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To: Elizabeth Andrews who wrote (7639)	8/10/1998 12:12:00 PM
From: average joe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 26850

The Crown owns the majority of the minerals in Canada. Inco has exploration rights and the first rights to mine that deposit. Nothing can or will take away that right. Should Inco want to to put off mining that deposit for 50 years it has every right to do so. The goverment cannot force Inco or anyone else to mine. Goverments make poor exploration and mining bedfellows. Here in Saskatchewan with uranium many moons ago the goverment decided to help out with a little entity called Saskatchewan Mining and Development Corporation. Millions spent zero result. Tobin is a good politician he will pontificate and that is all. over and out - aj

To: Elizabeth Andrews who wrote (7639)	8/10/1998 12:19:00 PM
From: Buckey	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 26850

Betty - You are beating a DEAD HORSE on the wrong thread and it is you that is not paying attention. If Tobin Blows it and does some of the INANE things you are talking about such as the following quote "If the negotiations get ugly Tobin could instruct Inco to remove all of its equipment and buildings from the site and cease work. Tobin could find another use for the site or another operator. " how much credability will he have???? He could do that but very shortly the various mining companies would decide that the lands of NFLD would not be worth the headache - It is question of doing business. WE have too many politicans concerned with a 4 year time frame and making decisions based on personal reasons rather than sound business decsions in th best long term interest of their areas. You have posted these same thoughts all over the place - You are citing technicalities and possibly points of law. We are talking about common sense