Infrastructure

In the Preliminary Assessment, Selwyn assumed that it would construct an approximate 150 km long access road from the Robert Campbell Highway up the valley of the Pelly River and Don Creek into the project site. Haulage of concentrates is at this time assumed to be by truck to the concentrate loading facility located at Stewart in northwest British Columbia. Stewart is an ice-free port and it concentrate shipment is expected to occur on a 12 month per year basis.

Recently the Company received a grant from the Yukon government towards a transportation, port and concentrate haul study for the Selwyn Project. It is very encouraging to have Government assistance in this study and achieve synergies with the US$6M port and railway study that was recently completed by the Yukon and Alaska governments. The findings of the railway and port studies are expected to be released shortly. Freight business from the Selwyn Project could provide much needed base freight needed to justify extension of the railway from either Fort Nelson or north central BC. Other developments could support completion of the railway to Anchorage, Alaska and beyond; perhaps to Siberia as recently proposed by Mr. Putin.

More recently, Selwyn has focused on evaluation of a much shorter road route from Don Valley to the northwest to connect the North Canol road. In this scenario, Selwyn would seek a committment from the Yukon Government to upgrade the South and North Canal roads to concentrate haul status. This route would shorten haul distance to Skagway port facilities to 696 kilometres, compared to 1,028 kilometres to Stewart via the Robert Campbell highway route.

New air strip in Don Valley.