From the conversation I had with their financial partner there from Australia, his approach he says has been always a small-scale approach to see what the real potential is there without a whole large investment. This was over a $1 billion investment to actually get Avalon up and going, their original pre-feasibility study, what they wanted to do. This is a new approach, and the department wants to follow this closely. Any type of economic opportunities that we can bring to the Northwest Territories for the residents and our Indigenous governments is a welcome opportunity, and we will work very closely with Avalon and their new partner to try to move this small-scale project forward and have collaboration and meaningful input from everybody in the NWT. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Wally Schumann on Question 502-18(3): Avalon Nechalacho Rare Earth Elements Project
In the Legislative Assembly on February 5th, 2019. See this statement in context.
Question 502-18(3): Avalon Nechalacho Rare Earth Elements Project
Oral Questions
February 5th, 2019
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