Ms. S. Saarinen - Evolution Mining Gold Operations - Mineral exploration permit

The Ministry is proposing to issue a permit to Evolution Mining Gold Operations Ltd. to undertake these early exploration activities:

Permit activities:

• mechanized drilling (assembled weight greater than 150 kilograms)

The location of the activities is approximately 90 kilometres NW of Wabauskang First Nation Ontario, in Bateman Township, District of Kenora, North West Region.

Permit activities:

• mechanized drilling (assembled weight greater than150 kilograms)

The potential disturbance from the activities are described as:

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.

Provincial standards for early exploration are required to be followed by proponents 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.

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.