill hole was flushed out with fresh water until the salt content was
about 5% by weight. The positions of the individual thermistors are listed in Table 2, and Appendix
2 provides more details on the thermistor installation and also contains the ground temperature
measurements recovered at the site.
3.1.2 SRK-61
Drill hole SRK-61 was put down along the proposed alignment of the spillway to determine the
depth to bedrock. Its location is shown in Figure 2. This drill hole was terminated at a depth of 6.4
m and was drilled between September 2 and 3, 2004. Overburden was encountered over a thickness
of 3.65 m and the bedrock consisted of fine grained basalt. The top 1.2 m of overburden was lost;
although the returned drilling fluid indicated that it consisted mostly of a sandy soil intermixed with
some organic matters. A clayey silt layer mixed with some sand lenses was encountered between 1.2
and 3.65 m and overlaid the bedrock surface. The horizon between 1.2 and 2.7 m deep contained
visible ice up to 25 mm thick and estimated ice content in the order of 50%. The zone between 2.7
and 3.65 m contained less ice, usually 1 mm or less in size, for an estimated ice content of about 5%.
No thermistor string was installed in this drill hole.
3.1.3 SRK-54
Drill hole SRK-54 was completed on September 27, 2004 and is located on the east side of Tail
Lake, at the south end. Unfrozen soils were present to a depth of 0.3 m, while bedrock was
encountered at a depth of 10.7 m. The drill hole was terminated at 12.2 m, 1.5 m into the bedrock.
Sample recovery varied from 0 to 100% and averaged 76% over 7 runs. The overburden consisted
of a thin organic cover over 0.3 m of silty fine sand. A layer of clayey silt was then encountered
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between 0.3 and 0.5 m, followed by massive ice interbedded with silt layers down to a depth of 2.74
m. This massive ice layer had an estimated ice content of about 80%. Clayey silt was present
between 2.74 and 9.14 m, with visible ice lenses decreasing in size and frequency with depth. A 1.56
m thick sand layer with few ice lenses was encountered overlying the bedrock surface. Bedrock was
inferred based on returned rock chips and drilling efforts. A thermistor string with six measurement
points was installed down to a depth of 10.0 m. Table 2 provides the positions of the thermistors
relative to the surface.
3.1.4 SRK-55
Drill hole SRK-55 was completed on September 26, 2004 and is located on the west side of Tail
Lake towards the north end. The overburden is 9.14 m thick, with the top surficial 0.3 m being
unfrozen. The drill hole was terminated at a depth of 9.5 m and penetrated bedrock by about 0.35 m.
A thin organic silt layer of a few centimetres thickness was present at the surface and overlaid a 3.05
m thick clayey silt layer. A massive ice layer was present within this stratum between 0.55 and 1.3
m. Silty fine to medium sand was encountered below the clayey silt from a depth of 3.05 to 3.94 m
and from 4.4 to 9.14 m. Another clayey silt layer was present within that sandy zone between 3.94
and 4.4 m. Recovery was relatively good for most of the drill hole, with the exception of the bottom
portion of the sand deposit overlying the bedrock surface. A thermistor string was installed upon
completion, with six measuring points distributed over 9.8 m as indicated in Table 2.
3.1.5 SRK-56
Drill hole SRK-56 was drilled on September 27, 2004 and is located on the east side of Tail Lake,
opposite to drill hole SRK-55. This drill hole encountered inferred bedrock at a depth of 6.1 m and
was terminated at a depth of 6.7 m. The top 1.6 m consists mainly of silt intermixed with a 0.2 m
thick layer of massive ice and two zones of sand of 0.1 and 0.15 m thick. Another massive ice layer
was encountered between 1.6 and 1.9 m. The very poor recovery between 1.9 and 6.1 m suggests the
presence of granular soils as observed from the returned cuttings. Recovery was excellent within the
clayey silt but was practically nil over the granular deposit. A thermistor string was installed to a
depth of 5.8 m. This shallow depth resulted in having only three thermistors located below the
ground surface as listed in Table 2. The drill hole was originally planned as a 10 m deep drill hole,
which explains the three thermistor strings positioned on the ground surface.
3.2
Field Bulk Density Testing

The bulk density of six intact cored soil samples from drill holes SRK-55 and SRK-56 was measured
in the field and the results are listed in Table 4. Samples were wrapped with cellophane for
protection then weighed with an electronic scale. Sample volumes were then determined with a
graduated cylinder and a 2.4 L can. Cellophane weight and volume were within sample
measurement error (1 mg, 10 ml). These measurements show bulk densities varying from 1,190 to
2,380 kg/m3 for the five samples recovered from within the marine deposit and the sample from the
glacio-fluvial deposit gave a value of 1,980 kg/m3.
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Table 4: Field Bulk Density from Intact Cored Soil Samples

Drill Hole
Sample No.
Sample Depth
Deposit
(kg/m3)
(m)
SRK-55
SRK-56
3.3
Bulk Density
0.10 0.20
Marine
2,380
0.35 0.45
Marine
1190
5.95 6.10
Glacio-fluvial
1,980
0.14 0.20
Marine
1,960
0.30 0.40
Marine
1,640
0.50 0.60
Marine
1,820
Laboratory Testing
Laboratory testing was performed on selected samples for characterisation purposes. The following
sections summarise the results from the laboratory testing and the individual laboratory report sheets
are all included in Appendix 4.
3.3.1 Water Content and Atterberg Limits

Gravimetric water content (Appendix 4-A) was measured on 15 samples, of which nine were tested
for Atterberg Limits (Appendix 4-B). The Atterberg Limits were also measured on one of the bulk
samples that contained fine grained soils. The results are summarised in Table 5 and the Atterberg
Limits are plotted in the plasticity chart shown in Figure 7.
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Drill
Hole
Sample
No.
Sample
Depth
(m)
Gravimetric
Moisture
Content
Liquid
Limit
Plastic
Limit
Plasticity
Index
(%)
(%)
(%)
Specific
Gravity
Intact
Bulk
Density
(kg/m3)
(kg/m3)
(%)
SRK-54
SRK-55
SRK-56
S-1
0.46 - 0.61
21.9
29
17
12
2.69
2,111
1,731
S-2
2.79 - 2.95
84.1
39
24
15
S-3
3.18 - 3.34
47.4
36
21
15
1,744
1,183
S-4
4.12 - 4.32
56.0
S-5
5.33 - 5.49
52.3
40
24
16
2.72
1,706
1,120
S-6
6.10 - 6.17
54.3
S-7
8.26 - 8.41
23.8
S-8
9.40 - 9.55
23.7
S-9
10.11-10.26
16.0
S-1
0.10 - 0.20
27.6
28
20
2.60
2,157
1,691
S-2
0.35 - 0.45
76.4
43
37
S-3
5.95 - 6.10
29.7
S-1
0.14 - 0.20
53.5
34
21
13
S-2
0.30 - 0.40
63.3
33
21
12
1,564
958
0.50 - 0.60
46.4
34
20
14
0.00 0.30
41
28
13
S-3
No 2
Bulk
Sample
Silt
Intact
Bulk
Dry
Density
The moisture content (gravimetric water content) results varied from 16.0 and 84.1%, while the
liquid limit ranged from 28 to 43%, the plastic limit from 17 to 37% and the plasticity index from 6
to 16%. The corresponding averages are 45.1% for water content, 35.7% for the liquid limit, 23.3%
for the plastic limit and 12.4% for the plasticity index.
The high volumetric water content values are indicative of ice lenses present in the overburden. The
plasticity chart shown in Figure 7 indicates that the fine grained soils present in the marine deposit,
with the exception of two test results, are above the A Line, which usually delimits organic and
inorganic soils. The soils with results above the A Line would essentially be classified as inorganic
clays with low to medium plasticity. Sample S-2 from drill hole SRK-55 contained high amounts of
organic material and does not follow the same trend as the other samples on the plasticity chart. The
fine grained bulk sample was also below the A Line but closer to the other test results. Both of
these samples contained organic matters and are classified as organic silts with medium
compressibility.
3.3.2 Particle Size Distribution

The particle size distribution (Appendix 4-C) was measured on 11 soil samples. Nine of those
samples had their fine fraction (smaller than 75 m) determined by sedimentation process using a
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hydrometer. The laboratory procedure was performed according to ASTM D422-63(2002) Standard
Test Method for Particle-Size Analysis of Soils.
The fine grained samples, which represented nine samples, were generally composed of clayey silt
with some sand. The clay content varied from 12 to 37% with an average of 22.8%; the silt from 48
to 78% with an average of 66.6%; the sand from 3 to 23% with an average of 10%, and gravel was
present only in one sample with a 6% gravel content. These results are consistent with the CL and
OL classifications obtained with the Atterberg Limits and the plasticity chart.
The remaining two samples consisted of sandy soils. One sample was composed of poorly graded
sand (84%) with some gravel (14%) and traces of silt (2%). This sample is classified as SP according
to the Unified Soil Classification System (USCS). The other sample consisted of 57.5% sand with
42.5% silt and clay, and was classified as SM according to the USCS.
3.3.3 Bulk Density

The bulk density (Appendix 4-D) was measured on five intact soil samples and the results are listed
in Table 5. The values ranged from 1,564 to 2,157 kg/m3 for an average of 1,856 kg/m3. The
corresponding dry bulk density varied from 958 to 1,731 kg/m3 and averaged 1,337 kg/m3. The lower
values reflect the presence of pore ice and organic material.
The bulk density was also measured in the field as indicated in Section 2.7. Two samples were tested
both in the field and in the laboratory for comparison. The field values are slightly higher but still
similar to the laboratory values. The field measured bulk densities are 2,380 and 1,640 kg/m3 and the
corresponding laboratory values are 2,157 and 1,564 kg/m3.
3.3.4 Specific Gravity

The specific gravity (Appendix 4-D) was measured on three samples, giving values of 2.69, 2.72 and
2.60, for an average of 2.67. The values are also listed in Table 5.
3.3.5 Pore Water Salinity

The salinity of the pore water (Appendix 4-E) was measured on seven samples, with values ranging
from 0.5 to 11 parts per thousand (ppt), as listed in Table 6. The results show that the salinity of the
pore water increases with depth, generally due to the salts being flushed out from the freeze/thaw
cycles within the active zone. The salinity measurements were performed according to ASTM
D4542-95(2001) Standard Test Method for Pore Water Extraction and Determination of the Soluble
Salt Content of Soils by Refractometer.
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Drill Hole No.
Sample No.
Depth (m)
Salinity (ppt)
SRK-54
S-1
0.46 - 0.61
1.0
S-3
2.79 - 2.95
6.0
S-5
5.33 - 5.49
9.0
SRK-55
S-1
0.10 - 0.20
0.5
SRK-56
S-1
0.14 - 0.20
0.0
S-2
0.30 - 0.40
5.0
S-3
0.50 - 0.60
11.0
3.3.6 Thermal Conductivity

Thermal conductivity (Appendix 4-F) was measured on the two bulk samples that were recovered
near the alignment of the North Dam. The results are summarised in Table 7, which includes the
state at which the samples were tested. It should be noted that these two bulk samples contained
some organic matter that will influence the thermal properties. Thermal conductivity tests were
performed according to ASTM D5334-00 (2004) Standard Test Method for Determination of
Thermal Conductivity of Soil and Soft Rock by Thermal Needle Probe Procedure.
The clayey silt sample was tested at two temperatures for unfrozen and frozen conditions. The
unfrozen thermal conductivity gave a value of 1.20 W m-1 C-1 and the frozen one was
1.52 W m-1 C-1.
The sand sample was tested four times under unfrozen conditions, giving an average value of
1.13 W m-1 C-1. The sand sample was tested for frozen conditions but gave unreliable results. The
organic matter present in the sample may have contributed to give unreliable results.
3.3.7 Unfrozen Water Content

Unfrozen water content (Appendix 4-G) as a function of temperature was measured on one specimen
taken from the bulk clayey silt sample. The tested specimen had the following properties:
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bulk dry density: 1,257 kg/m3
gravimetric water content: 37.9%
volumetric water content: 47.6%
assumed specific gravity of solids: 2.65
porosity: 0.52
degree of saturation: 90.6%
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The unfrozen water content curves are shown in Figure 8. The two curves differ by the method to
calculate the volumetric water content from time domain reflectometry (TDR) measurements. The
results show, for example, that about 40% of the pore water will remain unfrozen at -2 C, and 20 to
30% will still be unfrozen at a temperature of -8 C.
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Table 7: Bulk Sample Thermal Conductivity Test Results

Bulk
Sample
No. 1
Volumetric
Water
Content
Dry Bulk
Density
(kg/m3)
Gravimetric
Water
Content
1,849
8.0%
13.8%
1711
Bulk
Density
Void
Ratio
Porosity
Degree of
Saturation
0.58
63.4%
37.6%
Sand
1,757
37.9%
48.3%
Average Test
Temperature
Thermal
Conductivity
Thermal
Conductivity
(C)
(W m-1 C-1)
(kJ Day-1 m-1 C-1)
30.5
0.94
81.2
42.0
1.32
114.0
27.3
1.12
96.8
26.7
1.12
96.8
23.2
1.20
103.7
-15.3
1.52
131.3
(kg/m3)
Bulk
No 2
Test
No.
1274
1.12
52.8%
91.5%
Bulk
Clayey
Silt
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3.3.8 X-Ray Diffraction Analysis

X-ray diffraction analysis (Appendix 4-H) was performed by Core Lab in Calgary, and affiliate of
EBA Engineering, on two samples recovered from drill hole SRK-54. The samples consisted of
clayey silt from the marine deposit. The purpose of this test was to characterise the clay fraction of
the deposit to assess the sedimentation potential of the fine particles following the erosion of the lake
shoreline during the operation of the tailings disposal facility in Tail Lake. The test results include
the composition of clay fraction and a description of the mineral content for the bulk sample.
The two results indicate clay fractions of 23 and 24%, which contained the following clay types:
smectite: none
illite/smectite mixed-layer clay: 12 and 13%
illite and mica: 58 and 54%
kaolinite: none
chlorite: 30 and 33%
The clay types composing the clay fraction provides information on the susceptibility of the soil to
settle in water. For instance, smectite has the characteristic of remaining in suspension in water for
long periods while the other components will settle at a higher rate. According to the test results, the
clay fraction contains up to 13% of illite/smectite, thus representing about 3% of the bulk sample.
The analysis also indicated that the bulk soil samples contained 43 to 45% of quartz. The quartz has
a higher thermal conductivity than other soil particles, which increases the overall thermal
conductivity of soils.
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This report, 1CM014.04-050 Summer 2004 Geotechnical Field Investigation at Tail Lake,
Doris North Project, Nunavut, Canada, was prepared by SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc.

Quinn Jordan-Knox, M.Sc., G.I.T.

Staff Engineer
Reviewed by

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References
SRK Consulting Inc. 2002a. Hope Bay Doris North Project - Preliminary Assessment, Doris North
Trial Operation, Nunavut, Canada. Report submitted to Hope Bay Joint Venture, February 2002.
SRK Consulting Inc. 2002b. Hope Bay Doris North Project - Surface Infrastructure Feasibility Study
Inputs, Nunavut, Canada. Report submitted to Miramar Hope Bay Limited, December 2002.
SRK Consulting Inc. 2002c. Hope Bay Doris North Project, Tail Lake Dam Site Geotechnical
Investigation and Conceptual Design Report, Nunavut, Canada. Report submitted to Miramar Hope
Bay Limited, December 2002.
SRK Consulting Inc. 2003a. Hope Bay Doris North Project - Technical Summary of Feasibility
Study, Nunavut, Canada. Report submitted to Miramar Hope Bay Limited, February 2003.
SRK Consulting Inc. 2003b Hope Bay Doris North Project - Tailings Impoundment Preliminary
SRK Consulting Inc. 2003c. Hope Bay Doris North Project - Surface Infrastructure Preliminary
SRK Consulting Inc. 2003d. Hope Bay Doris North Project - Predictive Water Quality Modelling,
Nunavut, Canada. Report submitted to Miramar Hope Bay Limited, October 2003.
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Figures
SITE 1
South Dam
SITE 2
South Dam
SITE 3
South Dam
SITE 4
South Dam
File Ref: Fig_7_2004 summer drill rpt_20050419.ppt
60%
SRK-54
SRK-55
SRK-56
Bulk Sample - Silt
50%
"A" Line = 0.73(wL-20)
Plasticity Index, PI
CH
40%
30%
CL
OH or MH
20%
CL
10%
OH-MH
ML
0%
0%
10%
20%
OL
or ML
30%
OI or MI
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Liquid Limit, wL
DORIS NORTH PROJECT
Sample Plasticity From Atterberg

Testing
PROJECT
DATE
APPROVED
1CM014.04
March 2005
MNN
FIGURE
File Ref: Fig_8_2004 summer drill rpt_20050419.ppt
Volumetric fraction of unfrozen pore water
1.0
Clayey sandy silt
From gravimetric
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.0
-12
-11
-10
-9
-8
-7
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
Temperature (C)
DORIS NORTH PROJECT
Unfrozen Volumetric Water Fraction vs.

Temperature
PROJECT No.
DATE
APPROVED
1CM014.04
March 2005
MNN
FIGURE
Appendix 1
Borehole Logs
Borehole Log SRK-50
HOLE NO: SRK 50
PROJECT: HOPE BAY DORIS NORTH - SUMMER 2004

PROJECT NO: 1CM014.04
HOLE DIAMETER: 76 mm (NQ)
LOCATION: NW of Doris Lake
DATE AND TIME STARTED: Aug. 19, 2004
SURFACE (COLLAR) ELEVATION: 38.0 m
DATE AND TIME FINISHED: Aug. 21, 2004

DRILL CONTRACTOR: Major Drilling
EASTING: 433807
Installations
DIP
vertical
steep
medium
shallow
horizontal
Sample
Recovery
DISCONTINUITY
SEPARATION
closed
v. narrow
narrow
wide
v. wide
Run
Dip (degrees)
Separation
ROUGHNESS
smooth
sl. rough
medium
rough
v. rough
Roughness
Hardness
0.6
Weathering
0.2
FABRIC
v. fine
fine
medium
coarse
v. coarse
Fabric
ROCK MASS
HARDNESS
v. hard
hard
medium
soft
v.soft
Fracture
Spacing
Contact (m)
Material Description
WEATHERING
unweathered
slightly
medium
highly
completely
Lithology
GRADE
1
2
3
4
5
RQD ROCK QUALITY(%)

100 x core lengths 100 mm and longer
length of run
Depth (m)
DRILLING METHOD: Diamond Drill Core
RQD
LOGGED BY: Stacey Loptson (Miramar)
Soil Class
NORTHING: 7559177
OVERBURDEN
3
3.14
Dark green with lilac-grey bands fine grained BASALT.

Moderate to strong foliation throughout. Small arrowhead
fold structures. Moderate dolomite with moderate to strong
sericite (ranging in colour from lilac to metallic blue grey).
Small quartz/dolomite veins, mainly following/stretching
with the foliation. Abundant quartz eyes and recrystallized
dolomite. Trace to 0.1% pyrite occasionally forming small
veinlets along the foliation.
7
7.4
7.5
Small pale green fine to medium grained speckled

intermediate dyke with iron staining along the fractures at
the upper contact. Mostly massive, except for the fractured
contacts at either end of the unit. Weak dolomite alteration
with weak to moderate chlorite. No veins. Trace to no
pyrite.
(Similar to interval from 3.14-7.4 m)
10
9.84
9.87
Sheet 1 of 21
HOLE NO: SRK 50


EASTING: 433807
Installations
DIP
vertical
steep
medium
shallow
horizontal
Sample
Recovery
DISCONTINUITY
SEPARATION
closed
v. narrow
narrow
wide
v. wide
Run
Dip (degrees)
Separation
ROUGHNESS
smooth
sl. rough
medium
rough
v. rough
Roughness
Hardness
0.6
Weathering
0.2
FABRIC
v. fine
fine
medium
coarse
v. coarse
Fabric
ROCK MASS
HARDNESS
v. hard
hard
medium
soft
v.soft
Fracture
Spacing
Contact (m)
WEATHERING
unweathered
slightly
medium
highly
completely
Lithology
GRADE
1
2
3
4
5
RQD ROCK QUALITY(%)

length of run
Depth (m)
RQD
Soil Class
NORTHING: 7559177
Small pale green fine to medium grained speckled

intermediate dyke. (Similar to interval from 7.4-7.5 m)
11
12
13
14
15
16
16.64
17
18
16.98
Rosy coloured fine to medium grained massive

intermediate dyke. Sharp contacts on either end of the unit
with finer grained chill margins around the edges. Weak
dolomite alteration with moderate sericite (possibly leading
to the rosy colour of the interval). Very small mm scale
stringer veins. Trace to 0.1% pyrite.
19
20
Sheet 2 of 21
HOLE NO: SRK 50


EASTING: 433807
Installations
DIP
vertical
steep
medium
shallow
horizontal
Sample
Recovery
DISCONTINUITY
SEPARATION
closed
v. narrow
narrow
wide
v. wide
Run
Dip (degrees)
Separation
ROUGHNESS
smooth
sl. rough
medium
rough
v. rough
Roughness
Hardness
0.6
Weathering
0.2
FABRIC
v. fine
fine
medium
coarse
v. coarse
Fabric
ROCK MASS
HARDNESS
v. hard
hard
medium
soft
v.soft
Fracture
Spacing
Contact (m)
Depth (m)
21
WEATHERING
unweathered
slightly
medium
highly
completely
Lithology
GRADE
1
2
3
4
5
RQD ROCK QUALITY(%)

length of run
20.1
RQD
Soil Class
NORTHING: 7559177
Dark green fine grained BASALT flow. Weak to moderate

foliation throughout. Moderate to strong chlorite alteration.
Abundant quartz eyes. Weak dolomite. Many extensional
veins cross cutting the core; few small pink calcite veins;
and other quartz/dolomite veins that follow foliation as in
previous units. 0.1% pyrite.
22
23
24
25
25.32
26
Dark green fine to medium grained magnetic BASALT.

Iron tholeite? Weakly foliated. Weak dolomite; moderate
to strong chlorite alteration. Similar veining as in previous
unit. Quartz/dolomite/calcite. Extensional cross veins
cutting the core; random anastamosing; and others
following foliation. 0.1% pyrite fine grained and
disseminated through the matrix.
27
28
29
30
Sheet 3 of 21
HOLE NO: SRK 50


EASTING: 433807
Installations
DIP
vertical
steep
medium
shallow
horizontal
Sample
Recovery
DISCONTINUITY
SEPARATION
closed
v. narrow
narrow
wide
v. wide
Run
Dip (degrees)
Separation
ROUGHNESS
smooth
sl. rough
medium
rough
v. rough
Roughness
Hardness
0.6
Weathering
0.2
FABRIC
v. fine
fine
medium
coarse
v. coarse
Fabric
ROCK MASS
HARDNESS
v. hard
hard
medium
soft
v.soft
Fracture
Spacing
Contact (m)
WEATHERING
unweathered
slightly
medium
highly
completely
Lithology
GRADE
1
2
3
4
5
RQD ROCK QUALITY(%)

length of run
Depth (m)
RQD
Soil Class
NORTHING: 7559177
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
Sheet 4 of 21
HOLE NO: SRK 50


EASTING: 433807
Installations
DIP
vertical
steep
medium
shallow
horizontal
Sample
Recovery
DISCONTINUITY
SEPARATION
closed
v. narrow
narrow
wide
v. wide
Run
Dip (degrees)
Separation
ROUGHNESS
smooth
sl. rough
medium
rough
v. rough
Roughness
Hardness
0.6
Weathering
0.2
FABRIC
v. fine
fine
medium
coarse
v. coarse
Fabric
ROCK MASS
HARDNESS
v. hard
hard
medium
soft
v.soft
Fracture
Spacing
Contact (m)
WEATHERING
unweathered
slightly
medium
highly
completely
Lithology
GRADE
1
2
3
4
5
RQD ROCK QUALITY(%)

length of run
Depth (m)
RQD
Soil Class
NORTHING: 7559177
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
Sheet 5 of 21
HOLE NO: SRK 50


EASTING: 433807
Installations
DIP
vertical
steep
medium
shallow
horizontal
Sample
Recovery
DISCONTINUITY
SEPARATION
closed
v. narrow
narrow
wide
v. wide
Run
Dip (degrees)
Separation
ROUGHNESS
smooth
sl. rough
medium
rough
v. rough
Roughness
Hardness
0.6
Weathering
0.2
FABRIC
v. fine
fine
medium
coarse
v. coarse
Fabric
ROCK MASS
HARDNESS
v. hard
hard
medium
soft
v.soft
Fracture
Spacing
Contact (m)
WEATHERING
unweathered
slightly
medium
highly
completely
Lithology
GRADE
1
2
3
4
5
RQD ROCK QUALITY(%)

length of run
Depth (m)
RQD
Soil Class
NORTHING: 7559177
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
Sheet 6 of 21
HOLE NO: SRK 50


EASTING: 433807
Installations
DIP
vertical
steep
medium
shallow
horizontal
Sample
Recovery
DISCONTINUITY
SEPARATION
closed
v. narrow
narrow
wide
v. wide
Run
Dip (degrees)
Separation
ROUGHNESS
smooth
sl. rough
medium
rough
v. rough
Roughness
Hardness
0.6
Weathering
0.2
FABRIC
v. fine
fine
medium
coarse
v. coarse
Fabric
ROCK MASS
HARDNESS
v. hard
hard
medium
soft
v.soft
Fracture
Spacing
Contact (m)
Depth (m)
60.77
WEATHERING
unweathered
slightly
medium
highly
completely
Lithology
GRADE
1
2
3
4
5
RQD ROCK QUALITY(%)

length of run
61
RQD
Soil Class
NORTHING: 7559177
Dark green fine grained BASALT flow. (Similar to interval

from 20.10-25.32 m)
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
69.66
70

Sheet 7 of 21
HOLE NO: SRK 50


EASTING: 433807
Installations
DIP
vertical
steep
medium
shallow
horizontal
Sample
Recovery
DISCONTINUITY
SEPARATION
closed
v. narrow
narrow
wide
v. wide
Run
Dip (degrees)
Separation
ROUGHNESS
smooth
sl. rough
medium
rough
v. rough
Roughness
Hardness
0.6
Weathering
0.2
FABRIC
v. fine
fine
medium
coarse
v. coarse
Fabric
ROCK MASS
HARDNESS
v. hard
hard
medium
soft
v.soft
Fracture
Spacing
Contact (m)
WEATHERING
unweathered
slightly
medium
highly
completely
Lithology
GRADE
1
2
3
4
5
RQD ROCK QUALITY(%)

length of run
Depth (m)
RQD
Soil Class
NORTHING: 7559177
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
77.55
Dark green fine grained BASALT flow. (Similar to interval

from 20.10-25.32 m)
78
79
80
Sheet 8 of 21
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EASTING: 433807
Installations
DIP
vertical
steep
medium
shallow
horizontal
Sample
Recovery
DISCONTINUITY
SEPARATION
closed
v. narrow
narrow
wide
v. wide
Run
Dip (degrees)
Separation
ROUGHNESS
smooth
sl. rough
medium
rough
v. rough
Roughness
Hardness
0.6
Weathering
0.2
FABRIC
v. fine
fine
medium
coarse
v. coarse
Fabric
ROCK MASS
HARDNESS
v. hard
hard
medium
soft
v.soft
Fracture
Spacing
Contact (m)
WEATHERING
unweathered
slightly
medium
highly
completely
Lithology
GRADE
1
2
3
4
5
RQD ROCK QUALITY(%)

length of run
Depth (m)
RQD
Soil Class
NORTHING: 7559177
81
82
83
84
85
85.3

86
87
88
89
90
Sheet 9 of 21
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EASTING: 433807
Installations
DIP
vertical
steep
medium
shallow
horizontal
Sample
Recovery
DISCONTINUITY
SEPARATION
closed
v. narrow
narrow
wide
v. wide
Run
Dip (degrees)
Separation
ROUGHNESS
smooth
sl. rough
medium
rough
v. rough
Roughness
Hardness
0.6
Weathering
0.2
FABRIC
v. fine
fine
medium
coarse
v. coarse
Fabric
ROCK MASS
HARDNESS
v. hard
hard
medium
soft
v.soft
Fracture
Spacing
Contact (m)
WEATHERING
unweathered
slightly
medium
highly
completely
Lithology
GRADE
1
2
3
4
5
RQD ROCK QUALITY(%)

length of run
Depth (m)
RQD
Soil Class
NORTHING: 7559177
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
Sheet 10 of 21
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EASTING: 433807
Installations
DIP
vertical
steep
medium
shallow
horizontal
Sample
Recovery
DISCONTINUITY
SEPARATION
closed
v. narrow
narrow
wide
v. wide
Run
Dip (degrees)
Separation
ROUGHNESS
smooth
sl. rough
medium
rough
v. rough
Roughness
Hardness
0.6
Weathering
0.2
FABRIC
v. fine
fine
medium
coarse
v. coarse
Fabric
ROCK MASS
HARDNESS
v. hard
hard
medium
soft
v.soft
Fracture
Spacing
Contact (m)
WEATHERING
unweathered
slightly
medium
highly
completely
Lithology
GRADE
1
2
3
4
5
RQD ROCK QUALITY(%)

length of run
Depth (m)
RQD
Soil Class
NORTHING: 7559177
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
Sheet 11 of 21
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EASTING: 433807
Installations
DIP
vertical
steep
medium
shallow
horizontal
Sample
Recovery
DISCONTINUITY
SEPARATION
closed
v. narrow
narrow
wide
v. wide
Run
Dip (degrees)
Separation
ROUGHNESS
smooth
sl. rough
medium
rough
v. rough
Roughness
Hardness
0.6
Weathering
0.2
FABRIC
v. fine
fine
medium
coarse
v. coarse
Fabric
ROCK MASS
HARDNESS
v. hard
hard
medium
soft
v.soft
Fracture
Spacing
Contact (m)
WEATHERING
unweathered
slightly
medium
highly
completely
Lithology
GRADE
1
2
3
4
5
RQD ROCK QUALITY(%)

length of run
Depth (m)
RQD
Soil Class
NORTHING: 7559177
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
Sheet 12 of 21
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EASTING: 433807
Installations
DIP
vertical
steep
medium
shallow
horizontal
Sample
Recovery
DISCONTINUITY
SEPARATION
closed
v. narrow
narrow
wide
v. wide
Run
Dip (degrees)
Separation
ROUGHNESS
smooth
sl. rough
medium
rough
v. rough
Roughness
Hardness
0.6
Weathering
0.2
FABRIC
v. fine
fine
medium
coarse
v. coarse
Fabric
ROCK MASS
HARDNESS
v. hard
hard
medium
soft
v.soft
Fracture
Spacing
Contact (m)
WEATHERING
unweathered
slightly
medium
highly
completely
Lithology
GRADE
1
2
3
4
5
RQD ROCK QUALITY(%)

length of run
Depth (m)
RQD
Soil Class
NORTHING: 7559177
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
Sheet 13 of 21
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EASTING: 433807
Installations
DIP
vertical
steep
medium
shallow
horizontal
Sample
Recovery
DISCONTINUITY
SEPARATION
closed
v. narrow
narrow
wide
v. wide
Run
Dip (degrees)
Separation
ROUGHNESS
smooth
sl. rough
medium
rough
v. rough
Roughness
Hardness
0.6
Weathering
0.2
FABRIC
v. fine
fine
medium
coarse
v. coarse
Fabric
ROCK MASS
HARDNESS
v. hard
hard
medium
soft
v.soft
Fracture
Spacing
Contact (m)
WEATHERING
unweathered
slightly
medium
highly
completely
Lithology
GRADE
1
2
3
4
5
RQD ROCK QUALITY(%)

length of run
Depth (m)
RQD
Soil Class
NORTHING: 7559177
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
Sheet 14 of 21
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EASTING: 433807
Installations
DIP
vertical
steep
medium
shallow
horizontal
Sample
Recovery
DISCONTINUITY
SEPARATION
closed
v. narrow
narrow
wide
v. wide
Run
Dip (degrees)
Separation
ROUGHNESS
smooth
sl. rough
medium
rough
v. rough
Roughness
Hardness
0.6
Weathering
0.2
FABRIC
v. fine
fine
medium
coarse
v. coarse
Fabric
ROCK MASS
HARDNESS
v. hard
hard
medium
soft
v.soft
Fracture
Spacing
Contact (m)
WEATHERING
unweathered
slightly
medium
highly
completely
Lithology
GRADE
1
2
3
4
5
RQD ROCK QUALITY(%)

length of run
Depth (m)
RQD
Soil Class
NORTHING: 7559177
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
149.1

(Similar to interval from 25.32-60.77 m, but with quickly
alternating weak to very strong magnetite alteration)
150
Sheet 15 of 21
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EASTING: 433807
Installations
DIP
vertical
steep
medium
shallow
horizontal
Sample
Recovery
DISCONTINUITY
SEPARATION
closed
v. narrow
narrow
wide
v. wide
Run
Dip (degrees)
Separation
ROUGHNESS
smooth
sl. rough
medium
rough
v. rough
Roughness
Hardness
0.6
Weathering
0.2
FABRIC
v. fine
fine
medium
coarse
v. coarse
Fabric
ROCK MASS
HARDNESS
v. hard
hard
medium
soft
v.soft
Fracture
Spacing
Contact (m)
WEATHERING
unweathered
slightly
medium
highly
completely
Lithology
GRADE
1
2
3
4
5
RQD ROCK QUALITY(%)

length of run
Depth (m)
RQD
Soil Class
NORTHING: 7559177
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
Sheet 16 of 21
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EASTING: 433807
Installations
DIP
vertical
steep
medium
shallow
horizontal
Sample
Recovery
DISCONTINUITY
SEPARATION
closed
v. narrow
narrow
wide
v. wide
Run
Dip (degrees)
Separation
ROUGHNESS
smooth
sl. rough
medium
rough
v. rough
Roughness
Hardness
0.6
Weathering
0.2
FABRIC
v. fine
fine
medium
coarse
v. coarse
Fabric
ROCK MASS
HARDNESS
v. hard
hard
medium
soft
v.soft
Fracture
Spacing
Contact (m)
WEATHERING
unweathered
slightly
medium
highly
completely
Lithology
GRADE
1
2
3
4
5
RQD ROCK QUALITY(%)

length of run
Depth (m)
RQD
Soil Class
NORTHING: 7559177
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
Sheet 17 of 21
HOLE NO: SRK 50


EASTING: 433807
Installations
DIP
vertical
steep
medium
shallow
horizontal
Sample
Recovery
DISCONTINUITY
SEPARATION
closed
v. narrow
narrow
wide
v. wide
Run
Dip (degrees)
Separation
ROUGHNESS
smooth
sl. rough
medium
rough
v. rough
Roughness
Hardness
0.6
Weathering
0.2
FABRIC
v. fine
fine
medium
coarse
v. coarse
Fabric
ROCK MASS
HARDNESS
v. hard
hard
medium
soft
v.soft
Fracture
Spacing
Contact (m)
WEATHERING
unweathered
slightly
medium
highly
completely
Lithology
GRADE
1
2
3
4
5
RQD ROCK QUALITY(%)

length of run
Depth (m)
RQD
Soil Class
NORTHING: 7559177
171
172
173
174
175
176
177
178
179
180
Sheet 18 of 21
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EASTING: 433807
Installations
DIP
vertical
steep
medium
shallow
horizontal
Sample
Recovery
DISCONTINUITY
SEPARATION
closed
v. narrow
narrow
wide
v. wide
Run
Dip (degrees)
Separation
ROUGHNESS
smooth
sl. rough
medium
rough
v. rough
Roughness
Hardness
0.6
Weathering
0.2
FABRIC
v. fine
fine
medium
coarse
v. coarse
Fabric
ROCK MASS
HARDNESS
v. hard
hard
medium
soft
v.soft
Fracture
Spacing
Contact (m)
WEATHERING
unweathered
slightly
medium
highly
completely
Lithology
GRADE
1
2
3
4
5
RQD ROCK QUALITY(%)

length of run
Depth (m)
RQD
Soil Class
NORTHING: 7559177
181
182
183
183.8
184
184.56
185
Dark medium to coarse grained magnetic diabase dyke.

Mostly massive with fractures. Chill margins on either end
(mm scale). Very weak dolomite and strong magnetite
alteration. No veins. Trace to no pyrite mineralization.
185.07

186
187
188
188.76
189

189.8
190
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EASTING: 433807
Installations
DIP
vertical
steep
medium
shallow
horizontal
Sample
Recovery
DISCONTINUITY
SEPARATION
closed
v. narrow
narrow
wide
v. wide
Run
Dip (degrees)
Separation
ROUGHNESS
smooth
sl. rough
medium
rough
v. rough
Roughness
Hardness
0.6
Weathering
0.2
FABRIC
v. fine
fine
medium
coarse
v. coarse
Fabric
ROCK MASS
HARDNESS
v. hard
hard
medium
soft
v.soft
Fracture
Spacing
Contact (m)
WEATHERING
unweathered
slightly
medium
highly
completely
Lithology
GRADE
1
2
3
4
5
RQD ROCK QUALITY(%)

length of run
Depth (m)
RQD
Soil Class
NORTHING: 7559177

191
192
193
194
195
196
197
198
199
200
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EASTING: 433807
Installations
DIP
vertical
steep
medium
shallow
horizontal
Sample
Recovery
DISCONTINUITY
SEPARATION
closed
v. narrow
narrow
wide
v. wide
Run
Dip (degrees)
Separation
ROUGHNESS
smooth
sl. rough
medium
rough
v. rough
Roughness
Hardness
0.6
Weathering
0.2
FABRIC
v. fine
fine
medium
coarse
v. coarse
Fabric
ROCK MASS
HARDNESS
v. hard
hard
medium
soft
v.soft
Fracture
Spacing
Contact (m)
WEATHERING
unweathered
slightly
medium
highly
completely
Lithology
GRADE
1
2
3
4
5
RQD ROCK QUALITY(%)

length of run
Depth (m)
RQD
Soil Class
NORTHING: 7559177

201
202
203
204
205
205
EOH
206
207
208
209
210
Sheet 21 of 21
Borehole Log SRK-54
HOLE NO: SRK 54

HOLE DIAMETER: 76mm (NQ)
LOCATION: Tail Lake Perimeter
DATE AND TIME STARTED: 1:00 pm, Sept. 27, 2004
DATE AND TIME FINISHED: 4:30 pm, Sept. 27, 2004

EASTING: 435632
1.1
1.5
Thin silt laminae within ice matrix. 80% ice content. Pure
ice at depth 0.91 - 0.95 m.
LOSS
100%
Installations
70%
Sample
Dip (degrees)
Separation
Roughness
Fabric
Hardness
Weathering
DIP
vertical
steep
medium
shallow
horizontal
SP
MH
ICE +
MH
SRK 54-1
0.46-0.61m
Loss
ICE +
MH
2.74
DISCONTINUITY
SEPARATION
closed
v. narrow
narrow
wide
v. wide
ICE with interbeded silt. Ice lenses up to 1.5 cm thick.
0.6
ROUGHNESS
smooth
sl. rough
medium
rough
v. rough
Recovery
0.2
FABRIC
v. fine
fine
medium
coarse
v. coarse
Run
0.8
Organic - roots, muskeg, and mucky fines.

Silty fine SAND
Grey clayey SILT with stratified ice. Vs from 0.7 - 0.8 m.
ROCK MASS
HARDNESS
v. hard
hard
medium
soft
v.soft
Fracture
Spacing
Contact (m)
Depth (m)
0.3
WEATHERING
unweathered
slightly
medium
highly
completely
Lithology
GRADE
1
2
3
4
5
RQD ROCK QUALITY(%)

length of run
0.076
DRILLING METHOD: Triple Tube Diamond Drill Core
RQD
LOGGED BY: Quinn Jordan Knox
Soil Class
NORTHING: 7556467
Frozen fine grained soil, grey clayey SILT.

Visible ice, lenses up to 1.5 cm thick. Stratified ice laminae
up to 3 mm, Vs.
SRK 54-2
2.79-2.95m
SRK 54-3
3.18-3.34m
100%
4
SRK 54-4
4.17-4.32m
MH
5
SRK 54-5
5.33-5.49m
6
6.2
Frozen fine grained soil, grey clayey SILT, with some

coarse sand and fine gravel from 6.17 - 6.48 m, MH-SP.
Visible ice. Irregular fine cracks with few horizonal ice
lenses,Vs/Vr.
88%
100% SRK 54-7

8.26-8.41m
SRK 54-6
6.1-6.17m
MH
7.44
7.6
8
LOSS
Frozen fine grained soil, grey clayey SILT with poorly
graded sand from 8.13 - 8.51 m.
Visible stratified ice, Vs.
Loss
MH
9
9.14
10
Frozen light baige well graded SANDwith few ice lenses

from 9.14 - 10.06 m. Coarsen to well graded gravel from
10.06 - 10.3 m.
SRK 54-8
9.4-9.55m
SW
6
75%
Sheet 1 of 2
HOLE NO: SRK 54

DATE AND TIME STARTED: 1:00 pm, Sept. 27, 2004

EASTING: 435632
11
LOSS
Installations
DIP
vertical
steep
medium
shallow
horizontal
Sample
Recovery
DISCONTINUITY
SEPARATION
closed
v. narrow
narrow
wide
v. wide
Run
Dip (degrees)
Separation
ROUGHNESS
smooth
sl. rough
medium
rough
v. rough
Roughness
Hardness
0.6
Weathering
0.2
FABRIC
v. fine
fine
medium
coarse
v. coarse
Fabric
ROCK MASS
HARDNESS
v. hard
hard
medium
soft
v.soft
Fracture
Spacing
Contact (m)
Depth (m)
10.7
WEATHERING
unweathered
slightly
medium
highly
completely
Lithology
GRADE
1
2
3
4
5
RQD ROCK QUALITY(%)

length of run
10.3
RQD
Soil Class
NORTHING: 7556467
SRK 54-9
10.11 10.26m
Loss
Bedrock - dark green BASALT (inferred from returned rock

chips and drill efforts).
7
0%
12
12.2
EOH
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Sheet 2 of 2
Borehole Log SRK-55
HOLE NO: SRK 55

DATE AND TIME STARTED: 8:30 am, Sept. 26, 2004

EASTING: 434638
1.3
1.52
2.9
3.06
3.94
4.4
4.57
Organics with olive brown silt

Fine grained soil, grey to light baige clayey SILT, medium
plasticity, trace fine sand from 0.025 - 0.3 m. Unfrozen
from 0.025 - 0.3 m. Non-visible ice from 0.3 - 0.35 m. Vr
from 0.35 - 0.55 m.
ICE + soil, grey clayey silt lenses from 0.55 - 0.68 m. Pure
cloudy ice from 0.68 - 0.8 m. Silty clay blocks suspended
in ice matrix from 0.8 - 1.3 m.
LOSS
Frozen fine grained soil, grey clayey SILT, medium
plasticity, Nbn. Ice with angular to subrounded gravel, up
to 3 mm, set ice matrix from 2.7 - 2.73 m.
LOSS
Frozen fine to medium grained soil, silty fine SAND with
minor gravel, Nbn. (not frozen at depth 3.29 to 3.4m)
Frozen fine grained soil, clayey SILT, medium plasticity,

Nbn.
LOSS
Frozen medium grained soil, pink granite rich (K-spar), well
graded SAND minor gravel, Nbn.
Installations
SRK 55-1
0.10-0.20m
SRK 55-2
0.35-0.45m
MH
ICE +
MH
DIP
vertical
steep
medium
shallow
horizontal
Sample
Recovery
DISCONTINUITY
SEPARATION
closed
v. narrow
narrow
wide
v. wide
Run
Dip (degrees)
Separation
ROUGHNESS
smooth
sl. rough
medium
rough
v. rough
Roughness
Hardness
0.6
Weathering
0.2
FABRIC
v. fine
fine
medium
coarse
v. coarse
Fabric
ROCK MASS
HARDNESS
v. hard
hard
medium
soft
v.soft
Fracture
Spacing
Contact (m)
Depth (m)
1
WEATHERING
unweathered
slightly
medium
highly
completely
Lithology
GRADE
1
2
3
4
5
RQD ROCK QUALITY(%)

length of run
0.55
RQD
Soil Class
NORTHING: 7558400
80%
90%
90%
100
Loss
MH
Loss
SP
MH
Loss
SRK 55-3
5.95-6.10m
SW
5
100%
40%
70%
8
8.25
LOSS
Loss
9
9.14
Bedrock - BASALT
9.5
EOH
10
Sheet 1 of 1
Borehole Log SRK-56
HOLE NO: SRK 56

DATE AND TIME STARTED: 8:30 am, Sept. 27, 2004

EASTING: 435334
1.9
2.1
2.2
Rock chips
SAND
LOSS, sand and rock chips washed up in return cuttings.
MH
DISCONTINUITY
SEPARATION
closed
v. narrow
narrow
wide
v. wide
100%
100%
45%
Installations
DIP
vertical
steep
medium
shallow
horizontal
Sample
Dip (degrees)
Separation
Roughness
Fabric
Hardness
Weathering
0.6
ROUGHNESS
smooth
sl. rough
medium
rough
v. rough
Recovery
1.6
SAND
Vs/Vr. SILT
ICE + soil. Pure ice from 1.8 - 1.9 m.
SW
MH
ICE +
ML
SP
0.2
FABRIC
v. fine
fine
medium
coarse
v. coarse
Run
Organic
SAND
Fine grained soil, MH traces fine sand from 0.15 - 0.24 m.
ICE + SOIL. Pure ice from 0.33 - 0.66 m. Vs and silt from
0.51 - 0.58 m
ROCK MASS
HARDNESS
v. hard
hard
medium
soft
v.soft
Fracture
Spacing
Contact (m)
Depth (m)
0.58
0.74
WEATHERING
unweathered
slightly
medium
highly
completely
Lithology
GRADE
1
2
3
4
5
RQD ROCK QUALITY(%)

length of run
0.05
0.15
0.33
RQD
LOGGED BY: Quinn Jordan-Knox
Soil Class
NORTHING: 7558258
SRK56-1
0.14-0.20m
SRK56-2
0.30-0.40m
SRK56-3
0.50-0.60m
ICE +
ML
Rock
SW
4
4
Loss
5
6
6.1
Bedrock (inferred)
6.7
7
EOH
10
Sheet 1 of 1
Borehole Log SRK-61
HOLE NO: SRK 61

HOLE DIAMETER: 83 mm (PQ)
LOCATION: North Dam NE Abutment
DATE AND TIME STARTED: Sept 2, 2004 20:15
DATE AND TIME FINISHED: Sept 3, 2004 17:50

EASTING: 434384
Installations
DIP
vertical
steep
medium
shallow
horizontal
Sample
Recovery
DISCONTINUITY
SEPARATION
closed
v. narrow
narrow
wide
v. wide
Run
Dip (degrees)
Separation
ROUGHNESS
smooth
sl. rough
medium
rough
v. rough
Roughness
Hardness
0.6
Weathering
0.2
FABRIC
v. fine
fine
medium
coarse
v. coarse
Fabric
ROCK MASS
HARDNESS
v. hard
hard
medium
soft
v.soft
Fracture
Spacing
Contact (m)
WEATHERING
unweathered
slightly
medium
highly
completely
Lithology
GRADE
1
2
3
4
5
RQD ROCK QUALITY(%)

length of run
Depth (m)
RQD
LOGGED BY: Mauro Prado, Dylan MacGregor
Soil Class
NORTHING: 7559231
No Recovery
1
1
1.2
Fine grained soil, low to medium plasticity, gray clayey silt,

with traces of fine to coarse sand, MH.
Visible ICE, clear to cloudy, lenses between <1.0 cm and
2.5 cm thick, approx. ice content 50%, Vr.
2.7
3
3.65
4
Fine grained soil, medium to high plasticity, dary gray,

friable, clayey SILT (high clay content), MH. Thin (<0.5
cm) sand lenses intercalated between 3.45 and 4.0 m.
Visible ice, clear, granular (crystals 1 mm diam.), ice
content 5%.
3.0 - 3.1 m: thawed zone, no visible ice.
3.3 - 3.6 m: isolated ice lenses, <1.0 cm thick.
Bedrock - medium green fine grained BASALT.
ICE +
MH
MH
6
6.4
EOH
7
10
Sheet 1 of 1
Appendix 2
Ground Temperature Measurements
Appendix 2-A
Calibration Sheets
Appendix 2-B
Figures
-20.0
0.0
Soil Temperature (oC)

-10.0
-5.0
-15.0
0.0
5.0
2.0
4.0
Thermistor depth below ground (m)
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
14.0
16.0
18.0
20.0
2002/09/14
2002/09/14
2002/09/15
2002/09/19
2003/03/29
2003/04/06
2003/04/13
2003/04/15
2003/04/16
2003/04/20
2003/05/16
2003/08/25
2003/09/21
2004/04/11
2004/05/17
2004/08/27
2004/09/26
HOPE BAY DORIS NORTH PROJECT
SRK11 Thermistor Data

PROJECT
DATE
APPROVED
1CM014.04
Nov. 2004
M.M.N.
FIGURE

-30.0
0.0
-25.0
-20.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
14.0
16.0
18.0
20.0
2002/09/14
2002/09/14
2002/09/15
2002/09/19
2003/02/16
2003/03/17
2003/03/24
2003/04/06
2003/04/13
2003/04/15
2003/04/16
2003/04/20
2003/05/16
2003/08/25

PROJECT
DATE
APPROVED
1CM014.04
Nov. 2004
M.M.N.
FIGURE
-20.0
0.0

-10.0
-5.0
-15.0
0.0
5.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
14.0
16.0
18.0
20.0
Steel casing installed after readings on April 15, 2003
2003/04/06
2003/04/13
2003/04/15
2003/04/16
2003/04/20
2003/05/16
2003/08/25
2003/09/21
2004/04/11
2004/05/17
2004/08/27
2004/09/26

PROJECT
DATE
APPROVED
1CM014.04
Nov. 2004
M.M.N.
FIGURE

-20.0
0.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
14.0
16.0
18.0
20.0
2003/04/06
2003/04/13
2003/04/15
2003/04/16
2003/04/20
2003/05/16
2003/08/25
2003/09/21
2004/04/11
2004/05/17
2004/08/27
2004/09/28

PROJECT
DATE
APPROVED
1CM014.04
Nov. 2004
M.M.N.
FIGURE

-20.0
0.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
14.0
16.0
18.0
20.0
2002/09/14
2002/09/15
2002/09/19
2003/03/18
2003/03/24
2003/04/06
2003/04/13
2003/04/15
2003/04/16
2003/04/20
2003/05/16
2003/08/25
2003/09/21
2004/04/11
2004/05/17
2004/08/27
2004/09/26

PROJECT
DATE
APPROVED
1CM014.04
Nov. 2004
M.M.N.
FIGURE

-20.0
0.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
Initial readings on installation.

Beads prob not equilibrated
10.0
12.0
2003/04/14
2003/04/16
2004/08/26
2004/09/28
2003/05/17
2003/08/25
2003/09/21
2004/04/16

PROJECT
DATE
1CM014.04
Nov. 2004
APPROVED
M.M.N.
FIGURE

-20.0
0.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
2003/04/13
2003/04/14
2003/04/16
2004/04/16
2004/08/26
2004/09/28
2003/05/17
2003/08/25
2003/09/21

PROJECT
DATE
APPROVED
1CM014.04
Nov. 2004
M.M.N.
FIGURE

-20.0
0.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
2003/04/13
2003/04/14
2003/04/15
2003/04/16
2003/05/17
2003/09/21
2004/04/16
2004/05/17
2004/08/27
2004/09/28
2003/08/25

PROJECT
DATE
APPROVED
1CM014.04
Nov. 2004
M.M.N.
FIGURE

-20.0
0.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0

12.0
2003/04/14
2003/04/15
2003/04/16
2003/05/17
2004/04/16
2004/05/17
2004/08/27
2004/09/28
2003/08/25
2003/09/21

PROJECT
DATE
APPROVED
1CM014.04
Nov. 2004
M.M.N.
FIGURE

-20.0
0.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
2003/04/13
2003/04/14
2003/04/15
2003/04/16
2003/05/17
2003/09/21
2004/04/16
2004/05/17
2004/08/27
2004/09/28
2003/08/25

PROJECT
DATE
APPROVED
1CM014.04
Nov. 2004
M.M.N.
FIGURE
10

-20.0
0.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
2003/04/13
2003/04/14
2003/04/16
2004/04/16
2004/05/17
2004/08/27
2003/05/17
2003/08/25
2003/09/21

PROJECT
DATE
APPROVED
1CM014.04
Nov. 2004
M.M.N.
FIGURE
11

-20.0
0.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
2003/04/13
2003/04/14
2003/04/16
2003/05/17
2004/04/16
2004/05/17
2004/08/27
2004/09/28
2003/08/25
2003/09/21

PROJECT
DATE
APPROVED
1CM014.04
Nov. 2004
M.M.N.
FIGURE
12

-20.0
0.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
14.0
16.0
18.0
20.0
2003/04/06
2003/04/09
2003/04/13
2003/04/15
2003/04/16
2003/04/20
2003/08/25
2003/09/21
2004/04/11
2004/05/17
2004/08/27
2004/09/28
2003/05/16

PROJECT
DATE
APPROVED
1CM014.04
Nov. 2004
M.M.N.
FIGURE
13

-20.0
0.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
14.0
16.0
18.0
20.0
2003/04/06
2003/04/09
2003/04/13
2003/04/15
2003/04/16
2003/04/20
2003/08/25
2003/09/21
2004/04/11
2004/05/17
2004/08/27
2004/09/28
2003/05/16

PROJECT
DATE
APPROVED
1CM014.04
Nov. 2004
M.M.N.
FIGURE
14

-20.0
0.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
14.0
16.0
18.0
20.0
2003/04/06
2003/04/09
2003/04/13
2003/04/15
2003/04/16
2003/04/20
2003/08/25
2003/09/21
2004/04/11
2004/05/17
2004/08/27
2004/09/28
2003/05/16
SRK34A Thermistor Data

PROJECT
DATE
APPROVED
1CM014.04
Nov. 2004
M.M.N.
FIGURE
15

-20.0
0.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
2003/04/08
2003/04/13
2003/04/14
2003/04/16
2003/05/17
2003/09/21
2004/04/11
2004/05/17
2004/08/23
2004/09/26
2003/08/25

PROJECT
DATE
APPROVED
1CM014.04
Nov. 2004
M.M.N.
FIGURE
16

-30.0
0.0
-25.0
-20.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
14.0
16.0
18.0
20.0
2003/04/06
2003/04/09
2003/04/13
2003/04/15
2003/04/16
2003/04/20
2003/08/25
2003/09/21
2004/04/11
2004/05/17
2004/08/27
2004/09/26
2003/05/16

PROJECT
DATE
APPROVED
1CM014.04
Nov. 2004
M.M.N.
FIGURE
17

-20.0
0.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
35.0
40.0
45.0
50.0
55.0
2003/08/25
2003/09/21
2004/04/11
2004/05/17
2004/08/27
2004/09/26

PROJECT
DATE
APPROVED
1CM014.04
Nov. 2004
M.M.N.
FIGURE
18

-20.0
0.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
35.0
40.0
45.0
50.0
55.0
2003/08/25
2003/09/21
2004/04/11
2004/05/17
2004/08/27
2004/09/28

PROJECT
DATE
APPROVED
1CM014.04
Nov. 2004
M.M.N.
FIGURE
19

-20.0
0.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
35.0
40.0
45.0
50.0
55.0
2003/08/25
2003/09/21
2004/04/11
2004/05/17
2004/08/27
2004/09/26

PROJECT
DATE
APPROVED
1CM014.04
Nov. 2004
M.M.N.
FIGURE
20

-30.0
0.0
-25.0
-20.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
14.0
16.0
18.0
20.0
2003/08/25
2003/09/21
2004/04/11
2004/05/17
2004/08/27
2004/09/26

PROJECT
DATE
APPROVED
1CM014.04
Nov. 2004
M.M.N.
FIGURE
21

-20.0
0.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
35.0
40.0
45.0
50.0
55.0
2003/08/25
2003/09/21
2004/04/11
2004/05/17
2004/08/27
2004/09/28

PROJECT
DATE
APPROVED
1CM014.04
Nov. 2004
M.M.N.
FIGURE
22

-20.0
0.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
35.0
40.0
45.0
50.0
55.0
2003/08/25
2003/09/21
2004/04/11
2004/05/17
2004/08/27
2004/09/28

PROJECT
DATE
APPROVED
1CM014.04
Nov. 2004
M.M.N.
FIGURE
23

-20.0
0.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
50.0
100.0
150.0
200.0
250.0
2004/08/31
2004/09/26

PROJECT
DATE
APPROVED
1CM014.01
Nov. 2004
M.M.N.
FIGURE
24

-20.0
0.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
2004/09/28

PROJECT
DATE
APPROVED
1CM014.04
Nov. 2004
M.M.N.
FIGURE
25

-20.0
0.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
2004/09/26
2004/09/28

PROJECT
DATE
APPROVED
1CM014.04
Nov. 2004
M.M.N.
FIGURE
26

-20.0
0.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
14.0
16.0
2004/09/28

PROJECT
DATE
APPROVED
1CM014.04
Nov. 2004
M.M.N.
FIGURE
27
Appendix 2-C
Tables
Read By
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.5
10.0
-5.7
-6.3
-6.3
-6.2
-6.1
2002/09/14
1.2
Thermistor installation 9/14/02
Pipe blocked at 10.0 m on 9/13/02
Drill hole completed and pipe installed pipe installed to 23.0 m on 9/10/02
Thermistor installed in 25 mm internal diameter polyethylene pipe
Stick up of lead is 1.1 m (thus actually 1.2 m)
-6.5
-7.3
-7.4
-7.3
-7.0
2002/09/14
-6.8
-7.4
-7.5
-7.4
-7.3
2002/09/15
Andrew Doe Andrew Doe Andrew Doe

(SRK)
(SRK)
(SRK)
Total string length = 10.0 m (includes 0.1 m inside connector box)
3.8
4.8
5.8
7.3
8.8
Date
Bead
Bead
Location
Depth (m)
from Top
(m)
String Serial No. = 00577-2
Bead 1
Bead 2
Bead 3
Bead 4
Bead 5
Bead No.
SRK-11
-7.5
-7.8
-7.9
-7.9
-7.8
Dwayne
Winsor
(Miramar)
2002/09/19
Maritz
Rykaart
(SRK)
2003/03/17
Thermistor
Thermistor
chewed off by chewed off by
animals
animals
Dwayne
Winsor
(Miramar)
2003/02/16
-8.1
-7.7
-7.7
-7.4
-7.6
Dylan
MacGregor
(SRK)
2003/03/29
-8.4
-7.9
-7.6
-7.4
-7.5
2003/04/06
-8.7
-8.1
-7.7
-7.5
-7.5
2003/04/13
Dan Mackie
(SRK)
2003/04/16
Dan Mackie
(SRK)
-8.8
-8.5
-7.8
-7.6
-7.6
-8.8
-8.2
-7.8
-7.5
-7.5
Temperature (Celsius)
2003/04/15
Dan Mackie
(SRK)
THERMISTOR DATA
Sebastian
Fortin (SRK)
-8.9
-8.2
-7.8
-7.5
-7.5
2003/04/20
Dan Mackie
(SRK)
-9.5
-8.9
-8.4
-7.9
-7.7
2003/05/16
Jay Hallman
(Miramar)
-8.3
-8.4
-8.4
-8.1
-8.1
Dylan
MacGregor
(SRK)
2003/08/25
0.8
-8.0
-8.1
-8.0
-8.1
2003/09/21
Mike Cripps
(Miramar)
-8.7
-8.1
-7.8
-7.4
-7.5
Dylan
MacGregor
(SRK)
2004/04/11
-9.9
-9.2
-8.6
-7.9
-7.8
2004/05/17
Thorpe/Lindsay
-8.7
-8.8
-8.8
-8.5
-8.4
Dylan
MacGregor
(SRK)
2004/08/27
-8.1
-8.3
-8.3
-8.3
-8.3
Quinn
Jordan-Knox
(SRK)
2004/09/26
3.9
-1.1
-3.7
-5.6
-7.5
-8.0

-1.2
-3.9
-5.8
-7.5
-8.1
-1.2
-4.2
-6.3
-7.6
-8.1
Andrew
Dwayne
Andrew Doe
Doe
Winsor
(SRK)
(SRK)
(Miramar)
2002/09/14 2002/09/15 2002/09/19
1.1
2.1
3.1
4.6
6.1
0.0
-1.5
-2.8
-4.3
-7.6
2002/09/14
Bead
Depth (m)
Date
Bead
Location
from Top
(m)
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.5
10.0
Bead 1
Bead 2
Bead 3
Bead 4
Bead 5
Bead No.
SRK-13
Andrew Doe
(SRK)
Read By
-26.5
-16.9
-11.9
-7.4
-7.1
Dwayne
Winsor
(Miramar)
2003/02/16
-21.5
-19.6
-14.8
-9.4
-8.1
Maritz
Rykaart
(SRK)
2003/03/17
-23.5
-18.1
-14.9
-9.9
-8.4
-17.4
-17.6
-14.8
-10.5
-9.0
-18.8
-16.8
-14.7
-10.8
-9.3
2003/04/13
Dan Mackie
(SRK)
2003/04/16
Dan Mackie
(SRK)
-21.7
-16.7
-14.7
-10.9
-9.4
-13.1
-17.0
-14.9
-11.2
-9.5
2003/04/15
Dan Mackie
(SRK)
THERMISTOR DATA
Dylan
Sebastian
MacGregor
Fortin (SRK)
(SRK)
2003/03/24 2003/04/06
-13.3
-16.4
-14.8
-11.3
-9.6
2003/04/20
Dan Mackie
(SRK)
-3.3
-12.1
-12.6
-11.4
-10.1
2003/05/16
Jay Hallman
(Miramar)
16.4
1.0
-3.4
-7.4
-8.3
Dylan
MacGregor
(SRK)
2003/08/25
BROKEN
BROKEN
Dylan
Mike Cripps
MacGregor
(Miramar)
(SRK)
2003/09/21 2004/04/11
No Readings
2004/05/17
Thorpe/Lindsay
No Readings
Dylan
MacGregor
(SRK)
2004/08/27
No Readings
Quinn
Jordan-Knox
(SRK)
2004/09/26
2.0
3.0
4.0
6.0
8.5
11.0
-11.8
-11.1
-9.7
-7.6
-7.8
-8.3
0.77
-13.6
-12.6
-11.3
-9.3
-8.5
-8.6
Bead depth changed when steel casing was installed as thermistor protection
Thermistor installation 4/1/03 2:45pm
Drill hole completed and pipe installed to 19.5 m on April 1, 2003
2003/04/13
Dan Mackie
(SRK)
-13.8
-12.8
-11.6
-9.6
-8.6
-8.6
2003/04/15
Dan Mackie
(SRK)
2003/04/06
1.2
2.2
3.2
5.2
7.7
10.2
Date
Bead
Location
Bead
from Top Depth (m)
(m)
Read By
String Serial No. = 690014
Bead 1
Bead 2
Bead 3
Bead 4
Bead 5
Bead 6
Bead No.
SRK-14
Sebastian
Fortin (SRK)
1.2
2.2
3.2
5.2
7.7
10.2
Bead Depth
(m)
-14.6
-13.7
-12.7
-10.5
-8.7
-8.6
2003/04/16
-14.7
-13.9
-12.8
-10.8
-9.0
-8.7
2003/04/20
Dan Mackie
(SRK)
-10.8
-12.4
-12.5
-11.5
-9.8
-9.1
2003/05/16
Jay Hallman
(Miramar)
THERMISTOR DATA
Dan Mackie
(SRK)
-0.1
-2.6
-4.9
-7.6
-9.2
-9.4
-0.1
-2.1
-4.1
-6.8
-8.6
-9.2
-17.8
-16.3
-12.8
-9.8
-8.9
-14.7
-14.9
-13.2
-10.8
-9.6
-13.8
Dylan
Mike Cripps
MacGregor Thorpe/Lindsay
(Miramar)
(SRK)
2003/09/21 2004/04/11
2004/05/17
Dylan
MacGregor
(SRK)
2003/08/25
-0.5
-2.8
-5.5
-8.5
-9.9
-9.9
Dylan
MacGregor
(SRK)
2004/08/27
-0.6
-2.3
-4.5
-7.3
-9.2
-9.6
Quinn
Jordan-Knox
(SRK)
2004/09/26
Read By
Date
Bead
Inclined
Vert.
Location
Bead
Bead
from Top
Depth (m) Depth (m)
(m)
6.0
2.6
1.8
11.0
7.6
5.4
13.5
10.1
7.1
16.0
12.6
8.9
18.5
15.1
10.7
21.0
17.6
12.4
23.5
20.1
14.2
26.0
22.6
16.0
28.5
25.1
17.7
31.0
27.6
19.5
Vert. bead depth corrected for inclined drill hole
Thermistor installation 3/24/03 11:40am
Drill hole completed and pipe installed to 21.9 m vert. depth on 3/24/03
-13.2
-8.3
-8.0
-8.1
-8.1
-7.8
-8.1
-8.2
-8.1
-8.1
2003/04/06
Bead 1
Bead 2
Bead 3
Bead 4
Bead 5
Bead 6
Bead 7
Bead 8
Bead 9
Bead 10
Bead No.
SRK-15
Sebastian
Fortin (SRK)
3.4
-13.5
-8.4
-8.2
-8.3
-8.2
-7.9
-8.2
-8.2
-8.2
-8.2
2003/04/13
Dan Mackie
(SRK)
-13.6
-8.4
-8.4
-8.3
-8.3
-8.0
-8.2
-8.2
-8.2
-8.2
2003/04/15
Dan Mackie
(SRK)
-13.6
-8.4
-8.2
-8.3
-8.3
-8.0
-8.2
-8.2
-8.2
-8.1
2003/04/16
-13.6
-8.4
-8.2
-8.3
-8.3
-8.0
-8.2
-8.2
-8.2
-8.2
2003/04/20
Dan Mackie
(SRK)
Dylan
MacGregor
(SRK)
2003/08/25
-11.4
-8.6
-8.4
-8.4
-8.4
-8.2
-8.2
-8.3
-8.2
-8.2
-4.6
-8.9
-8.6
-8.5
-8.4
-8.3
-8.3
-8.3
-8.2
-8.2
2003/05/16
Jay Hallman
(Miramar)
THERMISTOR DATA
Dan Mackie
(SRK)
-4.1
-8.8
-8.6
-8.5
-8.4
-8.3
-8.3
-8.2
-8.1
-8.2
2003/09/21
Mike Cripps
(Miramar)
-17.4
-8.4
-8.9
-8.5
-8.5
-8.3
-8.2
-8.3
-8
-8.1
-13.6
-8.8
-8.5
-8.4
-8.5
-8.3
-8.2
-8.3
-8
-8
-4.9
-9.5
-8.9
-8.4
-8.4
-8.2
-8.1
-8.2
-8.0
-8.0
-4.3
-9.4
-9
-8.5
-8.4
-8.2
-8.1
-8.2
-8
-8
Dylan
Quinn
Dylan
MacGregor Thorpe/Lindsay MacGregor Jordan-Knox
(SRK)
(SRK)
(SRK)
2004/04/11
2004/05/17
2004/08/27
2004/09/28
Date
Bead
Bead
Location
from Top Depth (m)
(m)
5.0
3.3
6.0
4.3
7.0
5.3
8.5
6.8
10.0
8.3
-0.6
-1.4
-1.6
-2.0
-1.6
2002/09/14
1.7

Thermistor repaired on 3/18/03 - cable position unchanged
-2.1
-2.4
-2.5
-3.1
-2.8
2002/09/15
Andrew Doe Andrew Doe

(SRK)
(SRK)
Bead 1
Bead 2
Bead 3
Bead 4
Bead 5
Bead No.
SRK-16
Read By
-5.0
-6.5
-7.4
-7.9
-6.9
Dwayne
Winsor
(Miramar)
2002/09/19
Thermistor Thermistor
chewed off chewed off
by animals by animals
-13.6
-11.8
-10.5
-9.3
-8.9
Dwayne
Maritz
Dylan
Winsor
Rykaart
MacGregor
(Miramar)
(SRK)
(SRK)
2003/02/16 2003/03/17 2003/03/18
-13.9
-12.2
-10.8
-9.5
-9.0
Dylan
MacGregor
(SRK)
2003/03/24
-14.3
-12.7
-11.4
-9.9
-9.2
2003/04/06
-14.5
-13.0
-11.6
-10.2
-9.4
2003/04/13
Dan Mackie
(SRK)
2003/04/16
Dan Mackie
(SRK)
-14.5
-13.0
-11.7
-10.2
-9.5
-14.5
-13.0
-11.7
-10.3
-9.5
2003/04/15
Dan Mackie
(SRK)
THERMISTOR DATA
Sebastian
Fontin (SRK)
-14.5
-13.1
-11.8
-10.4
-9.5
2003/04/20
Dan Mackie
(SRK)
-13.6
-13.0
-12.1
-10.9
-10.0
2003/05/16
Jay Hallman
(Miramar)
-7.4
-8.4
-9.0
-9.6
-9.8
Dylan
MacGregor
(SRK)
2003/08/25
-6.5
-7.6
-8.3
-9.0
-9.4
-16.7
-13.7
-13
-11
-9.8
-15.3
-14.4
-13.5
-11.9
-10.7
Dylan
Mike Cripps
(Miramar)
(SRK)
2003/09/21 2004/04/11
2004/05/17
-7.9
-8.9
-9.7
-10.2
-10.4
Dylan
MacGregor
(SRK)
2004/08/27
-6.8
-7.9
-8.3
-9.4
-9.8
Quinn
Jordan-Knox
(SRK)
2004/09/26
Read By
Date
Bead
Bead
Location
from Top Depth (m)
(m)
2.0
1.0
3.0
2.0
4.0
3.0
6.0
5.0
8.5
7.5
11.0
10.0
-13.4
-11.8
-9.2
-7.9
-7.9
-8.0
1.05
Bead 1
Bead 2
Bead 3
Bead 4
Bead 5
Bead 6
Bead No.
SRK-19
THERMISTOR DATA
-13.9
-11.5
-9.0
-7.0
-7.3
-7.6
-9.7
-10.1
-9.3
-7.1
-7.3
-7.6
-0.9
-4.2
-6.2
-7.4
-7.5
-7.6
-0.7
-3.7
-5.7
-7.3
-7.4
-7.6
-15.5
-13.4
-10.5
-6.7
-7.3
-7.5
No Readings
-1.0
-4.3
-6.6
-7.7
-7.5
-7.5
-0.9
-3.7
-5.9
-7.4
-7.6
-7.5
Dylan
Dan
Dan
Jay
Dylan
Mike
Dylan
Quinn
Mackie
Mackie
Hallman MacGregor
Cripps
(SRK)
(SRK)
(Miramar)
(SRK)
(Miramar)
(SRK)
(SRK)
(SRK)
2003/04/14 2003/04/16 2003/05/17 2003/08/25 2003/09/21 2004/04/16
2004/05/17
2004/08/26
2004/09/28
Dan Mackie
(SRK)
Date
2003/04/13
Bead
Bead
Location Bead Depth
Temp (C)
(m)
Depth (m)
from Top
(m)
2.0
0.8
-12.0
0.8
3.0
1.8
-10.2
1.8
4.0
2.8
-8.2
2.8
6.0
4.8
-6.7
4.8
8.5
7.3
-7.1
7.3
11.0
9.8
-7.4
9.8
1.23
Bead 1
Bead 2
Bead 3
Bead 4
Bead 5
Bead 6
Bead No.
SRK-20
Read By
-11.8
-11.1
-9.3
-7.0
-7.1
-7.4
-12.7
-11.0
-9.4
-6.9
-7.0
-7.4
Dan Mackie Dan Mackie

(SRK)
(SRK)
-9.3
-9.9
-9.3
-7.1
-7.1
-7.4
0.3
-3.0
-5.3
-7.2
-7.2
-7.4
0.0
-2.7
-4.9
-7.0
-7.2
-7.3
-15.1
-13.4
-11
-6.9
-7.1
-7.2
Dylan
Mike
Dylan
Jay
MacGregor
Cripps
MacGregor
Hallman
(Miramar)
(SRK)
(Miramar)
(SRK)
2003/04/14 2003/04/16 2003/05/17 2003/08/25 2003/09/21 2004/04/16
THERMISTOR DATA
No Readings
2004/05/17
Thorpe/Lindsay
0.0
-3.3
-5.8
-7.7
-7.3
-7.1
-0.2
-2.8
-5.1
-7.4
-7.3
-7.1
Quinn
Dylan
MacGregor Jordan-Knox
(SRK)
(SRK)
2004/08/26
2004/09/28
Read By
Date
Bead
Bead
Location
from Top Depth (m)
(m)
2.0
0.7
3.0
1.7
4.0
2.7
6.0
4.7
8.5
7.2
11.0
9.7
-11.6
-11.5
-9.3
-7.3
-7.5
-7.8
Bead 1
Bead 2
Bead 3
Bead 4
Bead 5
Bead 6
Bead No.
SRK-22
THERMISTOR DATA
1.32
-11.8
-11.4
-9.5
-7.3
-7.6
-7.9
-12.3
-11.3
-9.5
-7.3
-7.6
-7.9
-12.7
-11.4
-9.5
-7.3
-7.6
-7.9
-10.3
-10.5
-9.7
-7.7
-7.7
-7.9
-2.4
-5.6
-7.4
-7.9
-7.9
-8.0
-2.1
-5.1
-6.9
-7.8
-7.9
-8.0
-14.4
-12
-9.3
-7.4
-7.7
-7.8
-12.8
-11.7
-9.9
-7.7
-7.7
-7.8
-2.8
-6.0
-7.8
-8.2
-7.8
-7.8
-2.6
-5.3
-7.2
-8.1
-7.9
-7.8
Dylan
Dylan
Mike
Dylan
Quinn
Dan
Jay
Dan Mackie
Cripps
Mackie
Hallman MacGregor
(SRK)
(SRK)
(SRK)
(SRK)
(Miramar)
(SRK)
(Miramar)
(SRK)
(SRK)
(SRK)
2003/04/13 2003/04/14 2003/04/15 2003/04/16 2003/05/17 2003/08/25 2003/09/21 2004/04/16
2004/05/17
2004/08/27
2004/09/28
Read By
Dan
Mackie
(SRK)
Dan Mackie
(SRK)
Jay
Hallman
(Miramar)
Dylan
MacGregor
(SRK)
Mike
Cripps
(Miramar)
1.08
-12.9
-12.6
-11.1
-8
-7.6
-7.8
2004/05/17
-1.7
-4.8
-7.2
-8.3
-7.8
-7.8
-1.5
-4.2
-6.6
-8.1
-7.9
-7.8
Quinn
JordanKnox
(SRK)
2004/08/27 2004/09/28
Dylan
Dylan
MacGregor Thorpe/Lindsay MacGregor
(SRK)
(SRK)
Date
2003/04/14 2003/04/15 2003/04/16 2003/05/17 2003/08/25 2003/09/21 2004/04/16
Bead
Location Bead Depth
from Top
(m)
(m)
2.0
0.9
-13.2
-13.0
-13.2
-10.5
-1.5
-16.2
-1.3
3.0
1.9
-11.9
-11.6
-11.6
-10.5
-4.4
-13.9
-4.0
4.0
2.9
-9.7
-9.3
-9.3
-9.5
-6.7
-10.8
-6.2
6.0
4.9
-8.0
-7.1
-7.1
-7.6
-7.8
-7.5
-7.7
8.5
7.4
-8.0
-7.5
-7.5
-7.5
-7.7
-7.6
-7.8
11.0
9.9
-8.3
-7.8
-7.8
-7.8
-7.8
-7.9
-7.8
Bead 1
Bead 2
Bead 3
Bead 4
Bead 5
Bead 6
Bead No.
SRK-23
Dan Mackie
(SRK)
THERMISTOR DATA
1.32
Thermistor installation April 9, 2003
Drill hole completed and pipe installed to 12 m on April 9, 2003
-1.4
-4.5
-6.6
-8.1
-8.0
-8.0
-1.2
-4.2
-6.2
-7.6
-7.6
-7.6
-16
-14
-11.3
-7.6
-7.4
-7.5
-13.3
-13
-11.4
-8.2
-7.4
-7.5
2004/05/17
-1.7
-5.2
-7.3
-8.3
-7.7
-7.4
-1.6
-4.6
-6.6
-8
-7.8
-7.4
Quinn
JordanKnox
(SRK)
2004/08/27 2004/09/28
Dylan
Dylan
MacGregor Thorpe/Lindsay MacGregor
(SRK)
(SRK)
2003/09/21 2004/04/16
Mike
Cripps
(Miramar)
2003/08/25
Dan Mackie Dan Mackie Dan Mackie

(SRK)
(SRK)
(SRK)
Date
2003/04/13
2003/04/14 2003/04/15 2003/04/16 2003/05/17
Bead
Location
Bead
Bead
Temp (C)
from Top Depth (m)
Depth (m)
(m)
2.0
0.7
-11.1
0.7
-10.0
-10.4
-10.9
-10.0
3.0
1.7
-9.9
1.7
-11.0
-10.9
-10.8
-10.1
4.0
2.7
-8.0
2.7
-9.4
-9.5
-9.5
-9.4
6.0
4.7
-7.1
4.7
-7.2
-7.4
-7.3
-7.7
8.5
7.2
-7.3
7.2
-7.3
-7.3
-7.4
-7.5
11.0
9.7
-7.4
9.7
-7.4
-7.4
-7.4
-7.6
Bead 1
Bead 2
Bead 3
Bead 4
Bead 5
Bead 6
Bead No.
SRK-24
Dan Mackie
(SRK)
Dylan
MacGregor
(SRK)
Read By
Jay
Hallman
(Miramar)
THERMISTOR DATA

(SRK)
(SRK)
Thermistor installation on April 8, 2003
Stick up of lead after steel installed is 1.13 m (thus actually 1.23 m)
1.23
Date
2003/04/13 2003/04/14
Bead
Location
Bead
Bead
from Top Depth (m)
Depth (m)
(m)
2.0
0.8
-14.0
-13.9
0.8
3.0
1.8
-13.1
-13.1
1.8
4.0
2.8
-11.0
-11.0
2.8
6.0
4.8
-8.5
-8.6
4.8
8.5
7.3
-8.4
-8.4
7.3
11.0
9.8
-8.7
-8.7
9.8
Bead 1
Bead 2
Bead 3
Bead 4
Bead 5
Bead 6
Bead No.
SRK-26
Read By
-14.8
-13.7
-12.3
-9.0
-8.4
-8.7
Dan Mackie
(SRK)
-11.7
-12.2
-11.7
-9.6
-8.5
-8.7
-1.6
-4.6
-6.8
-9.0
-8.9
-8.7
-1.2
-4.0
-6.0
-7.8
-8.0
-8.0
-18.8
-17.4
-15
-10
-8.5
-8.7
-14.3
-15.1
-14.3
-10.8
-8.7
-8.7
Dylan
Mike
Dylan
Jay
Cripps
Hallman MacGregor
(Miramar)
(SRK)
(Miramar)
(SRK)
2003/04/16 2003/05/17 2003/08/25 2003/09/21 2004/04/16
2004/05/17
THERMISTOR DATA
-1.9
-4.8
-7.5
-9.8
-9.2
-8.8
Dylan
MacGregor
(SRK)
2004/08/27

(SRK)
(SRK)
1.23
Date
2003/04/13 2003/04/14
Bead
Bead
Bead
Location
Depth (m)
from Top Depth (m)
(m)
2.0
0.8
-12.1
-12.0
0.8
3.0
1.8
-10.5
-10.5
1.8
4.0
2.8
-8.6
-8.6
2.8
6.0
4.8
-7.4
-7.5
4.8
8.5
7.3
-7.8
-7.8
7.3
11.0
9.8
-7.9
-8.0
9.8
Bead 1
Bead 2
Bead 3
Bead 4
Bead 5
Bead 6
Bead No.
SRK-28
Read By
-13.3
-11.8
-10.2
-7.6
-7.7
-7.9
Dan Mackie
(SRK)
-9.8
-10.6
-10.0
-8.2
-7.7
-8.0
-1.5
-4.5
-6.6
-8.1
-8.0
-8.0
-1.3
-4.1
-6.2
-8.7
-8.9
-8.8
-16.7
-14.7
-12
-8.1
-7.7
-8
-12.9
-13.2
-11.9
-8.8
-7.7
-7.9
Dylan
Mike
Dylan
Jay
Cripps
Hallman McGreggor
(Miramar)
(SRK)
(Miramar)
(SRK)
2003/04/16 2003/05/17 2003/08/25 2003/09/21 2004/04/16
2004/05/17
THERMISTOR DATA
-1.9
-5.0
-7.1
-8.6
-8.1
-8.0
Dylan
MacGregor
(SRK)
2004/08/27
-1.7
-4.3
-6.4
-8.3
-8.2
-8
Quinn
Jordan-Knox
(SRK)
2004/09/28
Read By
Date
Bead
Location
Bead
from Top Depth (m)
(m)
2.0
0.9
3.0
1.9
4.0
2.9
6.0
4.9
8.5
7.4
11.0
9.9
-11.5
-9.7
-8.9
-8.7
-8.7
-8.1
Bead 1
Bead 2
Bead 3
Bead 4
Bead 5
Bead 6
Bead No.
SRK-32
1.1
-12.0
-11.0
-8.8
-8.6
-8.5
-8.2
Dylan
Sebastian
MacGregor
Fortin (SRK)
(SRK)
2003/04/06
2003/04/09
-12.4
-11.9
-10.1
-8.6
-8.5
-8.3
2003/04/13
Dan Mackie
(SRK)
-12.7
-11.9
-10.2
-8.6
-8.5
-8.3
2003/04/15
Dan Mackie
(SRK)
-12.9
-11.9
-10.3
-8.5
-8.4
-8.3
2003/04/16
-13.2
-12.0
-10.4
-8.6
-8.4
-8.3
2003/04/20
2003/05/16
Jay Hallman
(Miramar)
-11.4
-11.4
-10.7
-8.7
-8.3
-8.3
0.4
-3.2
-5.6
-8.3
-8.6
-8.4
Dylan
MacGregor
(SRK)
2003/08/25
Dan Mackie
(SRK)
THERMISTOR DATA
Dan Mackie
(SRK)
-0.1
-2.8
-5.0
-7.4
-8.6
-8.4
2003/09/21
Mike Cripps
(Miramar)
-18.3
-16.8
-14.3
-9.3
-8
-8.3
-13.5
-14.2
-13.5
-10.2
-8.3
-8.3
Dylan
(SRK)
2004/04/11
2004/05/17
0.0
-3.6
-6.1
-8.9
-8.9
-8.4
Dylan
MacGregor
(SRK)
2004/08/27
-0.5
-3.2
-5.4
-8.3
-8.8
-8.5
Quinn
Jordan-Knox
(SRK)
2004/09/28
Read By
Date
Bead
Location
Bead
from Top Depth (m)
(m)
2.0
0.9
3.0
1.9
4.0
2.9
6.0
4.9
8.5
7.4
11.0
9.9
-10.7
-6.9
-6.4
-5.3
-5.2
-5.0
2003/04/06
Bead 1
Bead 2
Bead 3
Bead 4
Bead 5
Bead 6
Bead No.
SRK-33
Sebastian
Fortin (SRK)
1.1
-13.1
-12.0
-10.0
-7.3
-7.1
-7.2
Dylan
MacGregor
(SRK)
2003/04/09
-12.4
-13.0
-12.5
-9.3
-7.8
-7.9
2003/04/13
Dan Mackie
(SRK)
-13.1
-13.1
-12.5
-9.6
-8.0
-8.1
2003/04/15
Dan Mackie
(SRK)
-13.4
-13.1
-12.5
-9.7
-8.0
-8.2
2003/04/16
-13.5
-13.3
-12.5
-9.9
-8.1
-8.3
2003/05/16
Jay Hallman
(Miramar)
-10.7
-11.7
-11.8
-10.4
-8.5
-8.6
-3.4
-5.4
-7.0
-8.9
-9.5
-8.8
Dylan
MacGregor
(SRK)
2003/08/25
2003/04/20
Dan Mackie
(SRK)
THERMISTOR DATA
Dan Mackie
(SRK)
-2.3
-4.7
-6.4
-8.5
-8.9
-8.8
2003/09/21
Mike Cripps
(Miramar)
-19.1
-16.8
-14.3
-9.9
-8.6
-8.8
-15.3
-15
-13.9
-10.7
-8.7
-8.7
Dylan
(SRK)
2004/04/11
2004/05/17
-3.8
-6.0
-7.8
-9.6
-9.1
-8.8
Dylan
MacGregor
(SRK)
2004/08/27
-3.2
-5.1
-6.8
-9
-9.1
-8.8
Quinn
Jordan-Knox
(SRK)
2004/09/28
Read By
Date
Bead
Location
Bead
from Top Depth (m)
(m)
2.0
0.9
3.0
1.9
4.0
2.9
6.0
4.9
8.5
7.4
11.0
9.9
-10.3
-7.4
-7.4
-7.1
-6.1
-7.2
Bead 1
Bead 2
Bead 3
Bead 4
Bead 5
Bead 6
Bead No.
SRK-34A
Sebastian
Fortin
(SRK)
2003/04/06
1.1
-13.1
-12.0
-10.0
-7.3
-7.1
-7.2
Dylan
MacGregor
(SRK)
2003/04/09
-12.4
-13.0
-12.5
-9.3
-7.8
-7.9
2003/04/13
Dan Mackie
(SRK)
-13.1
-13.1
-12.5
-9.6
-8.0
-8.1
2003/04/15
Dan Mackie
(SRK)
-13.4
-13.1
-12.5
-9.7
-8.0
-8.2
2003/04/16
-13.5
-13.3
-12.5
-9.9
-8.1
-8.3
2003/04/20
Dan Mackie
(SRK)
Dylan
MacGregor
(SRK)
2003/08/25
-10.5
-10.8
-10.3
-8.5
-7.5
-7.7
-1.8
-4.2
-6.1
-8.0
-8.1
-8.0
2003/05/16
Jay Hallman
(Miramar)
THERMISTOR DATA
Dan Mackie
(SRK)
-1.5
-3.7
-5.5
-7.7
-8.0
-8.1
2003/09/21
Mike Cripps
(Miramar)
-17.6
-15.3
-12.2
-8.8
-7.4
-7.6
-13.8
-13.6
-12
-9.2
-7.7
-7.7
Dylan
(SRK)
2004/04/11
2004/05/17
-2.2
-4.8
-6.4
-8.7
-8.5
-8.3
Dylan
MacGregor
(SRK)
2004/08/27
-1.9
-4.2
-5.6
-8.3
-8.4
-8.3
Quinn
Jordan-Knox
(SRK)
2004/09/28
Date
Bead
Bead
Location
from Top Depth (m)
(m)
2.0
0.4
3.0
1.4
4.0
2.4
6.0
4.4
8.5
6.9
11.0
9.4
-6.8
-3.7
-2.9
-4.3
-5.1
-5.0
-7.4
-6.1
-4.5
-5.4
-6.0
-6.3
2003/04/13
Dan Mackie
(SRK)
1.61
-7.5
-6.2
-4.6
-5.4
-6.0
-6.3
2003/04/14
Dan Mackie
(SRK)
2003/04/08
Bead 1
Bead 2
Bead 3
Bead 4
Bead 5
Bead 6
Bead No.
SRK-35
Read By
Sebastian
Fortin (SRK)
0.4
1.4
2.4
4.4
6.9
9.4
Bead
Depth (m)
-10.3
-7.5
-6.0
-5.0
-5.9
-6.2
2003/04/16
-6.4
-7.0
-6.4
-5.3
-5.9
-6.3
2003/05/17
Jay Hallman
(Miramar)
THERMISTOR DATA
Dan Mackie
(SRK)
-0.4
-3.1
-4.8
-5.6
-6.0
-6.3
Dylan
MacGregor
(SRK)
2003/08/25
-0.4
-2.7
-4.4
-5.5
-6.0
-6.3
-13.5
-11
-8
-5.4
-6
-6.2
-10.6
-10
-8.4
-5.7
-5.9
-6
Dylan
(SRK)
2004/04/11
2004/05/17
2003/09/21
Mike Cripps
(Miramar)
-0.5
-3.6
-5.6
-6.0
-5.9
-6.1
Dylan
MacGregor
(SRK)
2004/08/23
-0.5
-3.1
-5
-6
-6.1
-6.1
Quinn
Jordan-Knox
(SRK)
2004/09/26
Date
Bead
Vert.
Inclined
Location
Bead
Bead
from Top
Depth (m) Depth (m)
(m)
6.0
0.0
0.0
11.0
4.6
3.3
13.5
7.1
5.0
16.0
9.6
6.8
18.5
12.1
8.6
21.0
14.6
10.4
23.5
17.1
12.1
26.0
19.6
13.9
28.5
22.1
15.7
31.0
24.6
17.4
Vert. Bead Depth corrected for drill hole angle
Thermistor installation March 26, 2003
Drill hole completed and pipe installed to 21.2 m vert. depth on March 25, 2003
First bead is above ground surface
-14.7
-14.0
-12.2
-10.5
-9.3
-8.6
-8.2
-8.2
-8.4
-8.2
2003/04/06
Sebastian
Fortin (SRK)
Bead 1
Bead 2
Bead 3
Bead 4
Bead 5
Bead 6
Bead 7
Bead 8
Bead 9
Bead 10
Bead No.
SRK-37
Read By
6.36
-20.9
-13.1
-11.1
-9.6
-8.8
-8.7
-8.1
-8.2
-8.3
-8.0
2003/04/09
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
-23.0
-14.2
-12.4
-10.7
-9.5
-8.8
-8.3
-8.3
-8.4
-8.2
2003/04/13
Dan Mackie
(SRK)
-20.9
-14.3
-12.5
-10.8
-9.6
-8.8
-8.3
-8.2
-8.3
-8.2
2003/04/15
Dan Mackie
(SRK)
-13.3
-14.2
-12.5
-10.8
-9.6
-8.8
-8.3
-8.2
-8.3
-8.2
2003/04/16
-10.3
-14.3
-12.6
-10.9
-9.7
-8.9
-8.4
-8.2
-8.3
-8.2
2003/04/20
Dan Mackie
(SRK)
2003/08/25
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
-1.8
-13.4
-12.5
-11.3
-10.1
-9.3
-8.6
-8.3
-8.2
-8.2
13.0
-6.9
-7.9
-8.7
-9.1
-9.2
-8.9
-8.7
-8.4
-8.2
2003/05/16
Jay Hallman
(Miramar)
THERMISTOR DATA
Dan Mackie
(SRK)
-5.2
-6.1
-7.1
-7.9
-8.6
-8.8
-8.8
-8.6
-8.5
-8.3
2003/09/21
Mike Cripps
(Miramar)
-19.9
-17
-14.6
-12
-10.1
-9
-8.9
-8.1
-8.1
-8.1
2004/04/11
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
-3.2
-15.5
-14.4
-12.6
-11
-9.8
-9
-8.3
-8.2
-8
2004/05/17
Thorpe/Lindsay
4.7
-7.4
-8.6
-9.4
-9.8
-9.7
-9.3
-8.9
-8.5
-8.2
2004/08/27
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
-1.4
-6.6
-7.5
-8.4
-9
-9.2
-9.1
-8.9
-8.6
-8.3
Quinn
Jordan-Knox
(SRK)
2004/09/26
6.0
11.0
16.0
21.0
31.0
41.0
51.0
Drill hole completed and pipe installed to 50 m
Total string length = 51.0 m
1.0
6.0
11.0
16.0
26.0
36.0
46.0
Date
Bead
Bead
Location
from Top Depth (m)
(m)
String Serial No. = TS0015
Bead 1
Bead 2
Bead 3
Bead 4
Bead 5
Bead 6
Bead 7
Bead 8
Bead No.
SRK-38
Read By
1.5
-7.9
-7.7
-8.1
-8.1
-8.0
-8.1
Dylan
MacGregor
(SRK)
2003/08/25
0.2
-7.9
-8.0
-8.2
-8.2
-8.1
-8.1
2003/09/21
Mike Cripps
(Miramar)
-17.6
-8
-8.2
-8.3
-8.2
-8.1
-8.1
-13.4
-8.4
-8.2
-8.2
-8.2
-8.1
-8.1
0.3
-9.0
-8.2
-8.2
-8.2
-8.1
-8.1
-0.5
-8.8
-8.2
-8.2
-8.2
-8.1
-8.1
Dylan
Quinn
Dylan
(SRK)
(SRK)
(SRK)
2004/04/11
2004/05/17
2004/08/27
2004/09/26
THERMISTOR DATA
Date
Bead
Bead
Location
from Top Depth (m)
(m)
21.0
4.6
26.6
10.2
32.1
15.7
43.1
26.7
54.1
37.7
66.0
49.6
Bead 1
Bead 2
Bead 3
Bead 4
Bead 5
Bead 6
Bead No.
SRK-39
Read By
-1.2
-3.8
-1.1
-1.8
-1.9
-7.5
-6.3
-7.7
-7.8
-8.0
N/A
-8.2
-15.8
-16
-7.1
-7.6
-7.8
-8
-11.8
-12.3
-7.8
-7.6
-7.8
-8
4.5
4.2
-8.2
-7.9
-7.8
-8.0
-2.7
-2.5
-8
-7.9
-7.8
-8
Dylan
Dylan
Quinn
Dylan
Mike Cripps
MacGregor
(Miramar)
(SRK)
(SRK)
(SRK)
(SRK)
2003/08/25 2003/09/21 2004/04/11
2004/05/17
2004/08/27
2004/09/28
THERMISTOR DATA
6.0
11.0
16.0
21.0
31.0
41.0
51.0
0.9
5.9
10.9
15.9
25.9
35.9
45.9
Date
Bead
Bead
Location
from Top Depth (m)
(m)
Bead 1
Bead 2
Bead 3
Bead 4
Bead 5
Bead 6
Bead 7
Bead 8
Bead No.
SRK-40
Read By
3.1
-8.2
-8.7
-8.5
-8.7
-8.8
-8.8
1
-7.8
-8.7
-8.6
-8.7
-8.8
-8.9
-18.2
-10
-8.2
-8.5
-8.8
-8.9
-8.9
-14.7
-10.9
-8.5
-8.5
-8.8
-8.9
-8.9
Dylan
Dylan
Mike Cripps
McGreggor
(Miramar)
(SRK)
(SRK)
2003/08/25 2003/09/21 2004/04/11
2004/05/17
THERMISTOR DATA
-0.1
-9.2
-9.0
-8.7
-8.7
-8.8
-8.8
Dylan
MacGregor
(SRK)
2004/08/27
-1.1
-8.4
-9
-8.7
-8.7
-8.7
-8.8
Quinn
Jordan-Knox
(SRK)
2004/09/26
Date
Bead
Bead
Location
from Top Depth (m)
(m)
3.5
1.4
6.0
3.9
8.5
6.4
11.0
8.9
13.5
11.4
16.0
13.9
18.5
16.4
21.0
18.9
-16
N/A
-4.9
-6.2
-6.5
-6.5
-6.8
-7
-15.4
-10.8
-10
-6.3
-6.7
-6.8
-7
-7.8
-18.5
error
-9.3
-6.6
-6.5
-6.8
-7.1
-7.2
-2.1
-109
-9.9
-7.3
-6.7
-6.8
-7
-7.2
Dylan
Dylan
Mike Cripps
MacGregor
(Miramar)
(SRK)
(SRK)
2003/08/25 2003/09/21 2004/04/11
2004/05/17
Drill hole completed and pipe installed to 30.6 m
Bead 1
Bead 2
Bead 3
Bead 4
Bead 5
Bead 6
Bead 7
Bead 8
Bead No.
SRK-41
Read By
THERMISTOR DATA
6.2
error
-6.5
-7.3
-7.2
-7.1
-7.1
-7.1
Dylan
MacGregor
(SRK)
2004/08/27
-1.3
-109
-5.8
-7
-7.2
-7.1
-7.1
-7.2
Quinn
Jordan-Knox
(SRK)
2004/09/26
11.0
16.0
21.0
31.0
41.0
51.0
0.2
5.2
10.2
20.2
30.2
40.2
Date
Bead
Bead
Location
from Top Depth (m)
(m)
Bead 2
Bead 3
Bead 4
Bead 5
Bead 6
Bead 7
Bead 8
Bead 1
Bead No.
SRK-42
Read By
6
-6.3
-7.1
-7.8
-8
-8.1
0.8
-6.3
-7.3
-7.9
-8.1
-8.1
-17.4
-7.6
-7.4
-8
-8.1
-8.1
-11.3
-8.6
-7.4
-8
-8.1
-8.1
Dylan
Dylan
Mike Cripps
McGreggor
(Miramar)
(SRK)
(SRK)
2003/08/25 2003/09/21 2004/04/11
2004/05/17
THERMISTOR DATA
1.6
-7.7
-7.6
-8.0
-8.1
-8.1
Dylan
MacGregor
(SRK)
2004/08/27
-0.1
-7.2
-7
-8
-8.1
-8.1
Quinn
Jordan-Knox
(SRK)
2004/09/28
15.5
21.0
26.6
32.1
43.1
54.1
66.0
-2.3
-7.7
-7.8
-7.6
-8.2
-8.5
-8.5
-2.6
-8.2
-8.3
-8.2
-8.5
-8.6
-8.5
-16.4
-8.2
-8.6
-8.7
-8.7
-8.6
-8.9
-14.5
-8.4
-8.6
-8.8
-8.7
-8.6
-8.5
Dylan
Dylan
Mike Cripps
MacGregor
(Miramar)
(SRK)
(SRK)
2003/08/25 2003/09/21 2004/04/11
2004/05/17
0.5
6.0
11.6
17.1
28.1
39.1
51.0
Date
Bead
Bead
Location
from Top Depth (m)
(m)
Bead 1
Bead 2
Bead 3
Bead 4
Bead 5
Bead 6
Bead 7
Bead 8
Bead No.
SRK-43
Read By
THERMISTOR DATA
-5.2
-9.0
-8.6
-8.7
-8.7
-8.7
-8.5
Dylan
MacGregor
(SRK)
2004/08/27
-4.5
-9
-8.6
-8.8
-8.7
-8.6
-8.5
Quinn
Jordan-Knox
(SRK)
2004/09/28
202.5 m
m
Drill hole completed to (m b.g.s.) 205
PVC installed to (m b.g.s.):
Instrumentation installed August 8, 2004
Estimated stickup: (assume no stickup)
TS1618
Date
Bead
Bead
Location
from Top Depth (m)
(m)
5.0
5.0
10.0
10.0
20.0
20.0
30.0
30.0
50.0
50.0
70.0
70.0
90.0
90.0
110.0
110.0
130.0
130.0
150.0
150.0
170.0
170.0
190.0
190.0
200.0
200.0
Total string length =
String Serial No. =
Bead 1
Bead 2
Bead 3
Bead 4
Bead 5
Bead 6
Bead 7
Bead 8
Bead 9
Bead 10
Bead 11
Bead 12
Bead 13
Bead No.
SRK-50
Read By
Quinn
Jordan-Knox
(SRK)
2004/09/26
-5.4
-6.4
-5.7
-5.4
-5.3
-5.3
-5.1
-5
-4.7
-4.5
-4.3
-3.9
-3.8
finalized by QJK- check field notes for final stickup
-5.4
-6
-5.1
-4.9
-4.9
-5
-4.8
-4.7
-4.4
-4.3
-4.1
-3.8
-3.7
Dylan
MacGregor
(SRK)
2004/08/31
THERMISTOR DATA
Date
Bead
Bead
Location
from Top Depth (m)
(m)
2.0
1.0
3.0
2.0
4.0
3.0
6.0
5.0
8.5
7.5
11.0
10.0
-0.1
0
-0.6
-4.3
-5.7
-6
Quinn
Jordan-Knox
(SRK)
2004/09/28
Drill hole completed and pipe installed to
Approximate Stick up above ground (visual estimation from photo) : meter
String Serial No. =
Bead 1
Bead 2
Bead 3
Bead 4
Bead 5
Bead 6
Bead No.
SRK-54
Read By
THERMISTOR DATA
Date
Bead
Bead
Location
from Top Depth (m)
(m)
2.0
0.8
3.0
1.8
4.0
2.8
6.0
4.8
8.5
7.3
11.0
9.8
0
-0.01
-3.9
-6.2
-7.4
-6.9
-0.1
-1.1
-5.7
-7.2
-7.7
-7.5
Quinn
Quinn
Jordan-Knox Jordan-Knox
(SRK)
(SRK)
2004/09/26
2004/09/28

thermistor box located right on top of the casing (from Quinn's field notes)
String Serial No. =
Bead 1
Bead 2
Bead 3
Bead 4
Bead 5
Bead 6
Bead No.
SRK-55
Read By
THERMISTOR DATA
1.2
Date
Bead
Bead
Location
from Top Depth (m)
(m)
2.0
3.0
4.0
6.0
0.8
8.5
3.3
11.0
5.8
-2.9
-2.9
-2.6
0
-0.3
-3.6
Quinn
Jordan-Knox
(SRK)
2004/09/28

top three beads are above casing (from Quinn's field notes)
String Serial No. =
Bead 1
Bead 2
Bead 3
Bead 4
Bead 5
Bead 6
Bead No.
SRK-56
Read By
THERMISTOR DATA
5.2
Appendix 3
Topographic Survey Sheets
Site: Survey_SRK54
Note: The prismpole was pushed into the ground so that the whole tip was inserted.
The elevation of the ground surface resulted using pole height of 1.36, not 1.435 (height to tip).
Shots were taken on the ground between hummocks.
Point
260
324
261
262
263
264
265
266
267
268
269
270
271
272
273
274
275
276
277
278
279
280
281
282
283
284
285
286
287
288
289
290
291
292
293
294
295
296
297
298
299
300
301
302
303
304
305
2005-03-17
North
7556490.225
7556493.036
7556496.15
7556494.87
7556492.89
7556491.33
7556489.70
7556488.47
7556486.93
7556485.36
7556484.28
7556482.77
7556481.16
7556479.60
7556477.81
7556476.12
7556474.66
7556472.28
7556470.55
7556469.19
7556468.44
7556466.87
7556465.33
7556460.42
7556461.87
7556463.62
7556464.97
7556466.66
7556467.38
7556468.66
7556470.50
7556472.04
7556473.50
7556474.56
7556476.38
7556477.98
7556479.19
7556480.56
7556482.47
7556483.51
7556485.24
7556486.85
7556488.14
7556489.80
7556491.17
7556486.09
7556484.83
East
435669.120
435679.818
435724.21
435718.22
435711.37
435705.15
435698.95
435693.74
435687.82
435681.94
435676.56
435670.54
435664.26
435657.35
435651.36
435644.34
435638.52
435630.74
435624.32
435618.71
435616.07
435611.01
435604.37
435605.08
435610.91
435617.24
435622.99
435628.59
435631.95
435638.04
435644.82
435650.59
435656.58
435661.75
435666.59
435672.35
435677.68
435684.49
435690.89
435696.24
435701.96
435707.50
435713.16
435719.52
435724.80
435725.48
435720.04
Elevation
29.608
30.171
34.48
33.80
32.82
32.14
31.44
30.83
30.53
30.10
29.82
29.57
29.30
28.76
28.64
28.60
28.52
28.37
28.13
28.06
28.28
28.11
28.10
27.97
28.00
28.19
28.14
28.35
28.56
28.52
28.68
28.77
28.72
28.97
29.30
29.66
29.88
30.11
30.64
31.15
31.88
32.53
33.08
33.64
34.65
34.79
33.61
Page 1 of 8
Description
54N spike
BM54 high point on rock
N STK
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N STK
N
N
N STK
N
N
C
C
C STK
C
C
C STK
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C STK
S STK
S
Survey_TailLake_Summer2004.xls
Site: Survey_SRK54
306
307
308
309
310
311
312
313
314
315
316
317
318
319
320
321
322
323
346
347
348
349
350
351
2005-03-17
7556482.81
7556480.78
7556480.78
7556479.09
7556477.29
7556475.45
7556473.47
7556472.64
7556470.75
7556468.70
7556466.99
7556465.16
7556464.03
7556462.32
7556460.71
7556458.94
7556457.15
7556455.42
7556450.36
7556455.65
7556460.45
7556455.04
7556449.26
7556445.28
435713.85
435708.17
435701.27
435694.71
435689.40
435683.49
435676.97
435670.47
435663.23
435656.77
435650.77
435644.58
435638.83
435632.32
435626.47
435619.40
435614.26
435609.60
435586.21
435585.73
435585.18
435562.58
435565.70
435567.06
32.97
32.56
31.69
31.02
30.61
30.09
29.73
29.36
28.92
28.76
28.65
28.64
28.59
28.59
28.30
28.20
27.99
28.01
27.99
28.03
28.00
27.95
27.96
27.93
Page 2 of 8
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S STK
S
S STK
S
S
S
C
N
N LK
C LK
S LK
Site: Survey_SRK55
Point
64
259
331
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
2005-03-17
North
7558414.940
7558436.309
7558471.043
7558392.26
7558392.51
7558394.11
7558396.41
7558398.33
7558400.38
7558403.05
7558404.90
7558407.02
7558408.48
7558410.45
7558412.59
7558415.29
7558410.51
7558408.53
7558406.12
7558403.65
7558401.72
7558400.14
7558397.99
7558396.06
7558393.90
7558392.54
7558392.54
7558390.25
7558386.44
7558385.65
7558382.62
7558383.21
7558384.95
7558387.72
7558389.80
7558391.40
7558393.06
7558395.29
7558396.97
7558398.75
7558400.49
7558402.30
7558404.38
7558405.60
7558436.309
7558415.28
7558413.33
East
434628.509
434596.424
434669.009
434701.74
434700.85
434691.58
434681.66
434671.37
434660.88
434651.24
434639.65
434629.13
434622.10
434612.22
434602.39
434588.99
434587.65
434597.94
434607.86
434620.87
434631.32
434638.05
434648.33
434657.87
434667.33
434675.33
434675.33
434686.17
434699.17
434700.33
434698.24
434695.93
434686.84
434674.02
434664.14
434654.64
434644.07
434636.87
434628.47
434619.79
434610.57
434599.94
434590.00
434586.24
434596.423
434588.98
434597.96
Elevation
31.462
33.691
30.078
28.176
28.250
28.707
28.985
29.144
29.526
29.994
30.584
31.309
31.973
32.467
33.157
33.868
33.925
33.281
32.646
31.820
31.158
30.680
30.161
29.653
29.348
29.130
29.118
28.806
28.331
28.167
28.174
28.243
28.516
28.888
29.249
29.843
30.525
31.002
31.276
31.853
32.476
33.099
33.589
33.855
33.690
33.876
33.283
Description
55N spike
55N2 spike
BM55
N LK
N
N
N
N
N
N
N STK
N
N STK
N
N
N STK
C STK
C
C
C STK
C
C STK
C
C
C
C STK
C STK
C
C
C LK
S LK
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S STK
S
S
S
S STK
55N2(spike)
NSTK
N
Page 3 of 8
Site: Survey_SRK55
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
2005-03-17
7558411.25
7558409.50
7558408.47
7558406.45
7558404.89
7558402.60
7558400.47
7558398.43
7558397.34
7558394.99
7558391.13
7558387.44
7558389.25
7558391.48
7558392.54
7558394.08
7558396.23
7558397.98
7558400.12
7558402.03
7558403.63
7558405.43
7558407.63
7558409.66
7558410.50
7558405.59
7558403.49
7558401.64
7558399.71
7558398.78
7558396.64
7558395.31
7558393.13
7558389.93
7558388.32
7558387.72
7558385.49
7558383.25
434607.57
434617.25
434622.09
434631.90
434639.65
434649.86
434660.73
434670.52
434676.72
434686.79
434700.02
434699.27
434689.85
434679.68
434675.33
434664.98
434654.90
434644.41
434638.06
434628.48
434620.88
434611.13
434601.17
434593.00
434587.68
434586.24
434594.82
434605.08
434614.37
434619.77
434629.64
434636.84
434647.27
434657.82
434668.17
434674.01
434684.78
434695.94
32.738
32.224
31.978
31.109
30.585
30.027
29.532
29.201
29.228
28.748
28.331
28.336
28.710
28.908
29.109
29.332
29.920
30.473
30.680
31.342
31.819
32.454
33.042
33.532
33.924
33.857
33.459
32.847
32.208
31.841
31.193
31.009
30.275
29.517
29.117
28.883
28.600
28.255
Page 4 of 8
N
N
N STK
N
N STK
N
N
N
N STK
N
N
C
C
C
C STK
C
C
C
C STK
C
C STK
C
C
C
C STK
S STK
S
S
S
S
S
S STK
S
S
S
S STK
S
S
Site: Survey_SRK56
Point
147
257
345
200
201
202
203
204
205
206
207
208
209
210
211
212
213
214
215
216
217
218
219
220
221
222
223
224
225
226
227
228
229
230
231
232
233
234
235
236
237
238
239
240
241
242
243
2005-03-17
North
7558283.249
7558275.877
7558388.597
7558266.33
7558266.21
7558265.98
7558265.99
7558265.19
7558265.23
7558264.62
7558264.34
7558263.89
7558263.76
7558263.51
7558263.10
7558262.56
7558262.48
7558262.13
7558261.63
7558261.49
7558260.87
7558260.15
7558255.84
7558256.24
7558256.49
7558256.69
7558256.57
7558256.72
7558256.99
7558258.07
7558258.31
7558258.82
7558258.98
7558258.86
7558259.71
7558259.86
7558260.17
7558260.35
7558260.34
7558260.63
7558261.34
7558256.35
7558255.76
7558255.70
7558255.34
7558255.00
7558254.68
East
435319.650
435365.639
435267.947
435399.90
435394.06
435388.02
435381.97
435375.66
435368.88
435362.60
435355.49
435348.86
435342.67
435337.45
435333.76
435327.31
435321.03
435314.84
435308.60
435301.95
435296.16
435290.06
435292.01
435298.37
435302.38
435307.99
435314.58
435320.47
435326.15
435334.02
435341.11
435347.37
435354.08
435360.62
435366.09
435372.14
435377.14
435383.35
435390.30
435396.39
435399.77
435399.68
435394.35
435388.52
435382.70
435377.13
435372.01
Elevation
28.957
31.330
29.398
34.21
33.71
33.00
32.41
31.93
31.13
30.20
29.67
29.18
29.05
28.98
28.90
28.89
28.75
28.59
28.40
28.39
28.44
28.14
28.08
28.43
28.51
28.47
28.62
28.74
28.70
28.75
28.94
29.04
29.43
30.05
30.57
31.30
32.35
32.58
33.28
33.89
34.07
34.13
33.61
33.02
32.51
31.96
31.22
Description
56N spike
BM56A
N STK
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N STK
N
N
N
N
N STK
N
N LK
C LK
C
C STK
C
C
C
C
C STK
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C STK
S STK
S
S
S
S
S
Page 5 of 8
Site: Survey_SRK56
244
245
246
247
248
249
250
251
252
253
254
255
256
2005-03-17
7558254.48
7558253.96
7558253.35
7558253.58
7558253.46
7558253.13
7558252.55
7558252.28
7558251.83
7558251.86
7558251.51
7558250.34
7558249.91
435365.75
435360.04
435354.11
435347.39
435341.68
435334.30
435328.21
435322.30
435316.48
435310.27
435302.84
435297.01
435290.26
30.59
30.01
29.61
29.09
29.05
28.88
28.72
28.67
28.62
28.46
28.35
28.18
28.12
Page 6 of 8
S
S
S
S
S
S STK
S
S
S
S
S STK
S
S
Site: Survey_Site4
Point
148
149
325
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
174
175
176
177
178
179
180
181
182
183
184
185
186
187
188
189
190
191
192
193
2005-03-17
North
7557795.255
7557781.430
7557775.107
7557763.94
7557767.22
7557772.84
7557779.26
7557785.71
7557792.05
7557798.10
7557803.93
7557810.71
7557817.05
7557822.62
7557827.43
7557832.61
7557838.67
7557841.72
7557846.73
7557847.10
7557847.72
7557842.97
7557838.13
7557833.36
7557830.06
7557826.47
7557821.53
7557816.49
7557812.20
7557806.29
7557799.88
7557794.85
7557789.41
7557783.49
7557777.69
7557771.16
7557766.05
7557768.07
7557773.78
7557779.22
7557785.42
7557790.70
7557796.02
7557802.12
7557808.34
7557813.83
7557818.42
East
434947.085
434963.564
435000.379
434928.95
434930.52
434931.87
434933.70
434935.69
434937.67
434939.24
434941.25
434943.34
434945.15
434946.91
434948.36
434950.05
434951.82
434952.91
434954.16
434957.68
434949.56
434948.10
434946.63
434944.95
434943.63
434942.86
434941.24
434939.80
434938.55
434936.89
434934.98
434932.91
434930.79
434929.26
434927.96
434925.98
434924.34
434919.87
434921.29
434923.30
434924.99
434926.29
434928.06
434929.91
434931.66
434933.87
434935.07
Elevation
31.870
32.584
33.520
34.27
33.73
33.46
33.11
32.80
32.49
32.10
31.39
30.91
30.49
30.07
29.72
29.02
28.41
28.34
28.22
28.11
28.16
28.34
28.52
28.89
29.18
30.15
30.35
30.57
31.01
31.34
31.77
31.98
32.53
32.86
33.29
33.66
34.59
35.04
33.95
33.04
32.77
32.58
32.26
31.72
31.48
31.15
30.82
Description
57N spike
57N2 spike
S STK
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S STK
S
S
S
S
S
S STK
S
S LK
C
C STK
C
C
C
C
C
C
C STK
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C STK
N STK
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N STK
N
Page 7 of 8
Site: Survey_Site4
194
195
196
197
198
199
2005-03-17
7557824.64
7557828.86
7557834.85
7557840.24
7557844.06
7557848.18
434937.00
434938.35
434940.19
434941.77
434943.20
434944.73
30.35
29.41
28.80
28.29
28.24
28.17
Page 8 of 8
N
N
N
N
N STK
N
Appendix 4
Laboratory Testing
Appendix 4-A
Moisture Content

MOISTURE CONTENT TEST RESULTS
Project:
Project No.:
SRK 2004 Testing Services
BH No:
SRK-54, SRK-55, SRK-56
1780108
Location:
Hope Bay, NU
Date Tested: October 12 - October 13, 2004
Client:
SRK Consulting
By:
VG
Test No.
Sample
Number
Depth (m)
Moisture
Content %
Specific
Gravity
Bulk Density,
kg/m3
Bulk Density
(dry), kg/m3
3763-1
SRK-54, S-1
0.46 - 0.61
21.9
2.69
2.111
1.731
3763-2
SRK-54, S-2
2.79 - 2.95
84.1
3763-3
3763-4
3763-5
3763-6
3763-7
3763-8
3763-9
SRK-54, S-3 3.18 - 3.34

SRK-54, S-4 4.12 - 4.32
SRK-54, S-5 5.33 - 5.49
SRK-54, S-6 6.10 - 6.17
SRK-54, S-7 8.26 - 8.41
SRK-54, S-8 9.40 - 9.55
SRK-54, S-9 10.11 - 10.26
47.4
56.0
52.3
54.3
23.8
23.7
16.0
1.744
1.183
2.72
1.706
1.120
3763-10
3763-11
3763-12
SRK-55, S-1
SRK-55, S-2
SRK-55, S-3
0.10 - 0.20
0.35 - 0.45
5.95 - 6.10
27.6
76.4
29.7
2.60
2.157
1.691
3763-13
3763-14
3763-15
SRK-56, S-1
SRK-56, S-2
SRK-56, S-3
0.14 - 0.20
0.30 - 0.40
0.50 - 0.60
53.5
63.3
46.4
1.564
0.958
Data presented hereon are for the sole use of the
The testing services reported herein have been performed by an EBA technician to recognized
stipulated client. EBA is not responsible, nor can
industry standards., unless otherwise noted. No other warranty is made. These data do not
be held liable, for use made of this report by any
include or represent any interpretation or opinion of specification compliance or material
other party, with or without the knowledge of EBA.
suitability. Should engineering interpretation be required, EBA will provide it upon written request.

MOISTURE CONTENT TEST RESULTS
Project:
SRK 2004 Testing Services
BH No:
Hope Bay, Summer 2004
Project No.:
1780108
Location:
Hope Bay, NU
Client:
SRK Consulting
By:
SRK 54, SRK 55, SRK 56

NR
BH No.
Sample Number
Depth (m)
LL, %
PL, %
PI, %
SRK 54
3763 - 1
0.46 - 0.61
29
17
12
SRK 54
3763 - 2
2.79 - 2.95
39
24
15
SRK 54
3763 - 3
3.18 - 3.34
36
21
15
SRK 54
SRK 55
SRK 55
SRK 56
SRK 56
SRK 56
3763 - 5
3763 - 10
3763 - 11
3763 - 13
3763 - 14
3763 - 15
5.33 - 5.49
0.1 - 0.2
0.35 - 0.45
0.14 - 0.20
0.30 - 0.40
0.50 - 0.60
40
28
43
34
33
34
24
20
37
21
21
20
16
8
6
13
12
14
Appendix 4-B
Atterberg Limits
Atterberg Limits
Date Received:
Job Number: 1780108
Sample #: 3763-1
Source: SRK 54, 0.46m - 0.61 m
ASTM D-2487, Unified Soils Classification System
Liquid Limit Determination
#1
29.20
23.50
3.80
19.70
5.70
28.9 %
29
Liquid Limit @ 25 Blows:

Plastic Limit:
Plasticity Index, IP:
#2
30.50
24.50
3.80
20.70
6.00
29.0 %
24
#3
32.40
25.80
3.90
21.90
6.60
30.1 %
15
#4
#5
#6
35%
30%
25%
20%
29.1 %
17.2 %
15%
11.9 %
Plastic Limit Determination

Weight of Wet Soils + Pan:
Weight of Dry Soils + Pan:
Weight of Pan:
Weight of Dry Soils:
Weight of Moisture:
% Moisture:
#1
13.90
12.40
3.80
8.60
1.50
17.4 %
Liquid Limit
% Moisture

Weight of Pan:
Weight of Moisture:
% Moisture:
N:
10%
#2
14.90
13.30
3.90
9.40
1.60
17.0 %
#3
#4
#5
#6
5%
0%
10
Number of Blows, "N"
100
Plasticity Chart
80.0 %
70.0 %
60.0 %
"U" Line
Plasticity Index
"A" Line
50.0 %
CH or OH
40.0 %
30.0 %
MH or OH
20.0 %
CL or OL
10.0 %
CL-ML
0.0 %
0.0 %
10.0 %
20.0 %
30.0 %
40.0 %
50.0 %
60.0 %
Liquid Limit
Page 1
70.0 %
80.0 %
90.0 %
100.0 %
110.0 %
Atterberg Limits
Date Received:
Job Number: 1780108
Sample #: 3763-2
Source: SRK 54, 2.79 - 2.95 m
Weight of Pan:
Weight of Moisture:
% Moisture:
N:
#1
32.90
24.80
4.00
20.80
8.10
38.9 %
33
#2
38.50
28.70
3.80
24.90
9.80
39.4 %
26
#3
30.20
22.70
3.90
18.80
7.50
39.9 %
18
#4
#5
#6
Liquid Limit
45%
40%
35%

Plastic Limit:
% Moisture
30%
25%
39.4 %
23.9 %
20%
15.5 %
15%

Weight of Pan:
Weight of Moisture:
% Moisture:
#1
15.30
13.10
3.90
9.20
2.20
23.9 %
#2
15.10
12.90
3.70
9.20
2.20
23.9 %
#3
#4
#5
#6
10%
5%
0%
10
100
Plasticity Chart
80.0 %
70.0 %
60.0 %
"U" Line
Plasticity Index
"A" Line
50.0 %
CH or OH
40.0 %
30.0 %
MH or OH
20.0 %
CL or OL
10.0 %
CL-ML
0.0 %
0.0 %
10.0 %
20.0 %
30.0 %
40.0 %
50.0 %
60.0 %
Liquid Limit
Page 1
70.0 %
80.0 %
90.0 %
100.0 %
110.0 %
Atterberg Limits
Date Received:
Job Number: 1780108
Sample #: 3763-3
Source: SRK 54, 3.18 - 3.34 m
Weight of Pan:
Weight of Moisture:
% Moisture:
N:
#1
31.30
24.20
4.00
20.20
7.10
35.2 %
36
#2
31.80
24.40
3.80
20.60
7.40
35.9 %
27
#3
30.70
23.60
4.30
19.30
7.10
36.8 %
19
#4
#5
#6
Liquid Limit
40%
35%
30%

Plastic Limit:
% Moisture
25%
36.2 %
21.4 %
20%
14.8 %
15%
Weight of Pan:
Weight of Moisture:
% Moisture:
#1
13.30
11.60
3.70
7.90
1.70
21.5 %
#2
14.10
12.30
3.80
8.50
1.80
21.2 %
#3
#4
#5
#6
10%
5%
0%
10
100
Plasticity Chart
80.0 %
70.0 %
60.0 %
"U" Line
Plasticity Index
"A" Line
50.0 %
CH or OH
40.0 %
30.0 %
MH or OH
20.0 %
CL or OL
10.0 %
CL-ML
0.0 %
0.0 %
10.0 %
20.0 %
30.0 %
40.0 %
50.0 %
60.0 %
Liquid Limit
Page 1
70.0 %
80.0 %
90.0 %
100.0 %
110.0 %
Atterberg Limits
Date Received:
Job Number: 1780108
Sample #: 3763-5
Source: SRK 54, 5.33 - 5.49 m
Weight of Pan:
Weight of Moisture:
% Moisture:
N:
#1
31.00
23.60
4.00
19.60
7.40
37.8 %
40
#2
31.80
23.80
4.00
19.80
8.00
40.4 %
25
#3
30.80
23.00
4.00
19.00
7.80
41.1 %
19
#4
#5
#6
Liquid Limit
45%
40%
35%

Plastic Limit:
% Moisture
30%
25%
40.2 %
24.5 %
20%
15.8 %
15%

Weight of Pan:
Weight of Moisture:
% Moisture:
#1
15.90
13.50
3.70
9.80
2.40
24.5 %
#2
14.90
12.70
3.70
9.00
2.20
24.4 %
#3
#4
#5
#6
10%
5%
0%
10
100
Plasticity Chart
80.0 %
70.0 %
60.0 %
"U" Line
Plasticity Index
"A" Line
50.0 %
CH or OH
40.0 %
30.0 %
MH or OH
20.0 %
CL or OL
10.0 %
CL-ML
0.0 %
0.0 %
10.0 %
20.0 %
30.0 %
40.0 %
50.0 %
60.0 %
Liquid Limit
Page 1
70.0 %
80.0 %
90.0 %
100.0 %
110.0 %
Atterberg Limits
Date Received:
Job Number: 1780108
Sample #: 3763-10
Source: SRK 55, 0.1m- 0.2 m
Weight of Pan:
Weight of Moisture:
% Moisture:
N:
#1
36.30
29.40
3.80
25.60
6.90
27.0 %
35
#2
30.60
24.80
4.10
20.70
5.80
28.0 %
22
#3
29.70
24.00
4.00
20.00
5.70
28.5 %
15
#4
#5
#6
Liquid Limit
30%
25%

Plastic Limit:
% Moisture
20%
27.7 %
19.6 %
15%
8.2 %
10%

Weight of Pan:
Weight of Moisture:
% Moisture:
#1
19.50
16.90
3.90
13.00
2.60
20.0 %
#2
18.20
15.90
3.90
12.00
2.30
19.2 %
#3
#4
#5
#6
5%
0%
10
100
Plasticity Chart
80.0 %
70.0 %
60.0 %
"U" Line
Plasticity Index
"A" Line
50.0 %
CH or OH
40.0 %
30.0 %
MH or OH
20.0 %
CL or OL
10.0 %
CL-ML
0.0 %
0.0 %
10.0 %
20.0 %
30.0 %
40.0 %
50.0 %
60.0 %
Liquid Limit
Page 1
70.0 %
80.0 %
90.0 %
100.0 %
110.0 %
Atterberg Limits
Date Received:
Job Number: 1780108
Sample #: 3763-11
Source: SRK 55, 0.35 - 0.45 m
Weight of Pan:
Weight of Moisture:
% Moisture:
N:
#1
13.00
10.40
4.10
6.30
2.60
41.3 %
29
#2
14.00
11.00
4.00
7.00
3.00
42.9 %
26
#3
17.00
13.00
4.00
9.00
4.00
44.4 %
18
#4
#5
#6
Liquid Limit
50%
45%
40%
35%
% Moisture
30%

Plastic Limit:
42.7 %
37.1 %
25%
5.6 %
20%

Weight of Pan:
Weight of Moisture:
% Moisture:
#1
15.30
12.20
3.90
8.30
3.10
37.4 %
15%
#2
15.20
12.10
3.70
8.40
3.10
36.9 %
#3
#4
#5
#6
10%
5%
0%
10
100
Plasticity Chart
80.0 %
70.0 %
60.0 %
"U" Line
Plasticity Index
"A" Line
50.0 %
CH or OH
40.0 %
30.0 %
MH or OH
20.0 %
CL or OL
10.0 %
CL-ML
0.0 %
0.0 %
10.0 %
20.0 %
30.0 %
40.0 %
50.0 %
60.0 %
Liquid Limit
Page 1
70.0 %
80.0 %
90.0 %
100.0 %
110.0 %
Atterberg Limits
Date Received:
Job Number: 1780108
Sample #: 3763-13
Source: SRK 56, 0.14 - 0.20 m
Weight of Pan:
Weight of Moisture:
% Moisture:
N:
#1
30.70
24.10
3.70
20.40
6.60
32.4 %
35
#2
31.80
24.90
4.00
20.90
6.90
33.0 %
28
#3
31.80
24.70
3.90
20.80
7.10
34.1 %
22
#4
#5
#6
Liquid Limit
40%
35%
30%

Plastic Limit:
% Moisture
25%
33.6 %
20.7 %
20%
12.9 %
15%
Weight of Pan:
Weight of Moisture:
% Moisture:
#1
13.00
11.40
3.80
7.60
1.60
21.1 %
#2
15.90
13.90
4.10
9.80
2.00
20.4 %
#3
#4
#5
#6
10%
5%
0%
10
100
Plasticity Chart
80.0 %
70.0 %
60.0 %
"U" Line
Plasticity Index
"A" Line
50.0 %
CH or OH
40.0 %
30.0 %
MH or OH
20.0 %
CL or OL
10.0 %
CL-ML
0.0 %
0.0 %
10.0 %
20.0 %
30.0 %
40.0 %
50.0 %
60.0 %
Liquid Limit
Page 1
70.0 %
80.0 %
90.0 %
100.0 %
110.0 %
Atterberg Limits
Date Received:
Job Number: 1780108
Sample #: 3763-14
Source: SRK 56, 0.3 - 0.4 m
Weight of Pan:
Weight of Moisture:
% Moisture:
N:
#1
33.10
25.80
3.80
22.00
7.30
33.2 %
28
#2
30.50
23.80
3.80
20.00
6.70
33.5 %
23
#3
34.70
26.70
3.80
22.90
8.00
34.9 %
14
#4
#5
#6
Liquid Limit
40%
35%
30%

Plastic Limit:
% Moisture
25%
33.4 %
21.4 %
20%
12.0 %
15%
Weight of Pan:
Weight of Moisture:
% Moisture:
#1
13.20
11.50
3.70
7.80
1.70
21.8 %
#2
16.10
14.00
4.00
10.00
2.10
21.0 %
#3
#4
#5
#6
10%
5%
0%
10
100
Plasticity Chart
80.0 %
70.0 %
60.0 %
"U" Line
Plasticity Index
"A" Line
50.0 %
CH or OH
40.0 %
30.0 %
MH or OH
20.0 %
CL or OL
10.0 %
CL-ML
0.0 %
0.0 %
10.0 %
20.0 %
30.0 %
40.0 %
50.0 %
60.0 %
Liquid Limit
Page 1
70.0 %
80.0 %
90.0 %
100.0 %
110.0 %
Atterberg Limits
Date Received:
Job Number: 1780108
Sample #: 3763-15
Source: SRK 56, 0.5 - 0.6 m
Weight of Pan:
Weight of Moisture:
% Moisture:
N:
#1
27.20
21.50
3.90
17.60
5.70
32.4 %
39
#2
30.00
23.60
4.10
19.50
6.40
32.8 %
30
#3
28.70
22.40
4.00
18.40
6.30
34.2 %
19
#4
#5
#6
Liquid Limit
40%
35%
30%

Plastic Limit:
% Moisture
25%
33.6 %
19.5 %
20%
14.0 %
15%
Weight of Pan:
Weight of Moisture:
% Moisture:
#1
13.00
11.50
3.70
7.80
1.50
19.2 %
#2
16.50
14.40
3.80
10.60
2.10
19.8 %
#3
#4
#5
#6
10%
5%
0%
10
100
Plasticity Chart
80.0 %
70.0 %
60.0 %
"U" Line
Plasticity Index
"A" Line
50.0 %
CH or OH
40.0 %
30.0 %
MH or OH
20.0 %
CL or OL
10.0 %
CL-ML
0.0 %
0.0 %
10.0 %
20.0 %
30.0 %
40.0 %
50.0 %
60.0 %
Liquid Limit
Page 1
70.0 %
80.0 %
90.0 %
100.0 %
110.0 %
Appendix 4-C
Grain Size Distribution

GRAIN SIZE DISTRIBUTION
PERCENTAGE
PASSING
SIEVE
Project: SRK 2004 Testing Services
40
Project Number: 1780108
25
Client: SRK Consulting
20
Attention: Mr. Dylan MacGregor, Project Manager
16
12.5
Borehole Number: SRK 54
10
Depth:
0.46m - 0.61 m
Sample Number: 1
2.5
Lab Number:
3763-1
1.25
100
Soil Description:
SILT, clayey, some sand, CL
0.63
99
Natural Moisture Content: 21.9%
0.315
99
Remarks:
0.16
97
0.08
86.6
LL=29%, PL=17%, PI=12%
CLAY
SAND
SILT
FINE
GRAVEL
MEDIUM
COARSE
FINE
COARSE
SIEVE SIZES
200
100
100
60
40 30
20 16
10 8
.5
3/8 1/2 3/4 1
11/2 2
90
80
PERCENT SMALLER
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
.0005
.001
.002
.005
.01
.02
.05
.1
.2
10
GRAIN SIZE (millimeters)
Reviewed By:
Data presented hereon is for the sole use of the
stipulated client. EBA is not responsible, nor can be
held liable, for use made of this report by any other
party, with or without the knowledge of EBA
P.Eng.
Industry standards, unless otherwise noted, No other warranty is made. These data do not include
or represent any interpretation or opinion of specification compliance or material suitability. Should
engineering interoperation be required, EBA will provide it upon written request.
20
50

PERCENTAGE
PASSING
SIEVE
40
25
20
16
12.5
10
Depth:
3.18m - 3.34 m
Sample Number: 3
2.5
Lab Number:
3763-3
1.25
Soil Description:
SILT and CLAY, trace sand, CL
0.63
0.315
Remarks:
0.16
100
0.08
96.8
LL=36%, PL=21%, PI=15%
CLAY
SAND
SILT
FINE
GRAVEL
MEDIUM
COARSE
FINE
COARSE
SIEVE SIZES
200
100
100
60
40 30
20 16
10 8
.5
3/8 1/2 3/4 1
11/2 2
90
80
PERCENT SMALLER
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
.0005
.001
.002
.005
.01
.02
.05
.1
.2
10
Reviewed By:
P.Eng.
20
50

PERCENTAGE
PASSING
SIEVE
40
25
20
16
12.5
10
Depth:
5.33m - 5.49 m
Sample Number: 5
2.5
Lab Number:
3763-5
1.25
Soil Description:
SILT, clayey, trace sand, CL
0.63
100
0.315
99
Remarks:
0.16
98
0.08
96.8
LL=40%, PL=24%, PI=16%
CLAY
SAND
SILT
FINE
GRAVEL
MEDIUM
COARSE
FINE
COARSE
SIEVE SIZES
200
100
100
60
40 30
20 16
10 8
.5
3/8 1/2 3/4 1
11/2 2
90
80
PERCENT SMALLER
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
.0005
.001
.002
.005
.01
.02
.05
.1
.2
10
Reviewed By:
P.Eng.
20
50

PERCENTAGE
PASSING
SIEVE
40
25
20
16
Date Tested: October 18, 2004
12.5
10
Depth:
100
2.5
99
8.26m - 8.41 m
Sample Number: 7
Lab Number:
3763-7
1.25
95
Soil Description:
SAND and SILT
0.63
88
0.315
73
Remarks:
0.16
54
0.08
42.5
CLAY
SAND
SILT
FINE
GRAVEL
MEDIUM
COARSE
FINE
COARSE
SIEVE SIZES
200
100
100
60
40 30
20 16
10 8
.5
3/8 1/2 3/4 1
11/2 2
90
80
PERCENT SMALLER
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
.0005
.001
.002
.005
.01
.02
.05
.1
.2
10
Reviewed By:
P.Eng.
20
50

PERCENTAGE
PASSING
SIEVE
40
25
20
16
12.5
10
Depth:
0.1m - 0.2 m
Sample Number: 1
2.5
3763-10
Lab Number:
1.25
100
0.63
99
0.315
97
Remarks:
0.16
94
0.08
87.8
Soil Description:
SILT, some clay, some sand, CL
LL=28%, PL=20%, PI=8%
CLAY
SAND
SILT
FINE
GRAVEL
MEDIUM
COARSE
FINE
COARSE
SIEVE SIZES
200
100
100
60
40 30
20 16
10 8
.5
3/8 1/2 3/4 1
11/2 2
90
80
PERCENT SMALLER
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
.0005
.001
.002
.005
.01
.02
.05
.1
.2
10
Reviewed By:
P.Eng.
20
50

PERCENTAGE
PASSING
SIEVE
40
25
20
16
12.5
10
Depth:
0.35m - 0.45 m
Sample Number: 2
2.5
100
1.25
99
0.63
98
0.315
96
Remarks:
0.16
92
0.08
84.0
3763-11
Lab Number:
Soil Description:
SILT, some clay,some sand, high am. of org. material, OL
LL=43%, PL=37%, PI=6%
CLAY
SAND
SILT
FINE
GRAVEL
MEDIUM
COARSE
FINE
COARSE
SIEVE SIZES
200
100
100
60
40 30
20 16
10 8
.5
3/8 1/2 3/4 1
11/2 2
90
80
PERCENT SMALLER
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
.0005
.001
.002
.005
.01
.02
.05
.1
.2
10
Reviewed By:
P.Eng.
20
50

PERCENTAGE
PASSING
SIEVE
40
25
20
16
12.5
10
100
Depth:
99
2.5
99
1.25
99
0.63
98
0.315
97
Remarks:
0.16
96
0.08
94.0
0.14m - 0.20 m
Sample Number: 1
3763-13
Lab Number:
Soil Description:
SILT, clayey, trace sand, trace gravel, CL
LL=34%, PL=21%, PI=13%
CLAY
SAND
SILT
FINE
GRAVEL
MEDIUM
COARSE
FINE
COARSE
SIEVE SIZES
200
100
100
60
40 30
20 16
10 8
.5
3/8 1/2 3/4 1
11/2 2
90
80
PERCENT SMALLER
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
.0005
.001
.002
.005
.01
.02
.05
.1
.2
10
Reviewed By:
P.Eng.
20
50

PERCENTAGE
PASSING
SIEVE
40
25
20
16
12.5
10
Depth:
0.30m - 0.40 m
Sample Number: 2
2.5
3763-14
Lab Number:
1.25
100
0.63
99
0.315
98
Remarks:
0.16
98
0.08
96.6
Soil Description:
SILT, some clay, trace sand, CL
LL=33%, PL=21%, PI=12%
CLAY
SAND
SILT
FINE
GRAVEL
MEDIUM
COARSE
FINE
COARSE
SIEVE SIZES
200
100
100
60
40 30
20 16
10 8
.5
3/8 1/2 3/4 1
11/2 2
90
80
PERCENT SMALLER
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
.0005
.001
.002
.005
.01
.02
.05
.1
.2
10
Reviewed By:
P.Eng.
20
50

PERCENTAGE
PASSING
SIEVE
40
25
20
16
12.5
10
100
Depth:
98
2.5
98
1.25
98
0.63
98
0.315
98
Remarks:
0.16
98
0.08
90.5
0.50m - 0.60 m
Sample Number: 3
3763-15
Lab Number:
Soil Description:
SILT, clayey, trace sand, trace gravel, CL
LL=34%, PL=20%, PI=14%
CLAY
SAND
SILT
FINE
GRAVEL
MEDIUM
COARSE
FINE
COARSE
SIEVE SIZES
200
100
100
60
40 30
20 16
10 8
.5
3/8 1/2 3/4 1
11/2 2
90
80
PERCENT SMALLER
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
.0005
.001
.002
.005
.01
.02
.05
.1
.2
10
Reviewed By:
P.Eng.
20
50
Appendix 4-D
Specific Gravity and Density

RELATIVE DENSITY AND ABSORPTION OF AGGREGATE
Project:
SRK 2004 Testing Services.
Location:
Hope Bay, NU
Hope Bay. Summer 2004.
BH No:
SRK-54, SRK-5T-1, T-3, T-4
Date Tested:
October 12 - October 13, 2004 July 15 - July 16
Project No.: 1780108

Client:
SRK Consulting
Attention:
Mr. Dylan MacGregor
Sample #
SRK-54-01
SRK-54-05
SRK-55-01
Mass oven dry
166.0
153.8
99.4
Temperature
21.5
21
21
Mass pycnometer & Water
674.1
663.8
689.0
Mass Pycno. & Sample & water
778.5
761.1
750.2
2.695
2.722
2.602
Sample #
SRK-54-01
SRK-54-03
SRK-54-05
SRK-55-01
SRK-56-02
Trial No.
236.4
211
194.5
192
165.8
112
121
114
89
106
2.111
1.744
1.706
2.157
1.564
Trial No.
Pycnometer No.
Mass SSD
Bulk Sp Gravity
Bulk Sp Gr (SSD)
Apparent Sp. Gravity
Absorption
Mass in air
Mass in water
Bulk Sp Gravity (wet)
Appendix 4-E
Pore Water Salinity
Appendix 4-F
Thermal Conductivity
Appendix 4-G
Unfrozen Water Content
Appendix 4-H
X-Ray Diffraction Analysis

Creating and Delivering Better Solutions
December 22, 2004
EBA File: 1780108
SRK Consulting
Suite 800, 580 Hornby Street
Vancouver BC V6C 3B6
Attention:
Mr. Dylan MacGregor
Dear Sir:
Subject:
X-Ray Diffraction Analysis (XRD)

Clay Minerals Identification
Please find enclosed the results of XRD analysis conducted on two samples of soil delivered to our
laboratory.
In order to identify clay minerals in the samples, after XRD on the bulk samples was conducted, the clay
fraction was separated and followed by two XRD analyses on the clay fraction.
Core Lab conducted XRD analysis and the results identify minerals present in the bulk sample and in the
separated clay fraction.
Mixed- layer clays and some illites and chlorites have a potential for the soil volume changes. If the material
is used for the road construction, swelling potential has to be determined. It should be noted that increased
soil density through compaction or natural depositional history leads to greater amounts of swell and higher
swell pressure.
We trust that the enclosed meets with your present requirements. However, should you have any questions,
please contact our office.
Respectfully submitted,
Bozena Czarnecki, M.Sc., P.Eng.

Senior Project Engineer
BC:
Enclosure
M:\1CM014.04\Lab\XRD Testing 1780108xrd.doc
6111 - 36 Street SE, Calgary, Alberta T2C 3W2 - Tel: (403) 236-9700 - Fax: (403) 236-7033
Email: calgary@eba.ca - Web Site: www.eba.ca
Appendix E
Winter 2005 Geotechnical

Field Investigation at Tail Lake,
Doris North Project, Nunavut, Canada

North Vancouver, B.C.
V7P 3S1

Tel: 604.681.4196 Fax: 604.687.5532
Email: vancouver@srk.com Web site: www.srk.com
SRK Project Number 1CM014.04-0110
October 2005
Authors
Dylan MacGregor
Peter Mikes
Reviewed by
Michel Nol
Maritz Rykaart

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Table of Contents
1 Introduction .................................................................................................................. 3
1.1 General ............................................................................................................................... 3
1.2 Background ......................................................................................................................... 3
1.3 Methods .............................................................................................................................. 4
2 Field Program............................................................................................................... 5
2.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 5
2.2 Drilling ................................................................................................................................. 5
2.2.1
2.2.2
Drill Holes ................................................................................................................................5

Drilling Method ........................................................................................................................5
2.3 Thermistor String Installations............................................................................................. 6

2.3.1
2.3.2
2.3.3
North Dam thermistor strings ..................................................................................................6

Tail Lake thermistor strings .....................................................................................................6
Thermistor string completion ...................................................................................................6
2.4 Thermistor Data .................................................................................................................. 7

2.5 Sample Collection and Laboratory Testing ......................................................................... 7
3 Results of Drilling Program......................................................................................... 9

3.1 Summary of Drill Hole Profiles ............................................................................................ 9
3.1.1
3.1.2
3.1.3
3.1.4
3.1.5
3.1.6
3.1.7
3.1.8
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.7
3.8
SRK-51 ....................................................................................................................................9
SRK-52 ....................................................................................................................................9
SRK-62 ....................................................................................................................................9
SRK-59 ..................................................................................................................................10
SRK-60 ..................................................................................................................................10
SRK-53 ..................................................................................................................................10
SRK-57 ..................................................................................................................................10
SRK-58 ..................................................................................................................................11
Laboratory Testing ............................................................................................................ 11

Water Content and Atterberg Limits .................................................................................. 11
Particle Size Distribution ................................................................................................... 13
Bulk Density ...................................................................................................................... 13
Specific Gravity ................................................................................................................. 13
Salinity............................................................................................................................... 13
Unfrozen Water Content ................................................................................................... 14
4 References.................................................................................................................. 16
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List of Tables
Table 1: Winter 2005 drillhole details ................................................................................................ 5
Table 2: Details of Thermistor String Installations............................................................................. 7
Table 3: Samples Collected and Laboratory Testing Program.......................................................... 8
Table 4: Water Contents, Atterberg Limits and Intact Bulk Densities.............................................. 12
Table 5: Salinity of Pore Water........................................................................................................ 14
Table 6: Unfrozen Water Content Sample Properties ..................................................................... 14
List of Figures
Figure 1: Winter 2005 Drillhole Locations
Figure 2: Frozen core, Sand, Ice Saturated, SRK-52
Figure 3: Sample Plasticity from Atterberg Testing
Figure 4: Unfrozen Volumetric Water Fraction versus Temperature
List of Appendices
Appendix 1: Borehole Logs, Winter 2005 Program
Appendix 2: Ground Temperature Data
Appendix 3: Laboratory Testing
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Introduction
1.1
General
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As part of the ongoing process of obtaining background field data upon which the engineering
designs can be based, MHBL contracted SRK to undertake a field program during April 2005. The
primary objectives of this field program can be summarized as follows:
Further characterize foundation conditions at the proposed North Dam site through three
drill holes and install three detailed thermistor strings to better characterize the near-surface
ground thermal regime.
Characterize foundation conditions at the proposed North Dam spillway location through
two drill holes.
Characterize permafrost conditions along the perimeter of Tail Lake through three drill
holes, and install three shallow thermistors.
Monitoring and maintenance of all historic thermistor installations at the Doris North site.
This report presents the results of the field work as described. This report includes drill logs for holes
drilled in April 2005, laboratory data sheets from 2005 soil testing, and calibration data sheets for
thermistors strings installed as part of the April 2005 program. The data in this report should be read
in conjunction with the documented field data presented in SRK (2003a), SRK (2003b), and
SRK (2005).
1.2
Background
The proposed Doris North Project will be a small conventional underground gold mine. Ore will be
transported to surface via an access ramp, before being processed on site to produce gold bars.
Tailings produced during the milling process will be sub-aqueous deposition into Tail Lake, which
will be impounded through the construction of two frozen core dams referred to as the North Dam
and the South Dam. The locations of these dams are illustrated on Figure 1.
To date there has been a series of field investigations to characterize foundation conditions for the
dams and other site infrastructure (SRK 2003a; 2003b; 2005). A recent regulatory review of the
project, has suggested that there are some gaps in the background geotechnical information that
would have to be addressed if MHBL is to adequately assess the project impacts. These data gaps
were specifically linked to:
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Providing site specific evidence of the geothermal gradient, as opposed to solely relying on
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Characterizing the foundation conditions at the proposed spillway location for the North
Dam.
Further characterise the condition of the granular material at the west abutment of the North
Dam.
Characterizing the permafrost conditions around Tail Lake, such that more informed
statements can be made as to the amount of thaw induced sediment release that may be
triggered as the water level in Tail Lake rises.
Determining site specific bulk density for the ice rich marine sediments, to better define the
dam foundation conditions.
MHBL subsequently contracted SRK to initiate a field program to address these background data
gaps, the results of which are documented in this report.
1.3
Methods
This field program involved a number of parties, as detailed below:
Drilling was conducted by Major Drilling Group International Inc. (Yellowknife), under a
standing contract managed by MHBL.
Field drill supervision and material logging were carried out by SRK staff Dylan MacGregor
and Peter Mikes.
All laboratory testing was conducted by EBA Engineering, out of their Yellowknife and
Edmonton offices.
Thermistors and PVC tubing were supplied by RST Instruments, and installed by SRK staff.
Drill hole collar surveys were conducted by MHBL surveyor Jay Hallmann.
Thermistor maintenance and data recording was conducted by SRK and MHBL staff.
All of the individual tasks described above were completed with the support and supervision of a
Senior Geotechnical Engineer, Michel Noel, M.A.Sc., P.Eng., with overall project management and
review completed by SRK Project Manager, Maritz Rykaart, Ph.D., P.Eng.
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Field Program
2.1
Introduction
The field program included drilling and sampling eight boreholes, with thermistor string installation
in six boreholes, and monitoring and maintenance of existing thermistor installations. The following
sections summarize the field work completed in April 2005.
2.2
Drilling
2.2.1 Drill Holes

Eight boreholes were drilled between April 20 and April 25, 2005 (Table 1). Boreholes SRK-51 and
SRK-52 were drilled along the alignment of the proposed North Dam, on the east and west
abutments, respectively. An additional borehole, SRK-62, was drilled 200 m south of the proposed
North Dam alignment to support an assessment of the benefits of an alternative dam alignment. Two
boreholes, SRK-59 and SRK-60, were drilled near the eastern extent of the proposed North Dam
alignment to characterize foundation conditions in the vicinity of the proposed spillway. The three
remaining boreholes (SRK-53, SRK-57, and SRK-58) were drilled near the shoreline of Tail Lake to
assess overburden and thermal conditions, and to provide for monitoring of changes to these
conditions which may result from using Tail Lake as a tailings management facility. Figure 1 shows
a site plan of Doris and Tail Lakes with the locations of the eight boreholes drilled in April 2005.
Borehole logs are included in Appendix 1.
Table 1: Winter 2005 drillhole details
Drill Hole
Collar
Elevation
(m)
Northing
Easting
Depth
(UTM NAD 83)
(UTM NAD 83)
(m)
SRK-51
30.42
7559165.54
434390.7
14.7
SRK-52
35.74
7559082.73
434316.33
14.3
SRK-53
31.39
7556906.93
435184.24
10.4
SRK-57
31.19
7557812.13
434937.72
9.5
SRK-58
31.29
7557704.54
435284.89
10.7
SRK-59
36.49
7559217.29
434437.46
5.6
SRK-60
33.24
7559172.16
434437.54
4.2
SRK-62
28.14
7558994.93
434500.74
15.3
2.2.2 Drilling Method

The boreholes were drilled using the HQ3 (61 mm core, 96 mm hole diameter) triple tube diamond
coring system with a Boyles 17 hydraulic drill rig. Lake water from Doris or Tail Lake was mixed
with sodium chloride or calcium chloride, chilled to below 0 C through ambient cooling and snow
addition, and then used as drilling fluid. A maximum run length of 1.5 m was drilled prior to
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extraction of core, and shorter runs were used where dictated by ground conditions. Core recovery
was performed on a continuous basis.
Selected soil samples were shipped to EBA Engineerings soil testing laboratories in Yellowknife
and Edmonton for material characterisation, and bulk density, pore water salinity, and unfrozen
water content determinations. Field bulk density testing was undertaken at the drill site by SRK
staff. Rock core was logged by Miramar geologists at the on-site geology facilities. All rock core
and remaining soil core is stored in core boxes outside under ambient conditions at Windy Camp.
2.3
Thermistor String Installations

Table 2 lists the details of the instrument (thermistor strings) installations. Appendix 2-A contains
the supplier calibration data sheets and a wiring diagram for each thermistor string.
In all cases, the thermistor strings were installed immediately following the completion of drilling.
In preparation for instrument installation, all boreholes were flushed of saline drilling fluid by
pumping a minimum of 800 L of fresh water down each drillhole prior to the final extraction of drill
rods.
2.3.1 North Dam thermistor strings

The three thermistor strings were installed in boreholes SRK-51, SRK-52, and SRK-62 to monitor
the near-surface ground thermal regime at the proposed North Dam location. These instruments
were installed following the removal of the drill rods from the borehole, but prior to the drill rig
moving off of the setup. These thermistor strings were pushed to depth using 1 diameter PVC,
which was subsequently removed from the borehole. This method of installation allowed the precise
positioning of the thermistor beads relative to the ground surface, as required by the objective to
monitor near-surface ground temperatures.
2.3.2 Tail Lake thermistor strings

Thermal instruments installed in SRK-53, SRK-57, and SRK-58 were installed inside 1-inch
diameter PVC tubes, similar to related installations completed in September 2004. For each
installation, a conduit of PVC was fixed with a bottom end cap and inserted into the drillhole to
allow the thermistor string to be installed inside a dry conduit. This was attempted in an effort to
avoid the potential for instrument damage due to frost jacking (as discussed for SRK-55 in
Section 2.4). This attempt was unsuccessful at SRK-57, where the PVC experienced leakage and the
instrument was installed inside saturated PVC conduit. At SRK-53 and SRK-58, the PVC conduit
remained dry following installation.
2.3.3 Thermistor string completion

All six thermistor strings installed in April 2005 were completed at surface as follows. A 0.6 to
0.75 m length of 3 diameter ABS pipe was inserted into the drillhole, over top of the instrument
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cable, and fixed in position with wire until freezing secured the pipe. The ABS was extended 0.75 to
1 m above ground surface to provide an above-grade fixture to support the instruments terminal
box. The terminal box was rested on top of the vertical ABS pipe such that the thermistor cable
exited the bottom of the box and entered directly into the ABS pipe. The terminal box was secured
to a wooden 2x4 with wire, and the 2x4 was in turn secured to the ABS pipe, to ultimately provide a
stable completion for the instrument.
ABS pipe was selected over steel drill rod due to the low thermal conductivity of ABS.
2.4
Location
Drill Hole
Cable Serial
Number
Thermistor
String Stickup
Height (m)
Thermistor Bead Position

(m below ground surface)
North Dam
SRK-51
TS 2048
1.00
-0.75, 0.25, 0.50, 0.75, 1.00, 1.50, 2.00,

2.50, 3.00, 3.50, 4.00, 5.00
North Dam
SRK-52
TS 2047
1.00
-0.75, 0.25, 0.50, 0.75, 1.00, 1.50, 2.00,

2.50, 3.00, 3.50, 4.00, 5.00
North Dam
SRK-62
TS 2046
1.00
-0.75, 0.25, 0.50, 0.75, 1.00, 1.50, 2.00,

2.50, 3.00, 3.50, 4.00, 5.00
Tail Lake
SRK-53
TS 1625
1.40
0.60, 1.60, 2.60, 4.60, 7.10, 9.60
Tail Lake
SRK-57
TS 1623
2.67
-0.67, 0.33, 1.33, 3.33, 5.83, 8.33
Tail Lake
SRK-58
TS 1622
0.93
1.07, 2.07, 3.07, 5.07, 7.57, 10.07
Thermistor Data
SRK staff visited all 34 thermistors that have been installed at the Doris North Site since 2002, to
collect data and to conduct maintenance and repairs as necessary. Initial readings were also taken
from the six new instruments installed in April 2005. A complete compilation of all data is included
as Appendix 2-B in graphical format, and as Appendix 2-C in tabular format.
Three thermistor strings have been damaged and are no longer providing data. SRK-13 has been
permanently damaged, apparently by wildlife, and has not been collecting data since August 2003.
SRK-55 has been permanently damaged, apparently by frost-jacking, and collected data only during
September 2004. Similarly, SRK-56 appears to have been damaged by frost action and only a single
bead positioned below the ground surface continues to function.
2.5
Sample Collection and Laboratory Testing

Representative disturbed overburden core samples were collected from each material type
encountered. A list of the samples collected is included in Table 3.
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Drill
Hole
Sample
No.
Lab Sample
No.
Sample Depth
(m)
Moisture
1
Content
SRK-51
2C
2D
2E
3C
3D
4C
4D
8A
9F
1L
2L
3L
4L
5L
6L
7L
9L
8L
1.87 - 2.00
2.00 - 2.12
2.12 - 2.60
3.38 - 3.52
3.58 - 3.68
4.10 - 4.44
4.44 - 6.14
10.64 - 11.11
11.11 - 11.21
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
1F
3L
1.54 - 1.87
1G
2L
1.87 - 1.97
1H
1L
1.97 - 2.07
4C
6L
5.24 - 5.60
4D
5L
5.60 - 5.78
4E
4L
5.78 - 5.86
5A
7L
6.38 - 6.46
5C
9L
6.64 - 6.99
6D
12L
7.80 - 8.20
6E
11L
8.20 - 8.34
6F
10L
8.34 - 8.45
9G
2G
2H
2I
2L
2K
3C
3D
3E
6B
12.74 - 12.83
2.10 - 2.85
2.32 - 2.45
2.45 - 2.57
3.02 - 3.12
2.92 - 3.02
4.28 - 4.68
4.68 - 4.80
4.80 - 4.95
8.40 - 8.50
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
2F
14L
3L
2L
1L
5L
4L
8L
6L
7L
1L
4L
2.10 - 3.40
3D
2L
4.00 - 4.10
3E
3L
4.10 - 4.40
3F
1L
4.55 - 4.67
5E
3D
1F
4C
4D
4E
5D
6D
6E
7B
9F
5L
1L
1L
8L
9L
5L
7L
6L
10L
4L
3L
7.56 - 7.68
2.36 - 2.57
2.42 - 2.81
5.15 - 5.28
5.28 - 5.38
6.20 - 6.57
8.06 - 8.15
8.15 - 8.27
8.43 - 11.20
10.65 - 11.00
13.07 - 13.17
X
X
X
X
X
X
SRK-52
SRK-53
SRK-57
SRK-58
SRK-59
SRK-60
SRK-62
Atterberg Limits
Specific
Gravity
Intact Bulk
Density
Intact Bulk Dry

Density
Particle Size
Distribution
Salinity
Thermal
Conductivity
Unfrozen Water
Content
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Note: 1 Gravimetric water content

X - Test conducted on sample
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Results of Drilling Program
3.1
Summary of Drill Hole Profiles
3.1.1 SRK-51
Borehole SRK-51 was drilled on the east abutment of the proposed North Dam, along the dam
centreline, as shown in Figure 1. SRK-51 is a vertical hole that extends to a depth of 14.7 m and was
drilled April 21, 2005. Sample recovery from SRK-51 was 100% over the entire length of the
drillhole, and all samples were observed to be frozen.
Soils at SRK-51 consisted of a 0.4 m of surface organics and peat overlying 1.7 m of silt with some
clay. A 10.2 m thick ice-rich silt and clay unit was encountered below the silt layer. Below the silt
and clay, a thin unit of silty sand with gravel (possibly till) was found immediately above the
bedrock interface. Bedrock was encountered at a depth of 12.9 m and consisted of dark green
foliated fine grained basalt with calcite veinlets. A detailed log of the material recovered from
SRK-51 is included in Appendix 1.
3.1.2 SRK-52
Borehole SRK-52 was drilled on the west abutment of the proposed North Dam, along the dam
centreline, as shown in Figure 1. SRK-52 is a vertical hole that extends to a depth of 14.3 m and was
drilled April 22, 2005. Sample recovery was generally 100%, with poor recovery immediately above
the bedrock interface. All recovered intact core was observed to be frozen and saturated, and a
minimum of 0.05 cm of frozen saturated material was recovered from each drill run. Figure 2 shows
a picture of intact and ice saturated core sections recovered from within the sand zone.
Soils at SRK-52 consisted of a 0.1 m organic cover over 2.7 m of ice-rich silt and clay overlying
10.2 m of bedded fine to coarse sand with gravel. Gravel content increased with depth, and where
gravel content was high core recovery tended to be poor. Dark green foliated basalt bedrock was
intersected at a depth of 13 m, and was highly fractured, with RQD of zero, from 13 m to end of hole
at 14.25 m. A detailed log of the material recovered from SRK-52 is included in Appendix 1.
3.1.3 SRK-62
Borehole SRK-62 was drilled east of Tail Creek 200 m south of the proposed North Dam alignment,
as shown in Figure 1. SRK-62 is a vertical hole that extends to a depth of 15.3 m and was drilled on
April 23, 2005. Sample recovery from SRK-51 was 100% over the entire length of the drillhole, and
all samples were observed to be frozen.
Soils at SRK-62 consisted of a 0.3 m peat and organic cover over 2.0 m of poorly graded sand
overlying 11 m of ice-rich silt and clay, similar to material encountered in SRK-51. Dark green
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foliated basalt bedrock was intersected at a depth of 13.4 m. A detailed log of the material recovered
from SRK-62 is included in Appendix 1.
3.1.4 SRK-59
Borehole SRK-59 was drilled on the alignment of the spillway to characterize foundation conditions
east of the proposed dam. The location is shown in Figure 1. SRK-59 is a vertical hole that extends
to a depth of 5.6 m and was drilled on April 20, 2005. Sample recovery from SRK-59 was variable
due to the shallow depth of overburden and the difficulty of recovering material using only the drills
starter barrel. All recovered samples were observed to be frozen.
Soils at SRK-59 consisted of a 0.1 m thick organic cover over 2.5 m of silty sand and underlain by
bedrock. Dark green foliated basalt bedrock was intersected at a depth of 2.6 m. A detailed log of
the material recovered from SRK-59 is included in Appendix 1.
3.1.5 SRK-60
Borehole SRK-60 was drilled on the alignment of the spillway to characterize foundation conditions
east of the proposed dam. The location is shown in Figure 1. This borehole was drilled
April 22, 2005 and was terminated at a depth of 4.2 m. Sample recovery from SRK-60 varied from
60 to 100% due to the shallow depth of overburden and the difficulty of recovering material using
only the drills starter barrel. All recovered samples were observed to be frozen.
Soil at SRK-60 consisted of a 0.15 m thick organic cover overlying 2.0 m poorly graded sand to silty
sand containing 10 to 30% ice as discrete random veins. Top of bedrock was intersected at a depth
of 2.2 m. Bedrock was dark green pillow basalt with minor calcite veinlets and fracture fillings, and
had RQD of 65%. A detailed log of the material recovered from SRK-60 is included in Appendix 1.
3.1.6 SRK-53
Borehole SRK-53 was completed on April 25, 2005 and is located on the west side of Tail Lake,
near the south end of the lake as shown in Figure 1. This borehole was drilled to a depth of 10.4 m.
Sample recovery from SRK-53 was 100%. All recovered samples were observed to be frozen.
Soil at SRK-53 consisted of a 0.2 m organic cover underlain by 4.0 m of ice-rich silt to clayey silt,
containing 10 to 90% ice as massive veins and random veinlets. This was underlain by 0.6 m of fine
to medium grained bedded sand with silt lenses. Top of bedrock was intersected at a depth of 4.9 m.
Bedrock was dark fine grained basalt with calcite fracture fillings, and had RQD of 100%. A
detailed log of the material recovered from SRK-53 is included in Appendix 1.
3.1.7 SRK-57
Borehole SRK-57 was drilled on the west side of Tail Lake, near the midpoint of the lake, as shown
in Figure 1. Drilling was completed on April 24, 2005, with a final depth of 9.5 m. Core recovery
ranged from 32 to 91%, with all recovered samples observed to be frozen.
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Soil at SRK-57 consisted of a 0.2 m organic cover underlain by 0.9 m of ice-rich silt containing 5 to
100% ice as massive veins and stratified lenses. Beneath the silt was 8.4 m of bedded fine to coarse
clean sand and gravel. Bedrock was not intersected in SRK-57. A detailed log of the material
recovered from SRK-57 is included in Appendix 1.
3.1.8 SRK-58
Borehole SRK-58 was drilled on the east side of Tail Lake, near the midpoint of the lake, as shown
in Figure 1. Drilling was completed on April 24, 2005 to a depth of 10.7 m. Core recovery ranged
from 73 to 100%, with all recovered samples observed to be frozen.
Soil at SRK-58 consisted of a 0.15 m organic cover over 4.85 m of ice-rich silt to silt and clay
containing 0 to 70% ice as stratified lenses and random veinlets. A layer of poorly to well graded
fine to coarse sand with occasional gravel was then encountered over 4.9 m thick. Dark green basalt
bedrock was intersected at a depth of 10 m. A detailed log of core from SRK-58 is included in
Appendix 1.
3.2
Laboratory Testing
Laboratory testing was performed on selected samples for characterisation purposes. The following
sections summarise the results from the laboratory testing and the individual laboratory report sheets
are all included in Appendix 3.
3.3
Water Content and Atterberg Limits

Water content was measured on 43 samples, of which 9 were tested for Atterberg Limits. The results
are summarised in Table 4 and the Atterberg Limits are plotted in plasticity chart shown in Figure 3.
The moisture content (gravimetric water content) results varied from 13.7 and 137.5%, while the
liquid limit ranged from 33 to 43%, the plastic limit from 16 to 22% and the plasticity index from 17
to 21%. The corresponding averages are 43.1% for water content, 39.2% for the liquid limit, 20.3%
for the plastic limit and 18.9% for the plasticity index.
The high volumetric water content values are indicative of ice lenses present in the overburden. The
plasticity chart shown in Figure 3 indicates that the fine grained soils present in the marine deposit
are all above the A Line, classifying the soils as inorganic clays with low to medium plasticity.
The A Line delimits organic and inorganic soils.
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Drill
Hole
Sample
No.
Lab
Sample
No.
Sample
Depth (m)
Gravimetric
Moisture
Content (%)
SRK-51
2C
1L
1.87 - 2.00
73.4
2E
3L
2.12 - 2.60
36.1
3C
4L
3.38 - 3.52
49.7
3D
5L
3.58 - 3.68
42.3
4C
6L
4.10 - 4.44
42.4
4D
7L
4.44 - 6.14
53.8
43
22
21
8A
9L
10.64 - 11.11
52
40
21
19
9F
8L
11.11 - 11.21
42.2
1F
3L
1.54 - 1.87
55.4
42
22
20
1G
2L
1.87 - 1.97
107.8
1H
1L
1.97 - 2.07
137.5
4C
6L
5.24 - 5.60
19.6
4D
5L
5.60 - 5.78
23.5
4E
4L
5.78 - 5.86
20.5
5A
7L
6.38 - 6.46
17.7
5C
9L
6.64 - 6.99
14.5
6D
12L
7.80 - 8.20
23.1
6E
11L
8.20 - 8.34
23.6
6F
10L
8.34 - 8.45
22.5
SRK-52
9G
14L
12.74 - 12.83
23.3
2G
3L
2.10 - 2.85
66
2H
2L
2.32 - 2.45
132
2I
1L
2.45 - 2.57
63.2
2L
5L
3.02 - 3.12
24.6
2K
4L
2.92 - 3.02
21.9
3C
8L
4.28 - 4.68
26.5
3D
6L
4.68 - 4.80
25.6
3E
7L
4.80 - 4.95
25
6B
1L
8.40 - 8.50
17.2
2F
4L
2.10 - 3.40
53.8
3D
2L
4.00 - 4.10
50.4
3E
3L
4.10 - 4.40
49.1
3F
1L
4.55 - 4.67
50.8
5E
5L
7.56 - 7.68
24.2
3D
1L
2.36 - 2.57
13.7
SRK-60
1F
1L
2.42 - 2.81
20.7
SRK-62
4C
8L
5.15 - 5.28
50.4
4D
9L
5.28 - 5.38
47.3
4E
5L
6.20 - 6.57
51.2
6D
6L
8.15 - 8.27
36.3
6E
10L
8.43 - 11.20
43.9
7B
4L
10.65 - 11.00
40.8
9F
3L
13.07 - 13.17
38.2
SRK-53
SRK-57
SRK-58
SRK-59
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Liquid
Limit
(%)
Plastic
Limit
(%)
Plasticity
Index (%)
42
21
21
Specific
Gravity
Intact
Bulk
Density
3
(kg/m )
Intact
Bulk
Dry
Density
3
(kg/m )
1645
2.78
1694
1101
1981
1947
36
19
17
2.68
1265
2.68
1913
39
20
19
1630
33
16
17
40
22
18
2.68
1596
38
20
18
2.76
1834
1028
1653
1274
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Particle Size Distribution

The particle size distribution was measured on 13 soil samples. Nine of those samples had their fine
fraction (smaller than 75 m) determined by sedimentation process using a hydrometer. The
laboratory procedure was performed according to ASTM D422-63(2002) Standard Test Method for
Particle-Size Analysis of Soils.
The fine grained samples, which represented nine samples, were generally composed of clayey silt
with some sand. The clay content varied from 16 to 51% with an average of 37.0%; the silt from 40
to 82% with an average of 54.9%; the sand from 2 to 16% with an average of 8%, and gravel was
present only in one sample with a 1% gravel content. These results are consistent with the CL
classification obtained with the Atterberg Limits and the plasticity chart.
The remaining four samples consisted of sandy soils. Two samples were composed of poorly graded
sands, one sample with 97% sand and the other sample with 96% sand with traces of gravel (2%) and
silt (2%). This sample is classified as SP according to the Unified Soil Classification System
(USCS). The remaining two samples were composed of well-graded sands, one sample with 43%
sand, 26% gravel, and 31% fines, and the other with 54% sand, 25% gravel and 21% fines.
3.5
Bulk Density
The bulk density was measured on ten intact soil samples and the results are listed in Table 4. The
values ranged from 1 265 to 1 947 kg/m3 and for an average of 1 716 kg/m3. Dry bulk densities
varied between 1 028 to 1 274 kg/m3 and averaged 1 134 kg/m3. The lower values reflect the
presence of pore ice and organic material.
3.6
Specific Gravity
The specific gravity was measured on five samples. The values are also listed in Table 4. The
values ranged from 2.68 to 2.78, for an average of 2.72.
3.7
Salinity
The salinity of the pore water was measured on 16 samples, with values ranging from 2 to 162 parts
per thousand (ppt) as listed in Table 5. With the exception of samples SRK-51-3D and SRK-52-1H,
the results suggest that the salinity of the pore water increases with depth, generally due to the salts
being flushed out from the freeze/thaw cycles within the active zone. The 162ppt salinity of sample
SRK-51-3D most likely tested high due to contamination from brine used during the drilling process.
The salinity measurements were performed according to ASTM D4542-95(2001) Standard Test
Method for Pore Water Extraction and Determination of the Soluble Salt Content of Soils by
Refractometer.
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Drill Hole No.
SRK-51
SRK-52
SRK-53
SRK-57
SRK-58
SRK-62
3.8
Sample
No.
Depth (m)
Salinity (ppt)
2D
3D
4D
9F
1H
5A
6F
2I
2K
3D
2F
3F
4D
5D
6E
9F
2.00 - 2.12
3.58 - 3.68
4.44 - 6.14
11.11 - 11.21
1.97 - 2.07
6.38 - 6.46
8.34 - 8.45
2.45 - 2.57
2.92 - 3.02
4.68 - 4.80
2.10 - 3.40
4.55 - 4.67
5.28 - 5.38
8.06 - 8.15
8.43 - 11.20
13.07 - 13.17
33.0
162.0
47.0
54.0
23.0
4.0
4.0
7.0
2.0
3.0
47.0
47.0
18.0
22.0
25.0
39.0

Unfrozen water content as a function of temperature was measured on three samples. The tested
specimens had the following properties:
Table 6: Unfrozen Water Content Sample Properties
SRK-51-4D
Bulk Density (kg/m3)
Bulk Dry Density (kg/m3)
Gravimetric water content (%)
Volumetric Water Content (%)
Assumed Specific Gravity of Solids
Porosity
Degree of Saturation
1694
1101
53.8
59.2
2.78
0.60
98.1
SRK-58-2F
SRK-62-6E
1630
1028
58.5
60.2
2.75
0.63
96.1
1834
1274
43.9
55.9
2.76
0.54
104.2
The unfrozen water content curves for the winter 2005 drill program as well as the sample from the
summer 2004 drill program are shown in Figure 4. The range of the error bars represent the method
to calculate the volumetric water content from time domain reflectometry (TDR) measurements, with
the curve points passing through the average.
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This report, Winter 2005 Geotechnical Field Investigations at Tail Lake, Doris North Project,
Nunavut, Canada, has been prepared by SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc.
Dylan MacGregor, M.A.Sc.
Peter Mikes, B.A.Sc.
Reviewed by
Michel Nol, P.Eng.
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References
SRK Consulting Inc. 2003a Hope Bay Doris North Project - Tailings Impoundment Preliminary
SRK Consulting Inc. 2003b. Hope Bay Doris North Project - Surface Infrastructure Preliminary
SRK Consulting Inc. 2005. Summer 2004 Geotechnical Field Investigation at Tail Lake, Doris
North Project, Nunavut, Canada. Report submitted to Miramar Hope Bay Limited, April 2005.
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October 2005
Figures
DORIS NORTH PROJECT

Frozen core, SAND, ice saturated

SRK-52
PROJECT No.
DATE
1CM014.04
Sept 2005
APPROVED
FIGURE
File Ref: Fig_7_2005 Winter drill rpt.ppt
DORIS NORTH PROJECT

Sample Plasticity From Atterberg

Testing
PROJECT
DATE
1CM014.04
Sept 2005
APPROVED
FIGURE
File Ref: Fig_8_2005 Winter drill rpt.ppt
DORIS NORTH PROJECT

Unfrozen Volumetric Water Fraction vs.

Temperature
PROJECT No.
DATE
1CM014.04
Sept 2005
APPROVED
FIGURE
Appendices
Appendix 1
Borehole Logs - Winter 2005 Program
PROJECT: Doris North - Detailed Infrastructure Design
BOREHOLE: SRK-51
LOCATION: East side of Tail Creek. adjacent to SRK-15
BORING DATE: 2005-04-21
BOREHOLE LOG
DIP:
2005-04-21
DRILL:
DATUM: NAD83
LABORATORY AND IN SITU TESTS

C
Consolidation
Ku
Thermal conductivity Unfrozen (W / mC)
Undisturbed
GS Grab sample
Bulk density (kg/m3)
Kf
Thermal conductivity Frozen (W / mC)
Lost
SS Split spoon
Dr
Specific gravity
PS
Particle size analysis
Ksat
Saturated hydraulic cond. (cm/s)
30.01
0.41
WATER CONTENT
N or RQD
RECOVERY %
TYPE AND
NUMBER
SYMBOL
DESCRIPTION
CONDITION
SAMPLES
STRATIGRAPHY
ELEVATION - m
DEPTH - m
DEPTH - m
WELL
DETAILS
& WATER
LEVEL - m
30.42
0.00
LABORATORY
and
IN SITU TESTS
SILT, some clay, trace of sand, some

organic, ice-rich
Vs over 0.1 m, ~40% ice
Ice layers over 0.2 m, ~60%
Vr over 0.04 m, ~25% ice
Ice layers over 0.3 m, ~80% ice
Vr over 1.0 m, ~5 to 30% ice, averaging
~10% ice
DC-1
100
DC-2
100
28.29
2.13
Salinity= 33 ppt
SILT and CLAY, trace of sand

Vr over 1.5 m, ~10 to 20% ice
DC-3
100
D = 1645
Salinity= 162 ppt

4
DC-4
100
PS
Dr = 2.777
Salinity= 47 ppt
Kf = 1.92
Ku = 1.35
F:\geotec.log\templates\loglog_SRK_m23_HopeBay.sty PLOTTED: 2005-10-02 16:45hrs
15
DC-5
100
DC-6
100

6
25
and LIMITS (%)

W
20 40 60 80 100120
Peat and organic soil

Nbn
PS
20
Boyles 17
CASING: None
AZIMUTH: 0.00
COORDINATES: 7559015.52 N 434381.79 E
Core
10
DRILL TYPE: Triple tube (HQ)
TYPE OF SAMPLER
DC Diamond core barrel
SAMPLE CONDITION
Remoulded
DEPTH - ft
90.00
TO
OF
PAGE: 1
HOPE BAY (1CM014.004)
FILE No:
BOREHOLE: SRK-51
LOCATION: East side of Tail Creek. adjacent to SRK-15
BOREHOLE LOG
DIP:
90.00
2005-04-21
DRILL:
DATUM: NAD83

C
Consolidation
Ku
Undisturbed
GS Grab sample
Kf
Lost
SS Split spoon
Dr
Specific gravity
PS
Ksat
DC-7
100
DC-8
100
WATER CONTENT
N or RQD
RECOVERY %
TYPE AND
NUMBER
SYMBOL
DESCRIPTION
CONDITION
SAMPLES
STRATIGRAPHY
ELEVATION - m
DEPTH - m
DEPTH - m
WELL
DETAILS
& WATER
LEVEL - m
LABORATORY
and
IN SITU TESTS
10
PS
Salinity= 54 ppt
35
11
DC-9
100
DC-10
100
DC-11
100
Ice layers over 0.3 m, ~80 to 90% ice

Vr over 0.8 m, less than 10% ice
12
40
18.06
12.36
13
17.54
12.88
Silty SAND with some Gravel

Nbn over 0.15 m
Basalt
Dark green foliated fine grained basalt
with calcite veinlets
45
14
15
16.49
13.93
END OF BOREHOLE
and LIMITS (%)

W
20 40 60 80 100120
30
Boyles 17
CASING: None
AZIMUTH: 0.00
COORDINATES: 7559015.52 N 434381.79 E
Core
50
TYPE OF SAMPLER
SAMPLE CONDITION
Remoulded
DEPTH - ft
TO
OF
PAGE: 2
FILE No:
BOREHOLE: SRK-52
LOCATION: West abutment of the North Dam on Tail Lake
BOREHOLE LOG
DIP:
90.00
2005-04-22
DRILL:
DATUM: NAD83

C
Consolidation
Ku
Undisturbed
GS Grab sample
Kf
Lost
SS Split spoon
Dr
Specific gravity
PS
Ksat
Organic soil
SILT and CLAY with trace of sand,
ice-rich
Nbn over 0.15 m
DC-1
WATER CONTENT
N or RQD
RECOVERY %
TYPE AND
NUMBER
SYMBOL
DESCRIPTION
CONDITION
SAMPLES
STRATIGRAPHY
ELEVATION - m
DEPTH - m
DEPTH - m
WELL
DETAILS
& WATER
LEVEL - m
35.74
0.00
35.67
0.07
LABORATORY
and
IN SITU TESTS
95
PS
5
Salinity= 23 ppt
32.94
2.80
3
DC-2
100
DC-3
100
DC-4
100
Nbn
Fine to coarse SAND with gravel, trace of
silt
Nbn
15
PS
D = 1981
Salinity= 4 ppt
6
DC-5
100
DC-6
100
and LIMITS (%)

W
20 40 60 80 100120
20
Boyles 17
CASING: None
AZIMUTH: 0.00
COORDINATES: 7559082.73 N 434316.33 E
Core
10
TYPE OF SAMPLER
SAMPLE CONDITION
Remoulded
DEPTH - ft
TO
OF
PAGE: 1
FILE No:
PS
Dr = 2.691
25
D = 1947
Salinity= 4 ppt
BOREHOLE: SRK-52
LOCATION: West abutment of the North Dam on Tail Lake
BOREHOLE LOG
DIP:
2005-04-22
Boyles 17
CASING: None
DATUM: NAD83

C
Consolidation
Ku
Undisturbed
GS Grab sample
Kf
Lost
SS Split spoon
Dr
Specific gravity
PS
Ksat
WATER CONTENT
N or RQD
RECOVERY %
TYPE AND
NUMBER
SYMBOL
DESCRIPTION
CONDITION
SAMPLES
STRATIGRAPHY
ELEVATION - m
DEPTH - m
DEPTH - m
WELL
DETAILS
& WATER
LEVEL - m
9
DC-7
49
DC-8
10
DC-9
70
DC-10
44
DC-11
100
DC-12
100
100
10
35
11
12
40
13
22.74
13.00
Basalt
Dark green foliated basalt
45
14
21.49
14.25
15
END OF BOREHOLE
LABORATORY
and
IN SITU TESTS
and LIMITS (%)

W
20 40 60 80 100120
30
DRILL:
AZIMUTH: 0.00
COORDINATES: 7559082.73 N 434316.33 E
Core
50
TYPE OF SAMPLER
SAMPLE CONDITION
Remoulded
DEPTH - ft
90.00
TO
OF
PAGE: 2
FILE No:
BOREHOLE: SRK-53
LOCATION: South end of Tail Lake
BOREHOLE LOG
DIP:
90.00
2005-04-25
DRILL:
DATUM: NAD83

C
Consolidation
Ku
Undisturbed
GS Grab sample
Kf
Lost
SS Split spoon
Dr
Specific gravity
PS
Ksat
Organic soil
Nbe
SILT to Clayey SILT, trace of Sand,
ice-rich with 10 to 90% ice as massive
veins and random veinlets
Vs over 1.35 m, ~15 to 40% ice
DC-1
WATER CONTENT
N or RQD
RECOVERY %
TYPE AND
NUMBER
SYMBOL
DESCRIPTION
CONDITION
SAMPLES
STRATIGRAPHY
ELEVATION - m
DEPTH - m
DEPTH - m
WELL
DETAILS
& WATER
LEVEL - m
31.39
0.00
31.39
0.20
LABORATORY
and
IN SITU TESTS
100
D = 1265

DC-2
100
DC-3
100
DC-4
100
DC-5
100
PS
Dr = 2.681
Salinity= 7 ppt
Nbe over 0.2 m

Nbe over 0.5 m
Vs over 0.6 m
4
27.17
4.22
15
Fine to medium grained SAND with silt

lenses
Nbn
BASALT
Dark fine grained basalt with calcite
fracture fillings
25
26.54
4.85
and LIMITS (%)

W
20 40 60 80 100120
20
Boyles 17
CASING: None
AZIMUTH: 0.00
COORDINATES: 7556906.93 N 435184.24 E
Core
DEPTH - ft
TO
TYPE OF SAMPLER
SAMPLE CONDITION
Remoulded
10
OF
PAGE: 1
FILE No:
100
BOREHOLE: SRK-53
LOCATION: South end of Tail Lake
BOREHOLE LOG
DIP:
TO
2005-04-25
Boyles 17
CASING: None
DATUM: NAD83

C
Consolidation
Ku
Undisturbed
GS Grab sample
Kf
Lost
SS Split spoon
Dr
Specific gravity
PS
Ksat
SAMPLES
N or RQD
100
100
DC-7
100
100
CONDITION
RECOVERY %
WATER CONTENT
DC-6
TYPE AND
NUMBER
DESCRIPTION
SYMBOL
STRATIGRAPHY
ELEVATION - m
DEPTH - m
DEPTH - m
WELL
DETAILS
& WATER
LEVEL - m
10
21.04
10.35
35
11
12
40
13
45
14
15
END OF BOREHOLE
LABORATORY
and
IN SITU TESTS
and LIMITS (%)

W
20 40 60 80 100120
30
DRILL:
AZIMUTH: 0.00
COORDINATES: 7556906.93 N 435184.24 E
Core
50
TYPE OF SAMPLER
SAMPLE CONDITION
Remoulded
DEPTH - ft
90.00
OF
PAGE: 2
FILE No:
BOREHOLE: SRK-57
LOCATION: West side of Tail Lake.
BOREHOLE LOG
DIP:
90.00
2005-04-24
DRILL:
DATUM: NAD83

C
Consolidation
Ku
Undisturbed
GS Grab sample
Kf
Lost
SS Split spoon
Dr
Specific gravity
PS
Ksat
30.12
1.07
Peat with organic soil

Nbn
SILT, ice-rich with 5 to 100% ice as
massive veins and stratified lenses
Vs over 0.1 m, less than 5% ice
Nbn over 0.22
Fine to coarse SAND with some gravel,
trace of silt
DC-1
86
DC-2
77
WATER CONTENT
N or RQD
RECOVERY %
TYPE AND
NUMBER
SYMBOL
DESCRIPTION
CONDITION
SAMPLES
STRATIGRAPHY
ELEVATION - m
DEPTH - m
DEPTH - m
WELL
DETAILS
& WATER
LEVEL - m
31.19
0.00
30.99
0.20
LABORATORY
and
IN SITU TESTS
Vs-Vr over 0.3 m, ~10 to 20% ice

2
Nbn over 1.65 m
Salinity= 2 ppt
D = 1913
Dr = 2.684
Vs over 1.0 m, less than 5% ice

DC-3
4
PS
Salinity= 3 ppt
15
Nbn over 4.8 m
5
32
DC-5
33
25
DC-4
and LIMITS (%)

W
20 40 60 80 100120
20
Boyles 17
CASING: None
AZIMUTH: 0.00
COORDINATES: 7557812.13 N 434937.73 E
Core
DEPTH - ft
TO
TYPE OF SAMPLER
SAMPLE CONDITION
Remoulded
10
OF
PAGE: 1
FILE No:
BOREHOLE: SRK-57
LOCATION: West side of Tail Lake.
BOREHOLE LOG
DIP:
TO
2005-04-24
Boyles 17
CASING: None
DATUM: NAD83

C
Consolidation
Ku
Undisturbed
GS Grab sample
Kf
Lost
SS Split spoon
Dr
Specific gravity
PS
Ksat
DC-6
91
DC-7
57
21.72
9.47
10
35
11
12
40
13
45
14
15
END OF BOREHOLE
WATER CONTENT
N or RQD
RECOVERY %
TYPE AND
NUMBER
SYMBOL
DESCRIPTION
CONDITION
SAMPLES
STRATIGRAPHY
ELEVATION - m
DEPTH - m
DEPTH - m
WELL
DETAILS
& WATER
LEVEL - m
30
DRILL:
AZIMUTH: 0.00
COORDINATES: 7557812.13 N 434937.73 E
Core
50
TYPE OF SAMPLER
SAMPLE CONDITION
Remoulded
DEPTH - ft
90.00
OF
PAGE: 2
FILE No:
LABORATORY
and
IN SITU TESTS
and LIMITS (%)

W
20 40 60 80 100120
BOREHOLE: SRK-58
LOCATION: East side of Tail Lake.
BOREHOLE LOG
DIP:
TO
2005-04-24
DRILL:
DATUM: NAD83

C
Consolidation
Ku
Undisturbed
GS Grab sample
Kf
Lost
SS Split spoon
Dr
Specific gravity
PS
Ksat
Peat and organic soil

SILT to SILT and CLAY, ice-rich with 0 to
70% ice as stratified lenses and random
veinlets
Nbe over 0.1 m
Nbn over 0.1 m

Vr over 0.4 m, up to ~10% ice
DC-1
93
DC-2
100
DC-3
100
WATER CONTENT
N or RQD
RECOVERY %
TYPE AND
NUMBER
SYMBOL
DESCRIPTION
CONDITION
SAMPLES
STRATIGRAPHY
ELEVATION - m
DEPTH - m
DEPTH - m
WELL
DETAILS
& WATER
LEVEL - m
31.29
0.00
31.14
0.15
LABORATORY
and
IN SITU TESTS
PS
Salinity= 47 ppt
Kf = 1.87
Ku = 1.05
D = 1653
4
PS
Salinity= 47 ppt
15
25
26.19
5.10

Fine to coarse SAND with occasional
Gravel, poorly to well graded
Vs over 0.6 m, less than 10%
DC-4
100
DC-5
100
Nbn over 4.1 m
and LIMITS (%)

W
20 40 60 80 100120
20
Boyles 17
CASING: None
AZIMUTH: 0.00
COORDINATES: 7557704.54 N 435284.89 E
Core
10
TYPE OF SAMPLER
SAMPLE CONDITION
Remoulded
DEPTH - ft
90.00
OF
PAGE: 1
FILE No:
BOREHOLE: SRK-58
LOCATION: East side of Tail Lake.
BOREHOLE LOG
DIP:
TO
2005-04-24
Boyles 17
CASING: None
DATUM: NAD83

C
Consolidation
Ku
Undisturbed
GS Grab sample
Kf
Lost
SS Split spoon
Dr
Specific gravity
PS
Ksat
DC-6
100
DC-7
73
DC-8
100
10
21.32
9.97
20.59
10.70
35
11
12
40
13
45
14
15
BASALT
Dark green basalt
END OF BOREHOLE
WATER CONTENT
N or RQD
RECOVERY %
TYPE AND
NUMBER
SYMBOL
DESCRIPTION
CONDITION
SAMPLES
STRATIGRAPHY
ELEVATION - m
DEPTH - m
DEPTH - m
WELL
DETAILS
& WATER
LEVEL - m
30
DRILL:
AZIMUTH: 0.00
COORDINATES: 7557704.54 N 435284.89 E
Core
50
TYPE OF SAMPLER
SAMPLE CONDITION
Remoulded
DEPTH - ft
90.00
OF
PAGE: 2
FILE No:
LABORATORY
and
IN SITU TESTS
and LIMITS (%)

W
20 40 60 80 100120
BOREHOLE: SRK-59
LOCATION: North Dam spillway hole along Dam alignment
BOREHOLE LOG
DIP:
2005-04-19
DRILL:
DATUM: NAD83

C
Consolidation
Ku
Undisturbed
GS Grab sample
Kf
Lost
SS Split spoon
Dr
Specific gravity
PS
Ksat
WATER CONTENT
N or RQD
RECOVERY %
TYPE AND
NUMBER
SYMBOL
DESCRIPTION
CONDITION
SAMPLES
STRATIGRAPHY
ELEVATION - m
DEPTH - m
DEPTH - m
WELL
DETAILS
& WATER
LEVEL - m
36.49
0.00
36.39
0.10
LABORATORY
and
IN SITU TESTS
DC-1
30
DC-2
10
DC-3
58
33.92
2.57
PS
Basalt
3
DC-4
100
100
DC-5
100
100
15
30.89
5.60
6
25
END OF BOREHOLE
and LIMITS (%)

W
20 40 60 80 100120
Organic soil
Silty SAND with some gravel
Nbn
20
Boyles 17
CASING: None
AZIMUTH: 0.00
COORDINATES: 7559217.29 N 434437.46 E
Core
10
TYPE OF SAMPLER
SAMPLE CONDITION
Remoulded
DEPTH - ft
90.00
TO
OF
PAGE: 1
FILE No:
BOREHOLE: SRK-60
LOCATION: North Dam Spillway, east side of creek, south of dam

FILE No:
BOREHOLE LOG
DIP:
90.00
2005-04-22
DRILL:
DATUM: NAD83

C
Consolidation
Ku
Undisturbed
GS Grab sample
Kf
Lost
SS Split spoon
Dr
Specific gravity
PS
Ksat
WATER CONTENT
N or RQD
RECOVERY %
TYPE AND
NUMBER
SYMBOL
DESCRIPTION
CONDITION
SAMPLES
STRATIGRAPHY
ELEVATION - m
DEPTH - m
DEPTH - m
WELL
DETAILS
& WATER
LEVEL - m
33.24
0.00
33.09
0.15
LABORATORY
and
IN SITU TESTS
DC-1
58
Vr over 0.85 m, ~10 to 30%

5
2
31.03
2.21
BASALT
Dark green pillow basalt with minor
calcite veinlets and fracture fillings
29.04
4.20
15
100
DC-3
100
25
PS
DC-2
END OF BOREHOLE
and LIMITS (%)

W
20 40 60 80 100120
Organic soil
SAND to Silty SAND, some gravel,
poorly graded with 10 to 30% ice as
discrete random veins
Nbn over 1.2 m
20
Boyles 17
CASING: None
AZIMUTH: 0.00
COORDINATES: 7559172.16 N 434437.54 E
Core
10
TYPE OF SAMPLER
SAMPLE CONDITION
Remoulded
DEPTH - ft
TO
OF
PAGE: 1
65
BOREHOLE: SRK-62
LOCATION: Tail Lake, upstream of the proposed North Dam
BOREHOLE LOG
DIP:
90.00
2005-04-23
DRILL:
CASING: None
AZIMUTH: 0.00

C
Consolidation
Ku
Undisturbed
GS Grab sample
Kf
Lost
SS Split spoon
Dr
Specific gravity
PS
Ksat
27.80
0.34
WATER CONTENT
N or RQD
RECOVERY %
TYPE AND
NUMBER
SYMBOL
DESCRIPTION
CONDITION
SAMPLES
STRATIGRAPHY
ELEVATION - m
DEPTH - m
DEPTH - m
WELL
DETAILS
& WATER
LEVEL - m
28.14
0.00
LABORATORY
and
IN SITU TESTS
Fine grained SAND, poorly-graded

Ice layers over 0.15 m
DC-1
92
DC-2
100
DC-3
100
2
25.79
2.35
SILT and CLAY, ice-rich

Nx over 0.26 m
3
Vr over 1.65 m, up to 5% ice
15
5
PS
D = 1596
Dr = 2.682
Salinity= 18 ppt
DC-4
100
DC-5
100
25
and LIMITS (%)

W
20 40 60 80 100120
PEAT with organic soil

Nbn to Nbe
20
Boyles 17
COORDINATES: 7558994.93 N 4345000.74 E DATUM: NAD83
Core
10
TYPE OF SAMPLER
SAMPLE CONDITION
Remoulded
DEPTH - ft
TO
OF
PAGE: 1
FILE No:

Salinity= 22 ppt
BOREHOLE: SRK-62
LOCATION: Tail Lake, upstream of the proposed North Dam
BOREHOLE LOG
DIP:
2005-04-23
DRILL:
CASING: None
AZIMUTH: 0.00

C
Consolidation
Ku
Undisturbed
GS Grab sample
Kf
Lost
SS Split spoon
Dr
Specific gravity
PS
Ksat
DC-6
WATER CONTENT
N or RQD
RECOVERY %
TYPE AND
NUMBER
SYMBOL
DESCRIPTION
CONDITION
SAMPLES
STRATIGRAPHY
ELEVATION - m
DEPTH - m
DEPTH - m
WELL
DETAILS
& WATER
LEVEL - m
LABORATORY
and
IN SITU TESTS
100
9
30
10
DC-7
100
DC-8
100
DC-9
100
DC-10
100
PS
Dr = 2.758
Salinity= 25 ppt
Kf = 2
Ku = 1.63
35
11
12
40
Salinity= 39 ppt
13
14.70
13.44
45
BASALT
14
15
12.84
15.30
END OF BOREHOLE
and LIMITS (%)

W
20 40 60 80 100120
Boyles 17
COORDINATES: 7558994.93 N 4345000.74 E DATUM: NAD83
Core
50
TYPE OF SAMPLER
SAMPLE CONDITION
Remoulded
DEPTH - ft
90.00
TO
OF
PAGE: 2
FILE No:
100
Appendix 2
Ground Temperature Data
Appendix 2A
Calibration Data Sheets
Appendix 2B
Temperature Data - Figures
-20.0
0.0

-10.0
-5.0
-15.0
0.0
5.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
14.0
16.0
18.0
20.0
2002/09/14
2002/09/14
2002/09/15
2002/09/19
2003/03/29
2003/04/06
2003/04/13
2003/04/15
2003/04/16
2003/04/20
2003/05/16
2003/08/25
2003/09/21
2004/04/11
2004/05/17
2004/08/27
2004/09/26
2005/07/18
2005/07/18
2005/05/16
2005/09/08
2005/09/26

PROJECT
DATE
APPROVED
1CM014.04
Oct. 2005
L.W.
FIGURE

-30.0
0.0
-25.0
-20.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
14.0
16.0
18.0
20.0
2002/09/14
2002/09/14
2002/09/15
2002/09/19
2003/02/16
2003/03/17
2003/03/24
2003/04/06
2003/04/13
2003/04/15
2003/04/16
2003/04/20
2003/05/16
2003/08/25

PROJECT
DATE
APPROVED
1CM014.04
Oct. 2005
L.W.
FIGURE
-20.0
0.0
Soil Temperature ( C)
-10.0
-5.0
-15.0
0.0
5.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
14.0
16.0
18.0
20.0
2003/04/06
2003/04/13
2003/04/15
2003/04/16
2003/04/20
2003/05/16
2003/08/25
2003/09/21
2004/04/11
2004/05/17
2004/08/27
2005/04/16
2005/05/16
2005/07/18
2005/09/08
2005/09/26
SRK-14 Thermistor Data

PROJECT
DATE
APPROVED
1CM014.04
Oct. 2005
L.W.
FIGURE

-20.0
0.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
14.0
16.0
18.0
20.0
2003/04/06
2003/04/13
2003/04/15
2003/04/16
2003/04/20
2003/05/16
2003/08/25
2003/09/21
2004/04/11
2004/05/17
2004/08/27
2005/04/16
2005/05/16
2005/07/18
2005/09/08
2005/09/26

PROJECT
DATE
APPROVED
1CM014.04
Oct. 2005
L.W.
FIGURE

-20.0
0.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
14.0
16.0
18.0
20.0
2002/09/14
2002/09/15
2002/09/19
2003/03/18
2003/03/24
2003/04/06
2003/04/13
2003/04/15
2003/04/16
2003/04/20
2003/05/16
2003/08/25
2003/09/21
2004/04/11
2004/05/17
2004/08/27
2005/04/16
2005/04/16
2005/07/18
2005/09/08
2005/09/26

PROJECT
DATE
APPROVED
1CM014.04
Oct. 2004
L.W.
FIGURE
-20.0
0.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0

10.0
12.0
2003/04/14
2003/04/16
2003/05/17
2003/08/25
2003/09/21
2004/04/16
2004/08/26
2005/04/16
2005/05/16
2005/07/17
2005/09/08
2005/09/26

PROJECT
DATE
1CM014.04
Oct. 2005
APPROVED
L.W.
FIGURE

-20.0
0.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
2003/04/13
2003/04/14
2003/04/16
2003/05/17
2003/08/25
2003/09/21
2004/08/26
2005/04/16
2005/05/16
2005/07/17
2005/09/08
2005/09/26
2004/04/16

PROJECT
DATE
APPROVED
1CM014.04
Oct. 2005
L.W.
FIGURE

-20.0
0.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
2003/04/13
2003/04/14
2003/04/15
2003/04/16
2003/05/17
2003/08/25
2003/09/21
2004/04/16
2004/05/17
2004/08/27
2005/04/16
2005/04/16
2005/07/17
2005/09/08
2005/09/26
2005/09/26

PROJECT
DATE
APPROVED
1CM014.04
Oct. 2005
L.W.
FIGURE

-20.0
0.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
2003/04/14
2003/04/15
2003/04/16
2003/05/17
2003/08/25
2003/09/21
2004/04/16
2004/05/17
2004/08/27
2005/04/16
2005/05/16
2005/07/17
2005/09/08
2005/09/26

PROJECT
DATE
APPROVED
1CM014.04
Oct. 2005
L.W.
FIGURE

-20.0
0.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
2003/04/13
2003/04/14
2003/04/15
2003/04/16
2003/05/17
2003/08/25
2003/09/21
2004/04/16
2004/05/17
2004/08/27
2005/04/16
2005/05/16
2005/07/18
2005/09/08
2005/09/26

PROJECT
DATE
APPROVED
1CM014.04
Oct. 2005
L.W.
FIGURE
10
-20.0
0.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
2003/04/13
2003/04/14
2003/04/16
2003/05/17
2003/08/25
2003/09/21
2004/05/17
2005/04/19
2005/05/16
2005/07/17
2005/09/08
2005/09/26
2004/04/16

PROJECT
DATE
APPROVED
1CM014.04
Oct. 2005
L.W.
FIGURE
11
-20.0
0.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
2003/04/13
2003/04/14
2003/04/16
2003/05/17
2003/08/25
2003/09/21
2004/04/16
2004/05/17
2004/08/27
2005/04/19
2005/05/16
2005/07/17
2005/09/08
2005/09/26

PROJECT
DATE
APPROVED
1CM014.04
Oct. 2005
L.W.
FIGURE
12

-20.0
0.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
14.0
16.0
18.0
20.0
2003/04/06
2003/04/09
2003/04/13
2003/04/15
2003/04/16
2003/04/20
2003/05/16
2003/08/25
2003/09/21
2004/04/11
2004/05/17
2004/08/27
2005/04/16
2005/05/16
2005/07/18
2005/09/08
2005/09/26

PROJECT
DATE
APPROVED
1CM014.04
Oct. 2005
M.M.N.
FIGURE
13
-20.0
0.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
14.0
16.0
18.0
20.0
2003/04/06
2003/04/09
2003/04/13
2003/04/15
2003/04/16
2003/04/20
2003/05/16
2003/08/25
2003/09/21
2004/04/11
2004/05/17
2004/08/27
2005/04/16
2005/05/16
2005/07/18
2005/09/08
2005/09/26

PROJECT
DATE
APPROVED
1CM014.04
Oct. 2005
M.M.N.
FIGURE
14

-20.0
0.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
14.0
16.0
18.0
20.0
2003/04/06
2003/04/09
2003/04/13
2003/04/15
2003/04/16
2003/04/20
2003/05/16
2003/08/25
2003/09/21
2004/04/11
2004/05/17
2004/08/27
2005/04/16
2005/05/16
2005/07/18
2005/09/08
2005/09/26
SRK34A Thermistor Data

PROJECT
DATE
APPROVED
1CM014.04
Oct. 2005
M.M.N.
FIGURE
15

-20.0
0.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
2003/04/08
2003/04/13
2003/04/14
2003/04/16
2003/05/17
2003/08/25
2003/09/21
2004/04/11
2004/05/17
2004/08/23
2005/04/16
2005/05/16
2005/07/18
2005/09/08
2005/09/26

PROJECT
DATE
APPROVED
1CM014.04
Oct. 2005
L.W.
FIGURE
16
-30.0
0.0
-25.0
-20.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
14.0
16.0
18.0
20.0
2003/04/06
2003/04/09
2003/04/13
2003/04/15
2003/04/16
2003/04/20
2003/05/16
2003/08/25
2003/09/21
2004/04/11
2004/05/17
2004/08/27
2005/04/16
2005/05/16
2005/07/18
2005/09/08
2005/09/26

PROJECT
DATE
APPROVED
1CM014.04
Oct. 2005
M.M.N.
FIGURE
17
o
-20.0
0.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
35.0
40.0
45.0
50.0
55.0
2003/08/25
2003/09/21
2004/04/11
2004/05/17
2005/05/16
2005/07/18
2005/09/08
2005/09/26
2004/08/27
2005/04/16

PROJECT
DATE
APPROVED
1CM014.04
Oct. 2005
M.M.N.
FIGURE
18
o
-20.0
0.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
35.0
40.0
45.0
50.0
55.0
2003/08/25
2003/09/21
2004/04/11
2004/05/17
2005/05/16
2005/07/18
2005/09/08
2005/09/26
2004/08/27
2005/04/16

PROJECT
DATE
APPROVED
1CM014.04
Oct. 2005
M.M.N.
FIGURE
19
-20.0
0.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
35.0
40.0
45.0
50.0
55.0
2003/08/25
2003/09/21
2004/04/11
2004/05/17
2005/05/16
2005/07/18
2005/09/08
2005/09/26
2004/08/27
2005/04/16

PROJECT
DATE
APPROVED
1CM014.04
Oct. 2005
M.M.N.
FIGURE
20
o
-30.0
0.0
-25.0
-20.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
14.0
16.0
18.0
20.0
2003/08/25
2003/09/21
2004/04/11
2004/05/17
2005/05/16
2005/07/18
2005/09/08
2005/09/26
2004/08/27
2005/04/16

PROJECT
DATE
APPROVED
1CM014.04
Oct. 2005
M.M.N.
FIGURE
21
o
-20.0
0.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
35.0
40.0
45.0
50.0
55.0
2003/08/25
2003/09/21
2004/04/11
2004/05/17
2005/05/16
2005/07/18
2005/09/08
2005/09/26
2004/08/27
2005/04/16

PROJECT
DATE
APPROVED
1CM014.04
Oct. 2005
M.M.N.
FIGURE
22
o
-20.0
0.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
35.0
40.0
45.0
50.0
55.0
2003/08/25
2003/09/21
2004/04/11
2004/05/17
2005/05/16
2005/07/18
2005/09/08
2005/09/26
2004/08/27
2005/04/16

PROJECT
DATE
APPROVED
1CM014.04
Oct. 2005
M.M.N.
FIGURE
23
o
-20.0
0.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
50.0
100.0
150.0
200.0
250.0
2004/08/31
2004/09/26
2005/04/25
2005/05/16
2005/07/18
2005/09/08
2005/09/26

PROJECT
DATE
APPROVED
1CM014.04
Oct. 2005
M.M.N.
FIGURE
24

-20.0
0.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
2005/04/26
05/16/2005
07/18/2005
09/08/2005
09/26/2005

PROJECT
DATE
APPROVED
1CM014.04
Oct. 2005
M.M.N.
FIGURE
25

-20.0
0.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
10.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
2005/04/25
04/26/2005
05/16/2005
07/18/2005
09/08/2005
09/26/2005

PROJECT
DATE
APPROVED
1CM014.04
Oct. 2005
M.M.N.
FIGURE
26

-20.0
0.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
2005/04/26
05/16/2005
07/18/2005
09/08/2005
09/26/2005

PROJECT
DATE
APPROVED
1CM014.04
Oct. 2005
M.M.N.
FIGURE
27

-20.0
0.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
2004/09/28
04/21/2005
05/16/2005
07/18/2005
09/08/2005
09/26/2005

PROJECT
DATE
APPROVED
1CM014.04
Oct. 2005
M.M.N.
FIGURE
28
o
-20.0
0.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
10.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
14.0
16.0
2004/09/28
04/21/2005
4/24/2005
05/16/2005
07/18/2005
09/08/2005
09/26/2005

PROJECT
DATE
APPROVED
1CM014.04
Oct. 2005
M.M.N.
FIGURE
29

-2.0
-20.0
0.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
2005/04/26
05/16/2005
07/18/2005
09/08/2005
09/26/2005

PROJECT
DATE
APPROVED
1CM014.04
Oct. 2005
M.M.N.
FIGURE
30

-20.0
0.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
2005/04/25
04/26/2005
05/16/2005
07/18/2005
09/08/2005
09/26/2005

PROJECT
DATE
APPROVED
1CM014.04
Oct. 2005
M.M.N.
FIGURE
31

-20.0
0.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
10.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
04/25/2005
04/26/2005
05/16/2005
07/18/2005
09/08/2005
09/26/2005

PROJECT
DATE
APPROVED
1CM014.04
Oct. 2005
M.M.N.
FIGURE
32
Appendix 2C
Temperature Data - Tables
THERMISTOR DATA
SRK-11
Bead No.
Bead 1 Bead 2 Bead 3 Bead 4 Bead 5
Bead Location
from Top (m)
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.5
10.0
Bead Depth
(m)
3.8
4.8
5.8
7.3
8.8
2002/09/14
2002/09/14
2002/09/15
-5.7
-6.5
-6.8
-6.3
-7.3
-7.4
-6.3
-7.4
-7.5
-6.2
-7.3
-7.4
-6.1
-7.0
-7.3
Dwayne Winsor (Miramar) 2002/09/19
-7.5
-7.8
-7.9
-7.9
-7.8
Read By
Andrew Doe
Andrew Doe
Andrew Doe
Date
(SRK)
(SRK)
(SRK)
Thermistor chewed off by animals
Maritz Rykaart (SRK)

Dylan McGreggor (SRK)
Dylan MacGregor (SRK)
Sebastian Fortin (SRK)
Dan Mackie (SRK)
Dan Mackie (SRK)
Dan Mackie (SRK)
Dan Mackie (SRK)
Jay Hallman (Miramar)
Mike Cripps (Miramar)
Thorpe/Lindsay
Dylan
MacGregor (SRK)
Quinn
Jordan-Knox
(SRK)
Dylan
MacGregor (SRK)
D Kary
(Miramar)
D. Kary (Miramar)
E Ballent (Miramar)
Notes:
2003/03/17
2003/03/24
2003/03/29
2003/04/06
2003/04/13
2003/04/15
2003/04/16
2003/04/20
2003/05/16
2003/08/25
2003/09/21
2004/04/11
2004/05/17

-7.9
-7.4
-21.8
-20.3
-15.5
-8.1
-7.7
-7.7
-7.4
-7.6
-8.4
-7.9
-7.6
-7.4
-7.5
-8.7
-8.1
-7.7
-7.5
-7.5
-8.8
-8.5
-7.8
-7.6
-7.6
-8.8
-8.2
-7.8
-7.5
-7.5
-8.9
-8.2
-7.8
-7.5
-7.5
-9.5
-8.9
-8.4
-7.9
-7.7
-8.3
-8.4
-8.4
-8.1
-8.1
0.8
-8.0
-8.1
-8.0
-8.1
-8.7
-8.1
-7.8
-7.4
-7.5
-9.9
-9.2
-8.6
-7.9
-7.8
2004/08/27
-8.7
-8.8
-8.8
-8.5
-8.4
2004/09/26
-8.1
-8.3
-8.3
-8.3
-8.3
2005/04/16
-9.9
-9.1
-8.6
-7.9
-7.9
2005/05/16
-10.5
-9.8
-9.1
-8.4
-8.1
2005/07/18
2005/09/08
2005/09/26
-9.8
-8.5
-0.4
-9.6
-8.7
-2.1
-9.3
-8.8
-4.4
-8.8
-8.5
-8.4
-8.5
-8.5
-8.4

SRK-13
Read By
Date
Bead No. Bead 1 Bead 2 Bead 3 Bead 4 Bead 5

Bead
Location
from Top
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.5
10.0
(m)
Andrew Doe
(SRK)
Andrew Doe
(SRK)
Andrew Doe
(SRK)
Dwayne Winsor (Miramar)
Dwayne Winsor (Miramar)
Dan Mackie (SRK)
Dan Mackie (SRK)
Dan Mackie (SRK)
Dan Mackie (SRK)
Dylan
MacGregor (SRK)
Thorpe/Lindsay
Dylan
MacGregor (SRK)
Quinn
Jordan-Knox
(SRK)
E Ballent (Mirarmar)
Notes:
2002/09/14
2002/09/14
2002/09/15
2002/09/19
2003/02/16
2003/03/17
2003/03/24
2003/04/06
2003/04/13
2003/04/15
2003/04/16
2003/04/20
2003/05/16
2003/08/25
2003/09/21
2004/04/11
Bead
Depth (m)
1.1
0.0
-1.1
-1.2
-1.2
-26.5
-21.5
-23.5
-17.4
-18.8
-21.7
-13.1
-13.3
-3.3
16.4
2.1
-1.5
-3.7
-3.9
-4.2
-16.9
-19.6
-18.1
-17.6
-16.8
-16.7
-17.0
-16.4
-12.1
1.0
3.1
-2.8
-5.6
-5.8
-6.3
-11.9
-14.8
-14.9
-14.8
-14.7
-14.7
-14.9
-14.8
-12.6
-3.4
BROKEN
4.6
-4.3
-7.5
-7.5
-7.6
-7.4
-9.4
-9.9
-10.5
-10.8
-10.9
-11.2
-11.3
-11.4
-7.4
BROKEN
2004/05/17
No Readings
2004/08/27
No Readings
2004/09/26
No Readings
2004/09/26
No Readings

6.1
-7.6
-8.0
-8.1
-8.1
-7.1
-8.1
-8.4
-9.0
-9.3
-9.4
-9.5
-9.6
-10.1
-8.3
THERMISTOR DATA
SRK-14
Read By
Date
Bead No. Bead 1 Bead 2 Bead 3 Bead 4 Bead 5 Bead 6

Bead
Location
from Top
2.0
3.0
4.0
6.0
8.5
11.0
(m)
2003/04/06
Dan Mackie (SRK)

Dan Mackie (SRK)
2003/04/13
2003/04/15
Dan Mackie (SRK)

Dan Mackie (SRK)
2003/04/16
2003/04/20
2003/05/16
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
2003/08/25
2003/09/21
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
Thorpe/Lindsay
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
Quinn
Jordan-Knox
(SRK)
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
D Kary
(Miramar)
2004/04/11
2004/05/17
2004/08/27
Bead
Depth (m)
1.2
2.2
3.2
5.2
7.7
10.2
-11.8
-13.6
-13.8
1.2
-14.6
-14.7
-11.1
-12.6
-12.8
2.2
-13.7
-13.9
-9.7
-11.3
-11.6
3.2
-12.7
-12.8
-7.6
-9.3
-9.6
5.2
-10.5
-10.8
-7.8
-8.5
-8.6
7.7
-8.7
-9.0
-8.3
-8.6
-8.6
10.2
-8.6
-8.7
-10.8
-12.4
-12.5
-11.5
-9.8
-9.1
-0.1
-2.6
-4.9
-7.6
-9.2
-9.4
-0.1
-2.1
-4.1
-6.8
-8.6
-9.2
-17.8
-13.8
-16.3
-14.7
-12.8
-14.9
-9.8
-13.2
-8.9
-10.8
-9.6
-0.5
-2.8
-5.5
-8.5
-9.9
-9.9
-0.6
-2.3
-4.5
-7.3
-9.2
-9.6
-16.9
-17
-16.4
-13.8
-16.9
-9.6
-13.1
-13.9
-14.3
-13.5
-11.5
-10.1
-1.4
-0.3
-0.4
-4.7
-2.5
-2.1
-7.7
-5
-4.4
-10.6
-8.1
-7.4
-11.1
-9.8
-9.3
-10.5
-10.1
-9.9
2004/09/26
2005/04/16
2005/05/16
2005/07/18
D Kary (Miramar)
E Ballent (Miramar)
Notes:
2005/09/08
2005/09/26

THERMISTOR DATA
Bead No.
SRK-15
Bead
Location
from Top (m)
Read By
Date
Inclined
Bead Depth
(m)
Vert. Bead
Depth (m)
Bead 1
Bead Bead Bead Bead Bead Bead

Bead Bead
2
3
4
5
6
7
Bead 8
9
10
6.0
11.0
13.5
16.0
18.5
21.0
23.5
26.0
28.5
31.0
2.6
7.6
10.1
12.6
15.1
17.6
20.1
22.6
25.1
27.6
1.8
5.4
7.1
8.9
10.7
12.4
14.2
16.0
17.7
19.5
2003/04/06
-13.2
-8.3
-8.0
-8.1
-8.1
-7.8
-8.1
-8.2
-8.1
-8.1
Dan Mackie (SRK)
2003/04/13
-13.5
-8.4
-8.2
-8.3
-8.2
-7.9
-8.2
-8.2
-8.2
-8.2
Dan Mackie (SRK)
2003/04/15
-13.6
-8.4
-8.4
-8.3
-8.3
-8.0
-8.2
-8.2
-8.2
-8.2
Dan Mackie (SRK)
2003/04/16
-13.6
-8.4
-8.2
-8.3
-8.3
-8.0
-8.2
-8.2
-8.2
-8.1
Dan Mackie (SRK)
2003/04/20
-13.6
-8.4
-8.2
-8.3
-8.3
-8.0
-8.2
-8.2
-8.2
-8.2
2003/05/16
-11.4
-8.6
-8.4
-8.4
-8.4
-8.2
-8.2
-8.3
-8.2
-8.2
2003/08/25
-4.6
-8.9
-8.6
-8.5
-8.4
-8.3
-8.3
-8.3
-8.2
-8.2
2003/09/21
-4.1
-8.8
-8.6
-8.5
-8.4
-8.3
-8.3
-8.2
-8.1
-8.2
2004/04/11
-17.4
-8.4
-8.9
-8.5
-8.5
-8.3
-8.2
-8.3
-8
-8.1
-13.6
-8.8
-8.5
-8.4
-8.5
-8.3
-8.2
-8.3
-8
-8
-4.9
-9.5
-8.9
-8.4
-8.4
-8.2
-8.1
-8.2
-8.0
-8.0
-4.3
-9.4
-9.0
-8.5
-8.4
-8.2
-8.1
-8.2
-8.0
-8.0
Thorpe/Lindsay
2004/05/17
2004/08/27
Quinn
Jordan-Knox
(SRK)
2004/09/28
2005/04/16
-15.2
-9.2
-8.8
-8.6
-8.5
-8.3
-8.2
-8.2
-8.0
-8.0
D Kary
(Miramar)
2005/05/16
-12.8
-9.7
-8.9
-8.6
-8.5
-8.3
-8.2
-8.2
-8.0
-8.0
2005/07/18
-6.1
-10
-9.2
-8.6
-8.5
-8.3
-8.1
-8.2
-8
-8
D Kary (Miramar)
2005/09/08
-4.5
-9.7
-9.3
-8.7
-8.5
-8.3
-8.1
-8.2
-7.9
-8
E Ballent (Miramar)
2005/09/26
4.2
-9.6
-9.3
-8.8
-8.6
-8.3
-8.2
-8.2
-8
-8
Notes:
Drill hole completed and pipe installed to 21.9 m vert. depth on 3/24/03
Thermistor installation 3/24/03 11:40am
Vert. bead depth corrected for inclined drill hole
THERMISTOR DATA
SRK-16
Read By
Date
Bead No.
Bead 1
Bead 2
Bead 3
Bead 4
Bead 5
Bead
Location
from Top
(m)
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.5
10.0
3.3
-0.6
-2.1
4.3
-1.4
-2.4
5.3
-1.6
-2.5
6.8
-2.0
-3.1
8.3
-1.6
-2.8
-5.0
-6.5
-7.4
-7.9
-6.9
Bead
Depth (m)
Andrew Doe
Andrew Doe
(SRK)
(SRK)
2002/09/14
2002/09/15

Sebastian Fontin (SRK)
Dan Mackie (SRK)
Dan Mackie (SRK)
Dan Mackie (SRK)
Dan Mackie (SRK)
Thorpe/Lindsay
Quinn
Jordan-Knox
(SRK)
D Kary
(Miramar)
D Kary (Miramar)
E Ballent (Miramar)
Notes:
2003/03/17
2003/03/18
2003/03/24
2003/04/06
2003/04/13
2003/04/15
2003/04/16
2003/04/20
2003/05/16
2003/08/25
2003/09/21
2004/04/11
2004/05/17
2004/08/27

-13.6
-13.9
-14.3
-14.5
-14.5
-14.5
-14.5
-13.6
-7.4
-6.5
-16.7
-15.3
-7.9

-11.8
-10.5
-9.3
-12.2
-10.8
-9.5
-12.7
-11.4
-9.9
-13.0
-11.6
-10.2
-13.0
-11.7
-10.2
-13.0
-11.7
-10.3
-13.1
-11.8
-10.4
-13.0
-12.1
-10.9
-8.4
-9.0
-9.6
-7.6
-8.3
-9.0
-13.7
-13
-11
-14.4
-13.5
-11.9
-8.9
-9.7
-10.2
-8.9
-9.0
-9.2
-9.4
-9.5
-9.5
-9.5
-10.0
-9.8
-9.4
-9.8
-10.7
-10.4
2004/09/26
2005/04/16
2005/05/16
2005/07/18
2005/09/08
2005/09/26
-6.8
-16.3
-7.9
-14.8
-8.3
-13.5
-9.4
-11.7
-9.8
-10.6
-14.5
-9.7
-7.4
-6.7
-14.0
-10.6
-8.5
-7.8
-13.4
-11.2
-9.3
-8.7
-12.2
-11.3
-10
-9.5
-11.1
-11.1
-10.3
-9.9

Thermistor repaired on 3/18/03 - cable position unchanged
THERMISTOR DATA
SRK-19
Read By
Bead No.
Date
Bead 1 Bead 2 Bead 3 Bead 4 Bead 5 Bead 6
Bead
Location
from Top (m)
2.0
3.0
4.0
6.0
8.5
11.0
Bead Depth
(m)
1.0
2.0
3.0
5.0
7.5
10.0
2003/04/14
-13.4
-11.8
-9.2
-7.9
-7.9
-8.0
Dan Mackie (SRK)
2003/04/16
-13.9
-11.5
-9.0
-7.0
-7.3
-7.6
2003/05/17
-9.7
-10.1
-9.3
-7.1
-7.3
-7.6
2003/08/25
-0.9
-4.2
-6.2
-7.4
-7.5
-7.6
2003/09/21
-0.7
-3.7
-5.7
-7.3
-7.4
-7.6
-15.5
-13.4
-10.5
-6.7
-7.3
-7.5
Jay Hallman
(Miramar)
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
Mike Cripps
(Miramar)
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
Thorpe/Lindsay
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
Quinn
Jordan-Knox
(SRK)
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
D Kary
(Miramar)
2004/04/16
2004/05/17
Dan Mackie (SRK)
No Readings
-1.0
-4.3
-6.6
-7.7
-7.5
-7.5
-0.9
-3.7
-5.9
-7.4
-7.6
-7.5
2005/04/16
-14.6
-13.5
-11.7
-7.6
-7.5
-7.6
2005/05/16
-12.4
-11.9
-11.2
-8.2
-7.5
-7.6
Gabrielle (Miramar) 2005/07/17
-1.9
-5.1
-8
-8.5
-7.7
-7.6
2005/09/08
-0.7
-4
-6.4
-8
-7.9
-7.6
E Ballent (Miramar) 2005/09/26
-0.7
-3.7
-6.1
-7.8
-7.9
-7.6
D Kary (Miramar)
2004/08/26
2004/09/28
Notes:
THERMISTOR DATA
SRK-20
Read By
Dan Mackie (SRK)
Bead No.
Date
2003/04/13
Bead Location
from Top (m)
Bead Depth
(m)
Temp (C)
Bead Depth
(m)

2.0
3.0
4.0
6.0
8.5
11.0
0.8
1.8
2.8
4.8
7.3
9.8
-12.0
-10.2
-8.2
-6.7
-7.1
-7.4
0.8
1.8
2.8
4.8
7.3
9.8
2003/04/14
2003/04/16
-11.8
-12.7
-11.1
-11.0
-9.3
-9.4
-7.0
-6.9
-7.1
-7.0
-7.4
-7.4
2003/05/17
-9.3
-9.9
-9.3
-7.1
-7.1
-7.4
2003/08/25
0.3
-3.0
-5.3
-7.2
-7.2
-7.4
2003/09/21
0.0
-2.7
-4.9
-7.0
-7.2
-7.3
-15.1
-13.4
-11
-6.9
-7.1
-7.2
2004/04/16
2004/05/17
Dan Mackie (SRK)

Dan Mackie (SRK)
Jay Hallman
(Miramar)
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
Mike Cripps
(Miramar)
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
Thorpe/Lindsay
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
Quinn
Jordan-Knox
(SRK)
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
D Kary
(Miramar)
No Readings
0.0
-3.3
-5.8
-7.7
-7.3
-7.1
-0.2
-2.8
-5.1
-7.4
-7.3
-7.1
-13.5
-12.6
-11.1
-7.6
-7.2
-7.2
2005/05/16
-11.8
-11.4
-10.6
-8.1
-7.2
-7.2
Gabrielle (Miramar)
2005/07/17
-0.7
-4.4
-7
-8.3
-7.4
-7.2
D Kary (Miramar)
2005/09/08
0.3
-3
-5.4
-7.7
-7.5
-7.2
E Ballent (Miramar)
2005/09/26
-0.1
-2.7
-5.1
-7.5
-7.5
-7.2
2004/08/26
2004/09/28
2005/04/16
Notes:
THERMISTOR DATA
SRK-22
Read By
Bead No.
Date
Bead Location
from Top (m)
2.0
3.0
4.0
6.0
8.5
11.0
Bead Depth
(m)
0.7
1.7
2.7
4.7
7.2
9.7
2003/04/13
-11.6
-11.5
-9.3
-7.3
-7.5
-7.8
Dan Mackie (SRK)
2003/04/14
-11.8
-11.4
-9.5
-7.3
-7.6
-7.9
Dan Mackie (SRK)
2003/04/15
-12.3
-11.3
-9.5
-7.3
-7.6
-7.9
Dan Mackie (SRK)
2003/04/16
-12.7
-11.4
-9.5
-7.3
-7.6
-7.9
2003/05/17
-10.3
-10.5
-9.7
-7.7
-7.7
-7.9
2003/08/25
-2.4
-5.6
-7.4
-7.9
-7.9
-8.0
-2.1
-5.1
-6.9
-7.8
-7.9
-8.0
-14.4
-12
-9.3
-7.4
-7.7
-7.8
-12.8
-11.7
-9.9
-7.7
-7.7
-7.8
-2.8
-6.0
-7.8
-8.2
-7.8
-7.8
2004/09/28
-2.6
-5.3
-7.2
-8.1
-7.9
-7.8
2005/04/16
-13.6
-12
-9.9
-7.8
-7.9
-7.9
2005/05/16
-11.9
-11.2
-10.1
-8.2
-7.9
-7.9
Gabrielle (Miramar)
2005/07/17
-4
-7.3
-8.8
-8.6
-8
-7.9
D Kary (Miramar)
2005/09/08
-2.4
-5.6
-7.6
-8.4
-8.1
-7.9
E Ballent (Miramar)
2005/09/26
-2.3
-5.3
-7.2
-8.2
-8.1
-7.9
Jay Hallman
(Miramar)
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
Mike Cripps
(Miramar)
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
Thorpe/Lindsay
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
Quinn
Jordan-Knox
(SRK)
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
D Kary
(Miramar)
2003/09/21
2004/04/16
2004/05/17
2004/08/27
Dan Mackie (SRK)
Notes:
THERMISTOR DATA
SRK-23
Bead No.
Bead
Location
from Top (m)
2.0
3.0
4.0
6.0
8.5
11.0
Bead Depth
(m)
0.9
1.9
2.9
4.9
7.4
9.9
Dan Mackie (SRK) 2003/04/14
-13.2
-11.9
-9.7
-8.0
-8.0
-8.3
-13.0
-11.6
-9.3
-7.1
-7.5
-7.8
-13.2
-11.6
-9.3
-7.1
-7.5
-7.8
Read By
Date
2003/05/17
-10.5
-10.5
-9.5
-7.6
-7.5
-7.8
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
2003/08/25
-1.5
-4.4
-6.7
-7.8
-7.7
-7.8
Mike Cripps
(Miramar)
2003/09/21
-1.3
-4.0
-6.2
-7.7
-7.8
-7.8
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
2004/04/16
-16.2
-13.9
-10.8
-7.5
-7.6
-7.9
Thorpe/Lindsay
2004/05/17
-12.9
-12.6
-11.1
-8
-7.6
-7.8
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
2004/08/27
-1.7
-4.8
-7.2
-8.3
-7.8
-7.8
Quinn
Jordan-Knox
(SRK)
2004/09/28
-1.5
-4.2
-6.6
-8.1
-7.9
-7.8
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
2005/04/16
-14
-12.9
-9.9
-7.8
-7.8
-7.9
2005/05/16
-12.2
-11.7
-10.6
-8.4
-7.8
-7.9
2005/07/17
-2.6
-6
-8.4
-8.7
-7.9
-7.9
2005/09/08
-1.4
-4.4
-6.9
-8.3
-8.1
-7.9
2005/09/26
-1.3
-4.1
-6.5
-8.2
-8.1
-7.9
D Kary
(Miramar)
Gabrielle
(Miramar)
D Kary (Miramar)
E Ballent
(Miramar)
Notes:
Jay Hallman
(Miramar)

THERMISTOR DATA
SRK-24
Dan Mackie (SRK)
Dan Mackie (SRK)

Dan Mackie (SRK)
Dan Mackie (SRK)
Thorpe/Lindsay
Quinn
Jordan-Knox
(SRK)
D Kary
(Miramar)
D Kary (Miramar)
E Ballent (Miramar)
Notes:
Bead
Location
from Top (m)

2.0
3.0
4.0
6.0
8.5
11.0
0.7
1.7
2.7
4.7
7.2
9.7
-11.1
-9.9
-8.0
-7.1
-7.3
-7.4
0.7
1.7
2.7
4.7
7.2
9.7
-10.0
-10.4
-10.9
-10.0
-1.4
-1.2
-16
-13.3
-1.7
-11.0
-10.9
-10.8
-10.1
-4.5
-4.2
-14
-13
-5.2
-9.4
-9.5
-9.5
-9.4
-6.6
-6.2
-11.3
-11.4
-7.3
-7.2
-7.4
-7.3
-7.7
-8.1
-7.6
-7.6
-8.2
-8.3
-7.3
-7.3
-7.4
-7.5
-8.0
-7.6
-7.4
-7.4
-7.7
-7.4
-7.4
-7.4
-7.6
-8.0
-7.6
-7.5
-7.5
-7.4
-1.6
-4.6
-6.6
-8.0
-7.8
-7.4
-14.1
-13.2
-11.1
-8.1
-7.7
-7.5
2005/05/16
-13.9
-13.8
-13.5
-11.0
-9.1
-8.8
2005/07/18
2005/09/08
2005/09/26
-2.5
-1.3
-1.3
-6.3
-4.8
-4.4
-8.3
-6.9
-6.5
-8.7
-8.3
-8.1
-7.9
-8
-8
-7.5
-7.5
-7.5
Date
2003/04/13
Bead Depth
(m)
Temp (C)
Bead Depth
(m)
2003/04/14
2003/04/15
2003/04/16
2003/05/17
2003/08/25
2003/09/21
2004/04/16
2004/05/17
2004/08/27
2004/09/28
2005/04/16
Read By
Bead No.

THERMISTOR DATA
SRK-26
Date
Dan Mackie (SRK)
2003/04/13
Dan Mackie (SRK)
2003/04/14
Bead
Location from
Top (m)
Bead Depth
(m)
Temperature
(Celsius)
Read By
Bead No.
Bead Depth
(m)

2.0
3.0
4.0
6.0
8.5
11.0
0.8
1.8
2.8
4.8
7.3
9.8
-14.0
-13.1
-11.0
-8.5
-8.4
-8.7
-13.9
-13.1
-11.0
-8.6
-8.4
-8.7
0.8
1.8
2.8
4.8
7.3
9.8
2003/04/16
-14.8
-13.7
-12.3
-9.0
-8.4
-8.7
Jay Hallman
(Miramar)
2003/05/17
-11.7
-12.2
-11.7
-9.6
-8.5
-8.7
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
2003/08/25
-1.6
-4.6
-6.8
-9.0
-8.9
-8.7
Mike Cripps
(Miramar)
2003/09/21
-1.2
-4.0
-6.0
-7.8
-8.0
-8.0
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
2004/04/16
-18.8
-17.4
-15
-10
-8.5
-8.7
Thorpe/Lindsay
2004/05/17
-14.3
-15.1
-14.3
-10.8
-8.7
-8.7
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
2004/08/27
-1.9
-4.8
-7.5
-9.8
-9.2
-8.8
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
2005/04/19
-16.4
-15.6
-14.5
-10.6
-8.9
-8.9
2005/05/16
-13.9
-13.8
-13.5
-11
-9.1
-8.8
2005/07/17
-3.1
-6.5
-9.1
-10.6
-9.5
-8.9
2005/09/08
-1.6
-4.5
-7.1
-9.6
-9.5
-9
2005/09/26
-1.5
-4.1
-6.6
-9.3
-9.5
-9.1
D Kary
(Miramar)
Gabrielle
(Miramar)
D Kary (Miramar)
E Ballent
(Miramar)
Notes:
Dan Mackie (SRK)

Thermistor installation on April 8, 2003
THERMISTOR DATA
SRK-28
Bead No.

2.0
3.0
4.0
6.0
8.5
11.0
Bead Depth
(m)
0.8
1.8
2.8
4.8
7.3
9.8
-12.1
-10.5
-8.6
-7.4
-7.8
-7.9
-12.0
-10.5
-8.6
-7.5
-7.8
-8.0
0.8
1.8
2.8
4.8
7.3
9.8
-13.3
-11.8
-10.2
-7.6
-7.7
-7.9
2003/05/17
-9.8
-10.6
-10.0
-8.2
-7.7
-8.0
2003/08/25
-1.5
-4.5
-6.6
-8.1
-8.0
-8.0
2003/09/21
-1.3
-4.1
-6.2
-8.7
-8.9
-8.8
-16.7
-14.7
-12
-8.1
-7.7
-8
-12.9
-13.2
-11.9
-8.8
-7.7
-7.9
-1.9
-5.0
-7.1
-8.6
-8.1
-8.0
-1.7
-4.3
-6.4
-8.3
-8.2
-8.0
-14.6
-13.8
-12.2
-8.9
-8.0
-8.0
2005/05/16
-12.2
-12.2
-11.6
-9.3
-8.1
-8.0
Gabrielle (Miramar) 2005/07/17
-2.8
-6.2
-8.4
-9.3
-8.3
-8
2005/09/08
-1.5
-4.6
-6.9
-8.7
-8.4
-8.1
-1.4
-4.2
-6.4
-8.4
-8.4
-8.1
Read By
Date

Temperature
(Celsius)
Bead
Location
from Top (m)
Bead Depth
(m)
Jay Hallman
(Miramar)
Dylan McGreggor
(SRK)
Mike Cripps
(Miramar)
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
Thorpe/Lindsay
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
Quinn
Jordan-Knox
(SRK)
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
D Kary
(Miramar)
D Kary (Miramar)
2004/04/16
2004/05/17
2004/08/27
2004/09/28
2005/04/19
Notes:
THERMISTOR DATA
SRK-32
Read By
Bead No.
Date
Bead
Location
from Top
(m)
2.0
3.0
4.0
6.0
8.5
11.0
0.9
1.9
2.9
4.9
7.4
9.9
-11.5
-9.7
-8.9
-8.7
-8.7
-8.1
-12.0
-12.4
-12.7
-12.9
-13.2
-11.0
-11.9
-11.9
-11.9
-12.0
-8.8
-10.1
-10.2
-10.3
-10.4
-8.6
-8.6
-8.6
-8.5
-8.6
-8.5
-8.5
-8.5
-8.4
-8.4
-8.2
-8.3
-8.3
-8.3
-8.3
-11.4
-11.4
-10.7
-8.7
-8.3
-8.3
0.4
-0.1
-3.2
-2.8
-5.6
-5.0
-8.3
-7.4
-8.6
-8.6
-8.4
-8.4
-18.3
-13.5
-16.8
-14.2
-14.3
-13.5
-9.3
-10.2
-8
-8.3
-8.3
-8.3
0.0
-3.6
-6.1
-8.9
-8.9
-8.4
-0.5
-3.2
-5.4
-8.3
-8.8
-8.5
-15.2
-14.7
-13.3
-9.7
-8.4
-8.4
-13.0
-13.0
-12.4
-10.2
-8.6
-8.4
0.1
0.8
-0.2
-4.9
-3.2
-3
-7.5
-5.7
-5.3
-9.6
-8.6
-8.2
-9
-9
-9
-8.5
-8.6
-8.7
Bead Depth
(m)
Sebastian Fortin (SRK) 2003/04/06
Dan Mackie (SRK)

Dan Mackie (SRK)
Dan Mackie (SRK)
Dan Mackie (SRK)
2003/04/13
2003/04/15
2003/04/16
2003/04/20
2003/05/16
Dylan MacGregor (SRK) 2003/08/25

2003/09/21

Thorpe/Lindsay
2004/05/17

Quinn
Jordan-Knox
(SRK)
2004/09/28

D Kary
(Miramar)
2005/05/16
2005/07/18
2005/09/08
D Kary (Miramar)
2005/09/26
E Ballent (Miramar)
Notes:

THERMISTOR DATA
SRK-33
Read By
Date

Bead
Location
from Top
2.0
3.0
4.0
6.0
8.5
11.0
(m)
Bead
Depth (m)
Sebastian Fortin (SRK) 2003/04/06

Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
Dan Mackie (SRK)
Dan Mackie (SRK)
Dan Mackie (SRK)
Dan Mackie (SRK)
2003/04/09
2003/04/13
2003/04/15
2003/04/16
2003/04/20
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
2003/08/25
Mike Cripps (Miramar) 2003/09/21

Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
Thorpe/Lindsay
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
Quinn
Jordan-Knox
(SRK)
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
D Kary
(Miramar)
2004/04/11
2004/05/17
2004/08/27
Jay Hallman (Miramar) 2003/05/16
0.9
1.9
2.9
4.9
7.4
9.9
-10.7
-6.9
-6.4
-5.3
-5.2
-5.0
-13.1
-12.4
-13.1
-13.4
-13.5
-12.0
-13.0
-13.1
-13.1
-13.3
-10.0
-12.5
-12.5
-12.5
-12.5
-7.3
-9.3
-9.6
-9.7
-9.9
-7.1
-7.8
-8.0
-8.0
-8.1
-7.2
-7.9
-8.1
-8.2
-8.3
-10.7
-11.7
-11.8
-10.4
-8.5
-8.6
-3.4
-5.4
-7.0
-8.9
-9.5
-8.8
-2.3
-4.7
-6.4
-8.5
-8.9
-8.8
-19.1
-15.3
-16.8
-15
-14.3
-13.9
-9.9
-10.7
-8.6
-8.7
-8.8
-8.7
-3.8
-6.0
-7.8
-9.6
-9.1
-8.8
-3.2
-5.1
-6.8
-9.0
-9.1
-8.8
-17.1
-15.7
-14.0
-10.4
-8.8
-8.8
-14.4
-14.0
-13.3
-10.9
-8.9
-8.8
-5.7
-3.4
-3
-8
-5.5
-5
-9.6
-7.4
-6.8
-10.4
-9.5
-9.1
-8.8
-9.3
-9.3
-8.8
-8.9
-9
2004/09/28
2005/04/16
2005/05/16
Jay Hallman (Miramar) 2005/07/18

2005/09/08
D Kary (Miramar)
2005/09/26
E Ballent (Miramar)
Notes:

THERMISTOR DATA
SRK-34A
Read By
Date

Bead
Location
from Top
2.0
3.0
4.0
6.0
8.5
11.0
(m)
Bead
Depth (m)
2003/04/06
2003/04/09
2003/04/13
2003/04/15
2003/04/16
2003/04/20
2003/05/16
2003/08/25
2003/09/21
2004/04/11
2004/05/17
2004/08/27
Sebastian Fortin
(SRK)
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
Dan Mackie (SRK)
Dan Mackie (SRK)
Dan Mackie (SRK)
Dan Mackie (SRK)
Jay Hallman
(Miramar)
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
Mike Cripps
(Miramar)
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
Thorpe/Lindsay
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
Quinn
Jordan-Knox
(SRK)
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
D Kary
(Miramar)
Jay Hallman
(Miramar)
D Kary (Miramar)
0.9
1.9
2.9
4.9
7.4
9.9
-10.3
-7.4
-7.4
-7.1
-6.1
-7.2
-13.1
-12.4
-13.1
-13.4
-13.5
-12.0
-13.0
-13.1
-13.1
-13.3
-10.0
-12.5
-12.5
-12.5
-12.5
-7.3
-9.3
-9.6
-9.7
-9.9
-7.1
-7.8
-8.0
-8.0
-8.1
-7.2
-7.9
-8.1
-8.2
-8.3
-10.5
-10.8
-10.3
-8.5
-7.5
-7.7
-1.8
-4.2
-6.1
-8.0
-8.1
-8.0
-1.5
-3.7
-5.5
-7.7
-8.0
-8.1
-17.6
-13.8
-15.3
-13.6
-12.2
-12
-8.8
-9.2
-7.4
-7.7
-7.6
-7.7
-2.2
-4.8
-6.4
-8.7
-8.5
-8.3
-1.9
-4.2
-5.6
-8.3
-8.4
-8.3
-14.8
-13.6
-11.4
-8.6
-7.8
-7.9
-12.6
-12.2
-11.0
-9.2
-8.0
-8.0
-3.4
-1.9
-6.2
-4.4
-7.6
-6
-9.2
-8.5
-8.5
-8.5
-8.3
-8.4
-1.7
-4
-5.5
-8.2
-8.4
-8.4
2004/09/28
2005/04/16
2005/05/16
2005/07/18
2005/09/08

Notes:

THERMISTOR DATA
SRK-35
Sebastian Fortin
(SRK)
Bead
Location from
Top (m)
Bead Depth
(m)
3.0
4.0
6.0
8.5
11.0
0.4
1.4
2.4
4.4
6.9
9.4
-6.8
-3.7
-2.9
-4.3
-5.1
-5.0
-7.4
-6.1
-4.5
-5.4
-6.0
-6.3
-7.5
-6.2
-4.6
-5.4
-6.0
-6.3
0.4
1.4
2.4
4.4
6.9
9.4
-10.3
-7.5
-6.0
-5.0
-5.9
-6.2
2003/05/17
-6.4
-7.0
-6.4
-5.3
-5.9
-6.3
2003/08/25
-0.4
-3.1
-4.8
-5.6
-6.0
-6.3
2003/09/21
-0.4
-2.7
-4.4
-5.5
-6.0
-6.3
-13.5
-11
-8
-5.4
-6
-6.2
-10.6
-10
-8.4
-5.7
-5.9
-6
-0.5
-3.6
-5.6
-6.0
-5.9
-6.1
-0.5
-3.1
-5.0
-6.0
-6.1
-6.1
-10.9
-9.9
-8.2
-5.9
-6.0
-6.1
2005/05/16
-9.7
-9.1
-8.2
-6.1
-6.0
-6.1
2005/07/18
-1.3
-4.5
-6.4
-6.4
-6.1
-6.1
2005/09/08
-0.1
-3.3
-5.3
-6.3
-6.1
-6.1
2005/09/26
-0.4
-3
-5
-6.2
-6.1
-6.1
2003/04/08

Bead Depth
(m)
2004/04/11
2004/05/17
2004/08/23
2004/09/26
2005/04/16

Jay Hallman
(Miramar)
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
Mike Cripps
(Miramar)
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
Thorpe/Lindsay
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
Quinn
Jordan-Knox
(SRK)
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
D Kary
(Miramar)
Jay Hallman
(Miramar)
D Kary (Miramar)
E Ballent
(Miramar)
Notes:

2.0
Date
Temperature
(Celsius)
Read By
Bead No.

THERMISTOR DATA
SRK-37
Bead No.
Bead Location
from Top (m)
Inclined Bead
Depth (m)
Vert. Bead
Depth (m)
Bead
Bead Bead Bead Bead Bead
1
Bead 2
3
4
5
6
7
Bead Bead Bead

8
9
10
6.0
11.0
13.5
16.0
18.5
21.0
23.5
26.0
28.5
31.0
0.0
4.6
7.1
9.6
12.1
14.6
17.1
19.6
22.1
24.6
5.0
6.8
Date
0.0
3.3
8.6
10.4
12.1
13.9
15.7
17.4
2003/04/06
-14.7
-14.0
-12.2 -10.5
-9.3
-8.6
-8.2
-8.2
-8.4
-8.2
2003/04/09
-20.9
-13.1
-11.1
-9.6
-8.8
-8.7
-8.1
-8.2
-8.3
-8.0
Dan Mackie (SRK)
2003/04/13
-23.0
-14.2
-12.4 -10.7
-9.5
-8.8
-8.3
-8.3
-8.4
-8.2
Dan Mackie (SRK)
2003/04/15
-20.9
-14.3
-12.5 -10.8
-9.6
-8.8
-8.3
-8.2
-8.3
-8.2
Dan Mackie (SRK)
2003/04/16
-13.3
-14.2
-12.5 -10.8
-9.6
-8.8
-8.3
-8.2
-8.3
-8.2
Dan Mackie (SRK)
2003/04/20
-10.3
-14.3
-12.6 -10.9
-9.7
-8.9
-8.4
-8.2
-8.3
-8.2
2003/05/16
-1.8
-13.4
-12.5 -11.3 -10.1
-9.3
-8.6
-8.3
-8.2
-8.2
2003/08/25
2003/09/21
13.0
-5.2
-6.9
-6.1
-7.9
-7.1
-9.1
-8.6
-9.2
-8.8
-8.9
-8.8
-8.7
-8.6
-8.4
-8.5
-8.2
-8.3
2004/04/11
Thorpe/Lindsay
2004/05/17
-19.9
-3.2
-17
-15.5
-14.6 -12 -10.1

-14.4 -12.6 -11
-9
-9.8
-8.9
-9
-8.1
-8.3
-8.1
-8.2
-8.1
-8
2004/08/27
4.7
-7.4
-8.6
-9.4
-9.8
-9.7
-9.3
-8.9
-8.5
-8.2
Quinn
Jordan-Knox
(SRK)
2004/09/26
-8.4
2005/04/16
D Kary
(Miramar)
2005/05/16
2005/07/18
D Kary (Miramar)
2005/09/08
E Ballent (Miramar)
2005/09/26
Read By
-8.7
-7.9
-1.4
-6.6
-7.5
-9.0
-9.2
-9.1
-8.9
-8.6
-8.3
-13.8
-16.5
-14.6 -12.3 -10.6
-9.5
-8.8
-8.4
-8.3
-8.2
-4.1
-14.6
-13.9 -12.5 -11.1 -10.0
-9.1
-8.6
-8.3
-8.2
11.9
-9.3
-10.3 -10.8 -10.7 -10.2
-9.5
-9
-8.6
-8.3
15.6
-6.9
-8.1
-9
-9.5
-9.6
-9.4
-9
-8.7
-8.4
-1.7
-6.3
-7.4
-8.4
-9.1
-9.3
-9.2
-9
-8.7
-8.4
Notes:
First bead is above ground surface
Drill hole completed and pipe installed to 21.2 m vert. depth on March 25, 2003
Thermistor installation March 26, 2003
Vert. Bead Depth corrected for drill hole angle
SRK-38
Read By
Date
THERMISTOR DATA
Bead Bead Bead Bead Bead Bead Bead Bead
Bead No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Bead
Location
from Top
6.0 11.0 16.0 21.0 31.0 41.0 51.0
(m)
Bead
Depth (m)
Dylan MacGregor
2003/08/25
(SRK)
Mike Cripps
(Miramar)
2003/09/21
Thorpe/Lindsay
2004/05/17
Dylan MacGregor
2004/08/27
(SRK)
Quinn
Jordan-Knox
(SRK)
2004/09/26
Dylan MacGregor
2005/04/16
(SRK)
D Kary
(Miramar)
Jay Hallman
(Miramar)
D Kary (Miramar)
Dylan MacGregor
2004/04/11
(SRK)
2005/05/16
2005/07/18
2005/09/08
E Ballent
2005/09/26
(Miramar)
Notes:
-2.1
1.0
6.0
11.0 16.0 26.0 36.0
46.0
1.5
-7.9
-7.7
-8.1
-8.1
-8.0
-8.1
0.2
-7.9
-8.0
-8.2
-8.2
-8.1
-8.1
-17.6 -8
-13.4 -8.4
-8.2
-8.2
-8.3
-8.2
-8.2
-8.2
-8.1
-8.1
-8.1
-8.1
0.3
-9.0
-8.2
-8.2
-8.2
-8.1
-8.1
-0.5
-8.8
-8.2
-8.2
-8.2
-8.1
-8.1
-15.1 -8.5
-8.3
-8.3
-8.2
-8.1
-8.1
-12.4 -8.9
-8.3
-8.2
-8.2
-8.0
-8.1
0.9
-9.3
-8.3
-8.2
-8.2
-8
-8
0.9
-9
-8.3
-8.2
-8.2
-8
-8
-0.3
-8.9
-8.3
-8.3
-8.2
-8
-8

THERMISTOR DATA
SRK-39
Read By
Date

Bead
Location
from Top
21.0
26.6
32.1
43.1
54.1
66.0
(m)
Bead
Depth (m)
4.6
10.2
15.7
26.7
37.7
49.6
-1.2
-3.8
-1.1
-1.8
-1.9
-7.5
-6.3
-7.7
-7.8
-8.0
N/A
-8.2
-15.8
-11.8
-16
-12.3
-7.1
-7.8
-7.6
-7.6
-7.8
-7.8
-8
-8
4.5
4.2
-8.2
-7.9
-7.8
-8.0
-2.7
-2.5
-8.0
-7.9
-7.8
-8.0
-13.9
-12.9
-7.9
-7.8
-7.9
-8.0
-8.3
-7.8
-7.8
-8.0
-8.1
-8.6
-8
-7.8
-8
-8.1
-8.2
-8.1
-7.9
-8
-8.1
-8.1
-8.2
-7.9
-8
-8.1
2003/08/25
2003/09/21
2004/04/11
2004/05/17
2004/08/27
2004/09/28
2005/04/16
Dylan
MacGregor
(SRK)
Mike Cripps
(Miramar)
Dylan
MacGregor
(SRK)
Thorpe/Lindsay
Dylan
MacGregor
(SRK)
Quinn
Jordan-Knox
(SRK)
Dylan
MacGregor
(SRK)
D Kary
(Miramar)
Jay Hallman
(Miramar)
2005/05/16
2005/07/18
D Kary (Miramar) 2005/09/08

E Ballent
2005/09/26
(Miramar)
Notes:
SRK-40
Read By
Date
THERMISTOR DATA
Bead No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Bead
Location
from Top
6.0 11.0 16.0 21.0 31.0 41.0 51.0
(m)
Bead
Depth (m)
2003/08/25
2003/09/21
2004/04/11
2004/05/17
2004/08/27
2004/09/26
2005/04/16
2005/05/16
Dylan McGreggor
(SRK)
Mike Cripps
(Miramar)
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
Thorpe/Lindsay
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
Quinn
Jordan-Knox
(SRK)
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
D Kary
(Miramar)
Jay Hallman
(Miramar)
D Kary (Miramar)
2005/07/18
2005/09/08
0.9
5.9
10.9
15.9
25.9
35.9
45.9
3.1
-8.2
-8.7
-8.5
-8.7
-8.8
-8.8
-7.8
-8.7
-8.6
-8.7
-8.8
-8.9
-18.2 -10
-14.7 -10.9
-8.2
-8.5
-8.5
-8.5
-8.8
-8.8
-8.9
-8.9
-8.9
-8.9
-0.1
-9.2
-9.0
-8.7
-8.7
-8.8
-8.8
-1.1
-8.4
-9.0
-8.7
-8.7
-8.7
-8.8
-15.9 -10.5
-8.6
-8.7
-8.8
-8.8
-8.9
-13.6 -10.9
-8.8
-8.7
-8.7
-8.8
-8.8
-0.5
0.5
-14.2
-8.8
-9.2
-9.2
-8.7
-8.7
-8.7
-8.7
-8.8
-8.6
-8.8
-8.6
-0.5
-8.3
-9.1
-8.7
-8.5
-8.3
-8.4
Notes:
SRK-41
Read By
Date
THERMISTOR DATA
Bead No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Bead
Location
from Top
3.5
6.0
8.5
11.0 13.5 16.0 18.5 21.0
(m)
Bead
Depth (m)
E Ballent (Miramar)
2003/08/25
2003/09/21
2004/04/11
2004/05/17
2004/08/27
2004/09/26
2005/04/16
2005/05/16
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
Mike Cripps
(Miramar)
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
Thorpe/Lindsay
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
Quinn
Jordan-Knox
(SRK)
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
D Kary
(Miramar)
Jay Hallman
(Miramar)
D Kary (Miramar)
2005/07/18
2005/09/08
2005/09/26
1.4
3.9
6.4
8.9
11.4
13.9
16.4
18.9
-16
N/A
-4.9
-6.2
-6.5
-6.5
-6.8
-7
-15.4 -10.8
-10
-6.3
-6.7
-6.8
-7
-7.8
-18.5
-2.1
error
-109
-9.3
-9.9
-6.6
-7.3
-6.5
-6.7
-6.8
-6.8
-7.1
-7
-7.2
-7.2
6.2
error
-6.5
-7.3
-7.2
-7.1
-7.1
-7.1
-1.3 -109.0
-5.8
-7.0
-7.2
-7.1
-7.1
-7.2
-13.5
-7.8
-6.5
-6.6
-7.0
-7.1
-7.2
-9.4
-8.2
-6.9
-6.8
-7.0
-7.1
-7.2
19
23.6
-6.9
-5.8
-7.2
-6.9
-7
-7
-7
-7.1
-7.1
-7.1
-7.2
-7.2
-1
-5.5
-6.7
-7
-7.1
-7.1
-7.2
error
Notes:
SRK-42
Read By
Date
THERMISTOR DATA
Bead No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Bead
Location
from Top
11.0 16.0 21.0 31.0 41.0 51.0
(m)
Bead
Depth (m)
2003/08/25
2003/09/21
2004/04/11
2004/05/17
2004/08/27
2004/09/28
2005/04/16
2005/05/16
Dylan McGreggor
(SRK)
Mike Cripps
(Miramar)
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
Thorpe/Lindsay
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
Quinn
Jordan-Knox
(SRK)
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
D Kary
(Miramar)
Jay Hallman
(Miramar)
D Kary (Miramar)
2005/07/18
2005/09/08

Notes:
0.2
5.2
10.2
20.2
30.2
40.2
-6.3
-7.1
-7.8
-8
-8.1
0.8
-6.3
-7.3
-7.9
-8.1
-8.1
-17.4 -7.6
-11.3 -8.6
-7.4
-7.4
-8
-8
-8.1
-8.1
-8.1
-8.1
1.6
-7.7
-7.6
-8.0
-8.1
-8.1
-0.1
-7.2
-7.0
-8.0
-8.1
-8.1
-14.1 -7.7
-7.6
-8.0
-8.1
-8.1
-11.4 -8.2
-7.5
-8.0
-8.1
-8.1
2.9
1.2
-8
-7.2
-7.6
-7.6
-8
-8
-8.1
-8
-8.1
-8.1
-0.1
-7
-7.6
-8
-8.1
-8.1
SRK-43
Read By
Date
THERMISTOR DATA
Bead No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Bead
Location
from Top
15.5 21.0 26.6 32.1 43.1 54.1 66.0
(m)
Bead
Depth (m)
E Ballent (Miramar)
2003/08/25
2003/09/21
2004/04/11
2004/05/17
2004/08/27
2004/09/28
2005/04/16
2005/05/16
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
Mike Cripps
(Miramar)
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
Thorpe/Lindsay
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
Quinn
Jordan-Knox
(SRK)
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
D Kary
(Miramar)
Jay Hallman
(Miramar)
D Kary (Miramar)
2005/07/18
2005/09/08
2005/09/26
0.5
6.0
11.6
17.1
28.1
39.1
51.0
-2.3
-7.7
-7.8
-7.6
-8.2
-8.5
-8.5
-2.6
-8.2
-8.3
-8.2
-8.5
-8.6
-8.5
-16.4
-14.5
-8.2
-8.4
-8.6
-8.6
-8.7
-8.8
-8.7
-8.7
-8.6
-8.6
-8.9
-8.5
-5.2
-9.0
-8.6
-8.7
-8.7
-8.7
-8.5
-4.5
-9.0
-8.6
-8.8
-8.7
-8.6
-8.5
-15.1
-8.6
-8.7
-8.8
-8.8
-8.6
-8.5
-13.3
-8.8
-8.7
-8.8
-8.7
-8.6
-8.5
-6.4
-4.6
-9.1
-9.2
-8.7
-8.7
-8.8
-8.7
-8.7
-8.7
-8.6
-8.5
-8.5
-8.4
-4.1
-9.1
-8.7
-8.8
-8.7
-8.6
-8.5
Notes:
THERMISTOR DATA
Bead Bead
Bead Bead
Bead
Bead Bead Bead Bead Bead
Bead No.
1
2
Bead 3 4
5
Bead 6
7
Bead 8
9
10
11
12
13
Bead
Location
from Top
5.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 50.0 70.0 90.0 110.0 130.0 150.0 170.0 190.0 200.0
(m)
SRK-50
Read By
Date
Bead
Depth (m)
E Ballent (Miramar)
2004/08/31
2004/09/26
2005/04/25
2005/05/16
2005/07/18
2005/09/08
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
Quinn
Jordan-Knox
(SRK)
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
D Kary
(Miramar)
Jay Hallman
(Miramar)
D Kary (Miramar)
2005/09/26
5.0
10.0
20.0
30.0
50.0
70.0
90.0
110.0 130.0 150.0 170.0 190.0 200.0
-5.4
-6
-5.1
-4.9
-4.9
-5
-4.8
-4.7
-4.4
-4.3
-4.1
-3.8
-3.7
-5.4
-6.4
-5.7
-5.4
-5.3
-5.3
-5.1
-5
-4.7
-4.5
-4.3
-3.9
-3.8
-10.3
-7.2
-5.9
-5.65 -5.55
-5.45
-5.3
-5
-4.8
-4.6
-4.4
-4.05
-3.95
-10.1
-7.5
-5.9
-5.7
-5.4
-5.4
-5.3
-5
-4.8
-4.6
-4.4
-4
-4
-7.9
-6.3
-7.6
-7.2
-6
-6.1
-5.7
-5.7
-5.5
-5.5
-5.4
-5.4
-5.3
-5.3
-5.1
-5
-4.8
-4.8
-4.6
-4.6
-4.4
-4.4
-4.1
-4
-4
-4
-5.8
-6.9
-6.1
-5.7
-5.4
-5.4
-5.2
-5.1
-4.8
-4.6
-4.4
-4
-3.9
Notes:
String Serial No. =
TS1618

Estimated stickup: (assume no stickup)
finalized by QJK- check field notes for final stickup
Instrumentation installed August 8, 2004

PVC installed to (m b.g.s.):
Drill hole completed to (m b.g.s.):
202.5 m
205 m
SRK-51
Read By
Date
THERMISTOR DATA
Bead No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
Bead
Location
from Top
0.25 1.25 1.50 1.75 2.00 2.50
(m)
Bead
Depth (m)
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
D Kary
(Miramar)
Jay Hallman
(Miramar)
D Kary (Miramar)
E Ballent (Miramar)
Notes:
3.00
3.50
4.00
4.50
5.00
6.00
1.50
2.00
2.50
3.00
3.50
4.00
5.00
-9.5 -10.7 -11.7 -12.9
-12.8
-12.2 -11.3 -10.4
-9.6
-8.6
-21.8 -10.7 -11.2 -11.3 -11.6 -11.9
-11.9
-11.8 -11.4 -10.9 -10.3
-9.3
21.9
27.6
-5.1
-7.8
-6.2
-5.8
-9
-7.5
-7.1
-9.7
-9.4
-9.3
-0.75
2005/04/26 erature (Ce

05/16/2005

7
8
9
10
11
12
0.3
07/18/2005
09/08/2005
09/26/2005
0.25 0.50
-8.2
3.5
2.1
-0.3
-0.5
1.2
-0.3
0.75
-2.2
-1
-1.2
1.00
-3.7
-2.4
-2.2
-6.1
-4.6
-4.2

Total string length = 6m
String stick-up above ground (m) :
Drill hole completed to 14.7m, ABS pipe used as casing, placed down to ~.6m below ground surface
-9.7
-8.4
-8
-10
-9
-8.7
-10
-9.3
-9
THERMISTOR DATA
SRK-52
Read By
Date
Bead No. Bead 1 Bead 2 Bead 3 Bead 4 Bead 5 Bead 6 Bead 7 Bead 8 Bead 9 Bead 10 Bead 11 Bead 12
Bead
Location
from Top
0.25
1.25
1.50
1.75
2.00
2.50
3.00
3.50
4.00
4.50
5.00
6.00
(m)
Bead
Depth (m)
-0.75
0.25
0.50
0.75
1.00
1.50
2.00
2.50
3.00
3.50
4.00
5.00
-7.9
-10.5
-12.7
-14.5
-16
-16.3
-16
-15.3
-14.7
-13.8
-12.9
9.2
-8.8
-10.7
-12.5
-14.2
-15.9
-16.3
-16
-15.4
-14.8
-14
-13.1
-9.8
-9.5
-11.1
-11.9
-12.8
-13.9
-14.5
-14.8
-14.7
-14.4
-13.9
-13.4
21.4
-2.7
-4.6
-7
-8.8
-10
-10.8
-11.2
-11.3
-11.7
21.2
10.3
2.3
-1.5
-3.1
-5.2
-6.9
-8
-8.8
-9.3
-9.5
-10.1
-1.4
-1.2
-0.9
-1.5
-2.8
-4.8
-6.3
-7.4
-8.2
-8.7
-8.9
-9.6
Dylan MacGregor
04/26/2005
(SRK)
D Kary
(Miramar)
Jay Hallman
(Miramar)
05/16/2005
07/18/2005
Dylan MacGregor
2005/04/25
(SRK)
E Ballent
09/26/2005
(Miramar)
Notes:
Drill hole completed to 14.75m, ABS pipe used as casing, placed down to ~.75m below ground surface
THERMISTOR DATA
SRK-53
Read By
Date

Bead
Location
from Top
2.00
3.00
4.00
6.00
8.50
11.00
(m)
Bead
Depth (m)
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
D Kary
(Miramar)
Jay Hallman
(Miramar)
D Kary (Miramar)
2005/04/26 erature (Ce

05/16/2005
07/18/2005
09/08/2005
0.60
1.60
2.60
4.60
7.10
9.60
-1.1
-0.8
-0.6
-0.3
-5.8
-5.9
-9.4
-9.7
-9.8
-8.2
-7.3
-6.7
-0.6
0.7
-4.3
-2.7
-6.5
-4.8
-7.8
-6.8
-7.6
-7.1
-7.1
-7
-0.1
-2.5
-4.5
-6.5
-6.9
-6.9
Notes:
String stick-uppabove ground ,(m) : p p p
1.4
(factory zero markg,1.4m
ppabove ground
p p surface)
wieghted to the bottom of the hole with the inside dry.
THERMISTOR DATA
SRK-54
Read By
Date

Bead
Location
from Top
2.0
3.0
4.0
6.0
8.5
11.0
(m)
Bead
Depth (m)
Quinn
Jordan-Knox
(SRK)
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
D Kary
(Miramar)
Jay Hallman
(Miramar)
D Kary (Miramar)
E Ballent (Miramar)
1.0
2.0
3.0
5.0
7.5
10.0
-0.1
-0.6
-4.3
-5.7
-6
-14.7
-14.1
-12.9
-9.5
-7.1
-6.8
-12.3
-12.4
-11.9
-9.7
-7.5
-6.9
1.4
1.5
-3.6
-2.1
-6.1
-4.3
-8.3
-6.9
-7.9
-7.6
-7.1
-7.2
-1.8
-3.8
-6.4
-7.5
-7.2
2004/09/28
04/21/2005
05/16/2005
07/18/2005
Temperat
ure
(Celsius)
09/08/2005
09/26/2005
Notes:
THERMISTOR DATA
SRK-56
Read By
Date

Bead
Location
from Top
2.0
3.0
4.0
6.0
8.5
11.0
(m)
Bead
Depth (m)
04/21/2005
4/24/2005
05/16/2005
07/18/2005

E Ballent
(Miramar)
0.8
3.3
5.8
2004/09/28
Quinn
Jordan-Knox
(SRK)
Dylan
MacGregor
(SRK)
Dylan
MacGregor
(SRK)
D Kary
(Miramar)
Jay Hallman
(Miramar)
09/26/2005
-2.9
-2.9
-2.6
-0.3
-3.6
-12.7
-13.4
-10.7
-11.9
error
error
1.4
1.7
1.6
-11.7
error
error
-12.8
-8.8
-10.4
-10.8
error
error
20.2
18.4
23.7
0.6
error
error
26.3
24
28.6
1.3
error
error
-1.4
-1.5
-1.1
error
error
Notes:
Approximate Stick up above ground (visual estimation from photo
Top three beads are above casing (from Quinn's field notes)
5.2
THERMISTOR DATA
SRK-57
Read By
Date

Bead
Location
from Top
2.00
3.00
4.00
6.00
8.50
11.00
(m)
Bead
Depth (m)
D Kary
(Miramar)
Jay Hallman
(Miramar)
0.33
1.33
3.33
5.83
8.33
-6.1
-5.5
-12.9
-12.5
-8.9
-6.6
error
error
error
-12.2
-10.6
-8.8
13.5
error
error
-7.6
-9.1
-9
7.8
error
error
-5.3
-7.3
-8.2
-1.4
error
error
-4.8
-6.8
-7.8
2005/04/26
05/16/2005
07/18/2005
D Kary (Miramar)
09/08/2005
E Ballent
(Miramar)
09/26/2005
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
-0.67
Notes:
String stick-uppabove ground, (m) : p p p
saturated PVC pipe with end cap on bottom.
2.67
(factory zero
g, mark
g 2.67 m above ground surface)
THERMISTOR DATA
SRK-58
Read By
Date

Bead
Location
from Top
2.00
3.00
4.00
6.00
8.50
11.00
(m)
Bead
Depth (m)
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
2005/04/25
Dylan MacGregor
(SRK)
04/26/2005
D Kary
(Miramar)
Jay Hallman
(Miramar)
07/18/2005
09/08/2005
E Ballent
(Miramar)
09/26/2005
2.07
3.07
5.07
7.57
10.07
-6.5
-6.2
-3.5
-1.5
-0.4
-5.8
-11.3
-10.8
-8.9
-5.1
-2
-6.5
-11.3
-11.2
-10.6
-8.2
-7.3
-6.9
-4.2
-7.6
-9.1
-8.7
-7.7
-7.1
-2.8
-6
-7.9
-8.4
-7.8
-7.2
-2.6
-5.6
-7.5
-8.2
-7.8
-7.3
erature (Ce
05/16/2005
D Kary (Miramar)
1.07
Notes:
String stick-uppabove ground ,(m) : p p p
to the bottom of the hole with the inside dry.
0.93
(factory zero mark

0.93m above
g, pp
p p ground
g surface)
SRK-62
Read By
Date
THERMISTOR DATA
Bead Bead Bead
Bead No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
Bead 7 Bead 8 9
10
11
Bead
Location
from Top
0.25 1.25 1.50 1.75 2.00 2.50 3.00
3.50 4.00 4.50 5.00
(m)
Bead
Depth (m)

D Kary
(Miramar)
D Kary (Miramar)
E Ballent (Miramar)
04/25/2005
04/26/2005
-0.75
erature (Ce 7.4
-7.8
05/16/2005
07/18/2005
09/08/2005
09/26/2005
-6.6
13.3
17.6
-1.7
0.25
-4.4
-6.8
6.00
0.50 0.75 1.00 1.50

-7.9 -10.1 -11.3 -12.1
-7.7 -9.5 -10.8 -12
2.00
-12
-12.3
2.50
-11.4
-11.7
3.00 3.50
-10.7 -9.8
-11.1 -10.2
4.00
-9.1
-9.5
5.00
-7.6
-8.1
-10.6 -10.7 -10.9 -10.8 -10.8

2.5
2
1.7
-1.2 -3.2
3.4
2.4
2
-0.4 -1.9
0
-0.1 -0.2 -0.7 -1.6
-10.8
-4.5
-3
-2.7
-10.7
-5.5
-3.9
-3.5
-10.5 -10.2
-6.4 -7.1
-4.8 -5.5
-4.3
-5
-9.9
-7.6
-6.1
-5.7
-8.9
-8
-6.9
-6.5
Notes:
Bead
12
Drill hole completed to 15.5m, ABS pipe used as casing, placed down 0.6m below ground surface, thermistor placed with no PVC pipe.
Appendix 3
Laboratory Testing

Unfrozen Water Content by Time Domain Reflectometry
Project :
Hope Bay Thermal Test Program
Project No.: 0701-1780146
Date Tested: June 2, 2005
Calibration Factor
Calibration Increment
Offset
TC Probe 1
Reading (k)
1
2
3
4
5
1
0
0.135
Temp.
(C)
41.91
-7.23
-5.09
-4.10
-3.10
-2.31
37.67
35.82
34
32.6
Ka^0.5
Ka
3.05
9.27
9.66
10.93
14.17
16.97
3.11
3.31
3.76
4.12
Volumetric Unfrozen
Water Content (%)
Smith and
Topp
Tice (1988) et al. (1980)
14.8
15.7
18.8
26.0
31.4
17.8
18.6
21.0
26.6
30.7
Unfrozen Water Content Curve
60
Volumetric Unfrozen Water
Content (%)
Specimen No. 62-10L

Test Number: TDR-100
Saturation (%):104.2
50
40
30
0.0
Topp et al.
(1980)
Smith and Tice
(1988)
Gravimetric
20
10
0
5
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-7
-8
-9
-10
Temperature (C)
Smith and Tice (1988): L=-0.1458+0.03868*Ka-0.0008502*Ka^2+0.00000992*Ka^3)

Topp et al (1980): L=-0.0597+0.0318*Ka-0.000738*Ka^2+0.00000814*Ka^3)
A. Pre-Test Properties
Volume
(cm3)
3764
Mass
(g)
6901.4
Mass (dry)
(g)
4796
Mass
Density Water Content
(g/cm3)
(% solids)
1.83
43.90
Volumetric
Water Content
(% solids)*
(% total)
120.7
55.9
B. Post-Test Properties
Volumetric
Mass
Water Content
Volume
Mass
Mass (dry) Density Water Content
Saturation
(cm3)
(g)
(g)
(g/cm3)
(% solids)
(% solids)*
(% total)
(%)
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
104.2
Remarks:
Average volumetric water content=
55.9
2.75
*estimated using a specific gravity=
Appendix F
Re: Wave Run-up Calculations

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Determine Hydraulic Freeboard for
Doris North Project Tailings Dam
Project #:
1CM014.006
Introduction
This technical memorandum documents the wave run-up calculations that were used to determine the
appropriate wave run-up portion of the hydraulic freeboard design height for the North Dam of the
Doris North Project.
Previous Wave Run-up Calculation

A preliminary calculation of the wave run-up was documented in SRK (2005), and used empirical
tables correlating wind speed, fetch and wave height (USDI 1987). Based on an arbitrary maximum
wind speed of 160 km/hr, with a maximum fetch distance of 3,200 m (equal to the maximum distance
between the North and South Dams); the resultant wave height would be 1.13 m, requiring a 1.7 m
vertical freeboard height. Since this value is obviously too conservative, a more rigorous assessment
of the wave run-up height was carried out as described in the following sections.
Wind Speed Determination

A long term database of site specific wind data is not available for the Doris North Project site. The
data that is available includes two years of data from a weather station at Doris Lake, as well as
approximately 5 years of data at the Boston site 60 km south of the Project (Golder 2005a, b; AMEC
2003). Golder (2005b) carried out a correlation between wind data at Roberts bay (4 km north of the
site) with wind data from Cambridge Bay (160 km north of the site); however, this involved only a
few days of data. Neither of these data sets is sufficient to estimate wind speeds required for wave
run-up calculations.
SRK contracted Mr. Pat Bryan, P.Eng., an associate hydrologist to determine design wind speeds for
any given recurrence interval that could be used at the Doris North site.
The estimation of extreme winds entailed a three step process. The first step was to extract an annual
series of annual maximum hourly wind speed from the climate record of the Cambridge Bay Airport
(see Table 1). This station has been measuring wind speed since 1953 and its record now spans 52
years. The largest event on record occurred on October 3, 1974 and attained an hourly average wind
speed of 101 km/h.
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The second step involved fitting the annual series of maximum wind speeds to three different
frequency distributions to estimate extreme wind speeds for a variety of return periods. The results
of the analysis are presented in Table 2. All three distributions provided reasonably similar estimates
for all return periods from 2 to 500 years. The largest estimate of the 500-year event was generated
by the Log-Pearson Type III distribution and is only 11% greater than the smallest estimate, which
was generated by the Generalized Extreme Value distribution.
Table 1: Observed Annual Maximum Hourly Wind Speeds at Cambridge Bay.
Calendar Year
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
Minimum
Average
Maximum
Annual Maximum Hourly Wind Speed (km/h)

71
80
68
71
76
80
89
69
76
71
89
69
72
68
69
72
85
84
80
89
82
101
87
97
80
93
83
89
65
67
70
69
80
80
70
69
74
83
74
74
67
70
82
76
74
83
65
74
80
65
70
65
65
76.7
101
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Table 2: Estimated Annual Maximum Hourly Wind Speeds (km/h) at Cambridge Bay for
Various Return Periods.
Frequency Distribution Used to Predict
Extreme Hourly Wind Speeds:
Return Period
(years)
Generalized
Extreme
Value
3-Parameter
Lognormal
Log-Pearson
Type III
75
84
89
95
102
107
112
118
75
83
89
95
104
111
118
128
74
83
89
96
105
112
120
131
2
5
10
20
50
100
200
500
The third step entailed determining how representative the Cambridge Bay wind data are of the mine
site. This was done by comparing annual extremes at the two mine site weather stations with the
corresponding annual extremes at Cambridge Bay. Table 3 tabulates the annual maximum wind
speeds at the three stations over the period 2000 to 2004. The annual peak hourly wind speeds at the
Boston station tended to be about 17% smaller than the annual peaks measured at Cambridge Bay.
The peaks at Doris North, on the other hand, were nearly identical to the peaks observed at
Cambridge Bay. Accordingly, these data suggest the Cambridge Bay data are reasonably
representative of the mine site conditions. The Boston site provided four annual peaks for the
comparison while the Doris Site provided two.
Table 3: Comparison of Maximum Wind Speeds at Cambridge Bay and Mine site
Meteorological Stations.
Cambridge Bay Airport
Meteorological Station
Boston
Year
Completeness
of Annual
Record
Annual
Maximum
Hourly Wind
Speed
(%)
(km/h)
(%)
(km/h)
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
99.8
99.9
100
100
100
74
80
65
70
65
99.7
81.5
99.2
70.0
57
65
57
60
n/a
Doris North
Completeness
of Annual
Record
Annual
Maximum
Hourly Wind
Speed
Completeness
of Annual
Record
Annual
Maximum
Hourly Wind
Speed
(%)
(km/h)
49.3
90.1
n/a
n/a
n/a
71
64
Fetch Length
The maximum fetch length for any waves that may connect with the North Dam, for any wind
direction, when the full supply level of 33.5 m has been reached in Tail Lake, is 1,326 m (northwest
direction). Similarly, the maximum fetch length impacting the South Dam is 3,012 m (northnorthwest direction).
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Wave Run-up Calculations

For the wave run-up calculations the extreme wind speeds calculated according to the Log Pearson
Type III method (Table 2) was used. Calculations were carried out for a 1:100 year and 1:500 year
recurrence interval, at fetch lengths of 1,326 and 3,102 m.
Table 4 list the results of the wave run-up calculations according to the method described in Sorenson
(1997, Section 2.9).
Table 4: Summary of Wave Run-up Calculation Results.
Parameter
Fetch
Recurrence Interval
Wind Speed (km/hr)
Wind Speed (m/sec)
Significant Wave Height (m)
Peak Spectral Period (sec)
Wavelength (m)
Wave Run-up, Smooth Surface (m)
Wave Run-up, Rip-rap Surface (m)
North Dam
1,326 m
1:100
1:500
112
131
31.1
36.4
0.58
0.68
2.2
2.3
7.2
8.1
0.33
0.38
0.16
0.19
South Dam
3,012 m
1:100
1:500
112
131
31.1
36.4
0.87
1.02
2.8
3.0
12.5
13.9
0.50
0.59
0.25
0.29
Conclusion
Based on the wave run-up calculations documented in this technical memorandum, the maximum
hydraulic freeboard required to prevent overtopping of the dams due to wave run-up is 0.29 m.
References
AMEC Earth & Environmental Ltd. 2003. Meteorology and Hydrology Baseline, Doris North
Project. November.
Golder Associates Ltd. 2005a. Doris North Project Air Quality Assessment Methods. Report No. 051373-008, May.
Golder Associates Ltd. 2005b. Potential Impacts on Shorelines Due to Construction of a Jetty at
Roberts Bay, Miramar Doris North Project. Report No. 04-1373-009.4100, May.
Sorenson, R.M., 1997. Basic Coastal Engineering. Chapman & Hall. ISBN: 041212341X. pp. 288.
SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc. 2005. Revised Dam Design, Preliminary Engineering, Hope Bay
Doris North Project, Nunavut, Canada. Project No. 1CM014.04. May.
United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation. 1987. Design of Small Dams. A
Water Resources Technical Publication, Third Edition, 66. 860.
Appendix G
Larger Scale Drawings of Thermal Modelling Results

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Simulations
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Figures 1 through 3 below provides the cyclic temperature as modeled along the centerline of the
dam at an elevation of 33.5, which is the FSL of the dam. The simulation results presented in the
main body of the report, Figures 17 through 20 reflects the warm peaks presented in these figures
for the simulation periods of 5, 15, 25 and 40 years respectively. These peaks happen to occur in the
month of September every year. Therefore the depth of maximum summer thaw is clearly indicated
by the isotherms on the drawings. This is deemed the best way to present the data since a table of
depths can only be presented for a specific location on the dam, whereas the isotherms clearly show
the temperature at any point along the dam. Furthermore the summer thaw depths associated with
any freezing temperature as compared to the design criteria can be evaluated with this data.
Figures 4 though 15 below are larger scale drawings of the upper zone of the dam, and each Figure
coincides with the simulations presented in Figures 17 through 20 of the main report.
The readers attention is drawn to the fact that these Figures (including those in the main report)
have been produced using a vector based format and therefore the zoom tool in any PDF reader can
be used to enlarge these drawings to any scale without loss of resolution.
Predictions for upset conditions for the case without thermosyphons were not presented in the
report, since the analysis indicated that in order to ensure the design objectives of the dam core
temperature thermosyphons would be required.
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HOPE BAY DORIS NORTH - North Dam 26 Jul 2005
Ground temperature (C)
-2
-4
-6
-8
-10
-12
Average climate - Top of core elev. 33.5 m
-14
0
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
Time (years)
Figure 1: Cyclic temperature along the North Dam core center line at an elevation of
33.5 m (FSL), under average climatic conditions without any thermosyphons
present.
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-2
-4
-6
-8
-10
-12
Average climate with thermosyphons - Top of core elev. 33.5 m
-14
0
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
Time (years)
33.5 m (FSL), under average climatic conditions with thermosyphons present.
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-2
-4
-6
-8
-10
-12
Warm climate with thermosyphons - Top of core elev. 33.5 m
-14
0
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
Time (years)
33.5 m (FSL), under warm climatic conditions with thermosyphons present.
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North Dam Avg climate Year 5 26 Jul 2005 T
Te: -14 -13 -12 -11 -10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1
-1-142-13
-6
-11
-10
-9
-8
-6
-4
-4
-3
-14
-12-13
-5
-7
-2
-5
-10
-7
-11
-9
-8
-2
-3
-2
-3
-3
Elevation (m)
-4
30
-5
-5
-4
-5 -6
-2
-4
-5
-4
-3
-6
-5
-7
-7
-7
20
60
80
Figure 4: Temperature prediction for the North Dam core after 5 years, under
average climatic conditions without any thermosyphons present (equivalent to
Figure 17 in SD A1).
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Te: -14 -13 -12 -11 -10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1
-14
-12
-8 -6
-7
-9
11
-13
-10
-4 -5
-3
-11
-6
-4
-9
-5
-12
-7 -8
Elevation (m)
-1
-10 3
-11
-9
-2
-3
-3
-1
-4
-3
-4
-5
-5
-3 -4-5
-2
-1
-2
30
- 14
-6
-1
-3
-6
-6
20
60
80
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Te: -14 -13 -12 -11 -10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1
-14
-10
-13-12
-5
-11
-8-9
-4
-7
-13-12
-6
-10
-7
-1
-14
-2
-1
-1
-1
-8-9 1
-6
-1
-2
-131
-3
-6
-5
-2
-2
-4
-1
Elevation (m)
-3
-3
30
-2
-4
-3
-5
-5
-6
-6
20
60
80
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Te: -14 -13 -12 -11 -10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1
-11
0
-9 -1
-6 -5
-4 -3
-1
-13
-8
-14-12
-13
-9 -10
-6
-7
-11
-5 -8
-7
-14
-1
- 13
-3
-6
-9
-4
-2
-2
Elevation (m)
-3
30
-3
-4
-3
-4
-5
-5
-5
20
60
80
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North Dam Avg climate Thermosyphons Year 5 26 Jul 2005 T
Te: -14 -13 -12 -11 -10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1
-8
-5
-6
-1
-3
-7
-3
-2
-6
-4
-4
-8
-5
-1
-7
-2
-1
-3
-1
-3
-2
-4
-2
Elevation (m)
-4
-3
-5
-4
-6
-5
-4
-3
30
-7
-6
-7
-8
-7
-8
-9
-9
-10
-8
-8
20
60
80
average climatic conditions with thermosyphons present (equivalent to Figure 18 in
SD A1).
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Te: -14 -13 -12 -11 -10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1
-7
-5
--21
-6
-3
-6
-3
-4
0
-5
-2
-1
00
-7
-1
-2
-4
0
-1
-6
-3
0
-1
-2
-21
-5
-3
-4
Elevation (m)
-3
-3
-5
-4
-3
-6
-2
30
-5
-4
-7
-7
-6
-8
-6
-8
-9
-8
20
60
80
SD A1).
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Te: -14 -13 -12 -11 -10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1
-3
-6
-4
-1
-7
-5
Elevation (m)
-2
-3
-5
-7
-1
-1
-2
-1
-4
-6
-3
-2
-4
-3
-5
-5
30
-6
-1
-1
-4
-1
-2
-2
-3
-6
-5
-7
-7
-8
-8
-7
20
60
80
SD A1).
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Te: -14 -13 -12 -11 -10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1
-5
-6
-2
-3
-4
-5
-2
-4
-1
-6
-3
-1
0
0
-2
-1
-3
-2
Elevation (m)
-3
-3
-4
-2
-5
-4
30
-4
-5
-6
-5
-6
-7
-7
-7
-6
-7
20
60
80
SD A1).
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North Dam Warm climate Thermosyphon Year 5 26 Jul 2005 T
40
Te: -14 -13 -12 -11 -10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1
-3 -4
-6
-3
-4
-5
-1
-2
-6
-2
-5
-1
0
-3
-4
-2
Elevation (m)
-6
-1
-2
-2
-3
-4
-3
-5
-4
30
-1
-6
-7
-6
-5
-6
-8
-8
-7
-7
-8
20
60
80
Figure 12: Temperature prediction for the North Dam core after 5 years, under warm
climatic conditions with thermosyphons present (equivalent to Figure 19 in SD A1).
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40
Te: -14 -13 -12 -11 -10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1
-6
-4
-1-2
-5
-3
-4 -2
-1
-6
-3 -5
-1
-1
Elevation (m)
--4
2
-1
-2
-3
-4
-1
-5
30
-5
-6
-5
-4
-6
-7
-6
-7
-8
-8
-7
-8
20
60
80
warm climatic conditions with thermosyphons present (equivalent to Figure 19 in
SD A1).
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40
Te: -14 -13 -12 -11 -10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1
-5 -4
-1 -2
-5-4 -3
0
-3
-1
-2
-1
-2
-1
-3
-2
-4
-3
30
-2
-1
Elevation (m)
-4
-4
-5
-5
-4
-6
-6
-6
-6
20
-7
-7
-5
-7
60
80
SD A1).
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40
Te: -14 -13 -12 -11 -10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1
-1
-5
-3-4
-1
-2
0
0
0
Elevation (m)
5
-3--4
-2
-2
-2
30
-4
-4
-3
-1
-2
-3
-3
-5
-6
-5
-4
20
60
80
SD A1).
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Appendix H
Detailed Slope Stability Results
Miramar Hope Bay Ltd. - Doris North Project

North Tailings Dam Stability Analysis
March 2005

North Tails Dam - Block Failure along liner
File Name: N Dam-US-Block2.slp
Last Saved Date: 29/03/2005
A nalysis Method: Morgenstern-Price
P.W.P. Option: Piezometric Lines / Ru
Seismic Coef ficient: (none)
Material Properties
Geometry
Dam Height
UpstreamSlope
Downstream Slope
Unit Weight
(kN.cu.m.)
20
21
21
18
18.5
60
11.0 m
9.5 deg. (6H:1V)
14.0 deg. (4H:1V)
Results
Title
Upstream Block Failure
Upstream Block Failure
Upstream Circular Failure
Upstream Circular Failure
Downstream Block Failure
Downstream Block Failure
Downstream Circular Failure
Downstream Circular Failure
50
40
FOS
2.7
1.7
3.2
2
3
2.4
2.3
1.8
g
0
.06g
0
.06g
0
.06g
0
.06g
2.673 Rock Shell
1
Water
Soil Model: No Strength
Unit Wei ght: 9.807
Piezometric Line #: 1
Pore-Air Press ure: 0
Soil Model: Mohr-Coulomb

Unit Weight: 20
Pore-Air Pressure: 0
-25
Return Period
0
2475
0
2475
0
2475
0
2475
25
50
Fs=
Infinite Slope Fs=
75
Distance (m)
6
Foundation Silt
Unit Weight: 18.5
100
125
150
5
Core
Unit Wei ght: 21

North Tails Dam - Dow nstream Block Failure
File Name: N Dam-DS-Block2.slp
Seismic Coef f icient: (none)
Manual Infinite Slope Case Analysis

Slope angle =
Waste rock phi =
3
T ransition
Unit Weight: 21
30
20
-50
14
35 deg
Tan(35)/Tan(14)
60
2.81
Elevation (m)
#
1
3
2
4
5
7
6
8
4
GCL Liner
Unit Weight: 18
Elevation (m)
Material
Rock Shell
Core
Transition
GCL
Foundation Silt
Angle of Internal
Friction
Cohesion
(degrees)
(kPa)
40
0
32
0
35
0
15
0
30
0
50
40
2
Rock Shell
Unit Wei ght: 20
1
Water
Unit Wei ght: 9.807
4
GCL Liner
Unit Weight: 18
3.023
3
T ransi tion
Unit Weight: 21
30
20
-50
-25
6
Foundation Silt
Unit Weight: 18.5
25
50
Distance (m)
75
100
125
5
Core
Unit Weight: 21
150
3.231

North Tails Dam - Upstream Circular Failure
File Name: N Dam-US-Circ-2.slp

North Tails Dam - Dow nstream Circular Failure
File Name: N Dam-DS-Circ2.slp
Analysis Method: Morgenstern-Price
2.314
60
50
40
2
Rock Shell
Unit Weight: 20
1
Water
Unit Wei ght: 9.807
4
GCL Liner
Unit Wei ght: 18
3
T ransition
Unit Wei ght: 21
30
20
-50
-25
6
Foundation Silt
Unit Weight: 18.5
25
50
Distance (m)
75
100
125
5
Core
Unit Weight: 21
150
Elevation (m)
Elevation (m)
60
50
40
2
Roc k Shell
Unit Wei ght: 20
1
Water
Unit Wei ght: 9.807
4
GCL Liner
Unit Weight: 18
3
T ransition
Unit Wei ght: 21
30
20
-50
-25
6
Foundation Silt
Unit Weight: 18.5
25
50
Distance (m)
75
100
125
5
Core
Unit Wei ght: 21
150

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Preliminary Tailings Dam Design

Doris North Project, Hope Bay

SRK Project No. 1CM014.006

Preliminary Tailings Dam Design,

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2 Background Information ............................................................................................. 3

Ground Temperature and Permafrost ............................................................................... 13

3 Preliminary Dam Design............................................................................................ 17

3.3 Upset Conditions............................................................................................................... 21

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Extended Duration of Storage ...............................................................................................21

3.4 Settlement ......................................................................................................................... 22

3.6 Construction Materials ...................................................................................................... 25

Material A (20 mm minus) .....................................................................................................25

Emergency Preparedness Plan ............................................................................................37

4.2 Construction ...................................................................................................................... 40

4.3 Post-Construction Activities .............................................................................................. 42

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Correlated ambient temperature, average, cold and warm values..................................... 8

EBA Engineering Consultants Letter Report by Mr. Don Hayley, P.Eng.

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Dam Design Review

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Topographic Maps and Terrain Model

Site Layout and Logistics

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Dam Locations and Operating Intent

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Tailings Impoundment Closure

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2.10 Concept of a Frozen Core Dam

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2.11 Meteorological Data

Mean annual air temperature, MAAT (C):

Ambient temperature annual amplitude of

Air freezing index (C-days):

Air thawing index (C-days):

2.12 Climate Change

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2.13 Subsurface Investigations

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The subsurface investigations included the installation of temperature measuring devices

2.14 Foundation Conditions

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2.14.2 South Dam

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2.15 Ground Temperature and Permafrost