The New Hobby Mineral Collecting Guide should be revised/updated to - include privately held areas withdrawn from staking in Section 35.1 of the Mining Act in 2009, to be included in the areas to be allowed for hobby mineral collecting to occur - upon the permission of the private land owner.
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Please find attached comments on the proposed new Hobby Mineral Collecting Guide submitted on behalf of the Sudbury Rock and Lapidary Society. Detailed information is included in the attached document; key take-aways are listed below.
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Several hobby mineral collectors from populated areas in southern Ontario travel to central Ontario and northern Ontario for hobby mineral collecting.
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This submission addresses the omissions and required changes to the draft Hobby Mineral Collecting Guide that include:
- Guide vs. Policy
- Southern Ontario Lands Withdrawn From Staking
- Mineral Collecting Rights
- Fossil Collecting and Panning
- Power Tools and Hand Tools
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Hobby Mineral Collecting Policy
At times holes are left, trees undermined, broken rock dispersed. Mention of how sites are to be left once collecting for the day is finished would be useful.
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Why is this a guide - instead of a policy? The previous 1990 “Mineral Collecting in Ontario” booklet was a policy. The updated work done during 2014-16 was also supposed to be a policy.
Yet, it's now a “guide”? Why isn't it a policy?
The proposed guide indicates that rockhounders can only use hand tools when collecting.
Power saws should be included as well.
Power saws help extract specimens and fossils from larger rocks.
Plus using power saws ensure other parts of a large rock won't be damaged.
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I've been collecting minerals for years.
Sometimes when trading with other mineral collectors, money can come into play.
We all want to build our collections.
Maybe my specimen is "worth" more than what I'm trading for.
Maybe the other person's specimen is worth more.
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Getting permission FROM WHO? when I want to collect minerals or fossils.
I understand that if land is privately owned, then permission is needed for the property owner
But there is a lot of (what's called) public lands and/or crown lands and/or abandoned mines/quarries in Ontario?
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Fossil and mineral collecting happens out in nature - which means that it is recreation.
Particularly, family recreation.
Beach combing is mineral collecting.
It's loads of fun - plus it's educational.
Why is the Ontario government restricting hobby collectors?
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Ensuring that the CCFMS emails are included in this ERO 019-6692 submission.
Please note that Central Canadian Federation of Mineralogical Societies (CCFMS) is identified below - as well as our President.
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Continuing with the commentary that the CCFMS concerns are included in this ERO 019-6692 submission.
Please note that Central Canadian Federation of Mineralogical Societies (CCFMS) is identified below.
The CCFMS is a public entity in Ontario; therefore, does NOT expect "personal" privacy.
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Continuing with the commentary that the CCFMS concerns are included in this ERO 019-6692 submission.
Please note that Central Canadian Federation of Mineralogical Societies (CCFMS) is identified below.
The CCFMS is a public entity in Ontario; therefore, does NOT expect "personal" privacy.
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Continuing with the commentary that the CCFMS concerns are included in this ERO 019-6692 submission.
Please note that Central Canadian Federation of Mineralogical Societies (CCFMS) is identified below.
The CCFMS is a public entity in Ontario; therefore, does NOT expect "personal" privacy.
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Continuing with the commentary that the CCFMS concerns are included in this ERO 019-6692 submission.
Please note that Central Canadian Federation of Mineralogical Societies (CCFMS) is identified below.
The CCFMS is a public entity in Ontario; therefore, does NOT expect "personal" privacy.
Read more
Continuing with the commentary that the CCFMS concerns are included in this ERO 019-6692 submission.
Please note that Central Canadian Federation of Mineralogical Societies (CCFMS) is identified below.
The CCFMS is a public entity in Ontario; therefore, does NOT expect "personal" privacy.
Read more
Continuing with the commentary that the CCFMS concerns are included in this ERO 019-6692 submission.
Please note that Central Canadian Federation of Mineralogical Societies (CCFMS) is identified below.
The CCFMS is a public entity in Ontario; therefore, does NOT expect "personal" privacy.
Read more
Continuing with the commentary that the CCFMS concerns are included in this ERO 019-6692 submission.
Please note that Central Canadian Federation of Mineralogical Societies (CCFMS) is identified below.
The CCFMS is a public entity in Ontario; therefore, does NOT expect "personal" privacy.
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