Minister denies Baffinland Iron Mines expansion in Nunavut
Mining News Pro - After four years of consultations and deliberations, the Nunavut Impact Review Board (NIRB) rejected the miner’s request to more than double output to 12 million tonnes a year, to eventually reach 30 million tonnes annually.
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Baffinland gets nod from Nunavut board to extend Mary River operation until year-end
Mining News Pro - Baffinland Iron Mines has received a positive recommendation from the Nunavut Impact Review Board (NIRB) to temporarily increase production at its Mary River iron ore mine in Canada’s Nunavut territory to 6 million tonnes through to the end of the year.
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Baffinland to terminate 1,100 workers at Mary River iron ore mine
Mining News Pro - Baffinland Iron Mines has sent termination notices to over 1,100 workers at Mary River iron ore mine, in Canada’s Nunavut territory, as the company’s request to increase production to 6 million tonnes through to the end of the year and an expansion application have yet to be answered.
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Workers at Baffinland ask Canada to approve mine expansion
Mining News Pro - Unionized workers at Baffinland Iron Mines’ Mary River iron ore operation on the northern tip of Baffin Island, in Canada’s territory of Nunavut, are urging the federal government to approve the company’s request for a shipping limit expansion.
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Review board rejects Baffinland expansion plans in Nunavut
Mining News Pro - Baffinland Iron Mines’ proposed expansion of its Mary River iron ore operation on the northern tip of Baffin Island, in Canada’s territory of Nunavut, has suffered a major blow after a review board advised against the project on environmental grounds.
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Safety Commission files charges against Baffinland for worker’s death
Mining News Pro - The Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission filed 16 charges in the Nunavut Court of Justice against Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation accusing the company of failing to keep safe a main road used to haul iron ore, which caused the death of a 63-year-old truck driver.
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