Guidelines for Exploration on Land Reserved to the State

The Ministère de l’Énergie et des Ressources naturelles may allow mining companies to carry out exploration in specific areas, under certain conditions.

Areas open to exploration

June 13, 2007

• Baie-aux-feuilles 

August 4, 2004

• Upper Harricana Reserve

July 1st, 2004

• Rivière Témiscamie 

July 15, 2003

• Sainte-Marguerite Reserve 
• Condition relating to the Sainte-Marguerite Reserve

May 30, 2003

• Norebec-Manitou reserve 

January 8, 2003

• Lacs Guillaume-Delisle and à l’Eau Claire 
• Monts Otish 
• Monts Puvirnituq 

Any company who wishes to carry out mineral exploration on lands reserved to the State shall comply with certain rules, in order to minimize environmental impacts. These are the conditions required to the Norebec-Manitou reserve, Lacs Guillaume-Delisle and à l’Eau Claire, Rivière Témiscamie and Monts Otish and Puvirnituq.

• Eligibility conditions
• Submitting applications
• Conditions for mining exploration work
• Rehabilitation plan

All applications must be submitted according to the directive concerning acceptable means to submit a notice of map designation.