In the first paragraph in bold:

" “Mining threatens the land, "

What distortion and misinformation regarding the Ring of Fire, it amazes me that this is continually repeated.

Noront's nickel mine would hardly harm land, just a road to get to it and the mine site. Much of mine underground.

What forest destruction would occur is insignificant in relation to what is to be gained.

Perhaps the people using such labels are meaning open pit mining that could occur with chromite and transferring it unto the nickel mine. That is very inappropriate and even a falsehood.

But even the potential chromite mines, if all ended up to be open pit would not do much harm. What harm could occur is if not well managed. So who is to say that they will not?

Oh Yes, I forgot about the Greens. Sorry, I do not have much patience any longer about such comments.