Page 96 Greg Rickford Ontario s Minister of Energy Mines Northern Develop ment and Indigenous Afairs was proud to announce the open ing of the frst all electric mine The world of mine safety and mine rescue took on a whole new meaning in late September when Newmont Goldcorp ofcially chris tened the Borden Lake Gold Proj ect near Chapleau Ontario T oday is an exciting day for North ern Ontario said Greg Rickford Minister of Energy Mines North ern Development and Minister of Indigenous Afairs Mining is a critical industry in our province and I am proud to be in attendance today to see the of fcial opening of Newmont Gold corp s Borden Mine Opening Canada s frst allelectric mine is a major accomplishment and I am proud that Ontario is the host of this impressive site T oday again reafrms Ontario s commit ment to the mining and minerals industry and confdently signals that Northern Ontario is open for business and open for jobs The Ford government s commit ment to not only supporting but enhancing Ontario s mining indus try was on full display as Rickford joined with Newmont Goldcorp ofcials to cut the ceremonial rib bon declaring the allelectric mine open Also in attendance were Chief Keeter Corston Chaplea u Cree First Nation Chief Anita Stephens Chapleau Ojibwe First Nation Chief Cheryl StDenis Brunswick House First Nation Chief Pat T angie Michipicoten First Na tion Michael Levesque Mayor of Chapleau George Pirie Mayor of T immins T odd White Newmont Goldcorp s Regional Senior V ice President for North America and Marc Lauzier General Manager Porcupine and Borden Mines and Gilles Bisson The 100 percent owned Borden mine features stateoftheart health and safety controls digital mining technologies and process es and lowcarbon energy vehi cles all anchored in a mutually benefcial partnership with local communities Borden is expected to achieve commercial production in the fourth quarter of this year In a news release at the event the company said Borden s electric underground feet will eliminate diesel particulate matter from the underground environment and lower greenh ouse gas emissions This will help reduce energy costs protect employee health and mini mize impacts to the environment Borden represents an exciting geological and economic oppor tunity in a new mining district in Ontario a new source of ore for Newmont Goldcorp s Porcupine Gold Mines camp in T immins and a source of sustainable value for employees First Nations and local communities Borden is fully per mitted to operate and Partnership Agreements have been signed with local First Nations the com pany stated Ore from Borden is processed at the existing mill at Newmont Gold corp s Porcupine Gold Mines in T immins 180 km east of the proj ect site At 1000 square kilometres Bor den s land package represents additional exploration upside as the Borden deposit is open at depth Acquisition unlocked value by leveraging Porcupine s existing milling complex located 180km north east The value of Borden to the com pany means it will lower cost pro duction extending the life of Por cupine s assets The Federal and Provincial Gov ernment acknowledged the proj ect s leader ship and granted Borden 5M each towards the electrifcation of the mine W e are excited to ofcially open Borden today said T odd White Regional Senior V ice President North America Newmon t Gold corp This achievement is a result of impressive teamwork and collabo ration over several years to bring this project to life The world and society s expecta tions are changing and our in By Kevin V incent has GREEN light AllElectric Borden Lake Project Page 94