Several mining companies have temporarily halted operations and exploration activities in eastern Canada as unprecedented wildfires rage.
Iron Ore Co. of Canada, which is majority owned by Rio Tinto Group, is in the process of idling operations at the mine, concentrator and pellet plant in Labrador City, Newfoundland, because it can’t ship products out. Its 418-kilometer Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway is suspended until at least Friday “due to fire and smoke hazards, as well as damage to our telecommunications infrastructure and power line along the track,” a company spokesperson said in an email.
Canada is on pace for its worst-ever wildfire season on record, with approximately 3.3 million hectares burned so far this year, according to data from the Canadian government. That’s almost double the area of Lake Ontario. Smoke has drifted south and is hanging over New York, Toronto and Ottawa, among other affected cities, on Tuesday.
Gold producer Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. had to reduce operations at some of its sites between June 2 and June 5, but normal operations resumed Monday, company spokeswoman Natalie Frackleton said in a Tuesday email. Exploration activities remain suspended. Resolute Forest Products, recently acquired by Paper Excellence Canada Holdings Corp., halted one facility due to a logging ban. “Our sawmilling operations have been suspended at Lebel-sur-Quévillon, and may also be interrupted at other sites in the event of a wood shortage, but it’s still a little early to identify them,” Louis Bouchard, a company spokesman, said by email. “This is an extremely rare situation, and we remain on alert.
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