December 4, 2024

The Queens County Citizen

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The closed mine still has land rights to about fifty houses

The closed mine still has land rights to about fifty houses

The Beatty Mine entered into a 99-year long lease which is still in force and is now owned by Mine d'Or Duparquet. The company holds title to the former Beatty mine, its lots and its buildings.

During the consultation in 2023, Mine d'Or Duparquet provided a map of the city, with yellow sections delineating land, streets and alleys. It was at this point that many citizens learned that they no longer owned their land, meaning that Mine d'Or Duparquet could theoretically, if necessary, decide to repossess it.

Duparket Gold Mines is a subsidiary of First Mining Gold.

Photo: Radio-Canada / Lise Millet

Radio-Canada tried to obtain this map, but neither the mine nor the city wanted to share it because it was no longer up-to-date.

The old long leases still exist in Duparket. There are people who want to sell their houses and they can't because they don't even own the land they want to sell. So we did a lot of research and today we understand the situation better. We put a process in place to exchange land with citizens and the citySteve Lines, Vice President Environment and Community Relations for Mine d'Or Duparquet, announced in 2023.

Steve Lines poses for the camera in front of the ore samples.

Steve Lines, Vice-President Environment and Community Relations of Mines d'Or Duparquet.

Photo: Radio-Canada / Lise Millet

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