•Iron
•Located on Baffin Island, in Nunavut’s Qikiqtaaluk Region
•July 1962, Mary River’s high-grade iron ore, deposit number 1, first noted
•In 1986, newly-created Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation acquired original land claim to develop mine
•Production start 2014
•Operated by Baffinland Iron Mines, jointly owned by ArcelorMittal and Nunavut Iron Ore.
•Amongst the richest iron ore deposits ever discovered, includes nine-plus high-grade iron ore deposits
•Socio-economic northern legacy – 679 person years employment, $819 million spend
•Mine life to 2037
•High-quality ore requires no processing at mine site, product hauled 100 kilometres to Milne Inlet port
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