Mines minister defends Cliffs' processing plan
Michael Gravelle responds to criticism that more than half of chromite to leave province
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Posted: Feb 15, 2013 11:14 AM ET
Last Updated: Feb 15, 2013 11:07 AM ET
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In depth: Cliffs Natural Resources and the Ring of Fire
- Federal agencies raise flags over Ring of Fire
- Cliffs Natural Resources misleading investors, chief says
- Sudbury gets $1.8B chromite smelter
- Smelter announcement 'like a funeral' for northwest
- Chromite mine talks could 'devolve into conflict'
- 'Kill me first,' Neskantaga chief tells Cliffs
- Ontario accused of breaking the law on mining project
- Discord over NW Ont. mine was avoidable, lawyer says
- Minister asked to deny permits for road to Ring-of-Fire mine project
- N. Ont. First Nation confronts foreign mining interests
- First Nation wants to slow the pace of mining activities
Ontario's mines minister says if more than half the chromite mined in the Ring of Fire is processed in Ontario, that's a lot better than none.
Ontario Minister of Northern Development and Mines Michael Gravelle. (CBC)On Thursday, NDP MPP Gilles Bisson criticized a plan by Cliffs Natural Resources to ship the rest of its ore to China.
Michael Gravelle says the processor to be built in Sudbury will create hundreds of new jobs plus spin-off jobs.
“[If the proposal is successful], what we're going to be seeing … [is] the first ferrochrome processing facility in North America,” Gravelle said. “We're going to see value-added opportunity in the province of Ontario that was never there before.”
Gravelle added that shipping ore to other jurisdictions for processing is not uncommon.
He said ore from other countries and provinces is processed in Ontario.
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