Chiefs of Ontario call for 1-year pause on staking mining claims in Ontario
The Chiefs of Ontario are calling for a 365-day moratorium on staking mining claims in the province because they say they don’t have the capacity to review them all.
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The Chiefs of Ontario are calling for a 365-day moratorium on staking mining claims in the province because they say they don’t have the capacity to review them all.