This consultation was open from:
March 24, 2022
to April 23, 2022
Decision summary
The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-22-000082 to (James Reed) for early exploration activities located 12 kilometres SW of the Town of Kirkland Lake, Ontario, in Eby Township, District of Timiskaming, Northeast Region.
The decision is to :Issue the permit
Location details
Site location details
The exploration activities are located approximately 12 kilometres SW of the Town of Kirkland Lake, Ontario, in Eby Township, District of Timiskaming, Northeast Region.
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Lease numbers: LEA-108929
Site location map
The location pin reflects the approximate area where environmental activity is taking place.
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James Reed
1395 Highway 66
Swastika,
ON
P0K 1T0
Canada
Decision details
On (May 26, 2022) the ministry (issued) an exploration permit near (Kirkland Lake) to (James Reed).
This permit will allow the company to conduct the following activities:
- mechanized drilling (where the drill weight is greater than 150 kilograms)
- mechanized stripping (greater than 100 square metres in a 200 metres radius)
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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5520 Highway 101 E Highway
PO Box 3060
South Porcupine Ontario,
ON
P0N 1H0
Canada
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Jason Postma
5520 Highway 101 East
PO Box 3060
South Porcupine,
ON
P0N 1H0
Canada
Original proposal
Proposal details
The Ministry is proposing to issue a permit to James Reed to undertake early exploration activities. The location of the activities is approximately 12 kilometres SW of the Town of Kirkland Lake, Ontario, in Eby Township, District of Timiskaming, Northeast Region.
James Reed 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 James Reed to carry out are as follows:
- mechanized drilling (where the drill weight is greater than 150 kilograms)
- mechanized stripping (greater than 100 square metres in a 200 metres radius)
The potential disturbance from the activities are described as:
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.
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.
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.
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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 March 24, 2022
to April 23, 2022
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Jason Postma
5520 Highway 101 East
PO Box 3060
South Porcupine,
ON
P0N 1H0
Canada
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