VANCOUVER, BC, June 27,
2024 /PRNewswire/ - First Mining Gold Corp.
("First Mining" or the "Company") (TSX: FF) (OTCQX: FFMGF)
(FRANKFURT: FMG) is pleased to announce the publication of its
third annual Environmental, Social and Governance ("ESG")
Report for the 2023 year ("ESG Report"). The ESG
Report is part of the Company's ongoing and annual commitment to
communicate our past achievements and share information on efforts
made and to be made, showcasing our dedication to sustainable
practices, ethical conduct and transparent governance, highlighting
the strategic importance of these efforts in shaping First Mining's
ongoing development. The ESG Report has been drafted with
consideration of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board
("SASB") reporting standards.
2023 Sustainability Highlights:
- Safety Performance: 0 total recordable injury cases
and 174 hours of health and safety training provided.
- Diversity & Inclusion: 43% full-time employees
are female and 19% full-time employees self-identify as
Indigenous.
- Environment: Completion of the local Caribou and
Wolverine habitat assessment programs.
- Community Investment: Over $4.7
million in goods and services spent locally, including
Indigenous owned businesses. $1.3
million in capacity support to Indigenous communities.
"First Mining is excited to publish our third annual ESG report
as we continue to work collaboratively at our two flagship assets,"
stated Dan Wilton, CEO of First
Mining. "At our Springpole Gold Project, we have been working
to provide meaningful opportunities for engagement with communities
and regulators over the past year as we prepare to submit our final
environmental assessment document in 2024. At our Duparquet
Gold Project, we have continued to collect and update targeted
environmental baseline data and are working with the Municipality
of Duparquet and its residents on
project planning initiatives. At First Mining, the principles
of ESG are deeply embedded in how we operate every day. One of our
core values is 'we embrace challenges and continuously strive for
optimal solutions' and is a cornerstone of our business philosophy
as well as our approach to ESG. We welcome your feedback and
look forward to continuing our story as we take both our Springpole
and Duparquet projects and First
Mining into the future."
First Mining's 2023 ESG Report is available at:
https://firstmininggold.com/esg/esg-report/
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.).
First Mining was established in 2015 by Mr. Keith Neumeyer, founding President and CEO of
First Majestic Silver Corp.
ON BEHALF OF FIRST MINING GOLD CORP.
Daniel W. Wilton
Chief Executive Officer and Director
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements
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information" and "forward-looking statements" (collectively
"forward-looking statements") within the meaning of applicable
Canadian and United States
securities legislation including the United States Private
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Forward-looking statements in this news release relate to
future events or future performance and reflect current estimates,
predictions, expectations or beliefs regarding future events.
All forward-looking statements are based on First Mining's or
its consultants' current beliefs as well as various assumptions
made by them and information currently available to them. There can
be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, and
actual results and future events could differ materially from those
anticipated in such statements. Forward-looking statements reflect
the beliefs, opinions and projections on the date the statements
are made and are based upon a number of assumptions and estimates
that, while considered reasonable by the respective parties, are
inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive,
political and social uncertainties and contingencies. Such factors
include, without limitation the Company's business, operations and
financial condition potentially being materially adversely affected
by the outbreak of epidemics, pandemics or other health crises,
such as COVID-19, and by reactions by government and private actors
to such outbreaks; risks to employee health and safety as a result
of the outbreak of epidemics, pandemics or other health crises,
such as COVID-19, that may result in a slowdown or temporary
suspension of operations at some or all of the Company's mineral
properties as well as its head office; fluctuations in the
spot and forward price of gold, silver, base metals or certain
other commodities; fluctuations in the currency markets (such as
the Canadian dollar versus the U.S. dollar); changes in national
and local government, legislation, taxation, controls, regulations
and political or economic developments; risks and hazards
associated with the business of mineral exploration, development
and mining (including environmental hazards, industrial accidents,
unusual or unexpected formations, pressures, cave-ins and
flooding); the presence of laws and regulations that may impose
restrictions on mining; employee relations; relationships with and
claims by local communities, indigenous populations and other
stakeholders; availability and increasing costs associated with
mining inputs and labour; the speculative nature of mineral
exploration and development; title to properties.; and the
additional risks described in the Company's Annual Information Form
for the year ended December 31, 2023
filed with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities under the
Company's SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.ca, and in the Company's
Annual Report on Form 40-F filed with the SEC on EDGAR.
First Mining cautions that the foregoing list of factors that
may affect future results is not exhaustive. When relying on our
forward-looking statements to make decisions with respect to First
Mining, investors and others should carefully consider the
foregoing factors and other uncertainties and potential events.
First Mining does not undertake to update any forward-looking
statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to
time by the Company or on our behalf, except as required by
law.
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