Hallo?,
“I think we have an obligation to look after the First Nations, and if in doing that we can make the mineral deposit more accessible, then I think that’s a bonus, but we shouldn’t make one the hostage of the other,” said Smeenk.
So Mr. Smeenk you are in the business of providing for the native communities and mining is a happen chance side line because you are in the neighbourhood?

I think our Mr. Smeenk is bending over too much to please the neighbours.

We are in the business of mining first and fore most and the road with other infrastructures are THE side events. Other wise that road would have been built by both governments long ago even if there were no potential mines in the region.
Our potential mines are giving the impetus towards the needed infrastructures and not the other way around.

We all need to keep a proper perspective. Ed.