3 - 4 years is not a long time for gov'ts to plan or develop projects that may be announced today. In politics a short time is an election cycle.
Proof however will be in the pudding. Will be interesting to hear what the Libs and Feds have to say about this sale to NOT. That will tell what the next steps/focus will be. This mine for NOT is low hanging fruit...all the ducks are in a row...with a fed election a mere few months from now. Noront will be the poster boy for Lib and Fed infrastructure and job creation mandates.