Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation
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Miners rise to the challenges of the pandemic
Canadian mine sites have done well to keep employees and communities safe.
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Baffinland Iron Mines and Inuit association strike landmark agreement
A new multimillion-dollar agreement between Baffinland Iron Mines and the Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) that includes a substantial royalty increase, Inuit oversight of environmental monitoring and direct community benefits may have set a new standard for Indigenous involvement in mining…
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MATERIALS HANDLING: ThyssenKrupp ships ore handling system for Baffinland’s port
NUNAVUT – ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions is developing and building a new materials handling system for one of the most remote and challenging locations in the world – an iron ore port in northern Canada. Recently, the first plants were shipped…
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IRON ORE: Baffinland holds second community workshop for Mary River expansion
QUEBEC – Oakville, Ont.-based Baffinland Iron Mines held what it calls a “risk assessment workshop” for stakeholders who want to know more about the expansion of its Mary river direct shipping iron ore project near Pond Inlet on Baffin Island.…
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IRON ORE: Baffinland, Qikiqtani Inuit augment Mary River IBA
IQALUIT, Nunavut – Baffinland Iron Mines the Qikiqtani Inui Association have signed an improved impact benefit agreement covering the company’s Mary River iron ore mine and concentrator near Pond Inlet. The new agreement enhances Inuit training and employment. Baffinland will…
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TRANSPORTATION: Solution from Volga-Dnepr boosts Mary River production target
NUNAVUT – Volga-Dnepr Airlines’ outsize cargo specialists came up with an innovative solution to help the Canadian mining company Baffinland Iron Mines increase its iron ore production quota in 2017 at its Mary River operation on the northeast coast of…
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Prospects and projects
For most companies working claims across Canada, the chances of moving from exploration into production are slim and more likely none, thanks to investors cocooning into a wait and see position.
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COMMENT: Economic outlook in 2015 brightens for territories
OTTAWA – The economic outlook for Canada’s territories looks bright in 2015, according to the latest Territorial Outlook published by the Conference Board of Canada.
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New Resources Emerging Because of Diminishing Arctic Ice Pack
The resource environment along Canada’s 162,000 kilometres of Arctic coast line, the lion’s share of it along Nunavut’s mainland and island archipelago, is daunting to say the least, but thankfully the wind-chill factors…
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Hot Prospects in a Cold Climate
It’s the largest island in Canada, the fifth largest in the world*, and it contains some of the most beautiful land and seascapes on the planet, but Baffin Island is also one of the harshest and most unforgiving places on earth when it…
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MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS: Baffinland, Kria and San Gold
Following the successful takeover of Toronto’s Baffinland Iron Mines, winning bidders ArcelorMittal and Nunavut Iron Ore Acquisition have announced changes to the board of directors. Effective immediately, Richard D. McCloskey, Grant Edey, John…
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MERGER: ArcelorMittal, Nunavut Iron team up for successful Baffinland bid
NUNAVUT – Almost four months have passed since Toronto-based Nunavut Iron Ore first proposed a takeover of Baffinland Iron Mines, owner of the Mary River iron ore project 160 km south of Mittimatalik (Pond Inlet). Nunavut Iron offered US$0.08…
