First Mining Gold Corp. announced it has received a Notice of Approval from the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks on the Environmental Assessment Terms of Reference ("ToR") for its Springpole Gold Project ("Project") located in Ontario. First Mining has worked closely with local and Indigenous communities and government agencies to develop the final ToR that considers their feedback. This Notice of Approval marks the formal commencement of the Ontario Environmental Assessment ("EA") process and allows First Mining to advance the regulatory process which will assess the benefits and potential environmental effects and associated mitigation measures for the Project. The ToR provides a framework for the preparation of the provincial EA documents in accordance with the OntarioEnvironmental Assessment Act. The ToR describes the purpose of the Project, alternative designs for the Project and how they will be evaluated, the potential effects of the Project to be considered and assessment methodology, as well as how Indigenous communities, government agencies and all other public stakeholders will be engaged and consulted throughout the process.