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rk: I would love to share your optimism, but I'm too old and not sold. Cliffs isn't leveraging. They are stonewalling. I hate to share realism with you, but the road will not go through the pit. Why you might ask? Because they don't want it there. Money. They can control the politicians with money. They can control the union with concessions the labor bosses want, mostly for themselves. If you can get the politicians to stand strong (good luck) and the unions to be honest with their members (good luck) and demand the road go through the pit, you stand a chance. The one thing the mining companies have never been able to control is general public opinion of their operations and the upstream lawsuits they see filed against them. Having the general public driving through their operations without an escort is something they absolutely can't tolerate...they can't control them. I hope the road goes through the pit, but I'm an old man now and worked for the mines for years in both administrative and coolie positions. I really believe I've heard it all. Sorry.

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