Epica Gold Inc. - Mineral exploration permit

Instrument type: Mineral exploration permit

ERO number
019-4844
Ministry reference number
PR-21-000380
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
Decision posted
Comment period
January 5, 2022 - February 4, 2022 (30 days) Closed
Last updated

This consultation was open from:
January 5, 2022
to February 4, 2022

Decision summary

The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-21-000380 to Epica Gold Inc. for early exploration activities approximately 81.7 kilometres East, Northeast of Timmins, Ontario, in Munro and Beatty townships, District of Cochrane, North East Region.

The decision is to: Issue the permit

Location details

Site location details

The mining activities are located approximately 81.7 kilometres East, Northeast of Timmins, Ontario, in Munro and Beatty townships, District of Cochrane, North East 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.”

Claim numbers: 122692, 134199, 179408, 182867, 186187, 198890, 238944, 246147, 253499, 257122, 282006, 282007, 290049, 319403, 340958

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Proponent(s)

Epica Gold Inc.
800 W Pender St - Suite 320
Vancouver, BC
V6C 2V6
Canada

Decision details

On February 24, 2022 the ministry issued an exploration permit near approximately 81.7 kilometres East, Northeast of Timmins, Ontario, in Munro and Beatty townships, District of Cochrane, North East Region.

This permit will allow the company to carry out the following activities:

  • mechanized drilling (where the drill weight is greater than 150 kilograms)
  • mechanized stripping (greater than 100 square metres in a 200 metres radius)

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.

Mechanized surface stripping: uses heavy equipment to remove vegetation and soil (overburden) from bedrock. The potential environmental disturbance includes (but are not limited to): use of heavy equipment such as bulldozers, backhoes, excavators or forest harvest equipment, to remove soil from the bedrock, washing the bedrock by pumping water from nearby lakes, rivers or streams, and creation of access trails.

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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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 (Timmins)
Address

5520 Highway 101 E Highway
PO Box 3060
South Porcupine Ontario, ON
P0N 1H0
Canada

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Original proposal

ERO number
019-4844
Ministry reference number
PR-21-000380
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

January 5, 2022 - February 4, 2022 (30 days)

Proposal details

Epica Gold Inc. 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 Epica Gold Inc. to carry out are as follows:

  • mechanized drilling (where the drill weight is greater than 150 kilograms)
  • mechanized stripping (greater than 100 square metres in a 200 metres radius)

Plan activities (if applicable)

  • line cutting (less than 1.5 metres width)
  • geophysical survey requiring generator type

The potential disturbance from the activities are described as:

Mechanized Surface Stripping: uses heavy equipment to remove vegetation and soil (overburden) from bedrock. The potential environmental disturbance includes (but are not limited to): use of heavy equipment such as bulldozers, backhoes, excavators or forest harvest equipment, to remove soil from the bedrock, washing the bedrock by pumping water from nearby lakes, rivers or streams, and creation of access trails.

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.

An Exploration Permit does not relieve the proponent from compliance with any other requirements that are set out under the Mining Act or any other Act. All activities included in the Exploration Permit proposal must be carried out in compliance with Ontario Regulation 308/12 and the Provincial Standards for Early Exploration. The Exploration Permit duration will be up to 3 years with the possibility of one renewal for up to three years.

Supporting materials

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Mineral Development Office (Timmins)
Address

5520 Highway 101 E Highway
PO Box 3060
South Porcupine Ontario, ON
P0N 1H0
Canada

Office phone number

Comment

Commenting is now closed.

This consultation was open from January 5, 2022
to February 4, 2022

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Janet Recoskie

Phone number
Office
Mineral Development Office (Timmins)
Address

5520 Highway 101 E Highway
PO Box 3060
South Porcupine Ontario, ON
P0N 1H0
Canada

Office phone number