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Canada Program Coordinator Ugo Lapointe (B.Sc.H.) Canada Program Coordinator Yellowknife (online), October 12, 2017 www.miningwatch.ca

Presentation Today: A New Mining Law for NWT Intro & Mining Cycle Indigenous Rights Issues Environmental Issues Socio-Economic Issues

1. INTRO & THE MINING CYCLE Claim acquisition / staking (‘free entry’) Exploration (‘free entry’) Prospecting / Early exploration Intermediate Exploration Advanced Exploration Mining / Extraction (lease) Mine Closure / Clean-Up Perpetual Care

2. ALIGN MINING LAW WITH CONSITUTIONAL & INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS RIGHTS Information / Consultation / Accommodation / Consent Ross River vs Yukon Decisions (2012, 2014)

3. BETTER PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT : KEY ISSUES Land use planning ('no go zones,’ senstive areas) Better regulate & control exploration work Mining waste facilities & financial securities for clean-up, spills & accidents Monitoring and enforcement / compliance Roads & cumulative impacts (e.g. caribou)

4. LONG TERM BENEFITS FROM NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCE EXTRACTION: MAJOR ISSUES Claim registration $0.25/ha & renewal $5.00-10.00/ha $3,100 Million Value Production in 2015 & 2016 vs… - $28 Million Net Fiscal Benefit Royalties (0.9%) - $16.7 Million Transfer Aboriginal Govs. (0.5%) - $12.3 Million NWT Heritage Fund (0.4%) Over $30 Billion 1992 to 2016 vs ?? in Net Royalties Claim registration: 6 to 12 times higher in QC, 7 times higher in BC Claim renewal: 3 to 5 times higher after 10 years in QC, 2 to 4 times higher in BC In BC: $1,75/ha to register claim and $5/ha for placer, and then work needed for renewal of $5/ha for “anniversary years” 1 & 2, $10/ha years 3 & 4, $15/ha years 5 & 6, $20/ha thereafter. In Quebec: $1,50 to $3,00 to register claim, then work needed for renewal $1,25/ha to $2,00/ha first 2 years, and $26,00/ha to $36,00/ha after 14 years (depending on claim size, less 25h, less 45ha, over 45ha).

DECLINING JOBS & REVENUS FORWARD 4. LONG TERM BENEFITS FROM NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCE EXTRACTION: MAJOR ISSUES DECLINING JOBS & REVENUS FORWARD Claim registration: 6 to 12 times higher in QC, 7 times higher in BC Claim renewal: 3 to 5 times higher after 10 years in QC, 2 to 4 times higher in BC In BC: $1,75/ha to register claim and $5/ha for placer, and then work needed for renewal of $5/ha for “anniversary years” 1 & 2, $10/ha years 3 & 4, $15/ha years 5 & 6, $20/ha thereafter. In Quebec: $1,50 to $3,00 to register claim, then work needed for renewal $1,25/ha to $2,00/ha first 2 years, and $26,00/ha to $36,00/ha after 14 years (depending on claim size, less 25h, less 45ha, over 45ha).

LACK OF DIVERSIFICATION 4. LONG TERM BENEFITS FROM NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCE EXTRACTION: MAJOR ISSUES LACK OF DIVERSIFICATION Claim registration: 6 to 12 times higher in QC, 7 times higher in BC Claim renewal: 3 to 5 times higher after 10 years in QC, 2 to 4 times higher in BC In BC: $1,75/ha to register claim and $5/ha for placer, and then work needed for renewal of $5/ha for “anniversary years” 1 & 2, $10/ha years 3 & 4, $15/ha years 5 & 6, $20/ha thereafter. In Quebec: $1,50 to $3,00 to register claim, then work needed for renewal $1,25/ha to $2,00/ha first 2 years, and $26,00/ha to $36,00/ha after 14 years (depending on claim size, less 25h, less 45ha, over 45ha).

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