Mine Rehabilitation

The Rehabilitation, Compliance and Inspection Office within the Mines Group ensures that the mine sites in Ontario are developed, operated and closed out in a manner consistent with sound environmental and public safety closure designs and to limit accrual of public risk and liability.

The staff

• audit closure plans as required under Part VII of the Mining Act
• monitor and inspect rehabilitation works
• ensure that operating mines are rehabilitated by mine owners in accordance to the legislative standards of the province
• investigatges occurances of non-compliance of the Mining Act
• develop regulations, policies, procedures, guidelines and standards in order to administer Part VII of the Mining Act in a fair and consistent manner

For inquiries concerning mine rehabilitation, please contact any of the following:

Name	Tel. No.	E-Mail Address
Rick Bradley	(705) 670-5795	rick.bradley@ontario.ca
Leslie Cooper	(705) 670-5798	leslie.cooper@ontario.ca
Peggy Gale	(705) 670-5834	peggy.gale@ontario.ca
Dawn Spires	(705) 670-5797	dawn.spires@ontario.ca

This office is also responsible for abandoned mines and mine hazards within Ontario and is also responsible for monitoring and cataloguing all abandoned and inactive mine sites and mine hazards within the province. This is achieved through the use of various abandoned mines databases and reports. For information on abandoned mines and hazards databases and reports, please contact

Devin Cranston
705-670-5822
devin.cranston@ontario.ca

This office also manages the thirteen-year $118 million Abandoned Mines Rehabilitation Program. For inquiries concerning this program, please contact

Chris Hamblin
705-670-5806
chris.hamblin@ontario.ca