Continuing with the…

Continuing with the commentary that the CCFMS concerns are included in this ERO 019-6692 submission.

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This is comment TWO of 11 comments that the CCFMS feels are critical to the Ontario Hobby Mineral Collecting Guide:

Page 3, Background
• The third paragraph ends with the following: “…the ministry will not enforce the requirements of the Act and its regulations where a person is hobby mineral collecting in accordance with this guide on lands where the mining rights are open for mining claim registration. These guidelines are further described below.”

• The CCFMS recommends that this section be abbreviated to read “…the ministry will not enforce the requirements of the Act and its regulations where a person is hobby mineral collecting in accordance with this guide.”

• The CCFMS further recommends that a section that was included on the second page of the draft Mineral Collecting Policy reviewed by the CCFMS in 2014, which explains there are two rights in land (i.e., surface rights and mining rights) be added to the Guide to Hobby Mineral Collecting.

• Many – or perhaps most – people do not realize that there are two rights in land. Adding this explanation will provide context that will help readers better understand the direction provided by the Guide.