New Found Gold Corporation - Mineral exploration permit

On September 04, 2020 the ministry issued, an exploration permit located approximately 10 kilometres north of Virginiatown, Ontario, in Katrine and Ossian Townships, District of Temiskaming, North East Region.

This permit will allow the company to undertake these early exploration activities:

• mechanized drilling (greater than 150 kilograms)
• mechanized stripping (greater than 100 square metres in a 200 metres radius)
• pitting and trenching of Bedrock (greater than 3 cubic metres in a 200 metre radius)

Plan Activities:

• geophysical survey requiring generator type
• line cutting (less than 1.5 metres width)

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.

Proponent(s):

New Found Gold Corporation

1010 - 69 Yonge Street

Toronto, ON M5E 1K3

Site location description:

The mining activities are located approximately 10 kilometres north of Virginiatown, Ontario, in Katrine and Ossian Townships, District of Temiskaming, North East Region.

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.”

Claim numbers: 100344, 100764, 100807, 102155, 114929, 116988, 126902, 126907, 126938, 126939, 129663, 143345, 144083, 156189, 156222, 156223, 159442, 162211, 162216, 162220, 162246, 162946, 194183, 201496, 202033, 210090, 210091, 210114, 210842, 221627, 221653, 221654, 222894, 222895, 224861, 224862, 228893, 231651, 257598, 257601, 258135, 258136, 258820, 268312, 276088, 276096, 276122, 276123, 276841, 276842, 276843, 278889, 278890, 278891, 280365, 288200, 288223, 294935, 294969, 294970, 294971, 296206, 312064, 312065, 313851, 324756, 324780, 325494

To see the site location on a map, refer to the instrument proposal under Environmental Registry of Ontario number 019-1842.

Comments received:

• Through the registry: 1
• By email: 0
• By mail: 0

The comments that were approved for publishing are available in the Bulletin supporting materials section.

Effects of consultation:

Comments received were considered in the decision.

Third parties are not able to apply for leave to appeal in respect of proposals which are posted while Ontario Regulation 115/20 is in effect.

On April 1, 2020, the Ontario Government made a temporary regulation to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak which exempts all proposals from the requirement to post notices on the Environmental Registry of Ontario. Leave to appeal may only be sought in respect of instruments that are required to be posted to the Environmental Registry of Ontario.

Appeal information:

Appeals are not allowed

This instrument type cannot be appealed.