Energy, Mines, and Resources
Minerals
Major Mine Licensing - Wolverine
General Information
Located 130 km southeast of Ross River, the Wolverine property is 100 per cent wholly owned and operated by Yukon Zinc Corporation. The Wolverine Project is proposed as an underground mine which will produce 1,440 tonnes per day. Measured and Indicated resources are approximately 4.46 million tonnes grading 12.14 per cent zinc, 354.8 grams per tonne silver, 1.16 per cent copper, 1.69 grams per tonne gold and 1.58 per cent lead.
The Quartz Mining License and Type “A” Water License have been issued which involved comprehensive consultation with the Kaska. The water license allows development of tailings structures and other water related infrastructure.
The company has completed the basic construction of an access road to the Robert Campbell Highway. This road will initially be utilized to mobilize equipment for site preparation. Upgrading of culverts and other parts of the road is expected to continue in the spring of 2008.
*The Type “A” Water License for this project is available online.
Licenses, Authorization or Approvals
- Approval of Reclamation and Closure Plan Version 2008-02
580 KB - Quartz Mining License QML - 0006 1.7 MB
- Approval Heritage Resource Protection Plan 625 KB
- Approval of Wolverine Project General Site Plan and Temporary Closure Plan 1.5 MB
- 2007 Annual Report QML-0006 7.2 MB
- 34.4 MB
- Reclamation and Closure Plan Version 2008-02 5.62 MB
- Heritage Resources Protection Plan Version 2007-01 900 KB (November 2007)
- Reclamation and Closure Plan Version 2006-01 1 MB
- Temporary Closure Plan 472 KB
- General Site Plan Version 2007-03 14 MB
- General Site Plan Version 2006-02 5.4 MB
- Appendix A: Wolverine Access Road Figures - km 0 to km 23.9 11 MB