Access to Bachelor Lake has not been a problem as highway 113 leads to the mine uninterrupted and the area is also electrically sound with hydro-electric power lines along the way.

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One critically important element used today is hydro storage capacity in neighboring Norway (which is supplied by 99% hydro) and Sweden (over 50% hydro), supported by robust interconnection transmission lines.

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