 The mining company Adex Mining Inc. holds 102 prospective claims covering approximately 1,600 hectares (4,000 acres) and 405 hectares (1,000 acres) of surface rights at Mount Pleasant, dominating the local extraction rights.It is situate close to infrastructure and potential employees.With a population of 50,000, Fredericton is important to the mine, as is Saint John, with a population of 70,000, which lies about o the southeast.