Chamber submission on Proposed NWT Minerals Act

1 December 2017

CHAMBER OF MINES SUBMISSION ON PROPOSED NWT MINERAL RESOURCES ACT
Submitted by the NWT & Nunavut Chamber of Mines on behalf of its membership, in response to
NWT Government request for comments.
Submitted: December 1, 2017

1. INTRODUCTION

a. The importance of the minerals industry

b. Measuring Success: Significant contributions from mining

c. Mine lives

d. Exploration investment: Houston, we have a problem!

e. Compete, compete, compete

2. WHAT SHOULD BE IN AN MRA – WHAT IT IS, AND ISN’T

a. Purpose: making things better, not worse

b. Why it’s important to have a healthy industry

c. Content of the Act versus Regulations

d. Being Visionary

3. INDUSTRY RESPONSES TO GOVERNMENT QUESTIONS ASKED

a. Land access for prospecting and exploration

b. Opportunities for online map staking

c. Acquiring and maintaining mineral tenures

d. Transparency, public accountability, and ministerial authority

e. Inspections, monitoring and auditing

f. Rehabilitation and closure of mining and exploration sites

g. Indigenous engagement and consultation

h. Socio-economic benefits, including impact benefit agreements

i. Revenues, including taxes and royalties

4. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS RECEIVED

5. IN CONCLUSION

APPENDIX: DETAILED COMMENTS RECEIVED

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