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The resources held deep beneath what is commonly known as the Ring of Fire is well known.
For one, the mining industry believes northern Ontario has one of the largest deposits of chromite in the world.
But getting a billion dollars worth of resources hasn’t been easy.
Now the federal government is hoping to move things along.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has appointed Minister Tony Clement, president of the Treasury Board, to bring First Nations, industry and the province of Ontario together.
Clement joined APTN National News in Ottawa last week.