56 56 Page 56 Noront Resources Ltd has narrowed the choices for its proposed ferro chrome production facility FPF to two Northern Ontario cities T immins or Sault Ste Marie Four communities participated in the bidding process which began in Feb ruary 2018 Both Thunder Bay and Sudbury have been removed from further consider ation All submissions were evaluated based on a comprehe nsive set of criteria de termined by Noront and the engineer ing frm Hatch which was hired to help in the evaluation process Criti cal factors included environmental and site suitability capital costs op erating costs and an assessment of community acceptance of hosting the facility The quality of the submissions was outstanding and demonstrated a sig nifcant efort by each of the commu nities involved said Noront Presi dent and CEO Alan Coutts They each provided a compelling case that illustrated the merits of their location as a host for the ferrochrome production facility The Sault is promoting a heavy indus trial 400acre brownfeld site located west of Essar Steel Algoma which has Great Lakes port access T immins meanwhile has been touting the former Kidd Metallur gical Site that is fully serviced There is also a very experienced and knowledgeable work force and supportive commu nity The next and fnal phase of the site selection process is now underway It includes substantial negotiation of commercial use terms with the own ers of the two favoured sites Noront expects this stage of defnitio n to be concluded in the fourth quarter of 2018 shortlisted for Nor ont Resour ces ferr ochr ome smelter T immins and Sault Ste Marie By Frank Giorno The Missanabie Cree First Nation celebrated a major milestone in June 2018 when after many years of being landless they were awarded land and a reserve The negotiated land agreement with Canada provides Missanabie Cree First Nation reserve status over 3900 hectares of their ancestral lands and includes entitlement to mining and mineral rights that will provide great er economic opportunities for the community The lands are in the Dog Lake area east of W awa and west of Chapleau an area that has become a focus of gold exploration activities It s also close to the goldmini ng camp near Debreuilville Ontario which has several operating mines in the area in cluding the Island Gold mine recent ly purchased by Alamos Gold from Richmont Gold and Magino Gold Mine being developed by Ar gonaut Gold Along with the establishmen t of its landbase the Missanabie Cree First Nation also signed a partnership agreement with Cementation on June 7 at the Canadian Mining Expo in T immins W e are excited about our latest partnership with Cementation and combined we feel the groups can bring value to future mining projects here in northern Ontario throughout the traditional territory of the Missanabie Cree First Nation says Chief Jason Gauthier Missana bie Cree First Nation Missanabie Cementation Inc is a major ity First Nations owned partnership focused on under ground mine development opportunities in northern Ontario W e feel this partnership between Cementation and the Missanabie Cree First Nation will be a strong frst step towards capac ity building including training and employment opportuni ties for the citizens of the Missanabie Cree First Nation resulting from the local mining resource industry W e anticipate future mine development in the area and the business opportuni ties this can bring to the partnership says Eric Kohtakangas Executive V ice President Cementation Canada The Cementation group of companies delivers under ground mine develop ment and infrastructure as well as sur face material handling and processing facilities solutions for mining projects worldwide The Missanabie Cree Business Cor poration has signed 20 joint venture agreements and plans to unveil the corresponding projects in 2019 at the Canadian Mining Expo Missanabie Cr ee mining and mineral rights pr ovide economic opportunities for community Page 56 Noront Resources Ltd has narrowed the choices for its proposed ferro chrome production facility FPF to two Northern Ontario cities T immins or Sault Ste Marie Four communities participated in the bidding process which began in Feb ruary 2018 Both Thunder Bay and Sudbury have been removed from further consider ation All submissions were evaluated based on a comprehe nsive set of criteria de termined by Noront and the engineer ing frm Hatch which was hired to help in the evaluation process Criti cal factors included environmental and site suitability capital costs op erating costs and an assessment of community acceptance of hosting the facility The quality of the submissions was outstanding and demonstrated a sig nifcant efort by each of the commu nities involved said Noront Presi dent and CEO Alan Coutts They each provided a compelling case that illustrated the merits of their location as a host for the ferrochrome production facility The Sault is promoting a heavy indus trial 400acre brownfeld site located west of Essar Steel Algoma which has Great Lakes port access T immins meanwhile has been touting the former Kidd Metallur gical Site that is fully serviced There is also a very experienced and knowledgeable work force and supportive commu nity The next and fnal phase of the site selection process is now underway It includes substantial negotiation of commercial use terms with the own ers of the two favoured sites Noront expects this stage of defnitio n to be concluded in the fourth quarter of 2018 shortlisted for Nor ont Resour ces ferr ochr ome smelter T immins and Sault Ste Marie By Frank Giorno The Missanabie Cree First Nation celebrated a major milestone in June 2018 when after many years of being landless they were awarded land and a reserve The negotiated land agreement with Canada provides Missanabie Cree First Nation reserve status over 3900 hectares of their ancestral lands and includes entitlement to mining and mineral rights that will provide great er economic opportunities for the community The lands are in the Dog Lake area east of W awa and west of Chapleau an area that has become a focus of gold exploration activities It s also close to the goldmini ng camp near Debreuilville Ontario which has several operating mines in the area in cluding the Island Gold mine recent ly purchased by Alamos Gold from Richmont Gold and Magino Gold Mine being developed by Ar gonaut Gold Along with the establishmen t of its landbase the Missanabie Cree First Nation also signed a partnership agreement with Cementation on June 7 at the Canadian Mining Expo in T immins W e are excited about our latest partnership with Cementation and combined we feel the groups can bring value to future mining projects here in northern Ontario throughout the traditional territory of the Missanabie Cree First Nation says Chief Jason Gauthier Missana bie Cree First Nation Missanabie Cementation Inc is a major ity First Nations owned partnership focused on under ground mine development opportunities in northern Ontario W e feel this partnership between Cementation and the Missanabie Cree First Nation will be a strong frst step towards capac ity building including training and employment opportuni ties for the citizens of the Missanabie Cree First Nation resulting from the local mining resource industry W e anticipate future mine development in the area and the business opportuni ties this can bring to the partnership says Eric Kohtakangas Executive V ice President Cementation Canada The Cementation group of companies delivers under ground mine develop ment and infrastructure as well as sur face material handling and processing facilities solutions for mining projects worldwide The Missanabie Cree Business Cor poration has signed 20 joint venture agreements and plans to unveil the corresponding projects in 2019 at the Canadian Mining Expo Missanabie Cr ee mining and mineral rights pr ovide economic opportunities for community Page 57 www richwoodcom 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