Much work and resources are being expended by these communities. Unless I have missed it, where exactly is the funding to come from for the plant coming from. Has Noront specified a financial backer because they along with any of the other mining companies are small exploration companies that have never mined chromite or even mined anything period. Speculation that the governments will find is far fetched and politically unpalatable to spend that much taxpayer money. They could facilitate and perhaps backstop a funding proposal. my point is nothing has been clarified and no stated guarantees that anything will happen. If this project IS so attractive why wouldn't a funding MOU at minimum be revealed. Without it the whole plant bidding exercise seems redundant. Would welcome any clarity on stated funding not hopes and wishes as is what appears to be the posture of Noront. A major funding announcement MOU would imo move the project forward faster by all parties involved