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greenandgoldon Sep 08, 2011 11:08am
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RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: development obstacles
RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: development obstaclesThe grades at Tuktu are terrific. That's what one expects of a deposit in the difficult location: great grades to compensate for the risk of development in a harsh environment. For example, Baffinland's in a worse location than Roche Bay but at least the grades are spectacular (65% iron) and the deposit is huge.
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The most annoying thing AXI management does is its use of the term "global Nunavut resource" to implicitly connect the Roche Bay and Tuktu deposits. Sorry, the deposits are 60 km apart. 60km of rail or road will cost $300 million (5 million per km). There's no easy way to connect the deposits. If they both get developed they will need to be 2 different mines, with separate facilities and ports.
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So the board says we should just wait patiently for the feasibility study. I ask, will the feasibility study change the fact of 26% iron ore grade at Roche Bay?