6 C ONFIDENTIAL NO T F OR DIS TR IB UTIO N Pr opos ed Mining Act Changes Would mo ve O ntario from g round staking to o nline staking for acqui ring Cr own land for mineral ex ploration Woul d enable conv ersion of g round staked claims to ce ll based cla ims Would allo w fo r ele ctr onic administration of docume nts and transac tions Would intro duce new ter minolo gy into the Mining Act eg ce ll claim