baffinland iron mines scales back mary river railway

Feb 16, 2021· Mary River mine blockade highlights Nunavut Agreement's fatal flaw – by Jim Bell (Nunatsiaq News – February 12, 2021) ... blockaded Baffinland Iron Mines Corp.'s mine on north Baffin over this past week to oppose its proposed expansion, and to protest the Qikiqtani Inuit Association's role in the process. ... would double the mine's ...

Environmental assessments for an iron ore mine in the far north. The Canadian mining company Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation planned to develop a cluster of nine high-grade iron ore deposits at Mary River in the northern territory of Nunavut. Baffinland engaged us to support their Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) team, providing expertise ...

On December 29 2020, Baffinland received notice of the Announcement "the Announcement" from the Hamlet of Pond Inlet which outlined conditional support for Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation (Baffinland) Phase 2 Expansion Proposal (Phase 2) for the Mary River Project (the Project).

Feb 09, 2021· Baffinland Iron Mines Corp.'s Mary River mine is unlikely to survive without a railway to carry greater quantities of ore to Milne Inlet, says a report commissioned by …

In 2012, a feasibility study was completed and environmental approval granted for a large-scale, 18 million tpa mine, rail, and port development. The fast-track Early Revenue Phase project was developed and implemented in 2013—2014 to mine and ship 3.5 million tpa of ore. We provided project management, engineering design, procurement and ...

Feb 11, 2021· The protesters call themselves the Nuluujaat Land Guardians, and they have been blocking access to Baffinland Iron Mines Corp.'s Mary River iron mine since the evening of Feb. 4. The group of seven men travelled by snowmobile from the communities of Pond Inlet and Arctic Bay, journeys of approximately 12 hours and 36 hours, respectively.

Baffinland operates open pit iron mines in the Mary River area of Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. It is said to be the world's sixth most northerly mine. Paul Waldie, a business reporter for The Globe and Mail, called the project one of the most ambitious in any Arctic region, and said it was expected to "triple the territory's annual gross domestic product growth rate and provide nearly $5 ...

Jan 12, 2013· Baffinland Iron Mines scales back massive Mary River railway development to just road haulage ... $4-billion rail and port program envisaged by …

The evolution of a mine. Just about everyone in the mining world has known about the iron ore at Mary River for decades. Mining it has been a dream ever since Murray Watts, a legendary Canadian prospector, climbed into a beat-up Cessna in July, 1962, to scout around the northern part of …

Nov 02, 2019· Baffinland's Mary River mine is facing a motion from the environmental group Oceans North to suspend the approval process underway to double …

Jul 07, 2017· In 2013, Baffinland said market conditions did not warrant full scale mine construction and proposed what it called an early revenue phase of the Mary River project. It was a scaled down version that proposed reaching 3.5 million tonnes of annual iron ore production, and left some expensive infrastructure investment — like a rail line — for ...

The bus with all participants and Baffinland personnel returned back to the Mary River Mine Site via the Tote Road, briefly stopping at kilometre 60 for a rest stop. Along the drive, Baffinland personnel described the proposed orientation of the Northern portion of the railway in relation to the existing

Jan 17, 2013· After his role as a consultant ended, Mr. Waheed formed Nunavut Iron Ore Co. with Mr. Walter in August, 2010, and acquired a "toehold" stake in Baffinland on Sept. 9 of that year.

Dec 20, 2016· Baffinland was granted a ministerial exemption in July 2015 by then-federal Indigenous Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt, and the proposal went on to NIRB for assessment. But Baffinland changed its proposal last February, pitching a railway to move iron ore north from its Mary River mine to a port in Milne Inlet.

Aug 11, 2015· Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation said the first load of ore from its Nunavut-based Mary River mine, in the Canadian Arctic, is now on its way to Germany.

Jan 01, 2014· Iron. Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation's Mary River project, (featured in the article on Pages 16-19) is 1,000 kilometres northwest of Iqaluit in north Baffin Island and is set to be a social and economic game changer for the whole region.

Jan 08, 2018· Inuit in Pond Inlet are standing up against Baffinland Iron Mines Corp.'s plans to build a railway from its Mary River mine to the coast. The company's bid for an amendment to the North Baffin Land Use Plan met with opposition at the Nunavut Planning Commission's public hearing in …

May 17, 2021· [3[ Agreement between QIA Qikiqtani Inuit Association and Baffinland Iron Ores Corp, Oct 2018 [click to view] [4] Inuit org helps Baffinland overturn Nunavut review board's advice by Jim Bell. 2 Oct. 2018. Nunatsiaq news. [click to view] Globe and Mail, 11 Jan 2013, by Pav Jordan. Baffinland Iron Mines sharply scales back Mary River project.

Jan 08, 2018· The controversial 110-kilometre railway that Baffinland Iron Mines Corp. wants to build between the Mary River iron mine and its port at Milne Inlet "may be dead in its tracks," says a Pond Inlet hamlet committee. In a statement released near the end of December, when Nunatsiaq News had shut down for the holiday period, the committee, which ...

Mar 18, 2021· The Baffinland Iron Ore mine at Mary River Nunavut is a big business driver for Nunavut. The mine is responsible for 24 per cent of Nunavut's gross domestic product, and employees 288 Inuit workers. The mine has asked expansion since very …

Baffinland Iron Mines Mary River Project ... • Baffinland Iron Mines is well respected in Nunavut and has been committed to the Project, but was unable to undertake a project of this magnitude. The Mine 2,500 metre strike length • Deposit No. 1 – open pit mine • Drill, Blast, Crush, Rail, Ship - proven technology • 75% Lump, 25% Fines

Mary River Mine. Baffinland's Mary River Mine site on Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, is one of the most northern mines in the world. It has among the richest iron ore deposits ever discovered, consisting of nine-plus high-grade iron ore deposits that can be mined, crushed, and …

Aug 26, 2021· She noted that most iron miners around the globe use rail to transport iron ore because it's cleaner, greener, and more economical — and adding a 110-kilometre railway is part of Baffinland's future aspirations. The proposed expansion at the Mary River mine, 160 km south of Pond Inlet, would double output to 12 million tonnes.

May 05, 2021· Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation Mary River Project location, transportation corridors and shipping routes for the Milne Port (currently operational) and the …

Project Certificate No 005 authorizes Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation (Baffinland) to mine up to 22.2 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of iron ore from Deposit No. 1, to ship up to 18 mtpa of iron ore by railway and Steensby Port via the Southern Shipping Route (Foxe Basin –

May 14, 2011· Iron ore is all about volume, and by that measure, no other mining project in Canada's North comes close to Mary River. The nearest comparison is the Raglan nickel mine in …

Aug 16, 2018· Last year, Baffinland shipped a record amount of 4.1 million tonnes of iron ore mined Mary River, located about 160 km southwest of Pond Inlet, …

Jan 11, 2013· Baffinland Iron Mines sharply scales back Mary River project. ... A planned railway for the project will be deferred, and the iron ore will instead be trucked to an existing small port instead of ...

Jan 25, 2013· Plans to scale back the massive Mary River iron ore project in Canada's northern Arctic may have a silver lining. Baffinland Iron Mines Corp. says the …

Feb 10, 2021· Update: Baffinland announced on Feb. 11 that the blockade at the Mary River mine had been lifted.The company says it is in the process of restoring operations at the airstrip and tote road, as well as mining operations. All operations at the Mary River iron-ore mine on Nunavut's Baffin Island are suspended, as protestors continue to block the site's airstrip and tote road.