Current status

Notice of opportunity to provide input.

Project summary

The proponent, Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, is seeking an Exploratory Licence of Occupation (ELO) for the Toburn Gold Property, in the Townships of Lebel and Teck, Kirkland Lake, Ontario.

The license will allow for the exploration of lands that are not open for mining claim registration.

Proposed activities

Exploration and remediation activities will be guided by the ELO terms and conditions over a 10-year period with the following program highlights:

  • a two-phase, surface diamond drill program totalling 51,245 metres from 48 drillholes and 16 wedge off-sets
  • a tailings sampling and metallurgy program involving 19 percussion drillholes each having an anticipated depth less than 10 metres and a pre-feasibility study for possible removal of existing gold tailings to a mill facility for processing
  • a progressive remediation program of existing mine hazards through the development of a monitoring system and through shaft cap assessment with selective cap replacements where needed and prioritized crown pillar testing
  • in the event of positive results, generate an underground NI 43-101 gold resource estimate
  • surface mapping and limited overburden stripping for mapping purposes

The advancement of each phase of the program will be based on exploratory success and can be terminated at any time.

We understand that the proponent intends to apply for a 21-year lease at the end of phase 3, assuming a positive economic outcome of gold resource returns and that the terms of the ELO are satisfied.

Proponent

Ministry of Mines

Location

Lebel and Teck Townships, Larder Lake Mining Division

Type

Bulletin

Reference number

Environmental Registry of Ontario #: 019-9331

Contact

Marie-France Bedard
Acting Provincial lands Specialist
Technical Services Unit
933 Ramsey Lake Road
Sudbury, Ontario
P3E 6B5
Tel: 705-618-8143  
Email: MarieFrance.Bedard@ontario.ca

Notice of opportunity to provide input on a category B project (2024)

We invite you to comment on the proposed Exploratory Licence of Occupation for the former Toburn Property.

The proposed activities have been screened as a category B project. The undertaking is being carried out in accordance with the Class Environmental Assessment for Activities of the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines under the Mining Act (PDF, amended 2018).

We have identified several environmental effects associated with the undertaking, which can be mitigated using standard measures. A summary of negative environmental effects and proposed mitigation measures that would negate or reduce their significance is provided in the Project Description, which you can find with the supporting material for this project on the Environmental Registry of Ontario.

You are invited to provide input and express any concerns about this proposed project. For more information or to submit comments, visit the posting for this project on the Environmental Registry of Ontario or contact:

Marie-France Bedard
Technical Services Unit
933 Ramsey Lake Road
Sudbury, Ontario
P3E 6B5
Tel: 705-618-8143  
Email: MarieFrance.Bedard@ontario.ca

Your privacy

Personal information you provide in a submission (such as name, address and telephone number) and your views and opinions are being collected by the ministry under the authority of the Environmental Assessment Act for the purpose of engaging in public consultation and making decisions regarding the project.

Your personal information may also be shared with the Environmental Approvals Branch of the Ministry of the Environment, Conservations and Parks. The collection, use and disclosure of this information are all governed by the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

Questions about the collection of this information should be directed to:

Marie-France Bedard
Acting Provincial lands Specialist
Mining Lands Section
933 Ramsey Lake Road
Sudbury, Ontario
P3E 6B5
Tel: 705-618-8143  
Email: MarieFrance.Bedard@ontario.ca