Major Developments

Collaboration agreement & Land Withdrawl

Collaboration Agreement

Mutually Beneficial

It is designed for the benefit of “both parties” to advance the project area for the benefit of both parties.  It has benefits for economic advancement and first right of refusal for employment opportunities and educational and training advancement for the members of the Northwest Territory Métis Nation first and the people of the South Slave second. We are very pleased so far with these arrangements.

Cooperation

Framework for co-operation in all aspects of the development of O’Connor Lake through to fruition.

Confidential

The “Collaboration Agreement” is a confidential document.

Northwest Territory Metis Nation

"COLLABORATION AGREEMENT"

& Land Withdrawal

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History

Location Location Location

Located in a premier mining district of Northwest Territories Canada

 

  • Power proximity-60km from hydro power plant
  • 185km from Yellowknife by air

  • 148 km from Pine Point (Osisko Metals)

  • 60km to all weather road at Fort Resolution

  • Access to year-round supply

  •  Access to Pine Point infrastructure on the same all-weather road between Hay River and Fort Resolution

EXPANDED LAND PACKAGE

 
 
The expanded land package is approximately 76.25 square kilometers. This is 15 plus times our original lease. This was needed as the company (SLZ) was aware of a significant number of historic showings that appear to have only been mapped from the shoreline of the nearest water body. A quote from an old-time prospector seems to apply:
 “As far as I could throw my hammer from the boat (or canoe)”
We (SLZ) were also aware of work that was done after the mine site was closed by a Mr. Bansi Prusti who spent 1953 and 1954 on the map area constructing his doctoral thesis on the minerology of the area and showings surrounding the O’Connor Lake mine site. Mister Prusti did become Doctor Prusti after his dissertation and thesis were read. (Dept. Of Geological Sciences, McGill University, Montreal)
With emphasis on his mineralogy and chemistry Slave Lake Zinc is confident that the science available to Dr. Prusti at that time was of sufficient quality to be able to establish  credence in Dr.Pusti’s conclusions.
We (SLZ) also were fortunate to have access to significant historical documentation from several of the claim holders from the 50’s who later let their claims lapse prior to the Land Withdrawal of the 1990’s. Thanks to our Geologist/Director, Glen Macdonald, whose knowledge of O’Connor Lake and surrounding area we were able to confidentially establish the primary areas that Slave Lake needed to acquire. 
It should be noted that Mr.Macdonald’s father worked for American Yellowknife Mines, the owner of the O’Connor Lake mine.

WHAT IS A LAND WITHDRAWAL?

Back in the 90’s the Government of Canada commenced land claim negotiations with Indigenous communities and governments.  The South Slave region had several Indigenous groups including the Métis with overlapping areas of traditional usage.  As part of the negotiation process, areas of potential interest were identified and provided with a “Land Withdrawal” to allow negotiations to proceed, the intention of ultimately lifting these withdrawals once lands are selected and the land claims were settled.

 

Slave Lake has successfully worked with the Métis and other Indigenous communities and now has a 76.25 square kilometer area staked, in an area that hasn’t been explored in at least 30 years when the withdrawals mostly were established and, in most cases, nearly 70 years. We are the first group to “ever” use modern exploration techniques on the Historic O’Connor Lake area and mine.

As stated by the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board:

“Land withdrawals are a tool that can be used to protect land from development or other activities. When a land withdrawal is in place, no new mining rights may be registered, or no new oil and gas rights may be issued. Existing rights are grandfathered.​”

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