HIGH-GRADE NI-CU-PT-PD-ZN-CR-AU-V-TI DISCOVERIES IN THE "RING OF FIRE"
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)
Message: CN Rail
http://www.railwayage.com/breaking-news/cn-extends-sidings-on-northern-ontario-line-3333.html
"Moe Lavigne(KWG) began by explaining that a railway is necessary to, first, bring in the heavy equipment to develop a mine, and second, to bring out the ore, in either raw or concentrated form. Once it reaches the CN Rail main line near Nakina, it can be shipped practically anywhere to a smelter...... When you read the above you assume CN Rail will have to do some beefing up to handle the extra volume of freight during infrastructure time and going forward. If you notice the CN Rail release, yesterday, you can speculate as to why they are spending big bucks to increase their ability to process freight trains
| CN extends sidings on Northern Ontario line |  |
| Tuesday, July 19, 2011 |
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CN Tuesday said it plans to construct two more extended sidings on its Northern Ontario main line this year, bringing its investments in seven long sidings on this route to more than C$30 million. Two additional extended sidings, costing a total of C$10 million, are planned for this main line in 2012. Keith Creel, executive vice-president and chief operating officer, said: "CN's main line through Northern Ontario is a critical link in our transcontinental network connecting Central, Eastern and Western Canada. The strategic investments in longer sidings will help to further increase our ability to process freight trains efficiently across this line, enhance network velocity and productivity, and improve the safety of operations." CN’s longer sidings program is creating sidings of 12,000-to-13,000 feet long from sidings that previously were 6,000-to-7,000 feet in length. CN's main line through Northern Ontario sees an average of 14 freight trains daily, including intermodal trains between Toronto, the principal cities of Winnipeg, Edmonton, and Calgary, and the West Coast ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert. The corridor also hosts two transcontinental VIA Rail passenger trains three days a week. The extended sidings allow CN to maximize the benefits of its longer-train operating plan in mainline routes across its system, the company said. CN's infrastructure improvements to date in Northern Ontario permit the highest average freight train speeds on its entire system—as high as 40 miles per hour. And those investments, along with DP locomotive technology, significantly improve winter operations in the region. CN has committed C$1.7 billion (about US$1.8 billion) to its 2011 capital expenditure program for its network. |
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