ÉLÉONORE

SUSTAINABILITY

Environmental Initiatives | Community Development

Goldcorp and Opinaca believe that the well-being of our employees and the communities with whom we work is a fundamental part of an efficient and sustainable business. We are 100% committed to meeting the principles of our Environmental & Sustainability Policy, and it is a requirement of all personnel (employees, contractors and visitors) to comply with them.

Environmental Initiatives

Since inception of work on the Éléonore property by Goldcorp-Opinaca in April 2006, numerous improvements to the site have been completed. An environmental program was undertaken consisting in reclamation, re-contouring, re-vegetation of historical drill and camp sites, and numerous others initiatives. Systematic inspections of every drill sites are on-going. Emergency spill kits were installed in strategic locations, Historical contaminated drill sites were identified and decontaminated, and in addition permitting requirements have been review and complied with. Site access and environmental studies are underway in order to identify all environmental impacts of the project on the local and regional environment.

Re-vegetation initiatives at Éléonore

Community Development

In anticipation of advancement of the project towards production, numerous initiatives were undertaken in 2006 with a range of stakeholders including the Cree Nations of Wemindji and Eastmain, Hydro-Québec, the Québec government, local development agencies, and municipalities.

Some of the initiatives in regard to First Nations include negotiation and signing of short-term employment and transportation service agreements, initiation of discussions on a mutually beneficial long term collaboration agreement, and participation to Wemindji’s annual assembly and discussions on future training. Goldcorp-Opinaca employs a full time Community Affairs Manager in order to further develop its commitment to the local communities.

Wemindji First Nation employees at training

 2007 Eleonore sustainability report - English
 2007 Eleonore sustainability report - French