RE: Eugene in Smithers BC???????The Davidson project is in Smithers. Endako is South East of Houston in the opposite direction of Smithers.
The Davidson project isn't being pushed by TCM at this point. The concessions the Smithers residents want are that the mine be moved to the other side of the mountain and for plans for a longer mine life. That means TCM has to build an extra 15km roads, utilities and then mine into the deposit starting from scratch. That means an extra 1-2 years of work before mining can begin.
The extra year or two to obtain permits and the infrastructure costs are too much to swallow I guess. They want in quick to scoop up the $$$ deposits and out quick holding the bag of $$$ but not the bag of responsibility, seems to me.