A comment from Noront Marketing Company...

"The president and chief executive officer of Noront Resources, which holds the largest claim in the Ring of Fire, said he doesn't see the assessment impacting the company's development timelines. 

Regional development is being lead by First Nations communities, Alan Coutts noted, adding, "The regional assessment won't slow down the provincial assessments that are taking place on the roads for the communities and for the industrial use."