M-13.1 - Mining Act

Section 101.0.1 Disposition versions

2024-11-29

101.0.1. The Minister may, when granting the mining lease, subject it to conditions or obligations in the following cases:

(1)  to enable prioritization or reconciliation of uses and preservation of the territory;

(2)  for a public interest reason, in particular to prevent or limit impacts on local and Indigenous communities;

(3)  where the lease concerns land where mineral substances are reserved to the State; and

(4)  to maximize the economic spinoffs within Québec of the mining project.

The conditions and obligations may, among other matters and despite the provisions of this Act, concern the work to be performed on the land.

2013, c. 32, s. 52; 2024, c. 36, s. 47.

2015-12-31

101.0.1. In the case of a metal mine project where the mine has a production capacity of less than 2,000 metric tons per day, the applicant for a mining lease must, before submitting the application and in the manner prescribed by regulation, hold a public consultation in the region where the project is situated. The applicant shall then send a report on the consultation to the Minister and the Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks.

The rehabilitation and restoration plan required under section 232.1 must be accessible to the public at least 30 days before the consultation begins. The Minister may, if he deems that the consultation was not carried out in the manner prescribed by regulation, impose any additional measure.

The first paragraph does not apply to a rare earth project.

2013, c. 32, s. 52.