This consultation was open from:
February 7, 2023
to March 9, 2023
Decision summary
The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-23-000020 to Juno Corp. for early exploration activities.
The decision is to: issue the mineral exploration permit.
Location details
Site location details
The mining activities are located approximately 550 kilometres North of Thunder Bay, Ontario, in BMA 532 864 & BMA 532 871, District of Thunder Bay, NW Region.
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Claim numbers: 554765, 554766, 554768, 554769, 554770, 554771, 554772, 554773, 558430, 558431, 558432, 558433, 558434, 558435, 558436, 558437, 558438, 558439, 558440, 558441, 558442, 558443, 558444, 558452, 558453, 558454, 558455, 558456, 558457, 558458, 558459, 558460, 558461, 558463, 558464, 558465, 558466, 558467, 558468, 558469, 558470, 558471, 558472, 558474, 558475, 558477, 558480, 558481, 558482, 558483, 558484, 558485, 558486, 558489, 558490, 558492, 558493, 558494, 558496, 558499, 558500, 558502, 558503, 558504, 558507, 558508, 558509, 558510, 558511, 558514, 558515, 558516, 558517, 558518, 558519, 558520, 558523, 558524, 558526, 558527, 558528, 558529, 558530, 558534, 558535, 558538, 558545, 558552, 558554, 558559, 558560, 558564, 558565, 558566, 558570, 558581, 558587, 558597, 558598, 558609, 558614, 558615, 558622, 577267, 577268, 577273, 577274, 577278, 577282, 577287, 577288, 577289, 577292, 577293, 577298, 577299, 577325, 577329, 577330, 577331, 577335, 577341, 577348, 577349, 577381, 577382, 577383, 577384, 577385, 577386, 577387, 577388, 577389, 577395, 577396, 577437, 577438, 577439, 577440, 577441, 577478, 577479, 577480, 577483, 577484, 577485, 577486, 577487, 577488, 577489, 577490, 577491, 577496
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)
Jacob McKinnon
141 Adelaide Street, Suite 301
Toronto,
ON
M5H 3L5
Canada
Decision details
On March 25, 2023, the ministry issued the proposed early exploration permit
This permit will allow the company to conduct:
- mechanized drilling (assembled weight greater than 150 kilograms)
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
Comments received were considered in the decision.
Comment: It's not mentioned if local First Nations are affected or have been consulted as is required under federal law. I wonder if it is applicable in this case.
Response: O. Reg. 308/12, s. 14 & 15.
Notice of submitted application for exploration permit
14.(1) The Director shall identify Aboriginal communities to be notified of a submitted application for an exploration permit and shall notify those communities of the application by sending a copy of the application to them. O. Reg. 308/12, s. 14 (1).
(2) Aboriginal communities that are notified of an application for an exploration permit may provide written comments to the Director and the early exploration proponent regarding any adverse effects the activities proposed in the application may have on their existing or asserted Aboriginal or treaty rights and the early exploration proponent shall consult with Aboriginal communities pursuant to any direction provided by the Director. O. Reg. 308/12, s. 14 (2).
(3) The Director may require the early exploration proponent to file a consultation report regarding any consultation process that has been conducted, including with regard to any arrangement reached with an Aboriginal community or the efforts made to reach such an arrangement, before deciding whether to issue an exploration permit. O. Reg. 308/12, s. 14 (3); O. Reg. 190/18, s. 8.
Decision on application
15.(1) Subject to section 16, within 50 days after the circulation date, if the Director is satisfied that appropriate Aboriginal consultation has been carried out, the Director shall,
(a) make a decision as to whether to issue an exploration permit and, if so, as to what terms and conditions apply to the permit; and
(b) provide a copy of the permit to the early exploration proponent, any surface rights owners who have commented on the application and identified Aboriginal communities. O. Reg. 308/12, s. 15 (1).
(2) In deciding whether or not he or she is satisfied that appropriate Aboriginal consultation has been carried out, the Director may consider any arrangement reached with an Aboriginal community or the efforts made to reach such an arrangement. O. Reg. 308/12, s. 15 (2).
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435 James Street South
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Thunder Bay,
ON
P7E 6E3
Canada
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Original proposal
Proposal details
Juno Corp 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)
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.
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.
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Suite B002
Thunder Bay,
ON
P7E 6E3
Canada
Comment
Commenting is now closed.
This consultation was open from February 7, 2023
to March 9, 2023
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Thunder Bay,
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