| 词条 | Isua Iron Mine |
| 释义 |
The Isua Iron Mine is a proposed mine in Greenland. ConceptThe plan is to ship iron ore from open-pit mines in Greenland to manufacturers in Europe and Asia.[1][2] Like the Baffinland Iron Mine on Baffin Island, the costs of placing a mine in a remote area will be compensated by the high quality of the ore. The ore will be 70 percent iron, so it will require minimal processing before being shipped. The mine site is approximately 150 kilometres northeast of Nuuk, just south of the Arctic Circle.[1] The mine would be at the same latitude as Maniitsoq, a small port on Greenland's west coast, about 100 kilometres away. The mine would be at the edge of Greenland's ice cap. Where the similar Baffinland Iron Mine would ship ore from the mine site to its port on a 150 km railway the Isua Iron Mine's plans were to transport the mine as a slurry, through a {{convert|105|km|mi|abbr=on}} long slurry-pipeline.[3] The port would be built in Taseraarssuk Bay.[1] The bay is ice-free year-round. History and time planIn 2011, according to London Mining Incorporated, the firm planning to develop the site, the mine would be constructed and in operation by 2015.[1] It was projected to ship 15 million tonnes of ore per year. However, Jane George, of Nunatsiaq, reported on April 23, 2013, due to a drop in the price of iron ore, development of the mine had stalled.[2] In October 2013 London Mining and the Greenland Government signed an agreement giving an exploitation license for the mine.[4] Construction had been projected to cost at least $2.35 billion. In October 2014, the company London Mining went bankrupt, due to low ore prices and the fact that its largest mine in Sierra Leone was affected by the Ebola outbreak.[5] In January 2015, the Chinese company General Nice bought the Isua mining project.[6] Jane George, of Nunatsiaq, compared the relative open-ness and transparency with which Baffinland prepared for its environmental review with the criticism London Mining received for its opacity.[1] She pointed out that London Mining had been criticized for failing to effectively publicize its public information meetings, and it had been criticized for a failure to prepare briefing materials in the Danish language and in Greenlandic.[7] References1. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite news | url = http://www.nunatsiaqonline.ca/stories/article/65674huge_isua_iron_mine_under_development_in_western_greenland/| title = Huge Isua iron mine under development in western Greenland: "No known environmental issues" to deal with, says London Mining| publisher = Nunatsiaq| author = Jane George| date = 2011-09-19| location = | isbn = | accessdate = 2013-04-24| quote = }} 2. ^1 {{cite news | url = http://www.nunatsiaqonline.ca/stories/article/65674prospects_fade_for_huge_greenland_iron_mine/| title = Prospects fade for huge Greenland iron mine: Iron prices falling, construction plans await financing| publisher = Nunatsiaq| author = Jane George| date = 2013-04-23| page = | location = | isbn = | accessdate = 2013-04-24| quote = }} 3. ^{{cite news | url = http://www.londonmining.com/operations/greenland/| title = Isua, Greenland| publisher = London Mining Incorporated| author = | date = | page = | location = | isbn = | accessdate = 2013-04-24| quote = }} 4. ^Signing with London Mining {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216190958/http://naalakkersuisut.gl/en/Naalakkersuisut/Press-Statements/2013/10/london_mining |date=2013-12-16 }} 5. ^[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/markets/11167705/London-Mining-warns-investors-will-be-wiped-out.html Ebola-hit London Mining collapses into administration] 6. ^Chinese group General Nice takes over Greenland mine 7. ^{{cite news | url = http://sermitsiaq.ag/node/106442| title = Ensidigt borgermøde om Isukasia| publisher = Sermitsiaq| author = | date = 2011-08-30| page = | location = | isbn = | accessdate = 2013-04-24| language = Danish |trans-title=Monotonous public meeting on Isukasia| quote = }} 2 : Iron mines in Greenland|Qeqqata |
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