RGMC, a grassroots movement urging the Ontario government to take necessary action to protect lives, communities and the environment from the devastating impacts of the gravel mining industry in ...

In 2021, Joan Kuyek, author of Unearthing Justice: How to Protect Your Community from the Mining Industry, investigated the players in Ontario's aggregate industry. In a report titled "Who Benefits from Aggregate Extraction in Ontario?" she documented disturbing findings about Holcim, which had revenues of about $30 billion in …

What is the typical consultation and decision process for an application for an aggregate permit or licence? The Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) have outlined a 4-step process for the review and decision process.

Changes to Ontario Regulation 244/97 and the provincial standards, August 2020. The Ontario government is improving the way aggregate resources like stone, sand and gravel are managed. The aggregates …

the threats to their families, homes and communities from gravel mining. NOT impact the current supply of gravel required to meet Ontario's needs. NOT impact the rights existing gravel mining operators have to continue their existing operations as they do today. NOT impact current employment in the gravel mining industry. 1 3 2 1 3 2 5 4 1 3 2

Provincially, Ontario Regulation 419/05 – Air Pollution and Local Air Quality, applies to every aggregate site in Ontario and sets standards for TSP and ... mining and mineral processing, landfill operations, agricultural activities, industrial ... The aggregate industry is committed to providing and promoting a safe and healthy environment ...

George Pirie, Ontario's mining minister. When George Pirie, Ontario's mines minister, closes his eyes and imagines what a resurgent northern Ontario mining industry will look like five years from now, he might see new nickel mines in Sudbury and Timmins, a battery industrial park in Cobalt, haul trucks transporting nickel concentrate …

The provincial government regulates mineral and aggregate resource development in Ontario. It provides planning tools and resources to ensure land is used responsibly. ... Mining Act reasoned decisions; Oil, Gas and Salt Resources Act reasoned decisions; Aggregate Resources Act reasoned recommendations; Appeals to the Ontario Land …

A 2022 economic research report produced by the Ontario Mining Association in partnership with Ontario's Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry, State of the Ontario Mining …

Promote economic growth and job creation in Ontario's forestry, aggregates, and fishery sectors. ... Provincial Forest Access Roads Funding Program to support rural road infrastructure in Crown forests used by the forest industry, mining companies, utilities, railways, hunters, campers, anglers, and Indigenous communities, and to support ...

For additional information please visit Ontario's website . Aggregate Resources . Or . Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry . Natural Resources Information and Support Centre (NRISC) 300 Water Street . Peterborough, Ontario . K9J 8M5 . Toll-free: 1-800-667-1940 (Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm except statutory holidays) TTY: 1-866 ...

Mining Schools. If you are looking for the right people, Ontario offers a deep talent pool for sourcing mining, energy and infrastructure industry personnel, including managerial and technical staff. You will find one of the best mining education clusters in the world to support your company's growth.

Extraction of aggregate resources in southern Ontario has generated conflicts involving ... affected citizens, the aggregate industry and concerned lobby groups over the past three decades. The conflicts have centred on biophysical and social disruptions caused by the mining of sand, gravel and bedrock, and doubts about the adequacy of ...

Canadian mining assets, by global region, 2020–2021 (p) Natural Resources Canada; Canadian mining asset values are those reported in company financial reports, nearest to December 31, 2021, …

A more detailed picture of the environmental impact of aggregate mining is outlined in a 2005 legal challenge to the expansion of an existing quarry in the Niagara Escarpment. ... Rebalancing the Load: The need for an aggregates conservation strategy for Ontario, 2005. The. Pembina Institute, pgs 8-9.

RGMC: Ontario must halt new gravel mining approvals to address crisis revealed in Auditor General's report. Download the Auditor General's report on the Management of …

President, Ontario Mining Association "Ontario's mining industry provides safe, well-paid, skilled jobs for women and men across the province, contributes to reconciliation with Indigenous peoples, helps to meet the global demand for minerals essential to our future, and contributes significantly to the economic growth and …

The Mining Health and Safety Program enforces Ontario's workplace safety laws in the mining sector. Ontario's mining sector varies in location, setting and activity. It includes: large and small firms; unionized and non-unionized workplaces; underground and surface operations; processing plants, including mills, smelters and …

The findings of this report align with the path the Ministry is on to modernize and improve aggregate resource management in Ontario. The Ministry made legislative and …

Every day in Ontario we lose 175 acres of what is often our best farmland to threats such as urban sprawl and aggregate mining. Most people are probably familiar with the impacts urban sprawl has on farmland, but the impacts from aggregate mining may not be as apparent. ... SAROS Paper 6: Rehabilitation. State of the Aggregate Resource in ...

A 2022 economic research report produced by the Ontario Mining Association in partnership with Ontario's Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry, forecasts that the GDP …

The moratorium request was launched by the Reform Gravel Mining Coalition (RGMC) ... communities and the environment from the devastating impacts of the gravel mining industry in partnership with other environmental organizations, ... referred The Pointer to a report from The Ontario Aggregates Resources Corporation (TORAC) …

Organizers of the Reform Gravel Mining Coalition say the industry has enough sites to meet demand, and further expansion of quarries damages ecosystems and threatens endangered species. ... The Ontario Stone Sand & Gravel Association Members Learn the Benefits of Rail-Veyor® for the Aggregate Industry. Sudbury, ON, Canada – …

State of the Aggregate Resource in Ontario Study Figure 2: SAROS Study Structure 1.5 Introduction to Aggregate Resources Aggregate is defined in Ontario's Aggregate Resources Act as gravel, sand, clay, earth, shale, stone, limestone, dolostone, sandstone, marble, granite, rock or other prescribed material.

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"The province is failing to protect the public from the negative impacts of gravel mining," reads the release. "The Ontario government must pull the emergency brake and halt new approvals until it can guarantee public safety by enforcing the Auditor General's common-sense proposals." ... He said the aggregate industry has long …

Ontario Strengthening Mining Industry Innovation and Development in the Northeast. Province investing in mining supply and services sector in Northeastern Ontario. November 9, 2023. ... First Nation to purchase equipment to expand operations in Algoma-Manitoulin in industrial services including aggregate hauling, site services, and …

There were 29,288 people employed in Ontario's mining, quarrying, and oil and gas industry, comprising 0.4% of Ontario's total workforce in 2022. Employment in the mining, quarrying, and oil and gas industry increased by 6.3% in 2022.

The Top Aggregate Producing Municipalities of Ontario (TAPMO) As an association representing aggregate rich municipalities, TAPMO is committed to working with industry partners and provincial decision …

A recent report released last month by the Auditor General of Ontario's office found the Aggregate Resources Act is often ignored by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry when the aggregate industry behaves questionably, evading consequences for non-compliance, while the Ministry is ill equipped to handle the …