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.
A new report predicts there will be almost no narwhal left in an area off the northeastern coast of Baffin Island this summer and says shipping traffic from the nearby Mary River iron-ore mine is to blame.
A new report predicts there will be almost no narwhal left in an area off the northeastern coast of Baffin Island this summer and says shipping traffic from the nearby Mary River iron-ore mine is to blame.
A new report predicts there will be almost no narwhal left in an area off the northeastern coast of Baffin Island this summer and says shipping traffic from the nearby Mary River iron ore mine is to blame. The mine's operator says it leaves out key information.