Showed up and got a Friendly welcome, then spent 4 hours, touring Aquila Resources. The core sample catalog warehouse, the office in Stephenson, The Back Forty Project. Spoke to two geologists. Aquila has done a nice job of proving up resources, with 480 holes drilled to date. They have drilled water quality testing wells on the property, for continuous quality assurance, and done extensive and exhaustive environmental studies. This fall they expect to start another drilling program. The plan is for proving up more minerals including Zinc, Copper, Gold, and Silver, which plays well with the partner in the joint venture HudBay Minerals. Aquila plans to safely concentrate these minerals
in doors, and then ship the concentrate I expect to Hud Bay. They expect to be able to apply for a mining permit in about one year. From what I see and hear, and read from the web-site
https://www.aquilareaources.com, this looks like a viable resource that will move forward. Hud Bay has been in the news of late announcing their intent and commitment to becoming a Gold miner in Canada,
https://www.hudbayminerals.com. Thus adding a new dimension to their vast Zinc mining and refining operations. Zinc is the metal used to galvanize steel to stop its from rusting. My concerns about how the mining could be done without detrimental environmental impact to surrounding rivers and streams were pretty well put to rest. A crew is currently grouting drill holes and reclaiming any ground surface disturbances made by the drilling process, on the Back Forty Project. They live in the area, fish the local rivers, and are committed to getting their job accomplished in an environmentally friendly manner. I live in the Upper Peninsula of MI, and intend to hold ans accumulate shares of this unfolding mining story. The next day toured the historical underground Iron Mine on Highway 2 near Norway, MI.