During the financial year 2021–2022, the CMEB entered into agreements with the following companies for the funding of exploration projects:

• Native Exploration Services Reg’d — Drilling on the Atlas Property, 29% Cu Showing, NTS 32J01 Phase 2
• Native Exploration Services Reg’d—Induced Polarization and Resistivity Survey on the Mina Gold Property, NTS 32G11—Guercheville and Drouet Townships
• Siini Exploration and Services—Application for financial assistance for the amount of $15,000 for additional field equipment
• Nimsken Corporation Inc. —Electromagnetic and Magnetometer Surveys on the South-West Barlow Project—NTS Area 32G15—Category 1 Land
  
• Nimsken Corporation Inc.—2022 EM and Mag Exploration Program on the Sioui Showing, NTS 32G15, Barlow Lake Property
• Nimsken Corporation Inc. —Rush Lake DDH NTS 32G15 Area, Barlow Lake

New Projects

The CMEB received several requests for assistance and participation from Eeyou and non-Eeyou companies for the financial year 2021–2022. As always, having the economic development of Eeyou Istchee at heart, the CMEB is open to any serious proposal. The CMEB is regularly solicited for the participation or investment in new exploration projects in Eeyou Istchee.

Mineral exploration companies and universities are looking for partnerships for the carrying out of mineral potential studies in the Eeyou territory. They are very interested in creating business and geoscience development partnerships with Eeyou communities, which fall within the mandate of the CMEB.

As CMEB did with the Eeyou youth, custom made prospecting projects were developed for Tally-person and Eeyou trappers, since they spend most of their time in the bush and some of them are interested in prospecting while carrying out traditional activities. In this regard, over the past decade, the CMEB visited the Cree Trappers’ Association communities’ offices to inform and to introduce mineral prospector’s technic to groups of 15 to 25 Trappers and Tally-Persons. Likewise, every year the CMEB offers a customized course to individuals Eeyou beneficiaries from all communities, either at the CMEB’s Wemindji head office or at its Mistissini satellite office, a 30-hour course on mineral recognition, prospecting tips, map reading and GPS localization. This year the course took place in the Cree Nation of Mistissini where the trainees came from all over Eeyou Istchee.