First Mining Gold Inc. Pickle Crow Project PR-20-000110

On  September 16, 2020 the ministry issued an exploration permit located approximately PR-20-000110 to First Mining Gold Inc. for early exploration located approximately 62 kilometres NE of Mishkeegogamang First Nation, in the Connell Township, District of Thunder Bay, North West Region.

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 3 years from the date of issue.

This permit will allow White Metal Resources Corp./Benton Resources Inc., to undertake these early exploration activities:

Permit Activities:

• mechanized Drilling (Assembled Weight greater than 150 kilograms)
• pitting and Trenching of Bedrock (greater than 3 cubic metres in 200 metre radius)

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.

Proponent(s):

Name: Hazel Mullin

Street address: Suite 1805-925 West Georgia Street

City: Vancouver, BC

Postal Code: V6C 3L2

Country: Canada

The mining activities are located approximately 62 kilometres NE of Mishkeegogamang First Nation, in the Connell Township, District of Thunder Bay, North West 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:

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To see the site location on a map, refer to the instrument proposal under ERO# 019-1721.

Comments received:

• Through the registry: 1
• By email: 0
• By mail: 0

Include this statement if there were any comments received:

The comments that were approved for publishing are available in the Bulletin supporting materials section.

Effects of consultation:

Comments received were considered in the decision.

Third parties are not able to apply for leave to appeal in respect of proposals which are posted while Ontario Regulation 115/20 is in effect.

On April 1, 2020, the Ontario Government made a temporary regulation to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak which exempts all proposals from the requirement to post notices on the ERO. Leave to appeal may only be sought in respect of instruments that are required to be posted to the ERO.

Appeal information

Appeals are not allowed

This instrument type cannot be appealed.