Lodgepole (Last One)
Without question, Lodgepole should and will be closely scrutinized under the environmental process and Canadian law.
In fact all new large mines will be very closely scrutinized in Canada.
Cline will not find it easy to get Lodgepole approved. Western Canadian Coal Lillyburt project is close by and it will face the same uphill struggle.
Many world wide engineering projects, have dealt with very difficult water problems. USA transformed California from a semi desert environment, into a massive agricultural province, by transferring massive quantities of water from the Colorado River to California via aqua ducts. In comparison, Cline will have negligible impact on the Flathead compared to California on the Colorado River and its water ways. Again we need to look at the full environmental picture and equivalent best practices.
Of interest are the other You Tube videos, particularly the large Virginia Coal mines, some are very close to large rivers. In comparison, Lodgepole seems a good distance away from the main river.
If Canada proves good engineering can eliminate problems to the water ways, then Lodgepole should be allowed to proceed because it will provide economic benefits to BC and Canada.
The engineering skills are available to protect the water ways especially if Cline builds and operates to a strict Zero discharge design concepts.
It is clearly obvious to all, Cline would be foolish to peruse Lodgepole as its number 1 flagship project. It may take another 3 years to get Lodgepole approved.
More importantly, Pinetrees did not recently purchase Cline shares based on the Lodgepole project and neither did any other investor. It is very obvious to Pinetree that, Lodgepole will take a few years to get approved.
The following link for Elk Valley Coal, shows the excellent environmental standards that Canadian companies follow. It also highlights the excellent benefits that Canada obtained by developing the Elk Valley Coal fields.
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I would urge all shareholders and all pro mining people to use the phone numbers on the Flathead YouTube video to contact representatives and express support for Canadian Companies, who develop Canadian assets in a responsible manner, as per the above link. Canadians need to be vocal to get good paying jobs for Canadians.
MP