NOTICE OF SUBMISSION OF TERMS OF REFERENCE

This notification is to announce the submission of the Cliffs Chromite Project Documents Available for Review

Terms of Reference to the Ministry of the Environment (MOE). Please read You may inspect the proposed Terms of Reference during

below for further information about the Project. normal business hours at the following locations, please check with your nearest location for their specific hours of operation: Cliffs Natural Resources Ministry of the Environment Public Library Inc. (Cliffs) is undergoing a Approvals Branch 4100 Elmview Drive, provincial and federal Floor 12A, 2 St. Clair Ave West, Hanmer, P3P 1J7 Toronto, M4V 1L5 Environmental Assessment Citizen Service

(EA) for the Cliffs Ministry of the Environment Centre & Library Thunder Bay District Office 1-9 Morin Street, Chromite Project. The Suite 331, 435 James Street South, Capreol, P0M 1H0 Thunder Bay, P7E 6S7 EA will assess the Brodie Resource Library following four components Ministry of the Environment 216 South Brodie Street, of the Project: Sudbury District Office Thunder Bay, P7E 1C2 Suite 1201, 199 Larch Street, Waverley Resource Library 1) The Mine Site, located Sudbury, P3E 5P9 285 Red River Road, near McFaulds Lake; Ministry of the Environment Thunder Bay, P7B 1A9 District Office 2) An Ore Processing Govt. Complex Elsie Dugard Centennial Library Facility, co-located at Hwy 101 East, South Porcupine, P0N 1H0 405 Second Street West, the Mine Site; Geraldton, P0T 1M0 Greenstone Municipal Office Greenstone Public Library 3) An Integrated 1800 Main Street, Longlac Branch Transportation Geraldton, P0T 1M0 110 Kenogami, System (ITS) to Longlac, P0T 2A0 transport Thunder Bay Municipal Office 3rd Floor, 500 Donald Street East, Beardmore Ward Office product/supplies and 78 Pearl Street, Thunder Bay, P7C 5K4 workers to and from the Beardmore, P0T 1G0

Mine Site; and City of Nakina Ward Office 200 Centre Avenue, 4) A Ferrochrome Production Facility (FPF), located in Capreol, near Municipal Office 200 Brady Street, Nakina, P0T 2H0 Sudbury. Sudbury, P3A 5P3 Main Public Library Mackenzie Branch As part of the planning process for the provincial EA and as required by Timmins City Hall 74 MacKenzie Street, the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act, a Terms of Reference has 220 Algonquin Blvd. East, Sudbury, P3C 4X8 Timmins, P4N 1B3 been prepared by Cliffs for submission to the MOE. If approved by the Timmins Public Library

MOE, the Terms of Reference will serve as a framework for the 320 Second Avenue, Timmins, P4N 8A4 preparation and review of the provincial EA.

A copy of the Terms of Reference has also been mailed to the Any written comments about the Terms of Reference must be received following communities: before August 27, 2012. All comments should be submitted to:

Alex Blasko, Special Project Officer, Ministry of the Environment, Aroland First Nation - Atikameksheng Anishnawbek First Nation - Attawapiskat First Nation - Constance Lake First Environmental Assessment and Approvals Branch Nation - Eabametoong First Nation - Fort Albany First Nation 2 St. Clair Avenue West, Floor 12A, Toronto ON, M4V 1L5 Ginoogaming First Nation - - Long Tel: 416-314-7232 Email: [email protected] Lake First Nation #58 - Marten Falls First Nation - Matawa Tribal Council - Métis Nation of Ontario - Mushkegowuk A copy of all comments will be forwarded to Cliffs Natural Resources Council - Neskantaga First Nation - Nibinamik First Nation - Inc. for its consideration. Red Sky Métis Independent Nation - Temagami First Nation - - Webequie First Nation - Whitefish River First Nation – Animbiigoo Zaagi’igan Anishinaabek First

Nation – Aundeck Omni Kaning First Nation – Biinjitiwaabok

For further information about the Cliffs Chromite Project please Zaaging Anishinaabek (Rocky Bay) First Nation – Dokis First contact: Nation – Henvey Inlet First Nation – Mattagami First Nation – M’Chigeeng First Nation – Nipissing First Nation – Sagamok

Jason Aagenes Director, Environmental Affairs Anishinawbek First Nation – Serpent River First Nation – 1159 Alloy Drive, Ste. 200 Thunder Bay, ON P7B 6M8 Sheguiandah First Nation – Shesheqwaning First Nation –

Phone: 1-855-353-4766 Fax: 216-694-4035 Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve – Zhiibaahaasing First [email protected] Nation

http://www.cliffsnaturalresources.communicipal offices, and band Under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and the Environmental Assessment Act, unless otherwise stated in the submission, any personaloffices> information such as name, address, telephone number and property location included in a submission will become part of the public record files for this matter and will be released, if requested, to any person.