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Treasury Metals Revised EIS Report Goliath Gold Project April 2018 APPENDIX T SOCIO-ECONOMIC TC160516 Treasury Metals Revised EIS Report Goliath Gold Project April 2018 NOTE TO READER APPENDIX T In April 2015, Treasury Metals submitted an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Goliath Gold Project (the Project) to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) for consideration under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA), 2012. The Agency reviewed the submission and informed Treasury Metals that the requirements of the EIS Guidelines for the Project were met and that the Agency would begin its technical review of the submission. In June 2015, the Agency issued a series of information requests to Treasury Metals regarding the EIS and supporting appendices (referred to herein as the Round 1 information requests). The Round 1 information requests included questions from the Agency, other federal and provincial reviewers, and members of Indigenous communities, as well as interested stakeholders. As part of the Round 1 information request process, the Agency requested that Treasury Metals consolidate the responses to the information requests into a revised EIS for the Project. Appendix T to the revised EIS (Socio-Economic) presents the results of the study on current social and economic profiles of municipalities and First Nations in the study area, describing the baseline socio-economic conditions. The information presented in this appendix was used for describing the existing conditions for land use (Section 5.12.1 of the revised EIS), social factors (Section 5.12.2 of the revised EIS), economic factors (Section 5.12.3 of the revised EIS), and to a certain extent for Indigenous communities (Aboriginal peoples) (Section 5.13 of the revised EIS). No changes have been made to this appendix from the original EIS issued in April 2015. As part of the process to revise the EIS, Treasury Metals has undertaken a review of the status for the various appendices. The status of each appendix to the revised EIS has been classified as one of the following: • Unchanged: The appendix remains unchanged from the original EIS, and has been re-issued as part revised EIS. • Minor Changes: The appendix remains relatively unchanged from the original EIS, and has been re-issued with relevant clarification. • Major Revisions: The appendix has been substantially changed from the original EIS. A re- written appendix has been issued as part of the revised EIS. • Superseded: The appendix is no longer required to support the EIS. The information in the original appendix has been replaced by information provided in a new appendix prepared to support the revised EIS. • New: This is a new appendix prepared to support the revised EIS. The following table provides a listing of the appendices to the revised EIS, along with a listing of the status of each appendix and their description. TC160516 Treasury Metals Revised EIS Report Goliath Gold Project April 2018 List of Appendices to the Revised EIS Appendix Status Description Appendix A Major Revisions Table of Concordance Appendix B Unchanged Optimization Study Appendix C Unchanged Mining Study Appendix D Major Revisions Tailings Storage Facility Appendix E Minor Changes Traffic Study Appendix F Major Revisions Water Management Plan Appendix G Superseded Environmental Baseline Appendix H Minor Changes Acoustic Environment Study Appendix I Unchanged Light Environment Study Appendix J Minor Changes Air Quality Study Appendix K Minor Changes Geochemistry Appendix L Superseded Geochemical Modelling Appendix M Minor Changes Hydrogeology Appendix N Unchanged Surface Hydrology Appendix O Superseded Hydrologic Modeling Appendix P Unchanged Aquatics DST Appendix Q Major Revisions Fisheries and Habitat Appendix R Major Revisions Terrestrial Appendix S Major Revisions Wetlands Appendix T Unchanged Socio-Economic Appendix U Minor Changes Heritage Resources Appendix V Major Revisions Public Engagement Appendix W Unchanged Screening Level Risk Assessment Appendix X Major Revisions Alternatives Assessment Matrix Appendix Y Unchanged EIS Guidelines Appendix Z Unchanged TML Corporate Policies Appendix AA Major Revisions List of Mineral Claims Appendix BB Unchanged Preliminary Economic Assessment Appendix CC Unchanged Mining, Dynamic And Dependable For Ontario’s Future Appendix DD Major Revisions Indigenous Engagement Report Appendix EE Unchanged Country Foods Assessment Appendix FF Unchanged Photo Record Of The Goliath Gold Project Appendix GG Minor Changes TSF Failure Modelling Appendix HH Unchanged Failure Modes And Effects Analysis Appendix II Major Revisions Draft Fisheries Compensation Strategy and Plans Appendix JJ New Water Report TC160516 Treasury Metals Revised EIS Report Goliath Gold Project April 2018 List of Appendices to the Revised EIS Appendix Status Description Appendix KK New Conceptual Closure Plan Appendix LL New Impact Footprints and Effects TC160516 Introduction gck Consulting Ltd. was retained by Treasury Metals Incorporated to conduct a socioeconomic study associated with the Goliath Gold Project (the Project). The Project is located in the Village of Wabigoon, Kenora District, in Northwestern Ontario, approximately 20 kilometres east of the City of Dryden and approximately 330 kilometres west of Thunder Bay. Methodology Local Study Area A local study area for the socioeconomic baseline was established to define the region that could be influenced by the Project (Figure 1). The study area includes several towns and communities within the Kenora and Thunder Bay Districts. The portion of these Districts under consideration extends from the Municipality of Machin (Vermillion Bay) in the west to the Town of Ignace in the east. Source: gck Consulting custom graphic Figure 1 - Socioeconomic Baseline Report Area Map Goliath Gold Project 2 Socioeconomic Baseline Report - Introduction The study area is comprised of a number of communities that are likely to experience direct and indirect employment and economic benefits and associated socioeconomic effects. The study area allows cumulative or regional effects resulting from other known or future planned projects to be characterized. The study area communities include: • City of Dryden • Town of Ignace • Municipality of Sioux Lookout • Municipality of Machin • Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation • Eagle Lake First Nation • Lac Seul First Nation • Village of Wabigoon All of the local study area communities are located in the Kenora District. Provincial and Regional Study Areas The Provincial Study area is the province of Ontario, Canada. An overview of recent statistics and relevant data regarding Ontario has been included in this report to provide additional context for the regional and local areas of study. The regional study area has been defined as the larger city centres surrounding the Project and includes the Cities of Kenora and Thunder Bay. The regional study area is not analyzed with the same level of detail as the local study area, as it is meant to be regarded as an overview. Data Gathering Where available, 2011 Statistics Canada data are presented. For First Nations, census data was drawn from their major reserves. Since census data is based on place of residence, First Nation census data does not include off-reserve membership. Additional information was collected through accessing the community profiles available for each community and key stakeholder interviews. A list of references utilized in the report is listed in Appendix C. Project Overview Treasury Metals Incorporated is proposing to develop the Goliath Gold Project into an operating mine. The Project is located approximately 8 kilometers west of the village of Wabigoon, Ontario or 20 kilometers east of the City of Dryden. The project area is located partially within both the Hartman and Zealand townships and includes a total area of approximately 4,976 hectares, comprising 4,064 hectares of 137 unpatented mining claims and 20 patented mining claims for the remainder. Treasury holds the entire project area, subject to specific royalties on 13 of the patented land parcels. Goliath Gold Project 3 Socioeconomic Baseline Report - Introduction The scope of the project commences with an open pit mine with an expected mine life of 5 years. During years 3 to 5, underground development and mining will commence and continue to the end of the total 10 to 12 year mine life. The underground and open pit mines will be running simultaneously during years 3 to 5. The project will employ approximately 200 people over the 2-year construction and development period. Treasury Metals will employ approximately 150 full time people over the 10 to 12 years of mine life. The most recent Preliminary Economic Assessment completed by ACA Howe indicates that the initial capital expenditure for construction will be in the order of $90 million, with another $100 million for sustaining capital over the life of the mine. The proposed open pit will be 1.5 km east to west on strike length with a final depth of approximately 180 metres and will contain a total of 46 million tonnes of both ore and waste rock with a large portion of the waste rock to be backfilled into the completed pit. Underground operations will be accessed by a portal and ramp to an estimated depth of 600 metres. Underground mining development in the main zone ore body will generally use the transverse long-hole open stopping method with cemented backfill. Other methods may be used in specific areas of the mine. Ore will be processed