A self-described “environmental industrialist”, Adam Greetham outlined plans that would see the former Whitehorse Copper Mine site used to process fill that could be used on construction sites and the like around the city.

Development permitting for the plans is in the hands of city staff through the administrative process.

However, Greetham, of Groundtrax Environmental Services, told council he indicated he wanted to outline the proposal for council members.

He began by highlighting his career for council members, noting it was about a year after he moved to Whitehorse in 1997 that he identified the former mine site as a focus for his career.

Groundtrax took on full ownership of the site in 2015 after having been the partial owner since 2004.

There is a stockpile of rock there, having been in place for a full 25 years that the site has not been used.

Greetham, however, said the company is looking to build a small crushing operation on site to create the fill that could then be used for construction and other possibilities, including the type of material to help clean up fuel spills.

He pointed out the type of material coming out of the copper mine site means there’s a “huge opportunity” for abrasives to come out of the site, given the types of the ground material.

The 10,000-square-foot building on the site is critical to the success of the project, Greetham emphasized.

He noted it would create a year-round availability for fill as operations would take place entirely in the structure.

All businesses would be welcome to purchase and use the fill produced there.

Greetham noted the plans are currently with the city’s planning department for approval.