The owner of an iron ore mine on the tip of Baffin Island says it needs to again increase production to prevent job losses, and several federal cabinet ministers are calling on a Nunavut environmental assessment agency to prioritize the request.
Baffinland Iron Mines Corp. wants to increase the amount of ore it's allowed to truck and ship from its Mary River mine to six-million tonnes, from 4.2 million, for both 2023 and 2024. It says the increase is needed to ensure a stable supply of iron ore to customers and that if it's not granted, it will have to scale back operations, including reducing employment.
Baffinland was previously granted approval to extract, transport and ship up to six-million tonnes of ore from the mine in 2018, while it awaited a decision on a separate proposal to increase production to 12-million tonnes as part of long-term expansion plans at the mine. The temporary production increase was extended until the end of 2021.
Baffinland's long-term expansion proposal included plans to build a 110-kilometre railway north from the mine to the port at Milne Inlet. The Nunavut hamlets of Arctic Bay, Pond Inlet and Sanirajak, as well as the International Union of Operating Engineers and the Ikajutit Hunters and Trappers Organization in Arctic Bay, have indicated they support the proposal.
The Municipality of Igloolik and the Sanirajak Hunters and Trappers Association said they would also support the proposal if a baseline study is completed for marine and terrestrial wildlife around Steensby, communities affected by shipping are given additional benefits, and communities are consulted.
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