RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:Rio/Glencore deal likely off My opinion...if I was regulator or FN or citizen of Yukon...I'd say yes.
I'm of the opinion if I were any of those 3 with vested input on this...I wouldn't approve any permitting unless I know who the operator will be. Alternatively, I would make permit contingent on only operator allowed would be Rio, BHP, Etc or any other major that has at least a market cap of X billion.
I'm pretty confident no one is going to approve Casino operated by someone like Victoria or any of the others like them that didn't have financial means to stand behind their failures...and I don't care who the ultimate cause of the issue is...bottom line is the mine was OWNED by Victoria and they didn't have adequate finances to stand behind their failures issues!