gigantomaniac mine planned for arctic Canada

[auroraglacialis]

Britain's richest man to build giant Arctic iron ore mine - News - The Ecologist

Mittal has already outlined an ambitious plan to use more than 2,000 workers to build 24 bridges, stretches of road, warehouses, fuel depots, landfills and an airstrip as well as the docks at Milne Inlet and Steensby.

The railway alone will take four years to construct and will need its own roads and quarries for iron ore, which the company says is "an essential commodity for ongoing growth and development of our society" particularly the developing economies of China and India.
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the wildlife group WWF, describes the planned mine as a "game changer" and a test case that could affect all future industrialisation of the far north.
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The statement outlines how marine mammals are also found in abundance in the region including polar bears, narwhals, beluga whales and blowhead whales while migratory birds include snow geese, rough-legged hawks and gyro-falcons.

The operators say they will work hard to prevent contamination from sewage, wastewater and explosive equipment-washing but they admit: 'building sections of the railway into the edge of several lakes will be unavoidable … some fish habitat will be lost.'

It also says 'accidental kills of caribou could occur as a result of project activity' and that 'small numbers of ringed seal mortalities could occur as a result of icebreaking activity.'

The company admits any large diesel spill 'would have significant environmental effects'

They just cannot leave the last remaining wild place alone. They just can't.
And global warming allows them to do so...