TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – May 28, 2015) – KWG Resources Inc. (CSE:KWG)(FRANKFURT:KW6) reports that its subsidiary Canada Chrome Corporation (“KWG/CCC”) has filed the materials required to perfect its appeal at the Ontario Court of Appeal. A hearing date will be scheduled by the Court’s Registrar.
The respondent 2274659 Ontario Inc. and the intervenor the Minister of Northern Development and Mines will have until June 29, 2015 to file responding materials if they elect to do so. 2274659 Ontario Inc. was formerly a subsidiary of Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (“Cliffs”) and is now wholly-owned by Noront Resources Ltd. (“Noront”).
The Contest with Cliffs for access to the Ring of Fire:
At a hearing before the Mining and Lands Commissioner (“MLC”) in early 2013, Cliffs sought an order to dispense with the consent of KWG/CCC for the granting of an easement for Cliffs to build a road on top of mining claims staked by KWG/CCC along a 340 kilometer corridor of high ground. KWG/CCC had spent some $15 million to explore the claims and assess their profiles and aggregates to provide a means of egress for the Big Daddy chromite deposit in which KWG/CCC has a 30% joint venture interest with Cliffs then holding the 70% interest. The MLC declined to grant the order sought by Cliffs and Cliffs then appealed the MLC decision to the Divisional Court of the Ontario Superior Court.