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Noront Resources (TSXV:NOT) announced several updates for its work plans for the 2014 to 2015 winter season at its Eagle Nest mine. Noront has agreed to support Marten Falls First Nation in the construction of winter road access to the mine and work is also planned for an airstrip to improve project access. A new feasability study is also expected by the end of October.
Noront Resources (TSXV:NOT) announced several updates for its work plans for the 2014 to 2015 winter season at its Eagle Nest mine. Noront has agreed to support Marten Falls First Nation in the construction of winter road access to the mine and work is also planned for an airstrip to improve project access. A new feasability study is also expected by the end of October.
According to the press release:
Noront has agreed to support Marten Falls First Nation (MFFN) as the proponent of a winter road to access its Eagle’s Nest Mine in the Ring of Fire. MFFN has submitted a permit application to build a winter road from Marten Falls to Noront’s Esker camp where the Eagle’s Nest Mine will be located. This road will be used to transport bulk materials including fuel and heavy equipment, to be used for work on the existing airstrip and to help ensure that Noront is in position to initiate mining activities once the necessary approvals are in place.
Work on the airstrip is planned for fall/winter 2014 and will be completed under an approved land use plan with Noront’s development partner Marten Falls Logistics (a 100%-owned entity of Marten Falls First Nation). As part of this project, the landing area will be cleared to its final dimensions for use as a winter air strip during the 2014/15 season rather than the previously used ice air strip constructed on Koper Lake. The airstrip will be upgraded for all-season use when waste rock aggregate is available from construction of the underground mine at Eagle’s Nest.
Click here to read the Noront Resources Ltd. (TSXV:NOT) press release