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Order in Council 799/2018

On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, by and with the advice and concurrence of the Executive Council of Ontario, orders that:

Whereas subsection 91(1) of the Mining Act , R.S.O. 1990,

Chapter M.14, provides that all lands, claims or mining rights patented, leased or otherwise disposed of under this or any other Act or by any authority whatsoever, are subject to the condition that all ores or minerals raised or removed therefrom shall be treated and refined in Canada so as to yield refined metal or other product suitable for direct use in the arts without further treatment;

And

Whereas under subsection 91(3) of the said Act the Lieutenant Governor in Council may exempt any lands, claims or mining rights from the operation of the said subsection 91(1) for such period of time as seems proper;

And

Whereas the applicant, Gowest Gold Ltd. (Gowest) has extracted an initial bulk sample of ore from its Bradshaw mine property near Timmins, Ontario;

And

Whereas the ore will be initially processed in Canada to produce a gold concentrate, but Gowest advises there are no facilities in Canada with the capacity to do the final refining of its concentrate;

And

Whereas it is considered advisable to approve an exemption for Gowest’s mining lands as described in the attached

Schedule “A”, so the company can have the final processing of the gold concentrate from its bulk sample done outside of Canada;

Therefore pursuant to subsection 91(3) of the Mining Act , R.S.O. 1990, c. M.14, the lands, claims or mining rights described in

Schedule "A" attached hereto, are hereby exempted from the operation of subsection 91(1) of the said Act and for a period of two years commencing on the date this Order in Council is approved and ordered.

Schedule A

Ministry of Northern Development and Mines

Approved and Ordered:

April 18, 2018

Updated: June 29, 2022

Published: May 02, 2018