Order in Council 1184/2024

On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, by and with the advice and concurrence of the Executive Council of Ontario, orders that:

Whereas subsection 91(1) of the Mining Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter M.14, provides that all lands, claims or mining rights patented, leased or otherwise disposed of under this or any other Act or by any authority whatsoever, are subject to the condition that all ores or minerals raised or removed therefrom shall be treated and refined in Canada so as to yield refined metal or other product suitable for direct use in the arts without further treatment;

And whereas under subsection 91(3) of the said Act the Lieutenant Governor in Council may exempt any lands, claims or mining rights from the operation of the said subsection 91(1) for such period of time as seems proper;

And whereas the applicant, Evolution Mining Gold Operations Ltd. (“Evolution”), holds mining lands, as described in Schedule "A" attached hereto, located in Red Lake, Ontario;

And whereas Evolution owns the Red Lake Gold Mines (“RLGM”), including an autoclave unit used to process flotation concentrate from ore milled at RLGM into gold;

And whereas Evolution advises that there has been an increase in lower grade ore being extracted from the RLGM with an elevated sulfur content, which has resulted in the production of an excess amount of sulfide-bearing gold concentrate (the “Excess Concentrate”);

And whereas Evolution intends to have the Excess Concentrate processed;

And whereas Evolution advises that its autoclave does not have the capacity to process the Excess Concentrate, and accordingly Evolution intends to have the Excess Concentrate processed outside of Canada;

And whereas it is considered advisable to approve an exemption for three years for those mining lands described in Schedule “A”;

Therefore pursuant to subsection 91(3) of the Mining Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter M.14 the lands, claims or mining rights described in Schedule "A" attached hereto are hereby exempted from the operation of subsection 91(1) of the Mining Act for a period of three years from the date this Order in Council is approved and ordered.

Schedule "A"