First Mining Gold Corp. (TSX: FF) (OTCQX: FFMGF) (FRANKFURT: FMG) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a Process Agreement with Cat Lake First Nation  and Lac Seul First Nation which provides important capacity support for the implementation of a community-based Anishinaabe-Led Impact Assessment.

The Process Agreement represents a significant commitment for First Mining and provides the framework for First Mining, Cat Lake and Lac Seul to have procedural clarity and meaningful participation in the review of the Springpole Gold Project through the unique cultural perspective of the Anishinaabe people.

“We are very pleased to support this leading-edge work on community-based Indigenous engagement for the Springpole Project with Cat Lake and Lac Seul” stated Dan Wilton, CEO of First Mining. “First Mining is privileged to be working in the traditional territories of the Nations and we understand and appreciate the significant commitment of time and resources that Cat Lake and Lac Seul are contributing and we look forward to working with the Nations and leadership to continue to advance meaningful dialogue. Springpole has the potential to deliver significant infrastructure and economic benefits to an underserviced area of Northwestern Ontario and we believe that the Project, properly delivered with respect and protection for the land, air and water, can have a lasting positive impact for generations to come”.

First Mining continues to meet and work with Indigenous communities and community leaders around the Springpole Project to support awareness, address questions and comments, and invite participation towards Project improvement and planning.

About First Mining Gold Corp. 

First Mining is a gold developer advancing two of the largest gold projects in Canada, the Springpole Gold Project in northwestern Ontario, where we have commenced a Feasibility Study and permitting activities are on-going with a draft Environmental Impact Statement (“EIS”) for the project published in June 2022, and the Duparquet Project in Quebec, a PEA-stage development project located on the Destor-Porcupine Fault Zone in the prolific Abitibi region. First Mining also owns the Cameron Gold Project in Ontario and a portfolio of gold project interests including the Pickle Crow Gold Project (being advanced in partnership with Firefly Metals Ltd.) and the Hope Brook Gold Project (being advanced in partnership with Big Ridge Gold Corp.).