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First Mining Announces Approval of Springpole Environmental Assessment Terms of Reference from the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
First Mining Announces Approval of Springpole Environmental Assessment Terms of Reference...
About this update from First Mining Gold Corp.
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n First Mining Announces Approval of Springpole Environmental Assessment Terms of Reference from the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n VANCOUVER, BC\n \n ,\n \n Nov. 9, 2021\n \n /CNW/ -\n \n First Mining Gold Corp. (\"First Mining\" or the \"Company\")\n \n (TSX: FF) (OTCQX: FFMGF) (FRANKFURT: FMG) is pleased to announce it has received a Notice of Approval from the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks on the Environmental Assessment Terms of Reference (\"ToR\") for its Springpole Gold Project (\"Project\") located in Ontario. First Mining has worked closely with our local and Indigenous communities and government agencies to develop the final ToR that considers their feedback. This Notice of Approval marks the formal commencement of the Ontario Environmental Assessment (\"EA\") process and allows First Mining to advance the regulatory process which will assess the benefits and potential environmental effects and associated mitigation measures for the Project.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \"This is an important milestone for the Springpole Gold Project as we formally enter the provincial EA process,\" stated\n \n Dan Wilton\n \n , CEO of First Mining. \"First Mining is grateful for the hard work put in by our Indigenous communities and their advisors throughout the ToR process and recognize the significant role they will play in the advancement of the Project. We are eager to continue the dialogue with our communities to discuss how we can strengthen our partnership and bring sustainable economic development to the region.\"\n \n \n The ToR provides a framework for the preparation of the provincial EA documents in accordance with the\n \n Ontario\n \n \n Environmental Assessment Act.\n \n The ToR describes the purpose of the Project, alternative designs for the Project and how they will be evaluated, the potential effects of the Project to be considered and assessment methodology, as well as how Indigenous...