Pick Lake Mining Limited - Mineral exploration permit

Instrument type: Mineral exploration permit

ERO number
019-4620
Ministry reference number
PR-21-000278
Notice type
Instrument
Act
Mining Act, R.S.O. 1990
Posted by
Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry
Transferred to
Ministry of Mines
Notice stage
Decision Updated
Decision posted
Comment period
November 12, 2021 - December 12, 2021 (30 days) Closed
Last updated

Update Announcement

This proposal notice is being updated on January 10, 2022 to advise the public that the permit application is still under review and the Ministry is considering concerns raised by an Aboriginal community which warrant additional time to adequately consider. The original proposal date and comment period have not been altered.

This consultation was open from:
November 12, 2021
to December 12, 2021

Decision summary

The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-21-000278 to Pick Lake Mining Limited for early exploration activities near Schreiber.

The decision is to : Issue.

Location details

Site location details

The mining activities are located approximately 20 kilometres North of Screiber, Ontario, in Pays Plat and Rope Lake Areas, District of Thunder Bay, Northwest Region.

Claim numbers instructions: “To view individual claims on a map please use the Mining Lands Administration System. Click on “I want to…” and select “Find a claim” to search by claim numbers or “Find a township” to search by township.”

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Proponent(s)

Pick Lake Mining Limited
1969 Upper Water St,. Suite 1300
Halifax, NS
B3J 3R7
Canada

Decision details

On January 26, 2022 the ministry issued an exploration permit near Schreiber to conduct early exploration activities.

This permit will allow the company to carry out as follows:

  • mechanized drilling (where the drill weight is greater than 150 kilograms)
  • line cutting (greater than 1.5 metres in width)

The exploration permit was issued once all Indigenous communities and the public had the opportunity to provide comment or raise their concerns. The issued exploration permit is valid for a period of three years from the date of issue.

Comments received

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0

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0

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0
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Effects of consultation

No comment was received through the Environmental Registry of Ontario resulting in no impact on the decision to proceed or not with this proposal.

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Mineral Development Office (Thunder Bay)
Address

435 James Street South
Suite B002
Thunder Bay, ON
P7E 6E3
Canada

Office phone number

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Address

435 James Street South
Suite B002
Thunder Bay, ON
P7E 6E3
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Original proposal

ERO number
019-4620
Ministry reference number
PR-21-000278
Notice type
Instrument
Act
Mining Act, R.S.O. 1990
Posted by
Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry
Proposal posted

Comment period

November 12, 2021 - December 12, 2021 (30 days)

Proposal details

Pick Lake Mining Limited has submitted an application to the ministry for an exploration permit as required under the Mining Act for prescribed early exploration activities.

The activities that this permit would allow Pick Lake Mining Limited to carry out are as follows:

  • mechanized drilling (where the drill weight is greater than 150 kilograms)
  • line cutting (greater than 1.5 metres in width)

Line cutting (greater than 1.5 metres in width): is done to prepare an area of mineral potential for further geological or geophysical activities. The potential environmental disturbance includes (but are not limited to): cutting trees and vegetation greater than 1.5 metres corridor with an axe, machete or chainsaw, clearing underbrush, and driving wood pickets into the ground.

Drilling: provides rock samples from below the surface. Testing the samples determines the properties of the soil and rocks, including mineral and metal content. Potential environmental disturbances include (but are not limited to): clearing surface terrain for “drill pads” (small areas cleared for drill rigs and/or helicopters), installing casings (hollow steel pipes called the collar), and pumping water from a sump, nearby lakes, rivers or streams.

Proponents are required to follow provincial standards for early exploration to minimize the impacts to public health, safety and the environment from early exploration activities described above. You can find the standards in the Activities Information Sheets or on the Ministry website under Mining Act, Policies, Standards and Directives (see links in “Related links” section).

This notice is provided to receive comments that can be considered in the decision-making process prior to the issuance of an exploration permit.

Supporting materials

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Some supporting materials may not be available online. If this is the case, you can request to view the materials in person.

Get in touch with the office listed below to find out if materials are available.

Mineral Development Office (Thunder Bay)
Address

435 James Street South
Suite B002
Thunder Bay, ON
P7E 6E3
Canada

Office phone number

Comment

Commenting is now closed.

This consultation was open from November 12, 2021
to December 12, 2021

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Colin Hovi

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Email address
Office
Mineral Development Office (Thunder Bay)
Address

435 James Street South
Suite B002
Thunder Bay, ON
P7E 6E3
Canada

Office phone number