Kinross Gold is proud to announce that our Great Bear project, located in Red Lake, Ontario, has been designated for inclusion in Ontario’s streamlined ‘One Project, One Process’ (1P1P) framework, making the project the first gold mine and third project overall to be accepted under the new framework.
Ontario Minister of Mines Stephen Lecce, made the announcement on February 17th at a press conference attended by members of Kinross Gold’s leadership team, including Geoff Gold, President.
Captured above, attendees at the press conference, including Michelle Salo, President, Confederation College, Priya Tandon, President, Ontario Mining Association, Minister George Pirie, Steve Virtue, CEO, Ontario Prospectors Association, Parliamentary Assistant Rudy Cuzzetto, Parliamentary Assistant David Smith, Hon. Stephen Lecce, Minister of Energy and Mines, Marla Tremblay, Executive Director, MineConnect, Geoff Gold, Rick Dumas, President, Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA), Hon. Sheref Sabawy and Hon. Deepak Anand.
Kinross Gold’s Great Bear project represents a more than $5 billion capital investment and is expected to create 900 jobs during its operational life, with peak employment reaching 1,100 workers. For more information about the Great Bear project, click here.