Developing the Ring of Fire will not be accomplished without it's challenges. As if the remoteness of the area wasn't bad enough, we also have this to contend with. Glad I'm not a politician.

http://www.wildlandsleague.org/attachments/Cliffs%20RoF%20Federal%20Letter%20EA.pdf

http://www.miningwatch.ca/sites/www.miningwatch.ca/files/chromium_economic_analysis_0.pdf

http://onnaturemagazine.com/ring-of-fire-heats-up.html

disclosure: I do not endorse any of the above links. Just researching how the other side thinks.

SRV