b'ABOUT THE OPAABOUT PRESIDENTS MESSAGE THE OPAT he Ontario Prospec- including work that led4. Participating in thetors Associationto Great Bear Resourc- Minister ofMines, (OPA) is a not-for- es discovery on theirMining Working Group;profit organizationDixie Lake project;that serves as the5.Collaborating with other voice for the mineral explora- 3.Meeting on a two- toprovincial and national tion community. associations through the three-weekbasis withCanadian Mineral Indus-The OPA continually engag- land managers andtry Federation;es with the government tostaff at the Ministry of positively influence policy.Mines to improve the6.Lobbying to streamline Currently, at the provincialMining Land Adminis- the plans and permits level, the OPA contributes to the Government of Ontariostration System (MLAS); system;Mining Working Group, and pursues other issue-specific lobbying and engagement. Key issues the OPA is cur-rently focused on includes: Tel: 705-560-27391.Increasing the pro- 24 Hour Servicevincial flow through incentives to be com- Heavy equipmenT RenTalS, SaleS, and SeRvicepetitive with otherScissorliftsKnuckleboomsForkliftsprovinces; mining equipmentaerial Booms 2.Creation of a perma- mini-excavatorsSkid-Steer loadersnent exploration rebateTRadeSpeRSon SupplyWeldeRS & mecHanicSprogram, followingTilt & load Service the Junior Explorationequipment TrainingAssistance Program (JEAP) that the OPA successfully deliveredemail: gme@gmes.caseveral years ago.2755 lasalle Blvd., Sudbury, onp3a 4R7JEAP led to 61 projectswww.gmes.caattracting financing,ONTARIO MINING AND EXPLORATION DIRECTORY AND RESOURCE GUIDE 2025 5'