Grassy Narrows seeks to appeal Ontario mine permits over mercury concerns – The Narwhal

May 27, 2026

The First Nation took a previous approval to the land tribunal on the grounds it could cause environmental harm, but Kinross Gold withdrew the permit before the case could be heard

• Ontario’s Ministry of the Environment has approved two permits for Kinross Gold’s Great Bear mining project, which Grassy Narrows First Nation is concerned will cause environmental harm and worsen the mercury crisis the nation already endures.
• The ministry previously approved a similar permit, but the company withdrew it after Grassy
• Narrows brought its concerns to the Ontario Land Tribunal.
• The nation is now looking to appeal the new permits, arguing they present the same problems as the first one.

Ontario’s Environment Ministry has, for a second time, approved permits for a gold mining exploration project that a nearby First Nation says could worsen the region’s decades-old mercury crisis.

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