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Northwest Territories Mining Regulations — 1
ore undertakings set out in subparagraphs (i) to (vii) have been performed to evaluate the results of the remote sensing and are reported on, together with the remote sensing, in accordance with subsection 15 (2) or 41 (1), (ix) the placing of grid lines in the field for the purpose of performing any of the undertakings referred to in subparagraphs (i) to (vii), (x) petrography, (xi) data analysis, map generation and preparation of reports that are submitted under these Regulations in respect of undertakings referred to in subparagraphs (i) to (viii) and (x); (b) any of the following undertakings that are performed in respect of a recorded claim: (i) the preparation of a plan of survey under paragraph 57 (1)(a), (ii) the building of roads, airstrips or docks for the purpose of performing any of the undertakings referred to in paragraph (a); and (c) environmental baseline studies that are conducted in conjunction with undertakings referred to in subparagraphs (a)(i) to (vii) and (ix) or subparagraph (b)(ii), as well as analysis of the data resulting from the studies, map generation and the preparation of an appendix as required in paragraph 4(t) of Schedule 2. ( travaux ) Related person (2) For the purposes of these Regulations, a person who is related to another person is considered to be also related to any person to whom the other person is related.
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Act means the Territorial Lands Act . ( Loi )
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boundary post means a legal post, excluding a corner post and a witness post, marking the boundary of a claim or a plot of land that is being staked for the purpose of making it a claim. ( borne de délimitation )
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business day means a day other than a Saturday or a holiday. ( jour ouvrable )
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Chief means the Chief of Financial Analysis and Royalties Administration Section of the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. ( chef )
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contiguous , with reference to two or more claims, includes claims that were staked in a manner to be contiguous. ( contigus )
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corner post means a legal post marking the northeast, southeast, southwest or northwest corner of a claim or a plot of land that is being staked for the purpose of making it a claim. ( borne d’angle )
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cost of work means expenses incurred in performing work, but excludes all of the following: (a) transportation costs outside Canada for persons who performed work or for equipment used in work; (b) taxes and fees paid to any level of government or any institution of public government; (c) costs of staking and recording a claim; (d) legal fees; (e) administrative costs. ( coût des travaux )
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depreciable assets means buildings, plant, machinery and equipment. ( actif amortissable )
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environmental baseline studies means a description of selected environmental attributes that existed before mineral exploration or mining development and that are used to establish a benchmark from which to measure changes to the environment. Selected environmental attributes include meteorologic, hydrologic and hydro-geologic attributes, surface water and groundwater quality, aquatic resources, soil profiling, ecosystems, wildlife and wildlife habitat, cultural heritage and archaeology. ( études environnementales de base )
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exploration cost means an expense incurred for the purpose of determining the existence, location, extent, quality or economic potential of a mineral deposit in the Northwest Territories, but does not include an expense incurred for the purpose of bringing a mine into production. ( frais d’exploration )
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fiscal year , in respect of a mine, means the fiscal period of the mine’s operator as that period is defined in section 249.1 of the Income Tax Act . ( exercice )
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holder of the surface rights means the lessee or registered holder of the surface rights to the land. ( titulaire des droits de surface )
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legal post means a post, tree or mound of stones set up in accordance with section 26 to serve as a boundary post, corner post or witness post. ( borne légale )
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licence means a licence to prospect referred to in section 3 . ( licence )
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mine means an undertaking that produces or has produced minerals or processed minerals from lands within the Northwest Territories Mining District, and includes the depreciable assets that are located in the Northwest Territories and used in connection with the undertaking. ( mine )
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mineral means any naturally occurring inorganic substance found in the Northwest Territories Mining District, including frac sand, but excluding material the taking of which is regulated under the Territorial Quarrying Regulations . ( minéral )
Northwest Territories Mining Regulations — (a)
mining property means (a) a recorded claim or a leased claim within the boundaries of which a mine or part of a mine is situated; or (b) a group of contiguous recorded or leased claims within the boundaries of which a mine or part of a mine is situated and (i) that belong to the same owner, or (ii) if the mine is operated as a joint venture, that are owned exclusively by the members of the joint venture or parties related to the members of the joint venture, regardless of the degree of ownership of each recorded claim or leased claim. ( propriété minière )
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mining reclamation trust means a trust that is established for a mine and that is created (a) for the purposes of subsection 72.11(1) of the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act ; or (b) as a condition of (i) a lease issued under the Territorial Lands Regulations , (ii) a contract with the Minister relating to the reclamation or environmental management of a mining property, or (iii) a permit issued under Part 3 or 4 of the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act or under the Territorial Land Use Regulations . ( fiducie de restauration minière )
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Mining Recorder means the person designated by the Minister as the Mining Recorder. ( registraire minier )
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mining royalty valuer means a person acting on the Minister’s behalf for the purpose of ascertaining the value of minerals or processed minerals produced from a mine. ( évaluateur des redevances minières )
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owner , in respect of a recorded claim, leased claim, mine or mining property, means any person with a legal or beneficial interest in the recorded claim, leased claim, mine or mining property. ( propriétaire )
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precious stone means a diamond, a sapphire, an emerald or a ruby. ( pierre précieuse )
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prescribed form means a form prescribed by the Minister under section 28 of the Act. ( formule prescrite )
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processing means crushing, grinding, flotation, beneficiation, concentrating, milling, roasting, smelting, leaching, recrystallization or refining performed on minerals, and if the output of a mine is precious stones, cleaning and sorting that output. ( traitement )
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processing assets means tailings disposal facilities and depreciable assets that are located in the Northwest Territories and that are used directly and exclusively in processing. ( biens utilisés pour le traitement )
Northwest Territories Mining Regulations — (a)
related , in respect of two or more persons, means that the persons are (a) related persons within the meaning of section 251 of the Income Tax Act , read without reference to paragraph 251(5)(b) of that Act; (b) associated corporations within the meaning of section 256 of the Income Tax Act , read without reference to subsection 256(1.4) of that Act; (c) affiliated persons within the meaning of section 251.1 of the Income Tax Act ; or (d) other than for the purpose of subsection 74 (1), owners or operators of the same mine. ( liées )
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Supervising Mining Recorder means the person designated by the Minister as the Supervising Mining Recorder. ( registraire minier en chef )
Northwest Territories Mining Regulations — (a)
undeducted balance means (a) in respect of a depreciation allowance, the original cost of the depreciable assets in respect of which the depreciation allowance is claimed, less any depreciation allowances previously claimed in respect of those assets; (b) in respect of a development allowance, the undeducted balance of costs eligible for a development allowance under paragraph 70 (1)(i); and (c) in respect of a mining reclamation trust contribution allowance, the total of all contributions made to the mining reclamation trust, less any allowances previously claimed. ( fraction non amortie )
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witness post means a legal post set up in accordance with section 29 to provide reference to the corner of a claim or a plot of land that is being staked for the purpose of making it a claim.  ( borne témoin )
Northwest Territories Mining Regulations — (a)
work means (a) any of the following undertakings that are performed in respect of a recorded claim — including, for the purposes of subsection 39 (2), before the recorded claim existed — or within the zone of a prospecting permit, for the purpose of assessing its mineral potential: (i) examination of outcrops and surficial deposits, (ii) excavation, (iii) sampling, (iv) geochemical study or analysis, (v) drilling, (vi) geological mapping, (vii) geophysical study or analysis, (viii) remote sensing, if one or more undertakings set out in subparagraphs (i) to (vii) have been performed to evaluate the results of the remote sensing and are reported on, together with the remote sensing, in accordance with subsection 15 (2) or 41 (1), (ix) the placing of grid lines in the field for the purpose of performing any of the undertakings referred to in subparagraphs (i) to (vii), (x) petrography, (xi) data analysis, map generation and preparation of reports that are submitted under these Regulations in respect of undertakings referred to in subparagraphs (i) to (viii) and (x); (b) any of the following undertakings that are performed in respect of a recorded claim: (i) the preparation of a plan of survey under paragraph 57 (1)(a), (ii) the building of roads, airstrips or docks for the purpose of performing any of the undertakings referred to in paragraph (a); and (c) environmental baseline studies that are conducted in conjunction with undertakings referred to in subparagraphs (a)(i) to (vii) and (ix) or subparagraph (b)(ii), as well as analysis of the data resulting from the studies, map generation and the preparation of an appendix as required in paragraph 4(t) of Schedule 2. ( travaux )
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Northwest Territories Mining District 2 These Regulations apply in respect of the Northwest Territories Mining District, the area of which is described in Schedule 1 to the Northwest Territories Mining District and Nunavut Mining District Order .
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Issuance of licence 3 (1) The Mining Recorder must issue a licence to prospect to a person who has applied for one and paid the applicable fee set out in Schedule 1 if the person is (a) an individual who is 18 years of age or older; or (b) a company that is incorporated or registered under the Business Corporations Act , S.N.W.T. 1996, c. 19, or that is incorporated under the Canada Business Corporations Act . Licence not transferable (2) A licence is not transferable. Licence valid for one year (3) A licence is valid from the date of its issue until March 31 following the date of its issue or, if renewed before March 31, for a period of one year beginning on April 1 following the date of its renewal. Copy of licence (4) A licensee may, on request and payment of the applicable fee set out in Schedule 1, obtain from the Mining Recorder a copy of their licence.
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Licence authorization — licensee or agent 4 (1) Only a licensee or a person authorized to act on behalf of a licensee may (a) prospect for the purpose of staking a claim; or (b) undertake the staking of a claim. Licence authorization — licensee (2) Only a licensee may (a) make an application to record a claim; (b) make an application for a prospecting permit; (c) be issued a written confirmation under subsection 15 (11), a certificate of extension under subsection 42 (2) or a certificate of work under subsection 47 (1); (d) be issued a lease of a recorded claim or a renewal of such a lease; and (e) acquire, by themself or with another licensee, a prospecting permit, recorded claim or lease of a recorded claim.
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Lands not open for prospecting or staking 5 It is prohibited to prospect or stake a claim on any of the following lands: (a) lands used as a cemetery; (b) lands covered by a prospecting permit, a recorded claim or a lease of a recorded claim, unless the prospecting or staking is done by the permittee, claim holder or lessee; (c) lands for which the minerals have been granted by the Crown; (d) lands subject to a prohibition on prospecting or staking a claim under a land use plan that has been approved under federal legislation or under a land claims agreement; (e) lands that have been withdrawn from disposal or set apart and appropriated by the Governor in Council under paragraphs 23(a) to (e) of the Act; (f) lands that are mentioned in subsections 22 (1) and 52 (5), section 56 , subsection 67 (2) and section 85 that are not open for prospecting or staking.
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Surface rights — prohibition respecting entry 6 If the surface rights to lands have been granted or leased by the Crown, it is prohibited to go on the surface of those lands to prospect or stake a claim unless (a) the holder of the surface rights has consented to entry for the prospecting or staking; or (b) a tribunal competent to deal with surface rights in the Northwest Territories has made an order that authorizes entry on those lands and that sets the compensation, if any, to the surface holder.
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Prohibition on removing minerals 7 (1) It is prohibited to remove minerals or processed minerals from, or develop a mine within, the area of a recorded claim or a leased claim, except in the case of the holder of the recorded claim or the lessee. Limitation respecting holder of a recorded claim (2) It is prohibited to remove minerals or processed minerals whose gross value exceeds $100,000 from a recorded claim that is not subject to a lease issued under subsection 60 (5) or a renewal issued under subsection 62 (4), except if the removal is for the purposes of assay and testing to determine the existence, location, extent, quality or economic potential of a mineral deposit within the claim. Prohibition on construction and disposal (3) It is prohibited to erect on a recorded claim any building to be used as a dwelling or any mill, concentrator or other mine building, or to create any tailings or waste disposal area for the purpose of the commencement of production from a mine, unless the claim holder has been issued a lease of the surface rights to, or a grant of, the land covered by the claim.
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Prospecting permit zones 8 (1) The mining district is divided into prospecting permit zones based on the National Topographic System of Canada. Each zone consists of one quarter of the area shown on a claim staking sheet and is designated as the northeast, southeast, southwest or northwest quarter. Definition of claim staking sheet (2) In this section, claim staking sheet means (a) south of 68° north latitude, a map of zones bounded on the north and south by 15-minute intervals of latitude and on the east and west by 30-minute intervals of longitude; and (b) north of 68° north latitude, a map of zones bounded on the north and south by 15-minute intervals of latitude and on the east and west by one-degree intervals of longitude.
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Application for prospecting permit 9 (1) A licensee may apply to the Mining Recorder for a prospecting permit for the exclusive right to prospect and stake claims in a prospecting permit zone specified in the application. Requirements for application (2) An application for a prospecting permit must (a) be in the prescribed form; (b) be received by the Mining Recorder between February 1 and close of business on the last business day of November before the year in which it is to commence; (c) be accompanied by payment of the applicable fee set out in Schedule 1; and (d) include a description of the work proposed to be carried out. Payment of charge (3) In addition, the licensee must pay to the Mining Recorder the charge referred to in subparagraph 14 (a)(i) or (b)(i), as the case may be. Remission (4) If a charge has been paid under subsection (3) but no prospecting permit is issued with respect to the application, the charge is remitted. Repayment (5) Any charge referred to in subparagraph 14 (a)(i) or (b)(i) that has been paid to the Mining Recorder and that is remitted under this section must be repaid by the Minister to the person entitled to it.
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Zones excluded 10 A prospecting permit must not be issued in respect of a prospecting permit zone if, at close of business on the last business day of January in the year the permit is to be issued, either of the following situations exists: (a) there are recorded claims or leased claims or applications to record claims in that zone and the total area covered by those claims exceeds 1250 hectares; (b) there are recorded claims or leased claims in that zone and the total area covered by those claims is 1250 hectares or less and, in the five years preceding that day, either of the following has happened with respect to any of those recorded claims or leased claims: (i) work has been done with respect to any of the recorded claims and has been reported on under section 41 of these Regulations or under section 41 of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut Mining Regulations , (ii) there has been a transfer recorded under section 66 of a majority of the interest in the recorded claim or lease to a person who was not, immediately before the transfer, recorded as a holder of the claim or lease and who is not related to anyone who was, immediately before the transfer, a holder of the claim or lease.
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Priority 11 (1) If two or more applications for a prospecting permit are made in respect of a prospecting permit zone, the Mining Recorder must, in issuing a prospecting permit, give priority to (a) firstly, applications presented in person at the office of the Mining Recorder on the first business day of November, in the order of their receipt; (b) secondly, applications — other than those dealt with in paragraph (a) — received by the Mining Recorder before the second business day of November, in the order of their drawing from a lottery of those applications; and (c) lastly, all other applications received after the first business day of November, in the order of their receipt by the Mining Recorder, or, if the order of receipt of applications cannot be determined, then in the order of their drawing from a lottery of those applications. Issuance (2) The Mining Recorder must issue the prospecting permit as soon as possible after January 31 in the year following the receipt of the application. Identification number (3) The Mining Recorder must assign an identification number to each prospecting permit. Exclusion of claim from permit zone (4) The area covered by a prospecting permit must be modified by removing the area covered by a recorded claim within that zone if (a) the claim was staked within the zone before the permit was issued; and (b) the application to record the claim was made after the permit was issued.
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Duration of prospecting permits 12 A prospecting permit takes effect on the first day of February in the year it is issued and expires at the end of January (a) three years later, in the case of a permit in respect of a zone located south of 68° north latitude; or (b) five years later, in the case of a permit in respect of a zone located north of 68° north latitude.
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Notice respecting prospecting permits 13 On or before the fifth business day in February, a notice must be posted in the Mining Recorder’s office identifying the zones in respect of which prospecting permits were issued that year in the mining district.
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Charges for prospecting permit 14 The following charges must be paid for a prospecting permit: (a) for a prospecting permit zone located south of 68° north latitude, (i) before the close of business on the last business day of November in the year in which the application for the permit is made, an amount equal to the number of hectares in the permit zone multiplied by $0.25, (ii) before the start of the second year of the permit, an amount equal to the number of hectares in the permit zone multiplied by $0.50, and (iii) before the start of the third year of the permit, an amount equal to the number of hectares in the permit zone multiplied by $1.00; and (b) for a prospecting permit zone north of 68° north latitude, (i) before the close of business on the last business day of November of the year in which the application for the permit is made, an amount equal to the number of hectares in the permit zone multiplied by $0.25, (ii) before the start of the third year of the permit, an amount equal to the number of hectares in the permit zone multiplied by $0.50, and (iii) before the start of the fifth year of the permit, an amount equal to the number of hectares in the permit zone multiplied by $1.00.