This consultation was open from:
January 4, 2022
to February 3, 2022
Decision summary
The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-21-000353 to Rio Tinto Exploration Canada Inc. for early exploration activities 111 kilometres west of Thunder Bay Ontario, in the Brule Lake and Boot Bay Areas, District of Thunder Bay.
The decision is to : Issue
Location details
Site location details
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.”
Link: https://www.lioapplications.lrc.gov.on.ca/MLAS/Index.html?viewer=MLAS.MLAS&locale=en-CA
The mining claims are located approximately 111 kilometres west of Thunder Bay, Ontario, in Brule Lake and Boot Bay areas District of Thunder Bay, North West Region.
Mining claims/leases: 114874, 126319, 156126, 172206, 221572, 228330, 275543, 275544, 311978, 311979, 324194
Site location map
The location pin reflects the approximate area where environmental activity is taking place.
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Lindsay McClenaghan - Rio Tinto Exploration Canada Inc.
1300 Walsh St. W
Thunder Bay ,
ON
P7E 4x4
Canada
Decision details
On March 15, 2022 the ministry issued an exploration permit 111 kilometres of Thunder Bay Ontario, in Brule Lake and Boot Bay Areas , District of Thunder Bay to Rio Tinto Exploration Canada Inc.
This permit will allow the company to: complete with permit details
Plan activities
- geophysical survey requiring generator type
Permit activities
- mechanized drilling (assembled weight greater than 150 kilograms)
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.
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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Suite B002
Thunder Bay,
ON
P7E 6E3
Canada
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Thunder Bay,
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Original proposal
Proposal details
Rio Tinto Exploration Canada Inc. has submitted an application on the claims listed below for an exploration permit as required under the Mining Act for the following early exploration activities:
- mechanized drilling (assembled weight greater than 150 kilograms)
Plan activities included in this permit application:
- geophysical survey requiring generator type
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 three years.
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435 James Street South
Suite B002
Thunder Bay,
ON
P7E 6E3
Canada
Comment
Commenting is now closed.
This consultation was open from January 4, 2022
to February 3, 2022
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435 James Street South
Suite B002
Thunder Bay,
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P7E 6E3
Canada
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