Didn't see the word ALL -Wes
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Jan 18, 2010 05:30PM
NI 43-101 Update (September 2012): 11.1 Mt @ 1.68% Ni, 0.87% Cu, 0.89 gpt Pt and 3.09 gpt Pd and 0.18 gpt Au (Proven & Probable Reserves) / 8.9 Mt @ 1.10% Ni, 1.14% Cu, 1.16 gpt Pt and 3.49 gpt Pd and 0.30 gpt Au (Inferred Resource)
When I read the original First Nations planning Ring of Fire Blockade I do not see the word ALL Companies when it mentions denying access to the ice landing strip.
First Nations planning Ring of Fire blockade
"MFFN announced today that they are implementing a logistics halt, which will deny companies operating in the Ring of Fire access to the ice landing strip at Kopper Lake.
“We believe there will be development happening in this area, but we want to be a part of the development so we can benefit from it in the long term,” Moonias said"
Do you remember this in a Noront NR:
Marten Falls First Nation and Noront are currently partners in a number of initiatives relating to infrastructure developments in and around the area of the Eagle’s Nest, Nickel, Copper, PGE discovery in the James Bay Lowlands. Over the past year, MFFN through it’s operating joint venture company, Marten Falls Logistics, has been active in supplying logistical support to Noront at the project site. The parties continue to explore additional ways to involve the Marten Falls First Nation community with Noront and create sustainable jobs.
Chief Harry Baxter states, “We are very pleased that Noront recognized the importance of compensating our community for past work. This was done in our Historical Compensation Agreement signed last March. The next step, which both parties recognize, is that interim compensation for the community be ongoing while business partnerships and exploration agreements are investigated. I am happy to report that we are currently in discussions which will address our community’s interests and create business partnerships that build capacity and create lasting jobs for our people.”
Below is Noront's NR mentioning the word All which does not appear in the First Nations NR.
Noront Resources Ltd. ("Noront" or the "Company") (TSX Venture: NOT) announced today that it supports the actions of the Marten Falls First Nation ("MFFN") at the Ring of Fire, located in the James Bay Lowlands
Noront's CEO, Wes Hanson states: "We are very concerned that our community partners feel that their only recourse is to deny logistical access to the ice strip at Kopper Lake to all companies in the Ring of Fire.
From the First Nations NR below : it mentions "no environmental assessement.
Right now, mining activities are superseding the protection of ecological and cultural values,” said Anna Baggio of CPAWS Wildlands League in a Dec. 2009 press release. “There is very little government oversight, no environmental assessment process, and no mechanism for First Nation control.”
Do you guys remember the NR. from June. 29, 2009, stating AECOM was contracted to complete environmental baseline studies? No other company in the ROF has done this.
It wouldn't surprise me to see another NR from First Nations saying something to the effect of , "we didn't mean to include you when we said "companies" Noront."