The provincial government continues to modernize the Mining Act.
Claims can now be made online, meaning the prospector doesn’t have to go to the actual site to claim the property.
Garry Clark of the Ontario Prospectors Association says the move means that the smaller players can now easily acquire ground in northern Ontario.
Clark says when it concerns the Ring of Fire, they had to rely on helicopters and fixed-wing planes to physically stake the area.
He believes the new system will help even the playing field.
Clark adds they are working with the Liberals to find other jobs for the people who may be impacted because of the new technology.