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Published April 05, 2010, 12:00 AM

Photo Gallery: Finding a route to the Ring of Fire


Cliffs Natural Resources and KWG Resources are considering developing chromite deposits in a vast roadless area of Northern Ontario. That would require building an approximately 210-mile long railroad across the James Bay Lowlands, an area of spruce forests and muskeg. Krech Ojard and Associates of Duluth was hired last year to provide engineering services for the construction of the rail line. (Photo submitted by Krech Ojard and Associates)

  • Cliffs Natural Resources and KWG Resources are considering developing chromite deposits in a vast roadless area of Northern Ontario. That would require building an approximately 210-mile long railroad across the James Bay Lowlands, an area of spruce forests and muskeg. Krech Ojard and Associates of Duluth was hired last year to provide engineering services for the construction of the rail line. (Photo submitted by Krech Ojard and Associates)
  • Krech Ojard and Associates found a possible route for a proposed rail line that follows a string of glacial sand ridges. Here, north of the Attawapiskat River, the ridge is revealed by aspen trees growing on the higher, drier ground. (Photo submitted by Krech Ojard and Associates)
  • The remoteness of the area required workers at this camp on Lamon Lake north of the Attawapiskat River to be supplied from the air this winter. (Photo submitted by Krech Ojard and Associates)
  • A helicopter carries a soil sample drill to an area to collect samples. (Photo submitted by Krech Ojard and Associates)
  • A crew collects soil borings from along a possible route of a proposed 210-mile railroad. The samples will help engineers determine the feasibility of the route. (Photo submitted by Krech Ojard and Associates)