Federal minister asks review board to prioritize application; Baffinland wants decision by August
Canada's Northern Affairs minister is urging the Nunavut Impact Review Board to prioritize another request from Baffinland Iron Mines to increase the amount of ore it can ship out from its Mary River m
In documents filed with the Nunavut Impact Review Board, Baffinland asked to once again have its ore limit increased to 6 million tonnes. It also wants to ship additional ore that it couldn't transport last year, due to "unexpected circumstances" including the early formation of sea ice in Milne Inlet.