@Fahrenheit451,
When one reads what you quoted below , in the context of the entire article (and in particular with respect to " In order for Noront to advance to the next phase of project development..." I'm not sure what point you are trying to make by your post below:
" In order for Noront to advance to the next phase of project development, they needed to reach a commercial agreement with Algoma Steel on the land and hire an engineering firm to assist with facility design."
Then what is this ???
"September 2019
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Noront announces that it has reached land and engineering agreements with Algoma Steel and Hatch Engineering, along with a date for the introductory open house (Oct. 23).