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Gold/Mining/Energy : Big Dog's Boom Boom Room
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To: JimisJim who wrote (185790)9/25/2014 7:16:43 PM
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all they have to do in Alberta is get product to Thunder Bay, Ontario, or Duluth MN and then they can get it anywhere in the world
True, but not cheaply. First, great lakes traffic is seasonal, despite global warming. The Welland Canal, around Niagra Falls is tiny by the standards of modern tankers. Shipping costs are probably 20-30% higher than if they had a true deepwater port.
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