It's unlikely Noront will be the 'sugar daddy' to many area players unless a major mining company decides that is a clever move and puts huge cash into Noront.

It's possible because at the moment Noront is the only player with the kind of drill results to warrant a major wanting in at this early stage of exploration.

Juniors are always running low on cash and have to go to the well and dilute ownership. They end up paying more for the cash than bigger companies do so a way of gaining acess to a 'Noront Fund' could have appeal even if some control has to be ceeded.