Vermeer:

You wrote:

"it's a nice piece of news, but not decisive as long as the Ontario government fails to go ahead with roads.  "

Did you forget about this article below?

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/road-to-ring-of-fire-could-cost-up-to-550-million/article31585443/

Bruce Achneepineskum, chief of Marten Falls First Nation, which is south of the Ring of Fire but was not part of the road study, said his community is working with investors on a separate study focused on a north-south road to the Ring of Fire that would also connect his fly-in First Nation to the south.

Mr. Achneepineskum said he believes the benefits of an all-weather road are clear, given that it costs about 52 cents a pound to transport goods into the community.

“Your wallet shrinks pretty fast,” he said. “The road would bring down the cost of living in remote communities. It would free up money to further construction, build more houses, people could buy more food and it would allow a little bit of freedom for those residents to come in and out of the community and mingle with the outside world.”