Millennium

Scope

The Millennium Project is a greenfield project located in northern Saskatchewan between the Key Lake mill and the McArthur River mine. Cameco is the operator of the project with 69.9% ownership in the JV Partnership. The deposit was first discovered 2000. As a Cameco Program Manager, James lead the development of the Millennium Project from initial scoping through to submission of construction and licensing documents to the regulators. The icons on the left represent areas that James and his team worked on under his direction. The period of time covered was 2004 to 2014, with James being called away to other projects and operations as needed, and others stepping into lead the project.

“The scope of the Millennium Project includes the activities and components associated with the construction, operation, and decommissioning of the Millennium Project. Construction activities include shaft and underground mine development, building of surface infrastructure and support facilities, as well as construction of the access road and stream crossing structures. Operation activities include mining of the ore deposit and operation of the surface infrastructure and support facilities, site water management, ore and mine rock management, temporary storage of industrial, domestic, hazardous, and contaminated waste, and transportation of ore and mine waste” [1]

[1] Technical report titled “Millennium Project Environmental Impact Statement”, dated November 2, 2012 with an effective date of August 31, 2012.