Source: https://elto.gov.on.ca/tribunals/mlt/decisions/mining-act/
Timestamp: 2019-04-26 05:48:29+00:00

Document:
A list of reasoned decisions made by the Ontario Mining and Lands Commissioner under the Mining Act.
These documents are available in English only.
Northern Gold Mining Inc. v. GeoProMining Gold Canada Ltd.
Goldcorp Canada Inc. & Goldcorp Inc. v. Bardessono et al.
Mining lands patent, certificate of forfeiture, relief from forfeiture, parcel, tax, vesting order, CA, EA, s. 656, 670, 671 of MA, 1960 & s. 105, 121, 196 of MA, 1990.
Claim staking, staking process, overlapping staking, competitive staking, staking regulations, substantial compliance, preparation, role of recorded licensee, helpers, s. 43, 44, 46, 110, the MA, O. Reg. 7/96.
Claim staking, staking process, staking regulations, substantial compliance, preparation, role of recorded licensee, helpers, s. 43 of MA, O. Reg. 115/91, 7/96, 196/06.
Trelawney Mining and Exploration Inc. v.Sanatana Resources Inc.
s. 50, 51, 54 of MA, s. 21 of PLA.
Evidence of settlement discussions, without prejudice, settlement privilege, disclosure, confidentiality.
Application for party status, jurisdiction of tribunal, interested persons, multiple use of land, legal interest in proceedings, adding parties, constitutional duty to consult, First Nations, s. 51 of MA, PLA.
Lands open for staking, size requirement, land having been staked but not recorded is not a barrier to staking, Act takes precedence over Regs., s. 27, 43, 112 of MA, s. 2, 11 of O. Reg.196/06.
Surface rights on unpatented MC, holder does not consent to disposition of surface rights, referral by Minister, surface rights required for public use, waste disposal site, exclusion of part of surface rights from MC, order on consent, cl.35(1)(a), s.51, ss. 80(2) of MA.
Claim Staking, reopening, restaking, staking requirements, s. 72, ss. 112(1) of the Act, ss. 5(2) of O. Reg. 43/11.
Holder of surface rights on unpatented mining claim does not consent to their disposition, surface rights required for public use, access, public lands, buffer zones, landfill sites, easements, s. 51 of the MA, PLA.
Moneta Porcupine Mines Inc. v. The Director of Mine Rehabilitation et al.
Mine hazards, certified closure plans, rehabilitation, Director’s Order, proponent, owner, patentee of mining rights, financial assurance, contrary intention, sections 1, 145 to 147, 152 and 153.3 of the MA.
3814793 Canada Inc. et al. v. Pele Diamond et al.
Staking, irregular area coterminous with lands not open, unsurveyed territory, application to record, sketch, mining licence of occupation, adverse inference, water boundary, purpose of Act, security of tenure, gores & fractions, real merits & substantial justice, s. 2, 43, 44, 46, 75, 112, 121, ss. 97(2), 110(6) of the MA, O. Reg. 7/96.
Minister of Transportation v. 1520658 Ontario Inc.
Act, definition section, Crown lands, use or occupation of the Crown, effect of Withdrawal Order on valid mining claims, exclusion of time, application to record, tenant at will of the Crown.cl.1(1)(a), s.27(a), 27(d), 29,35, cl.50(1)(a), ss. 51(1), 51(6), s. 79 of the MA. OSCJ Order – Oct. 16, 2009, available upon request. Court of Appeal For Ontario Decision.
Raymond’s Garage et al. v. Moneta Porcupine Mines Inc.
Application for surface rights compensation, similar relief sought in action already commenced in Ontario Superior Court of Justice, application under MA dismissed, multiple proceedings, s. 79, 107, 108, 109, MA.
Filed only mining claims, staking requirements, deemed substantial compliance, failure to comply, application to record, appeal from PMR, s. 43, 112, MA, O. Reg. 7/96.
Referral by Minister, staked out & recorded for a purpose other than that of the mineral industry, improper use of land, cancellation, purpose of Act, assessment work, s. 2., s.s.. 54(1), 54(2), MA.
Eric Joseph Marion v. The Corporation of the Town of Kirkland Lake, et al.
Application to stake mining rights under patented mining claims, lands used or occupied as gardens, etc., dispute as to lands exempt, consent order with conditions, s.s.. 32(1), 32(2), MA, s.s.. 14(3), O. Reg. 7/96.
Mai Elizabeth Ward & James Vance v.Rapier Resources Inc.
Application for leave to file 2 nddispute, failure to appeal PMR’s decision, continuation of “Filed Only” application nunc pro tunc, leave granted after 1st anniversary & performance of assessment work, jurisdiction of Commissioner, when Order takes effect, lands staked twice by same individual, discretion of PMR to record 2nd staking, lands open during 31 day window after staking, abandonment during 31 day window, timing of notice to PMR of first abandonment, s.s.. 48(5), Eng/Fr version of MA, s. 27, 30, 67, 105, 112, 117, 121, 129, 136, s.s.. 44(1), 46(5), 48(6), 71(2), 75(1), 114(4), MA, s.s.. 21.2(3), SPPA, s. 19, s.s.. 16(1), 16(2), O.Reg. 7/96.
Staking, substantial compliance, when MCopen for staking, time lands open for staking, manner of staking MC, application to record MC, O.Reg. 7/96 Claim Staking, s.1 & 2, of TA, s.s.. 70(7), 70(8), 70(9) and s.197, of MA.
Rhonda Gail Smerchanski v Blue Marble Mining Corp.
Charles Arnold Marshall v. Royal Victoria Minerals Limited and Charles Arnold Marshall v St. Andrew Goldfields Ltd.
Tracey L. Griesbach v. Graphite Mountain Inc.
Kenneth McCartney & Clare McCartney v.Graphite Mountain Inc.
Lake Superior Resources Corporation et al. v. Glenn Walter Bray et al.
Pacific North West Capital Corp. v. T.R.C. Management and Consulting Inc.
Strike Minerals Inc. & Wheaton River Minerals Ltd. v. The Estate of Carl P. Forbes & Novawest Resources Inc.
Robert Edward Palahnuk v. Murgor Resoruces Inc.
Estate of Carl P. Forbes, et al. v. Michael A. Tremblay et al.
Minescape Exploration Inc. v. MNDM & Nickel District C.A. & Yenway Golf Inc.
MNRF v. Michael Gagne & Yvon Gagne & Spruce Falls Inc.
Vern Pakkala v. Lawrence John Labelle et al.
Michael Tremblay, Jacques Robert, Pat Coyne & Woody Ouderkirk v. MNDM & Strike Minerals Inc.
Royal Oak Mines Inc. v. Strike MineralsInc.
Christina M. Coyne v. Royal Oak MinesInc.
Patrick Len Gryba v. St. Andrew Goldfields Ltd. & 297 3090 Canada Inc.
C. Warren Hunt v. Krigold Resources Ltd.
Canadian Gems and Minerals v. Raven Resources Inc.
William Charles Kerr v. Strike MineralsInc.
Aubrey J. Eveleigh et al. v. MNDM & Noranda Exploration Company Inc.
P.A.R. Brown v. Nortel CommunicationsInc.
James R.B. Parres v. Skead Holdings Ltd.

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