There has been a long history of mining and mineral exploration in the Timmins region. As a result, it is one of the most favourable environments in the world for gold exploration:
Canada is a stable political environment with well-developed judicial and governmental systems.
Canada's “flow-through” tax provisions ensure the availability of capital even in relatively poor market conditions.
Ontario is a highly-ranked mining jurisdiction globally in the Fraser Institute's annual survey.
Ontario has a modern Mining Act and is a global centre for mining finance.
Timmins has one of the best developed mining infrastructures in the world for both exploration and production.
Power is readily available across the region.
Much of the region is accessible from all-weather highways and, in Moneta's case, the furthest distance from any property to a paved highway is less than a few kilometres.
Highly experienced surface and underground drill contractors operate across the region, along with virtually every other mining service.
A mobile and experienced labour force has been present for many years.
A large number of mills operate in the region with available capacity
