HIGH-GRADE NI-CU-PT-PD-ZN-CR-AU-V-TI DISCOVERIES IN THE "RING OF FIRE"
NI 43-101 Update (September 2012): 11.1 Mt @ 1.68% Ni, 0.87% Cu, 0.89 gpt Pt and 3.09 gpt Pd and 0.18 gpt Au (Proven & Probable Reserves) / 8.9 Mt @ 1.10% Ni, 1.14% Cu, 1.16 gpt Pt and 3.49 gpt Pd and 0.30 gpt Au (Inferred Resource)
Message: Jeff Walters visits the Ring of Fire
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/jeff-walters-ring-of-fire-1.3812390
Jeff Walters visits the Ring of Fire
The Ring of Fire—nearly 600 kilometres north of Thunder Bay, holds vast amounts of nickle, copper and chromite
CBC News Posted: Oct 19, 2016 8:00 PM ET Last Updated: Oct 19, 2016 8:00 PM ET
The welcome sign to the Noront Resources Esker Camp in the Ring of Fire. (Jeff Walters/CBC)
CBC reporter Jeff Walters visited the NorOnt Resources Esker camp which stands to be affected by further investment in the Ring of Fire, the mineral-rich deposit in northwestern Ontario that for the last dozen years has occupied the imagination of the resource sector.
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Esker Base Camp
Jeff Walters
An aerial view of the Esker Camp in the Ring of Fire. Just beyond Esker is the former Cliffs Natural Resources camp
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Randy Oinen
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Randy Oinonen is the camp manager at Noront’s Esker camp. He has worked in the Ring of Fire for approximately six years.
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Boardwalk accommodations
Jeff Walters
A boardwalk leads to some accommodation tents in the Esker camp. The camp is on one of the highest points in the area, but walking is difficult in the soft clay. Boardwalks are needed to stop people from sinking in the soft ground while walking
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Quonset Hut
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The interior of one of the Quonset-hut style accommodations in the Esker Camp. The tents are portable, have electricity, heat, and are very warm
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Matt Deller and Ryan Weston
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Ryan Weston is the vice-president of exploaration for NorOnt Resources. The company has bought out many of its competitiors...the junior mining company is now the major player in the area.
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Veikko Wennstrom
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Veikko Wennstrom is the camp foreman at Noront’s Esker camp. He has worked in mining for many years, and has called the Ring of Fire home for a handful of those. He likes the ability to work relatively close to his family in Thunder Bay, and also likes the importance the company places on safety and the environment.
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