Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd. - Permit to take water

This proposal is for a Renewal to Permit to Take Water No. 6305-C25R78 for Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd. Water will be taken from two sources: the East Lake (also known as Kitchin Lake) and the East Creek, for ore processing purposes in Unsurveyed Territory in the District of Cochrane, Ontario.

Permit type - Renewal (Category 1)

Source name: East Lake

• purpose of water taking: industrial ore processing
• maximum rate (litres per minute): 1,250
• maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
• maximum volume (litres) per day: 1,800,000
• maximum number of days of taking in a year: 365
• earliest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 01/01
• latest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 12/31
• period of water taking: 10 years

Source name: East Creek

• purpose of water taking: industrial ore processing
• maximum rate (litres per minute): 29,650
• maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
• maximum volume (litres) per day: 42,696,000
• maximum number of days of taking in a year: 122
• earliest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 03/01
• latest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 06/30
• period of water taking: 10 years

Source name: East Creek

• purpose of water taking: industrial ore processing
• maximum rate (litres per minute): 1,250
• maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
• maximum volume (litres) per day: 1,800,000
• maximum number of days of taking in a year: 243
• earliest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 07/01
• latest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 02/21
• period of Water Taking: 10 years

There are 3 categories of a Permit to Take Water:

• Category 1: water takings are anticipated to have a lower risk of causing an unacceptable environmental impact/interference
• Category 2: water takings are anticipated to having a higher potential of causing unacceptable environmental impact or interference
• Category 3: water takings are anticipated to have the highest potential of causing unacceptable environmental impactor interference

The proposed water taking qualifies as a Category 1 permit.