KWG Longs,

See link to article from Dec. 26, 2012 below.

Good to see some discussion about preparing the FNs so that they can participate in and benefit from the ROF development. I do sincerely hope that in whatever form this development advances that our FNs are not left behind.

http://www.news1130.com/2012/12/26/ring-of-fire-can-struggling-first-nations-workers-prepare-in-time/

As well, comments from Bill Boor struck me:

“We’re worried about that because I don’t think it’s too early to get started even right now,” says Bill Boor, senior vice-president of global ferroalloys for Cliffs Natural Resources, a multi-national mining company that wants to go into production in 2016 or 2017.

“We need a lot of employees for this type of operation. … We’re very anxious to get started.”

"We're very anxious to get started"? Are hiring and training our FNs your only barriers to getting started? Please excuse my friend Bill here who clearly has misused the concentrator. I find that comment odd given they have no money, they pushed production out by minimum of a year and they don't have a road and will be lucky if Frank gives them a lift on the James Bay and Lowlands Port Authority Express.

Happy to hear other thoughts and/or interpretations.

KD