Mining Turmoil, Change and Opposition

HIGH-GRADE NI-CU-PT-PD-ZN-CR-AU-V-TI DISCOVERIES IN THE "RING OF FIRE"

NI 43-101 Update (September 2012): 11.1 Mt @ 1.68% Ni, 0.87% Cu, 0.89 gpt Pt and 3.09 gpt Pd and 0.18 gpt Au (Proven & Probable Reserves) / 8.9 Mt @ 1.10% Ni, 1.14% Cu, 1.16 gpt Pt and 3.49 gpt Pd and 0.30 gpt Au (Inferred Resource)

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Mining Turmoil, Change and Opposition

posted on Oct 06, 2012 12:02PM

Some long weekend reading.

From South Africa to Ontario there seems to be much turmoil. Althought the Ontairo issues are significantly less violent. In the long term, what happens in South Africa will impact Ring of Fire chromite issues.

Latest developments in South Africa:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/12000-striking-south-african-miners-fired-as-unrest-deepens/article4593623/

Ontario mining act changes:

http://www.republicofmining.com/2012/10/06/first-nations-want-to-be-consulted-first-in-mining-talks-by-cbc-radio-news-october-5-2012/#more-14478

Environmental campaign against Ring of Fire development:

http://www.republicofmining.com/2012/10/06/environmental-group-starts-ring-of-fire-campaign-by-shawn-bell-wawatay-news-october-3-2012/