M-13.1, r. 2 - Regulation respecting mineral substances other than petroleum, natural gas and brine

Section 109 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

109. The following constitute the mining operations referred to in subparagraphs 2 and 4 of the first paragraph of section 232.1 of the Act:

(1)  any activity related to the open-pit or underground extraction of ore or mine tailings, including one of the following:

(a)  drawing and transportation;

(b)  sinking various shafts and access ramps, and any other excavation;

(c)  crushing;

(d)  keeping excavations dry;

(2)  the processing of ore or mine tailings, excluding refining and the pelletizing of iron ore or iron concentrate but including one of the following:

(a)  preparation, including one of the following:

i.  washing;

ii.  wet and dry sieving;

iii.  crushing;

iv.  grinding;

v.  classifying;

(b)  beneficiation, including one of the following:

i.  gravity concentration;

ii.  flotation;

iii.  cyanidation;

iv.  magnetic separation;

v.  heap leaching or in situ leaching;

(c)  solid-liquid separation, including one of the following:

i.  settling and thickening;

ii.  filtration;

iii.  drying;

iv.  agglomeration;

(3)  the preparation of accumulation areas for the activities referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2;

(4)  in the case of foundry activities, only the preparation of an accumulation area constitutes a mining operation;

(5)  exploration activities listed in section 108 where they are involved in the operations referred to in this section.

O.C. 1042-2000, s. 109.