Mining companies will be able to apply for exploration permits online for existing mine sites, as the B.C. government cuts red tape for the booming sector.
Natural Resources Minister Steve Thomson says low-impact activities such as exploration drilling and induced polarization, which uses an electrical current to measure deposits in the ground, can now be undertaken through the website FrontCounter BC.
Mining companies will have to give the province 30 days notice of the exploration work, for the information to be referred to area First Nations.
Companies will also be able to go online to extend the timing of previously approved exploration work up to two years.
Thomson says his ministry is reducing bureaucracy so that companies can create jobs more quickly.
Last year, mining companies spent $680-million on exploration in the province, and the Liberal government has committed to opening eight new mines and expanding nine existing mines over the next two years as part of its B.C. Jobs Plan.
Read more:Firesteel Resources and Prosper Gold close option and joint venture agreement on Sheslay property
TSX Venture Exchange accepts for filing, as Prosper Gold's qualifying transaction, the option agreement with Firesteel Resources Inc, whereby Prosper Gold can acquire up to 80% interest in the Sheslay property;
- Prosper begins drilling and IP survey on the Sheslay property.
VANCOUVER, Sept. 4, 2013 /CNW/ - Firesteel Resources Inc. ("Firesteel" or the "Company") (TSX-V: FTR)announced that the option agreement between the company and Prosper Gold ("Prosper") (TSX-V: PGX) has been accepted for filing as Prosper's qualifying transaction. As of 3rd September 2013, Prosper resumed trading on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol PGX.
A condition precedent for the successful conclusion of the deal was the raising of $2.5 million. This was achieved via a concurrent non-brokered private placement.
Prosper plans to shortly complete a deep penetration IP survey over the entire 12 square kilometre target area, covering the cluster of 5 copper-gold bearing porphyry targets on the property. In addition drilling has now started on the Star discovery on the Sheslay property.
About the Company
Firesteel is an exploration-stage junior mining Company engaged in the acquisition and exploration of prospective precious and base metal properties in Canada and stable jurisdictions around the world.
Firesteel currently has two highly prospective properties in British Colombia.
The ROK Coyote property is currently under option to OZ Exploration a wholly owned subsidiary of OZ Minerals (ASX:OZE). OZ Exploration has the right to acquire up to 80% of the property in return for spending $13,000,000 on exploration and providing $1,500,000 in cash.
Highlights of the ROK Coyote property include:
- 6,900 Ha, of highly prospective large tonnage targets with known Cu-Au results
- Historical drilling highlights - 38.37 m @ 1.32% Cu, 1.54 g/t Au
- Adjacent to Red Chris Mine development with P&P Reserves of 302 Mt at 0.365 Cu and 0.27 g/t Au (a 28 year mine life at 30,000 tpd) Imperial Metals
The Sheslay property is currently under option to Prosper Gold. (TSX-V: PGX) Under this agreement, Prosper has the right to acquire up to 80% of the property in return for spending $5,000,000 on exploration, providing $1,000,000 in cash and 1,000,000 shares.
Highlights of the Sheslay property include:
- 6,700 Ha property hosts five significant Cu-Au targets within close proximity with large tonnage, high grade potential.
- Historical drilling highlight - grading 242.3 m @ 0.44% Cu & 0.32 g/t Au.
- Largest of the targets is 1,800 m by 750 m.
The Company's management and board of directors have extensive experience in exploration, operations, business and corporate finance.
The Company's objective is to enhance shareholder value as a prospect generator by identifying and securing early-stage exploration opportunities and developing them to more advanced stages with the help of joint venture partners.
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