Great Bear Advanced Exploration Project

Kinross Gold Corporation is proposing to construct and operate a gold exploration project located 25 kilometres southeast of Red Lake, Ontario. As proposed, the Great Bear Advanced Exploration Project would include a temporary work camp, underground infrastructure, and two surface portals to access the underground infrastructure. The project would operate for four years and extract up to 60,000 tonnes of ore for off-site quality testing.

Latest update

August 8, 2024 — On June 17, 2024, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change received a request to designate the Great Bear Advanced Exploration Project, proposed by Kinross Gold Corporation. The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada is conducting an analysis and will make a recommendation to the Minister on whether to designate the project under the Impact Assessment Act.

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Key documents

Key documents
Document Number Document Title File Date
1 Request for designation of project PDF (264 KB) June 17, 2024

Contacts

Great Bear Advanced Exploration Project
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada
55 York Street, 6th Floor
Toronto, Ontario M5J 1R7
Telephone: 416-952-1576
Email: designationontario@iaac-aeic.gc.ca

Media Relations
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada
160 Elgin Street, 22nd Floor
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H3
Telephone: 343-549-3870
Email: media@iaac-aeic.gc.ca


  • Location

    • 25 kilometres southeast of Red Lake (Ontario)

  • Nature of Activity

    • Mines and Minerals

  • Assessment Status

    In progress

  • Start Date

    2024-06-17

  • Proponent

    Kinross Gold Corporation

  • Authorities

    • Impact Assessment Agency of Canada

  • Assessment Type

    Request for designation

  • Reference Number

    88710
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