Faro Mine: Monthly Archives - February 2010
Employment Opportunities at Faro Mine Complex
February 23, 2010
Denison Environmental Services, the Care and Maintenance Contractor at the Faro Mine Complex is offering the following employment opportunities at the Faro Mine Complex:
- Health and Safety Coordinator
- Project Engineer
- Civil Engineering Technologist
- Site Services Foreman
For further information, click here to visit the Denison Environmental Services website.
Metafina Site Gets Clean
February 15, 2010
Back in April 2008, we announced on this news feed that a multi-phased project was underway to address concerns at the former Metafina Chemicals Plant site located in the Town of Faro.
During the summer 2009, environmental engineering consultants proceeding to implement Phase 2 of the project. Cleanup efforts were targeted at specific areas where environmental concerns were found.
Soil testing confirmed the majority of the contamination had been successfully remediated. However, one soil sample showed a concentration of petroleum hydrocarbons that still marginally exceeded the standard. Plans are underway to remediate and retest this area in the summer 2010.
Read the full article in the Faro Update Newsletter.
Care and Maintenance Quarterly Meeting
February 2, 2010
Denison Environmental Services is hosting its next quarterly site management meeting to discuss current care and maintenance activities at the Faro Mine Complex.
The meeting is on Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 1:00 pm at the Lands and Resource Building in Ross River.
Affected Yukon First Nation/ Community Coordinators and representatives from the Town of Faro are welcome to attend.