This consultation was open from:
November 6, 2024
to December 6, 2024
Decision summary
The Advance Exploration Closure Plan was filed by the Ministry for the West Cache Project.
Location details
Site location details
The Site is located approximately 13 kilometres (“km”) southwest of the City of Timmins, Ontario within the Porcupine Mining Division, District of Cochrane. The Project lies within the Townships of Bristol and Ogden, though most of the Project development and activities will take place in Bristol Township. The Project can be accessed via Highway 101 and is located approximately 4 km northeast of Pan American Silver’s Timmins West Mine.
The Project will be situated on the south side of Highway 101 and located completely within the boundaries of Lease 110033. This lease provides Explor Resources with mining and surface rights over an area of 3292.48 hectares. The lease is granted for a period of 21 years and expires on April 30, 2043.
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West Cache Gold Advance Exploration Project - Explor Resources is a wholly owned subsidiary of Galleon Gold Corp.
61 Bay Street
Suite 2700
Toronto,
ON
M5J 2S1
Canada
Decision details
On April 8, 2025, The Ministry of Energy and Mines under section 140(1) of the Mining Act, filed the West Cache Advance Exploration Closure Plan including collection of Financial Assurance for the mine site.
The Site is located approximately 13 kilometres southwest of the City of Timmins, Ontario within the Porcupine Mining Division, District of Cochrane. The Project lies within the Townships of Bristol and Ogden, though most of the Project development and activities will take place in Bristol Township. The Project can be accessed via Highway 101 and is located approximately four kilometres northeast of Pan American Silver’s Timmins West Mine.
The Project will be situated on the south side of Highway 101 and located completely within the boundaries of Lease 110033. This lease provides Explor Resources with mining and surface rights over an area of 3292.48 hectares. The lease is granted for a period of 21 years and expires on 30 April 2043.
Explor Resources is proposing to advance the development of the Project by completing an advanced exploration program. The proposed Project will allow Explor Resources to collect a 90 000 tonne bulk sample from the Zone #9 deposit through the development of a portal and ramp. The Project will also include exploration drilling at depth.
The Project will allow Explor Resources to further assess the economic and technical feasibility of developing the Property into a producing mine.
Effects of consultation
Comments received were out of scope resulting in no impact on the decision to proceed or not with this proposal.
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5520 Highway 101 East
PO Box 3060
South Porcupine,
ON
P0N 1H0
Canada
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Owen Rigg
5520 Highway 101 E Highway
PO Box 3060
South Porcupine Ontario,
ON
P0N 1H0
Canada
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Proposal details
Closure plans and amendments must meet all legal requirements at the time of submission. Otherwise, they cannot be filed by the ministry.
A Notice of Project Status was provided to the Ministry on November 15, 2023. The Ministry provided direction to the Proponent with direction on consultation with Indigenous communities on February 11, 2024.
The proposed West Cache Advanced Exploration Closure Plan had been previously submitted as a Draft for review. In anticipation of a potential submission, however, the ministry has made the proposed Closure Plan available to the public for the purpose of seeking public comment.
Explor Resources is proposing to advance the development of the Project by completing an advanced exploration program. The proposed Project will allow Explor Resources to collect a 90,000 tonnes bulk sample from the Zone #9 deposit through the development of a portal and ramp. The Project will also include exploration drilling at depth.
The Project will allow Explor Resources to further assess the economic and technical feasibility of developing the Property into a producing mine.
The bulk sample will be collected using traditional underground mining methods and will be sent offsite to an existing mill for processing. The construction and advanced exploration phases of the Project are anticipated to take approximately two years to complete. Following the completion of the Project a decision will be made to move the Project into commercial production or closure. The closure phase is anticipated to take two years and will be followed by a period of post-closure monitoring.
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5520 Highway 101 East
PO Box 3060
South Porcupine,
ON
P0N 1H0
Canada
Comment
Commenting is now closed.
This consultation was open from November 6, 2024
to December 6, 2024
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Owen Rigg
5520 Highway 101 E Highway
PO Box 3060
South Porcupine Ontario,
ON
P0N 1H0
Canada
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