Lakes and Islands, Times Past

Northern Leeds Lantern (1977), 1 Apr 1980, p. 19

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LANDOWNER RIGHTS? Mining companies are exempt - - . . - a waste mana ement be 0nd Uramum Mmmg In Eastern Ontario ngpg cosmetic tgeatment if . - 9 The crucial question for the the tailin s because it would Is thenaanyfuture "I‘t- landowner is whether or not you not be ecogomically feasible for own the mining Fights to your “hem to bear the cost of separ- p?0?eTtY3 If you do not own the ation of the toxic and acidic mlning rights, then your property elements and the long term stor- Bancroft, crotch Lake, 15 Open'and any prOSpector may age of these concentrated wastes. Rideau Ferry, Newboyne__ enter and stake a claim if it has present waste mananement these areas all cont“in snall not already been Staked- ' ° 9 _ .5 .u The prospector will u all: practices include dumping the amounts of uranium 1n the bed- su f waste back in the pit, addition rock. The concentration or grade Offer some Sort or compensation I '!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIll-illlllllllli:::.:2'. l 1 ; ,. v of lime to neutralize the acids of uranium ore in our area W9Uld for figfigiggy §?mif:‘, d construction of retaining walls, Yield aDOUt one Pound 0f uranlum oqu tfe «’. c 3” ‘an owngr (where tailings are le?t in the for each ton of rock mined (.05%) tké"ca’ minim? rights’ as in open), and slanting of revetaâ€" At this concentration it is hard- Ode mafie frkpatented land, no tisn on taiiing miles LU irevent ly economical to open a mine. pro er% Sud(g a claim on your wind ergsion. A A Therefore, mining companies and lagg QkX-b Y'atented land is prospectors look for local dep- crown’;:?‘ “35 geeded byn?h? osits of slightly more concent- Act iglotho fhe.1913 “ininc rated uraniumO , F _ 9’ Led HOlder was given In order to detect such dep_ not; surface and mining rights.) Osits, a large area is surveyed. You may still own these min- Samples Of well Water and Silt ing rights so long as the taxes from Strefim beds may be analysed on the property have always been for radioactive material. Redio- paid gnd no previous owner has metric measurements are made with severed the mining rights, a Geiger counter or with the much The owner of Patented land more SODSitiVe SCintillomELer- may wish to enter into an Oftion Ai?cr?f§ GQUiPEEd Wlth 1 large. agreement with a mining company, SClntlliom?t3? can QCfGCt V?PY%H£ which provide mining riéhts to concertratiuns of gamma radiation the COmjanx in return for 3 fee from surface deposits of uraniumo fer acré or a Percentade of pro- mm temp n, T, fits from any mining operation alunllw .1 unnlu (tn the 18nd,, Howeve", it is more i A yrccyfc+cr Vi yin, 1m pta a likely that the owner willgseitle 4-. v.11 ‘4‘ 1- 9.. a 4V .2 u. f‘( 1’. r- M , nvvw {f v“ Q '4 . qty i a claim in an area mustufirst de- f3; :aigcgnéhfiiggni*19:u2:J “V‘ . . J n . . , ~L« ~ iv v- “-“luo Flo~*~a termino if tne mining Flflfltb are open, and if they are, must ob- my; Ufiijlfij ‘ my jhj_ tain a prospectors licence from the Kininb Re orders Office at gt the “ifiJ larbu endfiyitic: i the-Ontario Linist‘y of Latura on due fire renoved t3 3 heart, 3 Réso‘r?es in 1W55d' The licence will. Here the ore is c"ushej q CC‘StS for SLél-Tillg; a M’- ,h. fin: gind an?! nut f.?‘;r‘ou_:v'.", claim are found in Sections 48 , gaparatljn -FQ LS; to exgrflct 0f the Act/g One f ‘ ' Q:- ' r5110 ,- 2 must record a claim within 31 ' 35115d, The 1;- f days . the Recording Office, one (?9.95;) i~ K and include a sketch 0‘ flan of duct 3.11 d *,11. tne claim. ilixgs -';'ain fififi The prospector marks out the :pipcl ~ lioJC?ivâ€" , claim by creating one post at radium and raion, } each corner of the claim toxic for 13C,Qoo 3 areas are usually 40 to 5 Metal identification tag con ainig:L ore 2 attached to each poeta ”, . . i dust release; a tags and recording is ?‘ radioactive grolucts to the air, s yrcsfecfor wst also ~:l“, H 'L’: which are highly carcinogenic between each of ‘l: cor' who: inhaled or lTQEStho Also, i eit er on *“ot;, on 5* the tailings affect much of the rnnnds. “Lt unis 'vvtn a” ; surrounding environxert as a re- l :L,s: ines of trzvel must be out. sult of leacLin$ into the water- :hed gal tun; into d*inkin5 wcter, RSQQSSKEET and of drifting by Lind, causvzg radioactive materials to be breath- Cnce a claim has been record- ed or inwested by neirby rosidsrts, ed the {respector is re;uired to livestock 4nd wildlifeo complete 200 days worth of explor- ation or dev=lopmcnt over a 5 year - nericd 13 set Forth under Sections .731 §5 to 91 of the Mining Act° L o '” n _ _ z The assessment work may include [resented ; :33: a; uvihium are stripping, trenching, blasting, : s s 0, .f‘rorr his file Ci‘in’lto Later boring; (including diamond drilling) O O the sinus dby, SCI Erecmun, oenim and shaft-sinking. Other assays infcr‘dtion offiCcr in the Geo- may include geochemical, geolog- , sciences Jiviuion opened a ical and geophysical analyses. Chartered'Accoumam drawer behind his desl: which was When the assessment work is ful of ore° Tie Geiger counter complete and the work report has he held measured an appreciable been verified, the prosp:ctcr or 2(1130x‘2 Quantity of gamna radiation even mining company applies for a pat- ent or lease on the mining right . from the Crown, . Portland , Ontario when the drawer was closedo Now is it any wonder that this kind of foolhardiness is passed riént down to the poor worker on the site? Henry De Salvo R.R.3. Smiths Falls 283-0679 Your agent for: Superior Silos Phone 272~2871 PEOPLE ARE LONELY BECAUSE THEY BUILD mus INSTEAD OF BRIDGES. .â€"~â€"» W Putz Equipment

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