Title: Far North Geological Mapping Initiative by Ontario Geological Survey Ministry of Northern Developmen
1Far North Geological Mapping InitiativebyOntario
Geological SurveyMinistry of Northern
Development and Mines
Update April 7, 2006
2Update Purpose
- Update on Far North Geological Mapping Initiative
(FNGMI) - Why do it
- Policy, outcomes, goals
- Public geoscience - Economic development model
- Where do it - Far North
- How do it - Technical and community
- Results
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3What - Far North Geological Mapping
InitiativeNorthern Prosperity Plan
- We are supporting the mining sector by investing
15 million over three years in geological
mapping - 2005 Ontario Budget Speech
- Year 1 April 1/05 to March 31/06 - 5 million
- Year 2 April 1/06 to March 31/07 - 5 million
- Year 3 April 1/07 to March 31/08 - 5 million
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4Policy, Outcomes Goals
- Policy framework Northern Prosperity Plan
- Outcome Enhanced northern prosperity
- Long-term Goals
- enhance far north business climate
- increase mineral and non-renewable energy
resource investment - emergence of sustainable aboriginal and
non-aboriginal northern communities - informed land-use planning
- Short-term Goals
- Expand Far North geological data and understand
and promote mineral and non-renewable energy
resource potential - Communication and technical collaborations with
interested Aboriginal communities
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5Achieve Short-term Goals
- Goal
- 1) Understand Far North geology, mineral and
non-renewable energy resource potential - 2) Engage, communicate, collaborate with
Aboriginal communities - Achieved by
- Technical collection, analysis, delivery, and
marketing of geoscience data and information - Community Aboriginal community engagement and
communication - Collaboration
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6Fit with Broader Government Goals
- Northern Prosperity Plan
- Northern Boreal Initiative
- New Approach to Aboriginal Affairs
- Far North land-use planning
- Security of energy supply
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7Far North Geological Mapping InitiativeWhat is
Geological Mapping?
- Inventory or Map
- Rocks
- Glacial deposits
- Mineral and non-renewable energy resources
- Publish
- Market
- Trade shows, GeologyOntario web
- 6500 reports, 8700 maps, 19,000 mineral deposit
records, 70,000 industry assessment files
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8Public Geoscience Public Good, Health Safety
Model
Public geoscience
Public good decisions
Development
Policy Inputs
OGS maps and advice.
Health Safety
Land Use Decisions
Protection
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9Public Geoscience Mineral Investment Attraction
Development Model
Pre-competitive public geoscience
Competitive geoscience, private sector
Mine Discovery
Exploration
OGS maps and advice
Staking
Geological maps and reports produced by
geological surveys are the fundamental
information sources used by the mineral industry
to select mineral exploration targets. Dr. R.
Sutcliffe, President and CEO Ursa Major Corp.
Prospecting
10Return on Public Investment? Government
geoscience ? Private sector exploration
investment ? Discovery of new mineral deposits
11Where - Far North Geological Mapping Initiative
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12Why the Far North?Mineral Resource Perspective
- Poor data coverage
- Good potential
13Program Strategy Engage interested communities
in geographic areas with geoscience needs
Community Engagement
Technical
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14Technical Projects
Airborne Geophysical Survey
Geographic area dictates approach
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15Paradigm Shift
- Change
- from
- fit aboriginal people into a commercial economic
development operation - to
- how can a commercial economic development
operation fit into aboriginal life
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16Aboriginal Community Communication and Engagement
We use the same words, but we have different
meanings.
- Engage, communicate, consult, build
relationships, collaborate - meaningful information exchange
- Awareness and understanding of options
- informed decisions
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17Community Communication and Engagement
- Chief, Council, Band
- Community events
- School events
- Information
- Mining sequence
- Geoscience
- Mineral industry
- Prospector courses
- Govt funding programs
- Community options
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18Community-specific Glossary of Geological and
Mining Terms
A meaningful product that shines on the eyes of
people because they own it. Andy Yesno
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19Communication ProductsLocal Native Language
Dialect
Story Boards Technical documents Policy
discussion documents Information video (NRCan
MNDM aboriginal community industry) Community
surveys
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20Community Industry Networking
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21Memorandum of Cooperation - Walk
Together Technical Communication and Geological
Project Agreements
Eabametoong First Nation
Neskantaga First Nation
Webequie First Nation
Kasabonika Lake First Nation
Communication or collaborative geological project
agreement
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22Results
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23Community Engagement Status
- Memorandum of Cooperation Eabametoong, Webequie,
Neskantaga, Kasabonika - FNGMI
- Serious dialogue with 9 remote communities
- Communication agreements Kasabonika, Webequie
- Technical project agreements Kasabonika
- Continuous dialogue 6 other communities
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24Technical Planning - Year 2
- Fall 2005 Offer to purchase proprietary
geoscience data - Spring - summer 2006
- Feet-on-ground mapping
- Multidisciplinary project plan for Kasabonika
area - Final planning in progress for areas in proximity
to 3 other communities - Preliminary planning for areas in proximity to 3
other communities
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25Challenge - Opportunity
- Implementation
- Political climate
- Takes time
- Community-level process
- Information exchange
- Expectations
- Industry-aboriginal-OGS partnerships
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26OGS Directors Office ContactsWillet Green
Miller, 933 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, ON, P3E 6B5
- Andy Fyon, Director, Ontario Geological Survey -
Sudbury - T 705-670-5924 Andy.fyon_at_ndm.gov.on.ca
- Lori Churchill, Information and Engagement
Coordinator, Far North Geological Mapping
Initiative, Ontario Geological Survey - Sudbury - T 705-670-5920 lori.churchill_at_ndm.gov.on.ca
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