Update Announcement
This proposal notice is being updated on January 11, 2024 to advise the public that the permit application is still under review and the Ministry is considering concerns raised by an Aboriginal community which warrant additional time to adequately consider. The original proposal date and comment period have not been altered. The anticipated date of decision is February 12, 2024.
This consultation was open from:
November 24, 2023
to December 24, 2023
Decision summary
The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-23-000279 to Les Metaux Niobay Incorporated / Niobay Metals Incorporated for early exploration activities .
The decision is to issue the mineral exploration permit.
Location details
Site location details
The early exploration activities are located approximately 46 kilometres north west of Timmins, Ontario, in the Townships of Loveland, Byers, Thorburn, and Moberly, District of Cochrane, Northeast Region
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: 105032, 105033, 105034, 105940, 106131, 107442, 107443, 107444, 107488, 107489, 108669, 108670, 108758, 109989, 110762, 110899, 110900, 113384, 113385, 113488, 122687, 122882, 123319, 128051, 128052, 131433, 131887, 134196, 135405, 135406, 135739, 137031, 137032, 137033, 139599, 140144, 140145, 143076, 143077, 144484, 145557, 145558, 148837, 150140, 151981, 156685, 157818, 159800, 164745, 167814, 174144, 174184, 175738, 175739, 175740, 178099, 181873, 184339, 184340, 185068, 185399, 187923, 188174, 191593, 192157, 192353, 192354, 192355, 198417, 198882, 198883, 201320, 202490, 204455, 204456, 209175, 209340, 209341, 209737, 209795, 210360, 212078, 213713, 213714, 215411, 217243, 217383, 221375, 223259, 223260, 229390, 229391, 229437, 230787, 231284, 235760, 238450, 238938, 238939, 238940, 243426, 243591, 243592, 243800, 245517, 248628, 250760, 251631, 251632, 251633, 251825, 252331, 253085, 253492, 254068, 254069, 256457, 256483, 256991, 258515, 260080, 262481, 263652, 270485, 270574, 272439, 275172, 276435, 276436, 276437, 279294, 280141, 280142, 280143, 282001, 282002, 283219, 287392, 287393, 287439, 287440, 287441, 289571, 291274, 295404, 298727, 298728, 299679, 301636, 302223, 302240, 305062, 305063, 306997, 308129, 308130, 308169, 309783, 311936, 311937, 311938, 312374, 312999, 316504, 316505, 316679, 316680, 317670, 317671, 317828, 327190, 330998, 330999, 331000, 331001, 335193, 335685, 335686, 335731, 335868, 335927, 338251, 338252, 339048, 340954, 342746, 342846, 342847, 343851, 344502, 344503, 345254, 587809, 659153, 659187, 659188, 704392, 705119, 705120, 705121, 705122, 705123, 705135, 705749, 705750, 705751, 705752, 705753, 705754, 705755, 705996, 705997, 705998, 705999, 724152, 804530, 804531, 804532, 804533, 804534, 804535, 804536, 834172, 834173, 834174, 834175, 834176, 834177, 834178, 834179, 834180, 834181, 834182, 834183, 834184, 834185, 834186, 834187, 834188, 834189, 834190, 834191, 834192, 834193, 834194, 834195, 834196, 834197, 834198, 834199, 834200, 834201, 834202, 834203, 834204, 834205, 834206, 834207, 834208, 834209, 834210, 834211, 834212, 834213, 834214, 834215, 834240, 834241, 834242, 834243, 834244, 834245, 834246, 834247, 834248, 834249, 834250, 834251, 834252, 834253, 834254, 834255, 834256, 834257, 834258, 834259, 834260, 834261, 834262, 834263, 834264, 834265
Lease numbers instructions: To view individual leases on a map please use the Mining Lands Administration System. Click on “Search by Location” and select “Mining Lease” to search by lease numbers or “Find a township” to search by township.
Lease numbers: LEA-107503
Site location map
The location pin reflects the approximate area where environmental activity is taking place.
View this location on a map opens link in a new windowProponent(s)
Moneta Gold Incorporated
65 Third Avenue
Timmins,
ON
P4N 1C2
Canada
Decision details
On February 26, 2024 the ministry issued the proposed early exploration permit
This permit will allow the company to conduct:
- mechanized drilling (where the drill weight is greater than 150 kilograms)
Plan activities
- line cutting (less than 1.5 metres in width)
- geophysical survey requiring generator type
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.
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
How to Appeal
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Jason Postma
5520 Highway 101 East
PO Box 3060
South Porcupine,
ON
P0N 1H0
Canada
Original proposal
Proposal details
The proponent 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 the proponent to carry out are as follows:
- mechanized drilling (where the drill weight is greater than 150 kilograms)
Plan activities
- line cutting (less than 1.5 metres in width)
- geophysical survey requiring generator type
The potential disturbance from the activities are described as:
Mechanized 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.
Line Cutting (less than 1.5 metres in width): the activity consists of line-cutting, using hand tools only. Potential environmental disturbances include clearing out the underbrush. In line cutting where there is ground cover present, potential environmental disturbances include clearing the brush and vegetation. In light underbrush there is likely little or no brushing. This is a one-time exercise and unless the underbrush is continually cleared, it will typically regenerate within the same or next growing season.
Geophysical Survey Requiring Generator Type: the activity consists of line-cutting, using hand tools only. Potential disturbances include clearing out underbrush to establish a grid in order to temporarily lay wire lines used to record geophysical measurements. In light underbrush there is likely little or no brushing. This is a one-time exercise and unless the underbrush is continually cleared, it will typically regenerate within the same or next growing season.
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 renewal.
Supporting materials
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Some supporting materials may not be available online. If this is the case, you can request to view the materials in person.
Get in touch with the office listed below to find out if materials are available.
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 November 24, 2023
to December 24, 2023
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Jason Postma
5520 Highway 101 East
PO Box 3060
South Porcupine,
ON
P0N 1H0
Canada
Comments received
Through the registry
0By email
0By mail
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