Natural Resources committee  What we support is being included in the process. There's not anybody here who suggests we shouldn't have any parks or that there aren't areas that we want to keep pristine and protect. We just want to be part of the process. In the case of the project I have, just to give you a

Natural Resources committee  —we're exploring what is the most promising gold belt in Canada, north of Yellowknife, yet over the last 20 years, the territorial government has given leases for cottages on the lakes in that area. That creates another layer of difficulty for the development of the area. Had t

Natural Resources committee  I think Pierre gave the best example, and that was Izok Lake. This is a deposit that's been known for years. If it were in an area of better infrastructure, it's unquestionable that project would have been developed decades ago. There's a project north of us called Courageous L

Natural Resources committee  Well, it's probably best to talk about the scale of the work we do. I said earlier that all the historical mines in the Northwest Territories occupied 0.03% of the area of the Northwest Territories. That's a real number. Unfortunately, I can't tell you what 0.03% of the Northwes

Natural Resources committee  The area where I'm working in particular is part of the Akaitcho land area. Most of that land is withdrawn and has been for a long time, so nobody can actually explore in those areas. Claims are grandfathered in those areas, so if a claim lapses, that land is taken out of circula

Natural Resources committee  I can't speak very clearly for all the other members, so I'll give my own personal experience. Again, we're a small company, and it's all exploration. Every dollar that I spend is taken out of other people's pockets, yet for the last three years we have participated in prospect

Natural Resources committee  Yes. Depending on where projects are, their need for infrastructure differs. In the case of my project near Yellowknife, roads are not a major factor; it's power. Certainly for almost any other project in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, it's road access. There are project

Natural Resources committee  Good morning, honourable members. My name is Joe Campbell and I am president of TerraX Minerals, a publicly traded junior company. We're exploring in the Yellowknife area of the Northwest Territories. I am also a board member of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut Chamber of