Again, from Ringer's Post:

....."Construction could take five to 10 years and 15 to 50 bridges could be installed. The road would be two-lane gravel and built within a 100-metre right-of-way clearance to a width of 60 metres.".......

It's always scary to hear that the N/S road could take between 5-10 years to build, and we're talking the road to Marten Falls.  Not the extension that is proposed to the Ring of Fire.  My gut tells me that Noront will not even bother with any talk of a mine if this were the case.  They simply cannot rely on this N/S road to fit with their timelines with such a wait.  I mean....Why bother talking at all.  They must have some other alternative in mine to even attempt trying to open up the Ring, and start mining at Eagle's Nest.  This type of news only scares off investors....or is that the whole point...Hmmmm.

Something tells me there is another plan in the works that may be coming from the E/W corridor....But this is just a feeling.  It, after all, has already been assessed for sometime now.  Perhaps it is still the best option...For now.

TM