1538:. The protesters, who called themselves Nuluujaat Land Guardians stood in opposition to the expansion of the mine, concerned for the damage to the environment and their traditional ways of life. About seven hundred employees were stuck at the mine work camp for a week. The protest ended with a proposal by the Mayor of Pond Inlet, that a meeting be convened in the near future between "protesters, community leaders, Premier Joe Savikataaq and Inuit organizations that represent Inuit in the area". Protesters asked that the QIA, and other birthright agencies, "commit to sharing more mine royalties with communities in the area". They said that they had not been given an opportunity to voice their concerns that the Phase 2 expansion "will drive caribou away and harm other wildlife in the area, including narwhal" at the hearings. Inuit in the Qikiqtaaluk Region in general, and in Pond Inlet in particular, depend on these animals for subsistence. In Pond Inlet, 92% of the population is Inuit and the economy there is a mixed economy—including both traditional subsistence and wage-based activities. The local Inuit have the right to harvest in the nearby protected areas of the
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Acquisition Inc. with funds from the Energy and Minerals Group. Nunavut Iron Ore is owned by The Energy & Minerals Group, a "private Houston-based fund that makes equity investments of $ 150 to $ 400 million in entities with talented, experienced management teams" which is providing the majority of the "equity financing for the Offer". After ArcelorMittal made an offer to purchase Baffinland, Nunavut Iron made a counteroffer. Over a period of about six months, a bidding war took place, resulting in an almost doubling of the offered price. Baffinland discouraged its shareholders from selling to either ArcelorMittal or the hostile bidder Nunavut Iron Ore. In December, McCreary, went to China hoping to finalize a deal to prevent either ArcelorMittal or Nunavut Iron Ore from acquiring the company he had spent decades of his life building. McCreary strongly disagreed with the phase approach that Waheed had suggested, in which the company would begin to haul and iron ore on a tote road from Mary River mine to Milne Inlet where it would be shipped. A January 2011
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In this alternate proposal ore would be hauled by truck. The advantage to this approach would smaller start-up costs, and a shorter period before ore was shipped to market. Disadvantages were higher operating costs, making the price of a ton of ore approximately double that under the rail proposal, and a smaller capacity of ore, 3,000,000 t (3,000,000 long tons; 3,300,000 short tons) per year, as opposed to the 20,000,000 t (20,000,000 long tons; 22,000,000 short tons) per year under the rail proposal. Waheed and Murray's
Nunavut Iron Ore Acquisition Company suggested it would be cheaper to construct a tote road route from Mary River Mine to Milne Inlet, rather than the more expensive but more environmentally sensitive South Railway cold-weather railway. The tote road approach seemed to have been abandoned temporarily, when the Nunavut Iron and ArcelorMittal agreed to a partnership. In late 2014, after the South Railway had spent several years undergoing its environmental impact assessment, the railway plan was shelved.
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road" they had already constructed. In their August 2018, general summary, Baffinland described this amendment to the Phase 2 proposal as having an increase from 6 Mtpa to 12 Mpta, as well as, the construction of a new North
Railway that would run parallel to the existing Milne Inlet "tote road". In the Phase 2 proposal 2018 amendment, the total mine production would eventually increase to 30 Mtpa. This includes the original certificate of 18 Mpta transported on the South Railway, and the 12 Mpta transported on the North Railway and shipped through Milne Inlet. These increased production projections with an annual production of 30 million tonnes of iron ore was to be achieved by constructing two railways, north and south, and by using both Milne Bay and Steensby Inlet for shipping.
286:—and a port infrastructure at Milne Inlet. According to a 4-year study published in 2008, the Mary River Mine, with its four massive iron ore deposits of 65-70% pure iron ore was "one of the most promising undeveloped iron deposits on the planet". It was not until technological advances were in place in 2010, and the market for iron ore had dramatically increased that sizable financial backing for the high cost of development in a remote region known for its inhospitable climate, was available. The mine began operations in 2014, and the first shipment to Europe arrived in 2015. Baffinland is currently planning on expanding the mine. In February 2021, a group of Inuit hunters blockaded access to the mine for a week to protest the expansion.
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engineering department at Queen's in 1969. In 2002, McCreary and McCloskey gained a controlling interest in
Baffinland. They took it public in 2004, and established Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation. Baffinland then had the funds to complete testing and surveys, and they confirmed the purity of the ore at 65-70% pure and the potential of the resource—337 million tons. The Mary River Mine was "one of the largest undeveloped iron ore deposits in the world". By 2006, the price of iron ore increased as there was a global shortage for the first time since the 1970s. It was at this time that interest in developing iron ore mines in both the Labrador Trough, near
1409:, "Baffinland was to have made advance payments to the QIA prior to the start of commercial production equal to the following: CA$ 5 million on the date of signing of the IIBA, CA$ 5 million within five days of receiving a water license, CA$ 10 million within five days of the date of its construction decision, and CA$ 1.25 million for each calendar quarter between the construction decision and the start of commercial production." After the beginning of commercial production, Baffinland was to pay royalties of 1.19 of its net sales revenue. During its first three years of commercial production, Baffinland was to claw back the advance royalties.
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Qikiqtani Inuit Association is that the threshold for "intended commercial production", which should mark when Baffinland's production reached sixty percent of the production of 18 million tons a year Baffinland agreed to, in its 2012 project certificate agreement with Nunavut. The 2012 project certificate agreement was based on the project design where Baffinland would complete the South Railway carry 18 million tonnes of ore to Steensby Inlet. But in 2013, Baffinlandsaid that a decline in the price of ore caused it to amend the project design and to delay the construction of the South Railway.
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538:, Baffinland had difficulty raising the required capital. In 2007 and 2008 Baffinland mined a large bulk of samples of iron ore from Mary River deposit 1 to be tested by ArcelorMittal and ThyssenKrupp Steel AG in their large-scale blast furnaces in Europe. Baffinland shipped 113,217 tonnes of the sample. In order to ship the iron ore Baffinland had to upgrade the Milne Inlet "tote road" to an all-weather condition. According to the Baffinland January 2010 internal report, ArcelorMittal found that the Mary River fine ore was superior to that which they were using. In February 2010, McCreary hired an experienced mining executive,
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joint offer with
ArcelorMittal, following a "four-month battle for Baffinland" that resulted in the two companies making a "joint offer for Baffinland of $ 1.50 per share, valuing the company at $ 590 million." Walter depended heavily on their legal firms that "earned their keep on this one because there wasn't a time until right at the very end that we weren't conducting negotiations on multiple fronts...There were a lot of moving pieces in this thing and a lot of players who could potentially have come in and played a role . . . Let's just say that what was visible publicly was 25% of what was going on." By 2014, the
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1239:, a distance of 6 km (3.7 mi). LeBlanc described the uninterrupted chain of inuksuit as unprecedented in length and historical value. LeBlanc registered her concern with the Nunavut Impact Review Board that explosions necessary to build the rail line will trigger vibrations which will damage the inuksuit. An internal Baffinland environmental impact study had said that there should be a "buffer distance" between the site of any blasting and sites of archeologically significant structures—but the study didn't specify what the distance was.
1394:. QIA said that, since 2015 Q1 Baffinland has failed to pay $ 1.25 million quarterly advance royalty payments as agreed upon in the Inuit Impact and Benefit Agreement (IIBA), which "outlines benefits Inuit are to receive for Baffinland using Inuit-owned land". The QIA said "that "commercial production" was intended to mean 60 per cent of 18 million tonnes per year, the figure given in Baffinland's original project description and in the project certificate they received from the Nunavut Impact Review Board", according to the
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367:. In 2017 Canadian iron ore mines produced 49 million tons of iron ore in concentrate pellets and 13.6 million tons of crude steel. Of the 13.6 million tons of steel 7 million was exported, and 43.1 million tons of iron ore was exported at a value of $ 4.6 billion. Of the iron ore exported 38.5% of the volume was iron ore pellets with a value of $ 2.3 billion and 61.5% was iron ore concentrates with a value of $ 2.3 billion.
594:(FEIS). The initial 2012 certificate was still in force, allowing Baffinland to transport and ship 18 Mtba through Steensby Inlet if and when the South Railway and port were built. On April 23, Baffinland asked the Nunavut Planning Commission (NPC) and NIRB for a further amendment to the North Baffin Regional Land Use Plan which would allow them to increase production from 4.2 to 6 Mtpa and to allow them haul and ship using the tote road and Milne Inlet port.
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Baffinland hired Fednav, a
Canadian company headquartered in Montreal, which was at that time the only company worldwide that was operating in the Canadian Arctic year-round. At the 2009 NIRB public hearings in Igloolik—which is near the proposed marine shipping route from the proposed Steensby Inlet port—the major concern was the impact of the icebreakers operating year-round on marine life in particular, and the environment in general.
550:—as a consultant to prepare confidential reports. In March 2010, entered into an exclusivity agreement with ArcelorMittal who were seriously considering the possibility of a transaction with Baffinland. In July Waheed met with Baffinland CEO Richard McCloskey about a phased approach which would include an early stage production of up to two million tonnes of iron ore at Mary River hauled via the "tote road" and shipped from Milne Inlet.
1588:, 9 of them with the Delta variant. While cases linked to employees of the mine were also reported in other provinces, since the mine's workforce had not been in contact with any local communities, Nunavut's health department reported no cases linked to the mine outbreak. The mine re-opened in a reduced capacity on May 28, and has reportedly had no new cases since May 29, and no active cases at the site since June 5. In June 2021, the
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325:, who was the regional head of Baffinland predecessor company—British Ungava Explorations Ltd. (Brunex). Watts had sighted Mary River's four massive iron ore deposits—large black circles of 65-70% pure iron ore—from his Cessna airplane. Watts died in 1982, and had never been able to find investors for the project. In 1986, a private company, Baffinland Iron Mines Ltd., held the Mary River Project claims and leases.
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million metric tonnes of ore to be shipped from Milne Inlet for up to 10 months each year, and the expansion of the Milne Inlet port facilities. Phase 2 expansion also includes plans for an increase of up to 176-ships transitting through the protected waters of
Eclipse Sound before reaching the open sea. CBC reported in November 2014, that Nunavutmiut felt shock, surprise and anger at these proposed changes.
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loss of about CA$ 161 million. In 2018, revenues totalled about CA$ 315.8 million with a shipment of 5 million wet metric tons and a loss of CA$ 47.5 million. In 2019, revenues amounted to about CA$ 10.5 million, shipments were approximately 5.9 million wet metric tons, with negative free cash of CA$ 10.5 million. Their poor Moody's June 2020 credit rating reflected financial concerns.
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Baffinland that a change of that scale would require an additional extensive environmental review. Six months later
Baffinland announced that they would build a northern railway line running adjacent to the tote road to transport the iron ore to Milne Inlet. Baffinland already had the license to ship 18 million tons of ore to Steensby Inlet on the South Railway.
743:(NPC) announced on April 8, 2015, that BIMC's Phase 2 amended project had not conformed to requirements under the NBRLUP, in a controversial move by the AAND minister immediately gave Baffinland an exemption, that bypassed Nunavut's regulatory channels, which led to the beginning of a second multi-year NIRB assessment process that has continued into 2021. A 2015
590:(NIRB) issued BIMC its certificate and license for its initial 2008 Mary River project. This consisted of mining and shipping iron ore at a rate of 18 Million tonnes per year (Mt/a), constructing the South Railway and port facilities at Steensby Inlet. In 2013, Baffinland requested and received an amendment to its 2012 FIRB certificate for the project's final
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developed and exploited on Inuit-owned land (IOL). The proposal, which was informed by the commissioned report, estimated a total cost of CA$ 4.1 B, and included a CA$ 1.2 B 149 km (93 mi) cold-weather railway running south—the South
Railway—from the mine to a CA$ 0.7B deep-water all season facility in
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According to the Nunavut Planning Commission (NPC), the Nunavut Settlement Area is the "largest jurisdiction in Canada" and is divided into 3 regions with 25 hamlets— the Qikiqtani region in Baffin, Kivalliq and Kitikmeot. By 2016, the population of Nunavut was about 35,944. Inuit represent more than
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in southern Baffin with a planned production of 18 million tonnes per annum (MT/a). By September 2006, a QIA member vocally supported the development of the Mary River project, saying that, "You're talking about for your grandchildren—and their grandchildren." By 2006, Baffinland began investigating
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In or around the mid-2000s, BIMC presented a proposal to the Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA)—the regional Inuit organization authorized by the Nunavut government, that represents Inuit in the entire Baffin Island area—for the Mary River project. The proposal was for an open pit iron ore mine, to be
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Baffinland operates on investments, not revenues from iron production and sales, and according to a February 2021 report commissioned by Baffinland by Graeme Clinton for the NIRB assessment, the company has had a huge deficit since 2016. The investors who acquired the company in 2011, were attracted
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For mining and engineering enthusiasts the innovative technology used to move the ore from the shallow inlet by barges to a freighter waiting off-shore, was welcomed. To the local community, concerns were raised about the use of Milne Inlet for industrial shipping purposes. Milne Inlet has "shallow
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In May 2022, the NIRB rejected Baffinland's 2018 request, stating that expansion of the mine would potentially incur “significant and lasting negative effects on marine mammals, the marine environment, fish, caribou and other terrestrial wildlife, vegetation and freshwater," and that "these negative
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On April 23, 2018, Baffinland submitted a request to the NPC and NIRB to amend the NBRLUP and Mary River project certificate, which increased the total production/shipping amount from 18 to 22.2 Mtpa, with an additional 4.2 Mtpa of ore being transported by truck over the Mary River-Milne Inlet "tote
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The NIRB informed Minister Valcourt, and a Baffinland Vice President, Erik Madsen on August 31, 2015, that they were recommending to the federal government that Baffinland's Phase 2 amendments were significant enough to require a full assessment which would include public hearings. These significant
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By January 2021, the NIRB confirmed that the final public hearings regarding the Phase 2 proposal, remained on schedule in spite of requests made by the Mittimatalik Hunters and Trappers Organization of Pond Inlet and the Hamlet of Clyde River for postponements, as their southern attorneys could not
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Prior to its formal submission of its October 29, 2014 its Mary River Phase 2 Proposal to the Nunavut Planning Commission (NPC), Baffinland had begun to request major changes to its 2012 regulations, within a year of the completion of NIRD's 2012 environmental review. Phase 2 expansion also includes
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enthusiasts who wrote extensively about this. In one July 24, 2008 article the author said that "Premium steel rails will not be used, because the material has an increased potential to fracture at very low temperatures. Regular carbon steel is preferred, with a very high premium on the cleanliness
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The fourth spill in the summer of 2008 of 100,000 L (22,000 imp gal; 26,000 US gal) contaminated, oily and greasy water, had occurred on September 22, 2008. Someone had released the contaminated water in a ditch a "few hundred metres away" from Baffinland's Milne Inlet fuel
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In 2010, when Nunavut Iron Ore Acquisition Company and ArcelorMittal were engaged in the bidding war, an alternate proposal to the South Railway cold-weather railway, was under consideration. By 2011, the projected cost of the South Railway had quadrupled from its 2006 estimate of CA$ 350 million.
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By 2007, the construction and operation of a "large-tonnage railway year-round in Arctic conditions...built on permafrost" was an ambitious part of the mining development plan. The South Railway was integral to the 2008 initial submission. However, by 2013 investment funds in mining had dried up as
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public hearings are underway for the proposed expansion of the mine, which would result in an increase in shipping at Milne Inlet, the main port for the mine. Environmental concerns include the impact of 176 ships travelling to and from Milne Inlet annually. Milne Inlet "opens onto and lies within"
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Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation's open-pit mine has attracted international attention for its planned Phase 2 expansion, that would see a dramatic increase in shipping from its Milne Inlet port in Eclipse Sound through a narwhal habitat in the waters near Greenland. Milne Inlet is a "small inlet"
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Other amendments included operating 75 ultra-large dump trucks, instead of the 22 required by Mine proposal. The increased number of trucks would require widening the road, "twinning" portions of it, from one lane to two, and twinning some bridges. The port facilities would need to be enlarged, to
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The local Hunters and Trappers Association, who had been included in the NIRB public meetings, became increasingly concerned with acoustic and iron ore dust pollution, and—in the early years— fuel and contaminated water pollution. By 2014, the global price of iron ore had declined dramatically. The
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article, Baffinland's enrolment of Inuit workers had been disappointing, and fell short of the stated agreements. By 2021, Baffinland's Mary River project had provided employment to fewer than 100 Inuit from local communities impacted by the mine, and had hired hundreds of non-Inuit who were flown
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Hearings on the Baffinland-QIA royalties dispute began on April 18, 2017. QIA said that either Baffinland did not make any of those quarterly advance royalty payments, or stopped making them in 2015. Its position is that "intended commercial production" began in 2015, because it shipped its first
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According to the 2021 report, in 2016, BIMC shipped 2.7 million wet metric tons, earned revenues of CA$ 114 million, and had a "negative free cash flow" of about CA$ 91.5 million. In 2017, with a shipment of 4 million wet metric tons, they earned revenues of about CA$ 345 million, and had a record
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There is a 1,983 m (6,505 ft) runway at the Mary River mine site. Baffinland workers are transported to and from the Mary River mine site by air. Workers based at Milne Inlet use ground transportation to reach the mine site. The Phase 2 proposal will be making use of the public airstrips
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By 2019, Baffinland's Phase 2 expansion included two railway-port proposals, a North Railway 110 km (68 mi) from Mary River to Milne Inlet and the 150 km (93 mi) South Railway for which they already had a 2012 project certificate. With these future expansions, Baffinland's goal
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article described the Mary River Mine, as "one of the most promising undeveloped iron deposits on the planet" that was "hiding north of Baffin Island, in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. On January 14, 2011, Nunavut Iron and ArcelorMittal agreed to a merger. In 2014, ArcelorMittal had retained the
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In Baffinland's amended project design, annual production would be only 4 million tonnes of ore, carried to port by truck. Ore is currently shipped over a "tote road"—a dirt road wide enough for Baffinland's massive 200 ton dump trucks. Baffinland claims that, when its amended project design was
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Just a year after they had completed the first NIRB assessment and received their licenses, Baffinland requested a major amendment use ultra-large dump trucks to convey the ore from Mary River on the 100 km (62 mi) "tote road", which had already been built to a replacement port at Milne
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The first shipment from Mary River mine left Milne Inlet on August 8, 2015, with a load of 53,624 tonnes of iron ore on a bulk carrier destined for Germany. As the first shipment was being loaded at Milne Inlet, the local community were very concerned, as Baffinland had requested that the use of
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The price for iron ore dropped by approximately 40% between October 2013 and September 2014. Baffinland requested changes to existing regulations to allow for 12 million metric tonnes of ore to be shipped from Milne Inlet for up to 10 months each year, which represented a doubling of its existing
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On February 10, Baffinland filed for an injunction against the protestors, claiming the blockade could have cost them over 14 million dollars, accounting for the food and housing the company provided to the employees who were stuck in the work camp during the blockade. Judge Susan Cooper granted
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By February 18, 2016, Baffinland Iron Mines postponed its NIRB environmental review phase 2 submission until September as it wanted to make a major change—they want to replace the Mary River-Milne Inlet tote road with a railway, the North Railway. They already have authorization to construct the
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from 2006 until November 2015. By May 2015, Valcourt was at the "centre of a big regulatory fight" over Baffinland Iron Mines Corp's "ambitious and controversial expansion plan" for the Mary River Mine, when Valcourt granted the exemption. Baffinland then brought its contentious amended Phase 2
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Walter described his role in the 2011 "battle" for "control of Baffinland Iron Mines (BIM-T) and its massive Mary River iron ore project." Walter said that the hostile takeover was one of the most "exciting", "intriguing", and "challenging of his career." He described how he had "masterminded" a
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In August 2010, after completing his report for Baffinland, Waheed had partnered with Bruce Walter, a Toronto-based "mining entrepreneur and dealmaker", who had spent his "entire career negotiating mergers and acquisitions, particularly in the mining sector" to create the Baffinland acquisition
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Their initial 2008 development, which was based on the recommendations of 4-year study, anticipated initial production of 18 million tonnes per annum (MT/a) and construction of a CA$ 1.2b 150 km (93 mi)-long cold weather the South Railway, where they would also build a new C$ 0.7b port
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as "robust". The report said that the first deposit of iron ore alone would "last between 20 and 34 years" if they shipped between 18 and 30 million tons annually. Because of the purity of the iron ore, there was no processing required so it was direct-shipping. There would be less environmental
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MBA thesis on the feasibility of developing iron ore in the Mary River area with a focus on transporting the iron ore in Arctic conditions to tidewater by permafrost land, and by sea through packed ice. Richard McCloskey, who became Baffinland's CEO in 2010, had been friends with McCreary in the
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In June 2008, "about 5,000 litres of jet fuel had "leaked out of a containment bladder in the mine site's tank farm at Milne Inlet. The fuel collected in sand sitting in an impermeable liner designed to keep spills from being released into the environment." In August 2008, the CBC reported that
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The NIRB public hearings regarding the Phase 2 expansion scheduled for December 2020, were controversial. Among the changes to be discussed was the addition of the North Railway, a 110 kilometres (68 mi) railway to the mine's port at Milne Inlet to replace the "tote road". The final public
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Canada described Baffinland's request for an amendment to ship from Milne Inlet instead of building the expensive South Railway on permafrost as "contentious". Baffinland's request stirred fear and distrust from residents of nearby communities, who appealed to Valcourt to turn down the request.
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The Mary River property contains four iron ore deposits, numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4 that contain high grade direct shipping iron ore (DSO), with ore grades between 65% and 70%. Because they require no further processing to be used in blast furnaces for steel-making they are priced higher than lower
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Their 2014 Phase 2 submission asked for an allowance to use ultra-large dump trucks to convey the iron ore "tote road"—which by then had already been built—to a replacement port at Milne Inlet near Pond Inlet. They requested the doubling of the existing tonnage of 6 million metric tonnes to 12
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Just after Baffinland had been acquired jointly by NIO and ArcelorMittal, Baffinland said in a January 13, 2011 release that if the company hauled ore with trucks on a "tote road" option instead of the railway, it "could begin producing 1 million tonnes of lump and fine iron ore by 2013." The
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In February 2016, Baffinland requested permission for another major change in Phase 2. In Phase 2, 4.2 million tons per year of iron ore was to be trucked on tote road to Milne Inlet. In 2015 Baffinland requested permission to truck 12 million tons to Milne Inlet. Nunavut authorities informed
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The railway route had a higher initial capital cost than any plan to ship ore by truck, before it could ship any ore. But it was touted as being able to carry more ore than a roadway, for less per ton. Over the decades its higher initial cost would have been reclaimed several times over. The
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A crucial part of Baffinland's plan was to use nine 190,000-tonnes icebreakers, making a trip every second day year-round, in a shipping route from the proposed Steensby Inlet, through Foxe Basin and Hudson Strait to markets overseas—which would be "unprecedented in Arctic shipping history".
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icebreakers to lengthen the three-month long shipping season so they could "ship ore through Baffin Bay 10 months of the year." CBC reported in November 2014, that Baffinland's proposal to ship iron ore from Milne Inlet 10 months a year left Nunavutmiut feeling shock, surprise and anger.
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statement said that the company could increase output to 3 million tonnes in 2014—a level the site could sustain for twenty years. While the road would initially be less expensive, the "over-the-road option would slash output and cause operating costs to balloon", according to a 2011
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However, as iron ore prices declined significantly from 2013 onwards, Baffinland chose the less capital intensive option of developing marine infrastructure at Milne Inlet. By 2015, there a small port had been constructed at Milne Inlet and was ready for the August shipping date.
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Baffinland submitted its Mary River Phase 2 Proposal to the Nunavut Planning Commission (NPC) on October 29, 2014, and has plans for even more expansion in a Phase 3, with a potential to eventually produce 18 million tonnes more annually in the future. According to a June 2020
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Concerns had been raised about the negative impact the original 2008 special cold-weather railway line the South Railway would have had on migrating caribou. There were also concerns about the impact of the frequent passages of the big ice-breaking freighters on sea mammals.
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In a 2021 letter to the Nunavut Impact Review Board, the mayor of Pond Inlet, Joshua Arreak, said that the hamlet would not support the phase two project unless Baffinland agreed to slow down their increase in production to yearly increments of 1.5 million tonners per year."
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Between January 2013 and August 2015, the price of ore, per dry metric tonne, dropped from $ 152 to just over US$ 50. In 2014, Baffinland said that, due to a drop in ore prices, the South Railway was no longer economically viable, and they would use the "tote road" option.
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In 2008, shipment figures of iron ore "broke historical records at US$ 6.2G" and mining investment reached US$ 2G. By 2011, China accounted for half of the global production of iron ore, used mainly for steel-making and export. By 2011, iron ore mining in Quebec's
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LeBlanc said it is the longest intact navigational system of its kind ever documented... LeBlanc registered her concerns with the Nunavut Impact Review Board that rock eruptions and vibrations from blasting activities during railway construction could affect the
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As of 2021, Baffinland is still in its Early Revenue Phase as defined by the NIRB. The board has already extended the period so that the company could "continue... hauling and shipping of up to 6 million tonnes (Mtpa) of iron ore" annually until the end of 2021.
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had exonerated Waheed and Walter, who had been accused of insider trading, in a high-profile case, by allegedly exploiting insider information that Waheed had gathered while on contract with Baffinland earlier in 2010, to mount a hostile takeover in August.
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plans for an increase of up to 176-ships transitting through the "environmentally sensitive waters" of Eclipse Sound before reaching the open sea. It included extending the shipping season to ten months with the shipping season ending on November 15.
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amendments included "new and upgraded infrastructure at its Milne Inlet port", as well as other changes, NIRB also requires an "addendum to its current final environmental impact statement detailing proposed changes, impacts and mitigation efforts".
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announced it was planning to go to arbitration over a dispute over royalty payments from Baffinland. The dispute centers around Baffinland's obligation to pay advance royalties, until ore production reaches a threshold that marked the beginning of
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had provided an estimate of CA$ 350 million to build the railway. Baffinland had considered two options—a North Railway and a South Railway—a 105-kilometre (65 mi) route to Milne Inlet and a 143-kilometre (89 mi) route to Steensby Inlet.
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By 2016, the number of beneficiaries of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement who worked at the Mary River Mine had decreased since IIBA was signed. IIBA beneficiaries worked only 17 or 18% of the "person-hours worked at the mine". According to a
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facility at a total estimated cost for the project of CA$ 4.1 billion. The proposal had included a South Railway to an "all-season deep-water port and ship loading facility at Steensby Inlet" where the iron ore would be shipped through the
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By November 2011, Arcelor owned 70% but Nunavut Iron planned on acquiring another 30% stake for $ 1.5 billion. Baffinland is owned jointly by Nunavut Iron Ore, which owns 72%, and ArcelorMittal with 28% as of June 30, 2020, according to
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By 2007, construction of a tote road connecting Mary River mine to Milne Inlet was already underway. Milne Inlet is a shallow inlet that was only ice-free from August to October and opened onto the environmentally sensitive waters of
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was spreading in its work camp. An outbreak was declared the following day. The outbreak reportedly began with an employee testing positive on April 19. Within two months, the mine became the site of Canada's worst outbreak of the
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The Nunavut Impact Review Board (NIRB)—composed of nine members—"assesses the environmental and socio-economic impacts of development projects and advises the federal and territorial governments on whether they should go ahead".
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to remove them if they did. The injunction will remain in place until a court action filed by Baffinland against the protestors "alleging trespass, nuisance and interference with economic interests" is settled in Nunavut court.
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by the quality of the iron ore and the record high prices of iron ore. With the sharp decline in iron ore prices, investors are unwillingly to undertake capital intense projects such as the CA$ 5.7 billion South Railway.
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crossings. Seven of the bridges will be longer than 100 m (330 ft) Much of the line will run on top of a 4 m (13 ft) embankment, which needs to be pierced by culverts so wild-life can cross under it.
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In early 2013, Baffinland had announced changes to its proposal for the Mary River project. This resulted in the call for a new NIRB assessment with more public hearings as the changes are outside existing regulations.
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the price of iron ore had declined in 2012. Mary River project investors radically scaled back capital funds from CA$ 4 billion to CA$ 740 million, cancelling both the proposed South Railway and port development.
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Mary River Mine became operational in September 2014, and by August 8, 2015, the first shipment of ore from the mine, departed for Germany from Milne Inlet. In 2015, the finished ore production was 1,331 thousand
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house more staff, and to store more ore. Milne Inlet is not as open to large, deep draft cargo vessels as Steensby Inlet. Therefore, Baffinland wanted to increase the number of departures to 150 per year.
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As of 2009, Canada, with 7.9 billion tons of iron ore reserves, had nearly 42% of the global iron ore resources. The majority of the iron ore in Canada comes from Nunavut's Mary River Mine and from
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depths, high tides", and "strong winds" and a short shipping season of about 90 days, from August to mid-October when it freezes over. Freighters must transit via the protected waterways around
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were candidates for the lines' locomotives. Initial plans included running a personnel train several times per week. Later plans included building a permanent airstrip at the mine site.
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article said that the federal government had placed itself at the "centre of a big regulatory fight" over BIMC's "ambitious and controversial expansion plan" for the Mary River Mine.
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Baffinland's NIRB 2012 certificate authorizes them to develop and use an "all-season deep-water port and ship loading facility" at Steensby Inlet on the coast of southeast
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was to carry an additional 18 million tonnes annually with "ships sailing through Foxe Basin and Davis Strait" to markets in Europe and elsewhere around the globe.
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resident who had been asked to serve on a Baffinland advisory committee, was concerned that the mine's operation would interfere with the traditional hunts for
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this would have been the most northerly operational railroad in the world the Baffinland mine being about a degree of latitude farther north than the Russian
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One of the outstanding questions about the impacts of the proposed Mary River Iron Mine near Pond Inlet is what will happen to a chain of ancient inuksuit.
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at the mine's port facilities on Milne Inlet. The other two leaks of 200 L (44 imp gal; 53 US gal), occurred near the mine site.
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Buckley, Tim (October 2015). "ArcelorMittal: Proposed 18Mtpa development of Baffinland Iron Mines Corp, a Canadian Joint Venture: A Stranded Asset?".
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online edition reported the railway was anticipated to cost CA$ 1.9 billion—just under half the entire CA$ 4 billion cost of constructing the mine.
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on March 3, forbidding protestors from returning to the mine and from impeding the obstructing the tote road and air strip, and empowering the
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Arctic Bay, Clyde River, Hall Beach, Igloolik, and Pond Inlet—the five closest hamlets—and Iqaluit to transport workers to and from worksites.
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of the steel. For this project, a low-alloy rail with standard strength and a Brinell hardness in the range of 300 would be most appropriate."
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and a port infrastructure at Milne Inlet, for the transportation and loading of iron ore for shipment by sea. The mine has an airstrip and an
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includes a population that is predominately Inuit, and has a mixed economy—including both traditional subsistence and wage-based activities.
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149 km (93 mi) South Railway was said to be chosen, in part, because it would have been ice-free for a longer portion of the year.
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speculated that mine officials may not have felt an obligation to publicly report the leaks because they believed there had been no damage.
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speculated that mine officials may not have felt an obligation to publicly report the leaks because they believed there had been no damage.
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4758:"Baffinland proposes changing Mary River project's shipping road to a railway: Phase 2 environment impact statement postponed to September"
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4796:"Baffinland pitches Mary River-Milne Inlet railway for Nunavut iron mine: Change of plan catches Qikiqtani Inuit Association by surprise"
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that is similar in scale to the Mary River iron ore project, that it now also co-owns. Arcelor Mittal operates its private railway, the
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3984:"Baffinland's Mary River mine ships first load of iron ore: Site has been subject of controversy due to request for year-round shipping"
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that "opens into Eclipse Sound, a primary summering area for Nunavut's largest population of narwhal". Freighters now enter and exit
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bulkers and ice-breakers. Under their current certificate they use 22 ultra-large dump trucks to transport iron ore to Milne Inlet.
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navigation sculptures) yet found over a line 6 km (3.7 mi). She described an "uninterrupted alignment of nearly 100
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The Inuit Impact and Benefit Agreement (IIBA) "outlines benefits Inuit are to receive for Baffinland using Inuit-owned land".
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From 2010 through 2013, the global price of iron ore was about US$ 150 a tonne; it reached a peak of US$ 177 in August 2011.
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that the two diesel locomotives per train-set would be called upon to lead trains containing 100 to 130 hopper cars. The
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4570:"Baffinland gives NIRB final EIS for Mary River: Nunavut Impact Review Board now reviewing huge environmental document"
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described the construction challenges and logistics of a railway built on permafrost. Because Baffin Island's soil is
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A preliminary discussion of factors relating to the transportation of iron ore from the Arctic archipelago (MBA)
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that left Milne Inlet on August 8, 2015, with the first shipment of 53,624 tonnes of iron ore and arrived in
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storage tank (fuel depot), which is lined to prevent seepage". This was reported by officials as a "
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Jordan, Pav (January 11, 2013). "Baffinland Iron Mines Sharply Scales Back Mary River Project".
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Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Statement Iron Ore Mine – Lac Doré Geological Complex
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Jordan, Pav (January 13, 2013). "Baffinland Iron Mines Sharply Scales Back Mary River Project".
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tonnage. Other major changes requested included expansion of the Milne Inlet port facilities.
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3513:"Baffinland owns Canada's northernmost mine. Now Greenland has a say in its expansion plans"
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hearings for the NIRB review of Phase 2 expansion are scheduled for March 2021.
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4331:"Transportation: Solution from Volga-Dnepr boosts Mary River production target"
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There are three Inuit birthright corporations: the Government of Nunavut,
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Clinton, Graeme (February 2021). Mary River Project Economics Explained.
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Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Labrador Iron Mines Holdings Limited
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In the early morning of December 16, 2018, a driver of an ultra-large
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Baffinland had considered using diesel electric locomotives like this
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Baffinland has considered using diesel electric locomotives like this
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The Mary River mountain (2011) will be levelled like Arcelor Mittal's
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5106:"Panel to rule on QIA-Baffinland advance payments dispute by June 20"
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for passengers and freight. The company leases freighters, including
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4164:"Baffinland Iron Mines sets high Arctic high volume shipping record"
3316:"Mary River mine blockade highlights Nunavut Agreement's fatal flaw"
3287:"Baffinland plans further expansion at Nunavut's Mary River: report"
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be physically present with COVID-19 pandemic restrictions in place.
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Global price of iron ore in US$ per dry metric ton unit (Statista)
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2972:"A railway to Arctic riches: economic boom, environmental threat?"
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2655:"A railway to Arctic riches: economic boom, environmental threat?"
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5312:"Federal investigators to look into Baffinland oil, grease spill"
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3885:"Valcourt exempts Nunavut iron mine expansion from land use plan"
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5282:"Human error led to spill at Mary River mining site: Baffinland"
3234:"Baffinland lays off 586 contract employees, halts planned work"
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outbreak, including the first cases of the highly transmissible
4254:"First panamax carries iron ore from Canada's Arctic to Europe"
3618:"Nunavut mine needs improved monitoring, public oversight: WWF"
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The first ship full of ore in the Early Revenue Phase, was the
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5485:"Red Cross to help Baffinland contact-trace COVID-19 outbreak"
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4107:"Baffinland eyes Northwest Passage as possible shipping route"
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The rail line would have required 24 bridges in total and 300
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to the Atlantic, is the more environmentally sensitive route.
4515:"Baffinland: Developing Arctic iron ore mine is no easy task"
4484:"Huge iron road to turn Baffin into Nunavut's industrial hub"
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Baffinland's then vice-president of sustainable development,
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5167:"Qikiqtani Inuit org reveals Baffinland IIBA financial info"
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Impact Economics via Baffinland Iron Mine Corporation (BIMC)
4284:"Tallinna Sadam finds work for icebreaker Botnica in Canada"
4222:"Baffinland Iron Mines sets 5 million tonne shipping record"
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Mining railways used to operate in the much more northerly
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Baffinland chartered the Estonian multipurpose ice breaker
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In 2011, the Canadian government, under the premiership of
5378:"Inuit Hunters Braved -30 C Weather to Block an Iron Mine"
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3816:"A New Canada in the Arctic? Arctic Policies under Harper"
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3173:"Floating wharf gets around lack of Arctic infrastructure"
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Assessment of the Mary River Project: Impacts and Benefits
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In March 2017 Baffinland chartered a massive Soviet-built
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Davis Strait. A third potential ship route is through the
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was experiencing a comeback—development projects included
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5216:"Baffin Island residents resist proposed iron mine plans"
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5407:"Nunavut judge says no to protesters, yes to Baffinland"
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5433:"Baffinland blockade cost estimated to be $ 14 million"
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4019:"The week that was in the North: 5 stories not to miss"
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carrying passengers and cargo on every second day from
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In July 2019 the deck cargo ship Biglift Barentsz left
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Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development
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2564:"Robust economics for Baffinland's Mary River project"
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proposal directly to the Nunavut Impact Review Board.
5349:"Mary River mine protesters announce end to blockade"
4922:"Baffinland fined $ 170,000 following worker's death"
4869:"One year later, more public hearings for Baffinland"
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3203:"Baffinland sees mine cost at C$ 740 mln with trucks"
2849:"Mining Journal - ArcelorMittal ups Baffinland price"
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Northern Canada : history, politics, and memory
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Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area
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Mary River Inuit Impact and Benefit Agreement (IIBA)
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and areas likely to contain deposits of fossil ice.
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723:—a Canadian national marine conservation area—and a
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Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area
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Northern Canada : history, politics, and memory
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grades. The iron ore body was identified in 1962 by
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In May 2021, a work camp for the mine experienced a
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4716:"Baffinland's proposed railway near inukshuk chain"
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2761:"Private equity firm offers to buy Baffinland Iron"
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933:each displacing 190,000 tonnes, subcontracted with
479:In 2008, a joint venture agreement was signed with
5253:"Baffinland reports 3 fuel spills at Nunavut site"
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2998:"Baffinland conundrum: moving ore by road or rail"
2792:"Baffinland consultant accused of insider trading"
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857:. The southern route from Steensby Inlet through
829:Biglift Barentsz with rock crusher for Mary River.
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2911:"Business is a fun game to play for Bruce Walter"
2877:. The Energy and Minerals Group. August 3, 2015.
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2402:(Report). Vol. 1. November 2011. p. 254
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2237:"ArcelorMittal investing $ 2.1B in iron ore mine"
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3181:. Arctic Shipping Special Report. Archived from
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1416:The three-member arbitration board consists of
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27:Iron ore mine on Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada
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3793:"Nunavut regulatory org says no to Baffinland"
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2790:Waldie, Paul; Kiladze, Tim (January 9, 2012).
2380:
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2265:Canada, Natural Resources (January 23, 2018).
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1550:, for which Pond Inlet is the gateway hamlet.
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4830:"Memorandum of Locomotive Security Agreement"
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2534:"Gordon McCreary quits top job at Baffinland"
1978:
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1403:Mary River Inuit Impact and Benefit Agreement
841:for Mary River mine. This ship fits into the
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5195:"Pond Inlet: Nunavut Climate Change Centre"
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2917:. Vol. 97, no. 33. Archived from
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1173:, the route was chosen so it lies on rock,
530:In 2008 and 2009, the Nunavut government's
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1571:On May 2, 2021, Baffinland announced that
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5187:
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3117:, p. 18, August 2018, archived from
2357:"Mining Slowdown Hurts North's Economy".
2000:Ashleigh Gaul (manager) (June 21, 2012).
1807:, but they appear to have been abandoned.
1524:Department of Indian and Northern Affairs
1512:Department of Indian and Northern Affairs
1447:into work camps. The demographics of the
5508:
5430:
5376:Zoledziewski, Anna (February 11, 2021).
4317:16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
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2512:"Credit freeze takes its toll in Canada"
2484:. David K Joyce Minerals. Archived from
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2002:"Baffinland Witness: Who Is Baffinland?"
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4131:Finlayson, Douglas (February 7, 2006).
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1891:(Report). June 30, 2020. Archived from
1530:Air strip and tote road blockade (2021)
1199:for the rails, instead of more modern,
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328:In 1978, Gordon McCreary submitted his
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2068:"Baffin Island Deep Water Arctic Port"
1912:
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5292:from the original on November 6, 2012
5042:
4879:from the original on January 4, 2014.
4448:Carolyn Fitzpatrick (July 24, 2008).
4161:
4105:Anselmi, Elaine (September 5, 2019).
3484:
3404:from the original on December 4, 2014
3367:from the original on January 16, 2015
3232:News, Nunatsiaq (November 14, 2019).
2951:from the original on October 19, 2013
2837:from the original on August 21, 2015.
2479:
1488:, a valuable export from the region.
1100:on the south shore of Baffin Island.
5482:
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5431:Thompson, John (February 16, 2021).
5404:
5164:
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4952:"Image of Mary River mine work camp"
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4839:. September 29, 2017. Archived from
4794:Rohner, Thomas (February 19, 2016).
4029:from the original on August 21, 2015
3994:from the original on August 21, 2015
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2598:. September 10, 2008. Archived from
2081:from the original on 9 December 2022
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960:On August 12, 2015, the newly built
714:In 2021, in Iqaluit and Pond Inlet,
5395:
5366:
5021:North Baffin Regional Land Use Plan
3762:Frizzell, Sara (February 5, 2021).
3544:"Arctic mine's contentious request"
3069:from the original on March 26, 2015
3057:Drew Hasselback (August 14, 2014).
2759:Matthew Hill (September 22, 2010).
1932:from the original on March 19, 2015
1918:"Baffinland Begins Mining Iron Ore"
1907:
1354:North Baffin Regional Land Use Plan
964:' relatively light, 1A ice-classed
637:
354:
24:
5347:Beers, Randi (February 11, 2021).
4837:Surface Transportation Board (STB)
3803:from the original on July 2, 2015.
3702:Tranter, Emma (February 5, 2021).
3594:from the original on July 14, 2015
3225:
3008:from the original on March 6, 2016
2996:Gordon, Julie (January 14, 2011).
2909:Saywell, Trish (October 2, 2011).
2827:"Executive Profile: Jowdat Waheed"
2510:Rob Delaney (September 26, 2007).
2038:Fontaine, Hugo (January 8, 2011).
2006:Digital Indigenous Democracy (DID)
1344:which is a triangular area in the
1259:Mary River - Milne Inlet tote road
381:
25:
5563:
4613:from the original on May 22, 2012
4568:Jane George (February 20, 2012).
4252:Holly Birkett (August 31, 2015).
3869:from the original on 2015-08-21.
3628:from the original on July 6, 2016
3459:Deuling, Meagan (July 27, 2020).
1966:(Report). March 2020. p. 905
1883:Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation
1774:Usually, production is quoted in
1426:Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry
1213:A May 2012 CBC article said that
807:
790:
782:
735:Phase 2 amendment rejected by NPC
223:Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation
5509:Flanagan, Ryan (June 15, 2021).
5502:
5476:
5457:Yang, Jennifer (June 12, 2021).
5450:
5424:
5226:from the original on May 9, 2010
5043:Brown, Beth (January 11, 2021).
5025:
5014:
4944:
4902:. April 18, 2017. Archived from
4162:Klein, Greg (November 8, 2015).
4079:Lindeman, Tracey (16 May 2022).
3928:from the original on 2015-08-21.
3542:Marc Montgomery (May 25, 2015).
3511:Gignac, Julien (July 13, 2020).
3485:Brown, Beth (January 29, 2021).
3445:from the original on 2015-09-01.
3140:Tranter, Emma (March 11, 2020).
2617:"Iron mine- Inuit strike an MOU"
1810:
1606:
1392:"intended commercial production"
1242:
1087:
1023:
921:
398:'s Port-Cartier and Fermont and
86:
79:
56:
49:
5263:from the original on 2012-11-14
4920:Bell, Jim (February 20, 2021).
4638:Jane George (October 7, 2011).
4536:
4304:
4072:
3899:from the original on 2015-07-31
3791:Lisa Gregoire (April 9, 2015).
3732:Bell, Jim (December 21, 2020).
3314:Bell, Jim (February 12, 2021).
3171:Gedeon, Julie (March 2, 2009).
2963:
2480:Joyce, David K. (August 2007).
2283:
2200:"Arctic iron ore line proposed"
1797:
1781:
1768:
1643:
1631:Natural resources of the Arctic
990:
902:and Baffin Island to the north
536:financial crisis of 2008 - 2009
434:
408:Arcelor Mittal Canada—formerly
4980:Bell, Jim (February 8, 2021).
4686:. May 10, 2012. Archived from
4576:online edition. Archived from
4490:online edition. Archived from
4450:"Heavy haul in the high north"
4053:George, Jane (June 19, 2019).
3814:Dolata, Petra (June 1, 2015).
3676:Bell, Jim (January 22, 2021).
3285:Bell, Jim (October 14, 2020).
2701:online edition. Archived from
2562:Saywell, Trish (May 1, 2008).
2206:. July 1, 2006. Archived from
2151:Loxley, John (February 2019).
2066:Watters, G (26 October 2016).
2059:
2040:"Bataille pour le fer du Nord"
1592:began assisting the mine with
1324:Inuit birthright organizations
1163:A June 4, 2008 article in the
592:environmental impact statement
561:position of Project Operator.
532:Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated
481:Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated
13:
1:
5483:Venn, David (June 18, 2021).
4722:. May 5, 2012. Archived from
4544:"The Railways of Spitsbergen"
4454:Railway Gazette International
3616:Sarah Rogers (July 6, 2016).
2693:Jane George (June 19, 2012).
2653:Waldie, Paul (May 11, 2011).
2204:Railway Gazette International
1961:Baffinland Annual Report 2019
1853:
1790:Railway Gazette International
1454:
1420:, a retired judge and former
1166:Railway Gazette International
1118:in their original 2008 plan.
597:
567:Ontario Securities Commission
410:Québec Cartier Mining Company
300:
282:—from the Mary River site to
5135:Bell, Jim (April 24, 2017).
5104:Bell, Jim (April 24, 2017).
3201:Scott Haggett (2011-01-13).
3108:"Mary River Popular Summary"
2970:Waldie, Paul (14 May 2011).
2400:Entraco for BlackRock Metals
1342:North Baffin Planning Region
1071:for twenty flights, between
813:Shipping routes and carriers
7:
5405:Bell, Jim (March 3, 2021).
5032:Nunavut Planning Commission
4548:International Working Steam
4513:Julie Gordon (2011-01-18).
2105:Qikiqtani Inuit Association
1599:
1387:Qikiqtani Inuit Association
1192:It is planned to use older
869:Milne Inlet port facilities
752:Nunavut Planning Commission
741:Nunavut Planning Commission
716:Nunavut Impact Review Board
588:Nunavut Impact Review Board
10:
5568:
5165:Bell, Jim (May 20, 2016).
5074:Nick Murray (2017-04-18).
4756:Elyse Skura (2016-02-18).
4680:"Inuksuit on the railroad"
4482:Jane George (2011-04-08).
4359:P.J. Wilson (2017-04-13).
3548:Radio Canada International
2425:"Iron ore price 2003-2019"
1622:Iron Ore Company of Canada
1360:80% of Nunavut residents.
4384:Andy Cline (2017-04-20).
4137:The Canadian Encyclopedia
2633:: CS1 maint: unfit URL (
2482:"Mary River Iron Project"
2125:McCreary, Gordon (1978).
1888:Moody's Investors Service
1201:higher performance alloys
683:World Wildlife Foundation
649:Moody's Investors Service
466:Canadian commercial paper
416:iron ore mine complex at
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4311:Canada Flight Supplement
3028:"Baffinland: who we are"
1636:
1578:SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant
1556:interlocutory injunction
1428:and highly respected by
837:, Germany loaded with a
464:had negatively impacted
462:subprime mortgage crisis
295:SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant
4956:BIMC via Nunatsiaq News
4335:Canadian Mining Journal
3578:Jim Bell (2015-05-22).
2568:Canadian Mining Journal
1292:Inlet near Pond Inlet.
1082:
473:Canadian Mining Journal
5542:Industry in the Arctic
2337:: CS1 maint: others (
2186:Energy Finance Studies
2160:University of Manitoba
1548:Sirmilik National Park
1365:Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.
1268:
1160:
1111:
1006:
953:, at the mouth of the
882:
830:
582:
544:Sherritt International
458:Sirmilik National Park
444:
314:
33:(Baffinland Iron Mine)
3185:on November 13, 2010.
1626:Schefferville, Quebec
1486:fermented walrus meat
1311:Revenues and expenses
1266:
1158:
1106:
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957:several weeks later.
880:
828:
681:On July 6, 2016, the
580:
442:
361:Schefferville, Quebec
308:
157:71.32333°N 79.21056°W
5552:Iron mines in Canada
4962:on February 21, 2021
4932:on February 20, 2021
4726:on November 21, 2012
4264:on December 11, 2015
3400:. November 4, 2014.
3363:. November 5, 2014.
3124:on February 12, 2021
2771:on September 8, 2011
2162:(Report). p. 56
2101:"Mary River Project"
2012:on November 24, 2020
1895:on February 11, 2021
1464:The CBC interviewed
1432:, Jim McCartney and
1430:Indigenous Canadians
1352:. In June 2000, the
1073:Jack Garland Airport
1043:Mary River Aerodrome
1033:Mary River Aerodrome
981:Nordic Bulk Carriers
962:Nordic Bulk Carriers
697:Mary River Aerodrome
443:Unfinished tote road
18:Baffinland Iron Mine
5288:. October 3, 2008.
4875:. January 3, 2014.
4846:on October 20, 2017
4025:. August 16, 2015.
3955:. August 10, 2015.
3038:on November 1, 2014
2921:on February 9, 2021
2804:on January 17, 2012
2361:. October 16, 2013.
2359:Canadian Press (CP)
1928:. October 9, 2014.
1656:
1253:GE Evolution Series
1221:Carleton University
1041:began a service to
849:Steensby Inlet port
630:and 490 non-Inuit.
603:Early Revenue Phase
323:Murray Edmund Watts
274:, in the Canadian
238:Year of acquisition
162:71.32333; -79.21056
153: /
70:Show map of Nunavut
35:
5318:. October 14, 2008
4230:. November 8, 2018
3710:. Iqaluit, Nunavut
3708:The Globe And Mail
3654:. January 13, 2021
3265:has generic name (
2976:The Globe and Mail
2915:The Northern Miner
2831:Bloomberg Business
2797:The Globe and Mail
2736:. April 19, 2009.
2667:on January 5, 2012
2660:The Globe and Mail
2522:on August 9, 2008.
2374:The Globe And Mail
2131:Queen's University
2072:PND Engineers, Inc
1816:In July 2008, the
1650:
1590:Canadian Red Cross
1449:Qikiqtaaluk Region
1422:Royal Commissioner
1346:Arctic Archipelago
1330:Qikiqtaaluk Region
1269:
1267:Road to Mary River
1161:
1121:In April 2011 the
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4289:The Baltic Course
3865:. July 17, 2015.
3178:Canadian Sailings
2602:on July 14, 2011.
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1765:
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1567:COVID-19 outbreak
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