- “The road to nowhere: Claims Ontario’s Ring of Fire is worth $60-billion are nonsense … The Ontario government has repeatedly played up the prospects for the region with breathless assertions about the supposedly stratospheric value of minerals in the ground, and an apparent bonanza of jobs and economic benefits that lie in wait for locals … There’s only one problem with all these grand pronouncements about this crescent-shaped mineral discovery about 550 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay: It’s mostly aspirational hogwash …” (Globe & Mail)
- “Ring of Fire development plans spurred by Ontario’s outrageous energy prices — Conventional processing techniques would have demanded a 300-megawatt smelter — roughly the same amount of energy required to power city of 300,000 people …” (financialpost.com)
- “Noront Resources Ltd. announced agreements with Algoma Steel Inc. and Hatch Ltd. … to facilitate development of the Ring of Fire mineral district and the associated Ontario-based processing facilities. “Noront is partnering with two Ontario-based industrial and engineering giants to advance Ring of Fire development,” said Alan Coutts, President and CEO of Noront Resources. “This is truly a ‘made in Ontario’ collaboration on one of the most economically and socially important projects our province has seen.” The agreement with Algoma provides Noront with a 5-year, renewable option to lease a brownfield property in Sault Ste. Marie for a period of 99 years. Noront plans to design, construct and operate a ferrochrome production facility which will service the company’s Ring of Fire chromite deposits. This agreement provides Noront and Algoma with an opportunity to re-purpose an existing brownfield location with a view to sharing infrastructure …” (company news release)
- “Noront Resources Ltd. has received approval from the TSX Venture Exchange and has issued Algoma Steel Inc. 750,000 common shares of the Company and 750,000 warrants to purchase common share pursuant to the term sheet signed between the Company and Algoma as announced on September 20, 2019. The term sheet gives the Company a 5-year option to enter into a 99-year ground lease agreement on a parcel of land owned by Algoma, west of its steel mill. It is Noront’s intent to design, permit, construct and operate a Ferrochrome Production Facility on the property …” (company news release)
- “First Nation takes the lead on Ring of Fire supply road — Webequie First Nation hosts Thunder Bay open house to kick off EA process …” (Northern Ontario Business)
- “Ring of Fire developer faces tide of opposition to Sault ferrochrome plant” (Northern Ontario Business)
- “Residents raise concern about health, environment at Noront open house” (saultstar.com)
- “Majority not in favour of new smelter” (ctvnews.ca)
- “Saultites Oppose Ferrochrome Plant, Voice Concerns at Public Forum” (saultonline.com)
- “Noront officials grilled on proposed Soo smelter” (ctvnews.ca)
- “‘It’s a nightmare’: Sault residents protest ferrochrome smelter” (sudbury.com)
- “Anti-ferrochrome smelter protest hits Clergue Park and Bay Street” (sootoday.com)
- “Sault Tribe opposes ferrochrome processing facility — Michigan tribe doesn’t want Noront’s smelter ‘anywhere near the Great Lakes or our traditional homelands’ …” (sootoday.com)
- “National business leader blasts ferrochrome approval process — Perrin Beatty, Canadian Chamber of Commerce president-CEO, addresses regulatory concerns during Sault appearance …” (Northern Ontario Business)
- “A Sault-based non-profit dedicated to environmental sustainability is questioning whether a true, comprehensive, environmental assessment will ever be conducted for the ferrochrome processing facility proposed by NorOnt Resources Ltd. on land currently owned by Algoma Steel …” (sootoday.com)
- “Physicians may leave if ferrochrome facility comes to the Sault, letter threatens” (sootoday.com) – “Open Letter From Doctors On Ferrochrome Smelter” (saultonline.com)
- “… A petition titled ‘Say No to Ferrochrome Production in Sault Ste. Marie’ has gathered over 8,500 signatures since it was posted six months ago, having reached 8,000 supporters three days ago. Now, the City of Sault Ste. Marie and its economic development corporation are addressing those concerns saying nothing has been finalized and that community consultations will be taken into account …” (ctvnews.ca) – Online petition (via change.org)
- “The City of Sault Ste. Marie (City) and Sault Ste. Marie Economic Development Corporation (SSMEDC) would like to address some of the concerns and misinformation regarding the proposed ferrochrome production facility project (FPF) by Noront Resources Ltd. The City/SSMEDC are providing the public with this background information as a means of offering clarity …” (saultonline.com)
- “Noront ferrochrome plant definitely not a sure thing, city clarifies” (sootoday.com)
- “Noront still committed to Sault ferrochrome plant” (Northern Ontario Business)
- “Noront’s commitment to Sault hasn’t wavered after consultation with ‘sometimes-hostile’ citizens” (sudbury.com)
- “Timmins feels door still open for ferrochrome plant — Mayor George Pirie convinced the smelter will eventually be located in Timmins …” (timminspress.com)
- “… Timmins did not get to be the site of the Noront Resources ferrochrome smelter, as announced a few months back. Still, the (Timmins Economic Development Corporation) is monitoring it, believin there will be opportunities related to it. (Corporation chair Fred) Gibbons bases that belief on Timmins’ status as a mining service centre …” (mytimminsnow.com)
- “… When asked if the plans for the proposed ferrochrome smelter to be built in Sault Ste. Marie for the Ring of Fire are finalized or if there is still a chance it could be built in Timmins, (Noront CEO Alan) Coutts said it’s “too early to speculate on that.” …” (ctvnews.ca)
- “Noront Announces Non-Brokered Private Placement Of Up To C$2.5 Million … The net proceeds from the sale of Units will be for the exploration and development of the Company’s Eagle’s Nest Project and chromite deposits located in the Ring of Fire metals camp in Ontario and for general working capital purposes …” (company news release)
- “Exploration Update for Noront McFaulds No.8 VMS Discovery … Next steps include establishing a maiden 43-101 compliant mineral resource for McFaulds No.8 and evaluating further targets on the property, including the application of additional ground gravity surveys in 2019. Noront’s vision for the McFaulds property is to establish adequate copper-zinc resources through a collection of high-grade VMS deposits to support a central milling complex …” (company news release)
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