Luker,

Thanks for posting:

I was surprised to see this part:

His First Nation family-owned company, based in Thunder Bay, has a hugely ambitious project proposal to build an open-pit mine

4 days ago there was this news release:

"Aroland First Nation rejects proposed open pit mine near Geraldton, Ontario. They’re going to seriously impact our lands and resources. Such a large and destructive project should receive the maximum examination possible – but instead, very little is being done under provincial or federal environment assessment laws. And virtually nothing has been done to consult with and accommodate the many serious concerns of Aroland First Nation.”

Aroland called on the federal government to hold a Panel Study Environmental Assessment on the project and the provincial government to hold a full Individual Environmental Assessment."

So...,,,,it appears "open pit" is ok for the environment ..depending on "who" is developing the project.