Canadian gold developer First Mining Gold Corp. (TSX: FF) reported that a forest fire is currently active within one kilometre of the camp at the company's Springpole Gold Project located in northwestern Ontario on Monday. Fire crews from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry have been working on containment measures over the weekend, including both ground and aerial suppression, using water bomber aircraft and helicopters.
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Due to the proximity of the forest fire, First Mining has temporarily suspended operations at Springpole, and MNRF firefighters are currently staged at the Springpole site working to contain the fire.