SITE ACCESS ROAD
The Eagle One Deposit site is currently not accessible by road. It is assumed that a permanent
access road would be required from Nakina via Martin Falls to the project site. Road
construction from Martin Falls to the site could utilize glacial eskers in the area which would
facilitate road building and lower construction cost. Gravel road construction costs were based
on a 7 m wide road bed which allows haulage truck travel speeds of at least 60 to 70 km/h.
Based on a limited amount of information on topography and lay of the land the estimated cost
of access haul road construction is $306,000 per kilometre, excluding EPCM and contingency,
as summarized in Table 1.9.
TABLE 1.9 – ACCESS ROAD COST ESTIMATE / km
Noront Resources Ltd. - Eagle One Preliminary Economic Assessment
Description $000’s/km
Road Construction Estimate (Based on GBN) 225
Culverts m per km (Based on Premier Ridge and GBN) 6
Bridge Cost per Km (Based on Premier Ridge) 75
Total Road Construction (W/O EPCM and Contingency) 306
Noront’s share of the total estimated cost of road access is approximately $62.3 million. A
summary of this estimate is presented in Table 1.10.
TABLE 1.10 – ACCESS ROAD COST ESTIMATE
Noront Resources Ltd. - Eagle One Preliminary Economic Assessment
Description Km Current Status
Government
Share
Noront’s Share (C$ M)
Nakina to End of HW 584 84.3 All-Weather Road
Nakina Winter road to Marten Falls 114.2 Winter Road 50% $17.5
Martin Falls to Eagle One 146.4 Non Existent Road $44.8
Total Noront’s Share $62.3
The portion of access road between Nakina and Martin Falls is assumed to be on a 50% cost
sharing bases with the Ontario Provincial Government. In addition, to facilitate major river
crossings of the Attawapiskat and the Albany Rivers, two Barges / Ferries, at an estimated cost
of $2.5 M each, have been included in the capital cost estimate.
