Gordon Birnie is right to the point.... a railroad is what is needed to transport Chromite so why throw 800,000 away on a road study when rail (ns pipeline) is what we need.... hope Gravelle and Rickford read or read this article by Gord.

https://secure.globeadvisor.com/servlet/ArticleNews/story/gam/20150307/RBCDLETTERSROB_2

News from globeandmail.comRail link is what Ring of Fire needs, not road transport

Saturday, March 7, 2015

Gordon Birnie

Re First Nations to study viability of Ring of Fire road (March 2): The government of Ontario is providing a First Nations group three-quarters of a million dollars for a study of a road toward the site of the Ring of Fire.

Anyone who understands what is involved in the future development of the Ring of Fire knows that what is required is a railway, not a highway.

The volume/train loads of concentrate that will need to be shipped each day for 100 years can only be moved efficiently and reliably by rail to the refineries in Sudbury.

As well, the development of any mine site will require the movement of large quantities of equipment, which likely is best moved by rail.

Gordon Birnie