Stephen Lecce made the announcement Wednesday, the latest relating to the mineral-rich Ring of Fire, a nearly 5,000-square-kilometre, crescent-shaped area in the James Bay lowlands.

The Greenstone Transmission Line will run from Nipigon Bay to near Aroland First Nation in what the province is calling the “gateway to the Ring of Fire.”

The line is expected to be completed in 2032.

“We are emerging as a reliable and a stable democratic partner that the world can count on for those ethical resources,” Lecce said.

“From new roads, the transmission in the Ring of Fire, to moving forward with North America’s largest nuclear expansion, we are open for business and we mean business.”