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By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, SNnewswatch.com RED LAKE \u2014 The Great Bear gold mine project 24 kilometres southeast of Red Lake is getting fast-tracked under the province\u2019s \u201cOne Project, One Process\u201d framework. \u201cOntario is proud to designate this project under \u2018One Project, One Process,\u2019 unlocking one of Canada\u2019s largest mines that will create over 1,000 good-paying jobs,\u201d Energy and Mines Minister Stephen Lecce told reporters Tuesday in Mississauga. Toronto-headquartered Kinross Gold Corporation wants to develop its Great Bear property into a combination open-pit and underground mine that could produce more than 5 million ounces of gold over a 12-year period. Great Bear is the second Northwestern Ontario mine project to get the fast-tracking \u201c1P1P\u201d treatment, after Lecce announced in October that Frontier Lithium\u2019s PAK project north of Red… <\/p>\n

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By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, SNnewswatch.com RED LAKE \u2014 The Great Bear gold mine project 24 kilometres southeast of Red Lake is getting fast-tracked under the province\u2019s \u201cOne Project, One Process\u201d framework. \u201cOntario is proud to designate this project under \u2018One Project, One Process,\u2019 unlocking one of Canada\u2019s largest mines that will create over 1,000 good-paying jobs,\u201d Energy and Mines Minister Stephen Lecce told reporters Tuesday in Mississauga. Toronto-headquartered Kinross Gold Corporation wants to develop its Great Bear property into a combination open-pit and underground mine that could produce more than 5 million ounces of gold over a 12-year period. Great Bear is the second Northwestern Ontario mine project to get the fast-tracking \u201c1P1P\u201d treatment, after Lecce announced in October that Frontier Lithium\u2019s PAK project north of Red... <\/p>\n

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