The Wilderness Committee release also highlights, "The forest in the project area has been cleared, and work on the mine shaft had already commenced before the public comment period even began. … The project is situated near the edge of Reed Lake, in a crucial travel corridor for endangered woodland caribou. … While the company insists that its previous mine work in this park has had minimal impact, the devastation from Hudbay's Spruce Point Mine Site is still plainly visible."