First Mining Gold has completed and filed the Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Assessment (EIS/EA) for the Springpole Gold Project. The proposed Project involves the development, construction, operation and closure of an open pit gold and silver mine and any associated facilities and ancillary activities. The main components of the Project are an open pit, dikes, a co-disposal facility for mine rock and tailings, a process plant, water management and treatment facilities, aggregate operations, a transmission line and a mine access road. The Project is located in an underserviced area northwestern Ontario, approximately 110 km northeast of the Municipality of Red Lake, 140 km north of Sioux Lookout, and 105 km northeast of Ear Falls, and will generate over 600 jobs during construction and 350 jobs during operations, along with economic opportunities across the region.
As required under section 17.7(1) of the Environmental Assessment Act and according to the amended terms of reference approved by the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks on November 8, 2021, First Mining Gold has submitted its EIS/EA to the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) for review and approval. The EIS/EA has been prepared as a single document to also meet the federal requirements under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 and has been submitted to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada for review and approval.
The EIS/EA will be available for public review and comment from November 8, 2024 to January 17, 2025. It is available on the project website at: https://firstmininggold.com/projects/springpole-project/.
You may review the EIS/EA in person during normal business hours at the following locations:
Sioux Lookout Library21 5th AveSioux Lookout, ON |
Ear Falls Library2 Willow Crescent,Ear Falls, ON |
Anyone wishing to provide comments on the EIS/EA must submit their comments in writing via mail and/or email to the MECP by January 17, 2025. All comments must be submitted to:
Jenny Archibald, Special Project Officer
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, Environmental Assessment Branch
135 St. Clair Avenue West, 1st Floor
Toronto, ON M4V 1P5
jenny.archibald@ontario.ca
416-262-1221
A copy of all comments will be forwarded to FMG for its consideration. If you have any questions or need further information about this project, please contact:
Meghan Bertenshaw, Project Manager
First Mining Gold
Suite 2070 - 1188 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC V6E 4A2
meghan@firstmininggold.com
519-994-2891
All personal information included in a submission – such as name, address, telephone number, and property location – is collected, maintained, and disclosed by the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks for the purpose of transparency and consultation. The information is collected under the authority of the Environmental Assessment Act or is collected and maintained for the purpose of creating a record that is available to the general public as described in s. 37 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Personal information you submit will become part of a public record that is available to the general public unless you request that your personal information remain confidential. For more information, please contact the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks Freedom of Information and Privacy Coordinator at 416-327-1434.
This Notice was first published on November 6, 2024.
