Galway Gold Inc.
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2013-11-06)
Reporting Period: 2013-11-06
Environmental Metrics
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- Landowner authorization and required permits for access for exploration activities.
- Non-compliance with environmental laws, procedures, and permits.
- Water related issues including required water use permit, pollution of water resource, and periodic studies of water quality.
- Proper disposal of hazardous wastes.
- Noise issues.
- Community complaints related to issues noted above.
Mitigation Strategies
- Handling of drilling muds as hazardous waste.
- Zero harm to the water resource with regard to potential pollution from the drilling operations.
- Noise monitoring.
- No native plant species are cut down without a restoration plan and environmental compensation.
- Vegetation is monitored to ensure that there are no effects from drilling water.
- Recovery and restoration of vegetation disturbed by the development of drill roads and drill platforms.
- Surface drill platforms are re-contoured to a natural contour.
- Waste underground drilling water is treated with lime to reduce acidity.
- Waste rock from the development of the underground drill stations is stockpiled on surface in designated dump areas.
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: NI 43-101