Macdonald Mines Exploration Limited - Mineral exploration permit

Instrument type: Mineral exploration permit

ERO number
019-5416
Ministry reference number
PR-22-000091
Notice type
Instrument
Act
Mining Act, R.S.O. 1990
Posted by
Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry
Transferred to
Ministry of Mines
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Comment period
April 25, 2022 - May 25, 2022 (30 days) Closed
Last updated

This consultation was open from:
April 25, 2022
to May 25, 2022

Decision summary

The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-22-000091 to Macdonald Mines Limited for early exploration activities.

The decision is to: issue the mineral exploration permit.

Location details

Site location details

The mining activities are located approximately 15 kilometres East of Elliott Lake, Ontario, in Townships of Rathbun, Scadding, Street and Davis.

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Proponent(s)

Macdonald Mines Exploration Limited
145 Wellington St. W.
Suite 1001
Toronto, ON
M5J 1H8
Canada

Decision details

On June 2, 2022 the ministry issued the proposed early exploration permit.

This permit will allow the company to conduct to

Permit activities:

  • mechanized drilling (assembled weight greater than 150 kilogram)
  • mechanized stripping (greater than 100 square metres in 200 metre radius)
  • pitting and trenching of bedrock (greater than 3 cubic metres in 200 metre radius)
  • line cutting (greater than 1.5 metre width)

Non-prescribed activities:

  • ground geophysical surveys without a generator
  • trails
  • airborne geophysical survey

The exploration permit was issued once all Indigenous communities and the public had the opportunity to provide comment or raise their concerns. The Exploration Permit duration will be up to 3 years with the possibility of renewal.

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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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Mineral Development Office (Sudbury)
Address

933 Ramsay Lake Road
Floor B6
Sudbury, ON
P3E 6B5
Canada

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Original proposal

ERO number
019-5416
Ministry reference number
PR-22-000091
Notice type
Instrument
Act
Mining Act, R.S.O. 1990
Posted by
Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry
Proposal posted

Comment period

April 25, 2022 - May 25, 2022 (30 days)

Proposal details

Macdonald Mines Exploration Limited 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 Macdonald Mines Exploration Limited to carry out are as follows:

Permit activities:

  • mechanized drilling (assembled weight greater than 150 kilogram)
  • mechanized stripping (greater than 100 square metres in 200 metre radius)
  • pitting and trenching of bedrock (greater than 3 cubic metres in 200 metre radius)
  • line cutting (greater than 1.5 metre width)

Non-prescribed activities:

  • ground geophysical surveys without a generator (GS)
  • trails (TS)
  • airborne geophysical survey (AA)

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.

Mechanized surface stripping: uses heavy equipment to remove vegetation and soil (overburden) from bedrock. The potential environmental disturbance includes (but are not limited to): use of heavy equipment such as bulldozers, backhoes, excavators or forest harvest equipment, to remove soil from the bedrock, washing the bedrock by pumping water from nearby lakes, rivers or streams, and creation of access trails.

Pitting and trenching: are conducted to gain a greater visual understanding of the rock. The potential environmental disturbance includes (but is not limited to): the removal of surface soil, exposed rock as well as excavation or blasting of rock leaving shallow holes or trenches that vary in depth and length from the use of heavy equipment.

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.

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.

Supporting materials

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Mineral Development Office (Sudbury)
Address

933 Ramsay Lake Road
Floor B6
Sudbury, ON
P3E 6B5
Canada

Office phone number

Comment

Commenting is now closed.

This consultation was open from April 25, 2022
to May 25, 2022

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