Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal, however, has the final word and there hasn’t been any information on when that decision will come.
“Out of care and concern for the livelihoods of our employees and their families, we are delaying the issuance of termination notices until October 20th, which is the outside date the minister’s office has indicated it will be able to respond to the NIRB recommendation,” the company said.
While Baffinland is pleased about the NIRB’s decision, it is urging the minister to approve the production increase for the rest of the year.
Vandal is also still considering whether to approve Mary River’s Phase 2, which proposes a railway to Milne Inlet, as well as an increase in allowed shipments to 12 tonnes of iron ore a year, with eventual plans to increase that amount. The NIRB earlier rejected that plan.
Expansion detractors have argued for months that expanding the mine’s capacity would…
