For this BMP it is the person, company, or organization, who: A. Is sponsoring or financing the mineral exploration project or. B. Holds a mineral tenure.

See Single Year Work Permit (SYWP).

Creating a narrow excavation below the surface of the ground.

The investigation of, or searching for, minerals by airborne or ground-based surveys; without use of heavy equipment.

A Mineral Lease or a quarry Lease or both but does not include a surface Lease.

A parcel of Crown mineral land, that is staked out, acquired or held as a Claim for the purpose of mineral exploration and development.

Single-Year work permits can be extended for up to an additional year, or less if the activity is of a shorter duration.

Multi-Year work permits can be renewed for up to an additional two (2) years, or less if the activity is of a shorter duration.

Multi-Year Work permits can be issued for up to three years in duration from the date that they are issued, or less if the activity ls of a shorter duration, provided an assessment report confirms required work credits have been claimed to meet mineral tenure conditions (as set out in The Mines and Minerals Act).

Application or work plan submitted for review of an Early Mineral Exploration proposal.