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EXHIBIT 2.8

ALCAN PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION TONNAGES
VANCOUVER-HAINES/SKAGWAY-YUKON TERRITORY

White Pass and Yukon Route

Haines Highway & Northern Portion of Alaska Hwy
(Tons) (Tons)
Pipe 267,266 -
Equipment - Was 52
Fuel 27,848 32,153
Other 1,645 75,796
TOTAL: - 296,759 Tons 122,461 Tons

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Source: Alaska Highway Pipeline Project Submission.

It can be seen from the above exhibit that up to approximately 420,000 tons
of freight could be transported by tug/barge from Vancouver to Stewart, by

tractor-trailer from Stewart to Watson Lake and then via the Alaska Highway
to the various pipeline construction sites.

2.5.3 Community Supply Requirements

The proposed routing will also provide a regular scheduled northbound tug and
barge service to Stewart. The northbound barge trip will be transporting on
its backhaul trip fuel and general freight for the Cassiar mine. It will
also be able to provide the necessary supply requirements of Stewart. This