Chromite junior miner Noront Resources has chosen SNC-Lavalin to conduct a transportation study for its McFauld's Lake project in the James Bay Lowlands.
The study is intended to review all potential transportation alternatives and routes from site to existing permanent infrastructure such as road and rail lines in Northern Ontario.
The Toronto-based company said a first phase of the study will evaluate all options and recommend a preferred route and method of all-season access into the site. A work program will also be defined to minimize the transportation risks in support of a feasibility study. If successful, a feasibility study on infrastructure and transportation will be completed by the end of 2010.
Noront Chief Operating Officer Paul Semple said SNC-Lavalin “brings a wealth of global experience in challenging locations” in the development of infrastructure projects.
The company is the midst of a $90 million takeover bid for Freewest Resources, a fellow McFauld's Lake chromite exploration. If successful, Freewest shareholders would be entitled to one Noront share for every four Freewest shares. Freewest directors have issued a recommendation to reject Noront's offer to acquire all of the common shares of Freewest.
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