Thank you, we are discussing all of those issues and we do, in our minds, have a financial bottom line. I don't want to disclose that here, obviously. We are negotiating these issues with the federal government, but clearly we see, by and large, a federal responsibility. Obviously, underground is entirely a federal responsibility, they have been the mining regulator of record for the life of that mine. On the surface there is some debate. We want to move this forward quickly. DIAND is proposing to come forward with a project description and an A and R plan. I think they will do that this fall and early spring. We are going to participate in that. Really now it's timing, it is the timing that is imminent here. The real concern that we have, outside of this liability and responsibility question which I am willing to continue to work on, but to some degree park for the time being in order that we might get some sort of financial agreement, because I believe the most important thing is for us to start cleaning this thing up, sooner rather than later, and in order to do that we have to set aside some of these disputes. Thank you.
Brendan Bell on Question 292-16(3): Responsibility For Cleanup Of Giant Mine
In the Legislative Assembly on October 25th, 2004. See this statement in context.
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Question 292-16(3): Responsibility For Cleanup Of Giant Mine
Item 6: Oral Questions
October 24th, 2004
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