Toronto mining journalist hits PDAC 2023 with a primer on arrested development in the Far North
It was an oft-used phrase by Richard "Dick" Nemis, a Sudbury native and colourful mining promoter whose company, Noront Resources, secured one of the largest land positions in the mineral-rich area of the James Bay known as the Ring of Fire.
Heffernan adopted Nemis’ motto in concluding whether the rich deposits in the Ring of Fire will ever see a ton of rock moved, more than 15 years after the initial discoveries of nickel and chromite. In comparing the inertia of the Ring of Fire to other significant national projects, she came to the realization "we're just not getting anywhere."
By 2020, the industry had diversified to the point where PDAC was the place for Heffernan to interview pivotal figures such as Scott Jacob, the former chief of Webequie First Nation, the remote community closest to the Ring of Fire. Pressure is now mounting to find domestic sources of nickel and other critical minerals. Governments are in hurry-up mode to come up with a structured plan and timeline to fulfill their own mandates to create an electrified and carbon-free world. That begins with putting more mines into production.She credits Stan Sudol, a Toronto-based mining industry blogger and keen observer of the Ring of Fire, with getting her started.
A lingering regret is not being able to interview more prominent Indigenous leaders in the Far North.
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