Loading ...VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 23, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — First Mining Gold Corp. (TSX:FF) (OTCQX:FFMGF) (FRANKFURT:FMG) (“First Mining” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a Voluntary Agreement (“VA”) with the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change in Ontario (the “MOECC”) to complete certain requirements under the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act (the “EAA”). This marks the commencement of a Provincial Individual Environmental Assessment (“Provincial EA”) for the Company’s Springpole Gold Project (“Springpole” or the “Project”), located in northwestern Ontario.
Jeff Swinoga, President & Chief Executive Officer of First Mining, stated “We believe Springpole has the potential to become one of Canada’s largest producing gold mines. With permitting for an access road to the Project site now well underway and having already commenced the Federal Environmental Assessment process, we are very pleased to initiate the Provincial Environmental Assessment process in Ontario. Both EAs can now progress simultaneously. These two EA processes mark the first major steps toward permitting Springpole. Our very experienced team, with our values-based culture, looks forward to working diligently and respectfully with all Indigenous and other stakeholders throughout the Federal and Provincial EA processes.”
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