RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:napkin #3 Funny you should say that ....I noted that comment on noise as well. ( and am very familiar with that noise from con when it was operational) But he also said previously, that a new mill 20 min north of town and then haul 1000 tpd from the con site was a possibility meaning a new permit process, He also mentioned his confidence on his ability to push the possible development in ways that he knows from past experience that it was not impossible to do such in 5 or six years ( remains to be seen and explained).
then of all things he even touched on hauling concentrate south to facilities that could handle our high grade ore (with some level of arsenic) and when questioned on that note that said it was way to early to discuss and that it was remote.....however there is a brand new rail spur built at enterprise NWT that connects him to the national rail grid.
the man has options and is impossible to figure out what's going thru his experienced mind but he will execute an analysis of all options and may even come up with plan that is a combination of things, all dependant on the size of the resource he develops.
in these times I am pretty confident that the city of yellowknife will not turn down a 20 plus year job and revenue development on its door step that will be endorsed by local First Nations groups who will be a big part of what ever comes of this. Both serious FN groups are already a big part of mining around YK and north. YKDFN is already mining the only RE mine in canada east of YK. The city of yellowknife clearly is on board with anything that reeks revitalization cause when those diamond mines downsize or close ( inevitable) they ( we) know what looms as do FN groups.
no options off the table on this one but one thing remains ....build the resource, solutions come quick.