Mary River (Nunavut)
Mary River is located on Baffin Island about 936 km (582 mi) northwest of Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut, and about 176 km (109 mi) southwest of Pond Inlet. It is home to iron ore deposits discovered in 1962 by Murray Edmund Watts and Ron Sheardown and is being developed by the Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation.[1][2][3][4][5][6] There is a small airstrip, Mary River Aerodrome, located near the river.
Mary River
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Mary River camp
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See also
References
- ^ "Arctic iron ore line proposed". Railway Gazette. 2006-07-01. Archived from the original on 2009-05-01. Retrieved 2009-05-01.
- ^ "Baffinland Announces New Members of the Baffinland Team to Advance its World Class Iron Ore Project". Mining Top News. 2007-04-10. Archived from the original on 2009-05-01.
- ^ "Baffin Island arctic ore line advances". Railway Gazette. 2008-04-25. Archived from the original on 2009-05-01. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ Carolyn Fitzpatrick (2008-07-24). "Heavy haul in the high north". Railway Gazette. Archived from the original on 2009-05-01. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ "Baffin Island Iron". Arctic Economics. 2008-07-28. Archived from the original on 2009-05-01.
- ^ David K. Joy. "Mary River Iron Project". Archived from the original on 2009-05-03.
71°10′59″N 079°21′00″W / 71.18306°N 79.35000°W
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