Mining Agreement in Place

Several first nation communities in the Rainy River district are expected to benefit from a new agreement signed with a Vancouver-based mining firm.

The memorandum of agreement between Brett Resources and the Fort Frances Chiefs Secretariat and the Lac Des Mille Lac First Nation set out processes toward an Impact Benefits

Agreement surrounding the company's exploration activities of the Hammond Reef Gold Deposit near Atikokan.

Company president Patrick Soares says the agreement would identify a number of issues.

Soares says the agreement is believe to the first of its kind for the area.