In October 2020, Énertourbe inc. purchased 32 mining claims covering a large area around Kingsey Townline Road, from 3e rang / Spooner Road to Trenholm, straddling the municipalities of Canton de Cleveland and Saint-Félix-de-Kingsey, Quebec (Canada). The purchase directly affects more than sixty landowners.

The prospector wants to carry out exploratory cores to determine the qualities / quantities of copper, zinc, silver and gold supposedly present under our lands and then resell the claims to the highest bidder for exploitation.

On october 8, 2021, the prospector informs us that the initial exploratory phase is finished. The municipalities have yet to receive his report.

because it is only at the mining exploration stage that owners can do this

because the exploration / mining project does not meet the social acceptability criteria required in such endeavors

because the radius affected by the mining project exceeds that of the claims and little information is circulated about it

because it is strategic to work in a concerted manner and to promote the active involvement of all stakeholders in the field

• Risk of contamination

• Loss of agricultural land

• Mining brings up the problem of contaminated sludge management

• Contamination of wells and groundwater

• Wetland disturbance

• Pressure on water supplies because mining requires large amounts of it

• Increase in truck traffic

• Increased noise and dust

• Possible decrease in land value

• Disturbance of soil biodiversity

• Degradation of habitats due to noise and air pollution, increased activity in the territory