Key facts
| Company | First Mining Gold Corp. (TSX: FF) |
|---|---|
| Commodity | Gold |
| Location | Ontario, Canada |
| Stage | Early exploration |
About Springpole Gold Project
The Springpole Gold Project is in the final stages of a Canadian federal and Ontario provincial environmental process and is located in northwestern Ontario on an area of approximately 800 hectares. The broader project land package covers an area of 41,943 hectares and consists of 30 patented mining claims, 282 mining claims and thirteen mining leases.
News releases25 on file
Cat Lake First Nation, Lac Seul First Nation and First Mining Sign Project Agreement for the Development of the Springpole Gold Project
A definitive Springpole Project Consultation and Benefits Agreement has been signed with Cat Lake First Nation and Lac Seul First Nation covering construction, operations and closure of the Springpole Gold Project in northwestern Ontario. The agreement, negotiated following an Anishinaabe-led Impact Assessment process, provides for participation in environmental management and monitoring, preferen
CorporateSlate Falls Nation and First Mining Sign Project Agreement for the Development of the Springpole Gold Project
A Project Agreement has been signed with Slate Falls Nation covering the Springpole Gold Project in northwestern Ontario, setting out a collaborative framework for development through construction, operations and closure. The agreement provides for Slate Falls participation in environmental management and monitoring, adaptive management, preferential training and employment measures, equity and pa
CorporateFirst Mining and Slate Falls Nation Agree to Key Terms of Project Agreement for Springpole Gold Project
A term sheet agreement has been signed with Slate Falls Nation setting out the key terms for negotiating a final project agreement for the Springpole Gold Project in northwestern Ontario, Canada. The agreement covers Slate Falls' development parameters, a collaborative process for regulatory approvals and environmental protections, and mechanisms for SFN participation in project design optimizatio
CorporateFirst Mining Receives Federal Approval for the Springpole Gold Project Environmental Assessment
Federal Environmental Assessment approval has been granted for the Springpole Gold Project, located approximately 110 kilometres northeast of Red Lake, Ontario, with Federal Minister of the Environment, Climate Change and Nature Julie Aviva Dabrusin issuing a Decision Statement that the project may proceed. The decision follows a federal assessment process carried out since 2018 and includes condi
CorporateFirst Mining Provides Update on Springpole Gold Project
The Environmental Assessment decision date for the Springpole Gold Project in northwestern Ontario has been voluntarily extended to June 30, 2026 from May 22, 2026, following discussions with the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, giving IAAC more time to complete the final EA report. Cat Lake and Lac Seul First Nations have completed their independent Anishinaabe Led Impact Assessment on the Pro
CorporateFirst Mining Announces Socio-Economic Analysis for the Springpole Gold Project
An updated socio-economic analysis by WSP Canada Inc. for the 100%-owned Springpole Gold Project in northwestern Ontario, based on the recently announced updated Pre-Feasibility Study, estimates 3,340 jobs in each year of construction and 5,910 jobs during each year of operations, totalling over 67,000 person-years of employment. The Project is expected to generate over $7 billion in government ta
Study resultsFirst Mining Files Pre-Feasibility Study Technical Report for the Springpole Gold Project, Ontario, Canada
An independent NI 43-101 Pre-Feasibility Study technical report for the 100%-owned Springpole Gold Project in Ontario has been filed on SEDAR+, prepared by Ausenco Engineering Canada ULC with an effective date of December 1, 2025. The 2025 PFS supports a 30,000 tpd open pit operation with a 9.4-year mine life, US$2.1 billion after-tax NPV5% and 41% after-tax IRR at US$3,100/oz gold, initial capita
Study resultsFirst Mining Announces Updated Pre-Feasibility Study for the Springpole Gold Project, Ontario, Canada
An updated Pre-Feasibility Study for the 100%-owned Springpole Gold Project in Ontario outlines a 30,000 tpd open pit operation with a 9.4-year mine life, after-tax NPV5% of US$2.1 billion and 41% IRR at US$3,100/oz gold, rising to US$3.8 billion and 63% at US$4,200/oz. Initial capital is US$1,104 million, with average annual payable gold production of 330 koz in Years 1-5 at AISC of US$877/oz. Pr
Study resultsMishkeegogamang First Nation and First Mining Sign Long Term Relationship Agreement for the Development of the Springpole Gold Project
A Long Term Relationship Agreement covering the Springpole Gold Project in northwestern Ontario has been signed with Mishkeegogamang First Nation, following a process agreement signed in 2021 and a community-based consultation process. The agreement provides for the First Nation's participation in environmental management and monitoring, adaptive management, preferential training and employment me
CorporateFirst Mining Announces Year-End 2024 Financial Results and Operating Highlights
Fourth quarter and annual financial results for the year ended December 31, 2024 were reported, with cash and current investments of $13.7 million at December 31, 2024 and an equity interest in PC Gold Inc. (Pickle Crow Project) of $21.5 million. The year included submission of the final EIS/EA for the Springpole Gold Project in northwestern Ontario in November 2024 and a Federal Conformity Determ
CorporateFirst Mining Receives Final US$5 Million Payment from First Majestic in Connection with Springpole Gold Project Silver Stream
A final US$5 million cash payment has been received from First Majestic Silver Corp. under the silver stream over the Springpole Gold Project in northwestern Ontario, following a March 13, 2025 amending agreement setting the Tranche 3 Payment at US$5 million payable on or before March 31, 2025. In consideration, the 32,050,228 warrants issued to First Majestic on July 2, 2020 were repriced from $0
FinancingFirst Mining Announces Agreement with First Majestic Silver to Accelerate Final Springpole Silver Stream Payment and Amend Warrant Terms
An amending agreement with First Majestic Silver changes the final Tranche 3 payment under the June 10, 2020 silver purchase agreement covering the Springpole Gold Project in northwestern Ontario to a cash-only US$5 million payable by March 31, 2025. In exchange, the 32,050,228 warrants issued to First Majestic on July 2, 2020 will be repriced from $0.374 to $0.20 and extended from July 2, 2025 to
CorporateFirst Mining Confirms Mineralization Expansion Opportunity within Existing Springpole Gold Project Pit Design at its East Extension Target
Final results from the 2024 East Extension Phase 1 diamond drilling program at the Springpole Gold Project in northwestern Ontario, a five-hole, 2,293 m campaign, returned 0.75 g/t Au and 3.30 g/t Ag over 134.2 m and 0.67 g/t Au and 12.79 g/t Ag over 105.4 m in hole SP24-011. The target lies within the current Pre-Feasibility Study open-pit footprint, offering potential to reclassify waste as ore.
Drill resultsFirst Mining Announces Positive Federal Conformity Determination for the Springpole Gold Project Final Environmental Impact Statement
The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada issued a positive conformity determination for the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Springpole Gold Project in northwestern Ontario, submitted on November 4, 2024, confirming the work meets federal EIS guidelines. The Final EIS now enters a technical review phase, which is expected to conclude in Q4 2025.
CorporateFirst Mining identifiziert Ressourcenwachstumsmöglichkeit bei Eastern Extension auf dem Goldprojekt Springpole
Drill hole SP24-007 at the East Extension target on the Springpole gold project in northwestern Ontario returned 0.83 g/t Au and 8.02 g/t Ag over 52.50 m, 0.61 g/t Au and 4.66 g/t Ag over 46.50 m, and 6.46 g/t Au and 34.87 g/t Ag over 1.10 m. Five holes totalling 2,293 m have been completed since September 2024, with results from the remaining four pending by year-end.
NewsFirst Mining Identifies Eastern Extension Resource Growth Opportunity at the Springpole Gold Project
The first hole of the 2024 Phase 1 East Extension drill program at the Springpole Gold Project in northwestern Ontario returned 0.83 g/t Au and 8.02 g/t Ag over 52.50 m, 0.61 g/t Au and 4.66 g/t Ag over 46.50 m, and 6.46 g/t Au and 34.87 g/t Ag over 1.10 m in hole SP24-007. Five holes totalling 2,293 m have been completed since September 2024, with assays from the remaining four pending, expected
NewsFirst Mining Announces Positive Initial Review by Best Practice Independent Geotechnical and Tailings Review Board for the Springpole Gold Project
An Independent Geotechnical and Tailings Review Board has been formally established for the Springpole Gold Project in northwestern Ontario, composed of Peter Lighthall, P.Eng., Ward Wilson, Ph.D, P.Eng., and John Lupo, Ph.D, P.E., each with over 40 years of experience. The board, initiated in 2023 and formalized in 2024, reviewed the updated Pre-Feasibility Study design for the Co-Disposal Facili
NewsFirst Mining Announces 2024 Third Quarter Financial Results and Operating Highlights
Third quarter financial results for the period ended September 30, 2024 show cash and current investments of $13.8 million and a $21.5 million equity interest in PC Gold Inc. (Pickle Crow), a combined carrying value of $35.3 million. The company closed a $8,050,023 bought deal on September 26, 2024 and a $7,352,600 non-brokered private placement on October 10, 2024, both at $0.135 per unit. The fi
CorporateFirst Mining meldet die Einreichung der endgültigen Umweltverträglichkeitserklärung/ Umweltverträglichkeitsprüfung für das Goldprojekt Springpole
The final Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Assessment for the Springpole gold project in northwestern Ontario has been submitted, completing two and a half years of consultation since the draft EIS/EA was filed in May 2022. The document draws on more than 14 years of research and assesses over 20 ecological and socio-economic factors. Next steps include an IAAC conformity review and pr
CorporateFirst Mining Announces the Submission of its Final Environmental Impact Statement / Environmental Assessment for the Springpole Gold Project
The Final Environmental Impact Statement / Environmental Assessment for the Springpole Gold Project in northwestern Ontario has been submitted, following the draft EIS/EA filed in May 2022. The Project is being assessed by the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada under CEAA 2012 and by Ontario's Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks. Next steps include an IAAC conformity review and a publi
CorporateFirst Mining unterzeichnet Prozessvereinbarung mit der Cat Lake First Nation und der Lac Seul First Nation zur Unterstützung der Folgenabschätzung unter der Leitung der Anishinaabe
A process agreement has been signed with Cat Lake First Nation and Lac Seul First Nation to provide capacity support for an Anishinaabe-led, community-based impact assessment (ALIA) at the Springpole gold project in northwestern Ontario. The agreement provides a framework for procedural clarity and engagement on the project. First Mining has begun a feasibility study at Springpole, where permittin
CorporateFirst Mining Signs Process Agreement With Cat Lake First Nation and Lac Seul First Nation Supporting Anishinaabe-Led Impact Assessment
A Process Agreement has been signed with Cat Lake First Nation and Lac Seul First Nation to provide capacity support for a community-based Anishinaabe-Led Impact Assessment (ALIA). The agreement sets a framework for First Mining, Cat Lake and Lac Seul to participate in the review of the Springpole Gold Project in northwestern Ontario, where a Feasibility Study has commenced and a draft Environment
CorporateFirst Mining Expands and Advances High-Grade Gold Discovery at its Birch-Uchi Greenstone Belt Exploration Project
Assay results from the 2024 field program at the Challenger target on the Birch-Uchi Greenstone Belt Exploration Project in northwestern Ontario include channel sampling of 6.53 g/t Au over 3 m, including 57.80 g/t Au over 0.3 m, and grab samples up to 26.6 g/t Au, 20.3 g/t Au and 7.73 g/t Au. Four new gold occurrences with visible gold were identified near the 2023 discovery, 12 km southwest of t
Drill resultsFirst Mining Publishes Third Annual ESG Report
First Mining Gold has published its third annual ESG report, covering 2023 and drafted with consideration of SASB reporting standards. Highlights include 0 total recordable injury cases and 174 hours of health and safety training, a workforce that is 43% female and 19% self-identified Indigenous, completion of local Caribou and Wolverine habitat assessments, over $4.7 million spent locally on good
CorporateFirst Mining gibt Ernennung von neuem Chief Operating Officer bekannt
Jeff Reinson has been appointed Chief Operating Officer of First Mining Gold Corp., effective March 28, 2022. He has more than 25 years of project management and engineering experience, most recently as Interim General Manager of Greece Operations at Eldorado Gold, and previously as Vice President, Project Development at Bluestone Resources and Project Director at Goldcorp's Peñasquito mine. First
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