This consultation was open from:
October 30, 2020
to November 29, 2020
Decision summary
The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-20-000325 to Richmond Minerals Incorporated for early exploration activities approximately 50 kilometres north east of Chapleau, Ontario, in Raney and Rollo townships, District of Sudbury, North East Region.
The decision is to: Issue
Location details
Site location details
The mining activities are located approximately 50 kilometres north east of Chapleau, Ontario, in Raney and Rollo townships, District of Sudbury, North East Region.
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Claim numbers: 112048, 121861, 129188, 129189, 180695, 192603, 199675, 216663, 217188, 223736, 231770, 231824, 254790, 263117, 268419, 278487, 279540, 291234, 299056, 335525
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The location pin reflects the approximate area where environmental activity is taking place.
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Richmond Minerals Incorporated
120 Adelaide Street West
Suite 2500
Toronto,
ON
M5H 1T1
Canada
Decision details
On December 18, 2020 the ministry issued an exploration permit approximately 50 kilometres north east of Chapleau, Ontario, in Raney and Rollo townships, District of Sudbury, North East Region.
The activities that this permit would allow Richmond Minerals to carry out are as follows:
Plan activities
- line cutting (less than 1.5 metres width)
- geophysical survey requiring generator type
Permit activities
- 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.
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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5520 Highway 101 E Highway
PO Box 3060
South Porcupine Ontario,
ON
P0N 1H0
Canada
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Original proposal
Proposal details
Richmond Minerals 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 Richmond Minerals to carry out are as follows:
Plan Activities
- line cutting (less than 1.5 metres width)
- geophysical survey requiring generator type
Permit Activities
- mechanized drilling (where the drill weight is greater than 150 kilograms)
- line cutting (greater than 1.5 metres in width
The potential disturbance from the activities are described as:
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 metre 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.
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.
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5520 Highway 101 E Highway
PO Box 3060
South Porcupine Ontario,
ON
P0N 1H0
Canada
Comment
Commenting is now closed.
This consultation was open from October 30, 2020
to November 29, 2020
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Owen Rigg
5520 Highway 101 E Highway
PO Box 3060
South Porcupine Ontario,
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P0N 1H0
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