Gold Fields (JSE, NYSE: GFI) can begin preparing its Windfall gold project in Quebec for construction after securing provincial environmental approval, with a final investment decision still ahead.
Early work will include civil works and assembling a camp to house construction workers, Andréanne Boisvert, Gold Fields vice-president of environment and community relations in Canada, told The Northern Miner last week at Xplor in Montreal. Windfall is about 415 km northwest of Quebec City.
“Following the expiration of our bulk sample permit in August, we had slowed down our activities, and so now we can restart our underground activities,” Boisvert said. “With this in hand, we can now apply to all our secondary permits that are required for construction.”
Gold Fields also plans deeper drilling to convert resources into reserves and test whether it can extend the roughly 10-year mine plan, Boisvert said.
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