Baffinland Iron Mines 2016 Annual Report to the Nunavut Impact Review Board Baffinland ᐅᔭᕋᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᒃ 2016 ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ Project cer�ficate No. 005/ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖅ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᖓ No. 005 March 31, 2017/ ᒫᑦᓯ 31, 2017 POPULAR SUMMARY | ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᖑᓯᒪᔪᖅ Introduction ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᔾᔪᑎᑦ This summary is part of Baffinland’s Annual Report to the ᑖᓐᓇ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᖑᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᓚᒋᕚ ᓄᓘᔮᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᖅᓯᐅᑎᖓᑕ Nunavut Impact Review Board (NIRB). This Report is a ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖓ ᓄᓇᕗᑦᒥ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ (NIRB). ᑖᓐᓇ requirement of the Project Certificate No. 005 issued to ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᖅᓯᐅᑎ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅ ᐱᑕᖃᕆᐊᖃᑦᑎᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᓐᓇᓂᕐᒧᑦ Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation (Baffinland), which outlines ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔾᔪᑎᖓᑕ ᓇᒻᒪ. 005 ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᓄᓘᔮᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ the terms and conditions for operation. The Report provides Baffinland) ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᔪᑦ ᑐᓐᖓᕕᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᓂᕆᔭᖓᓄᑦ. ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅ ᐱᑕᖃᑦᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ ᑐᑭᓯᐅᒪᔾᔪᑎᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᖅ ᓄᓘᔮᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑎᒻᒪᖔᑕ information on how Baffinland is implementing the terms ᑐᓐᖓᕕᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᓂᕆᔭᖓᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᓐᓇᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔾᔪᑎᖓᑕ and conditions of the Project Certificate and its performance ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᒻᒪᖔᑕ ᑖᒃᓱᒧᖓ ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ. against them. Under the Nunavut Agreement (NA), the ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᒍᑎᖏᑎᒍᑦ (NA), ᓄᓇᕗᑦᒥ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ NIRB has completed a review of the potential ecosystemic ᐱᐊᓂᒃᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᓂᖃᑦᑐᑎᒃ ᐆᒪᔪᓕᒫᑦ ᓇᔪᒐᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ and socio-economic effects of the Mary River Project (the ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓂᖓ ᓄᓘᔮᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓕᖅᑐᑎᒃ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ Project) and has found that if the terms and conditions are ᑐᓐᖓᕕᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᑦᑎᐊᓕᖅᐸᑕ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᓂᕆᐅᒋᔭᐅᖏᓚᖅ implemented effectively the Project is not anticipated to ᐊᑲᐅᖏᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓂᖃᓐᓂᐊᕐᕆᐊᖓᓂᒃ. cause significant adverse effects. ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅ ᓴᖅᑮᒻᒥᔪᖅ ᐱᕕᒃᓴᖃᕝᕕᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᐅᖃᓪᒪᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᑦ The Report also presents an opportunity to discuss the yearly ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕐᖑᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓪᓗᐊᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᕐᒥᒃ Project activities and highlights what is coming ahead for the ᐊᕐᕌᒎᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥ. ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᑕᖐᔪᖅ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅ ᓇᓂᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᕙᓂ following year. The complete report can be found on the NIRB NIRB ᑭᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓄᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᕕᖓᓂ www.nirb.ca ᐊᒻᒪᓗᒃᑕᐅᖅ ᐅᕙᓂ Public Registry at www.nirb.ca as well as on the Baffinland ᓄᓘᔮᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᒃᑯᕕᐊᓂ www.baffinland.com/documents. Document Portal www.baffinland.com/documents. ᓄᓘᔮᓕᕆᓂᖅ The Mary River Project ᓄᓘᔮᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᐱᖃᓯᐅᔾᔨᔪᖅ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᖄᖓᓂ ᐲᔭᖅᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᓗᓂ The Project comprises an operating open pit iron ore mine and ᓴᕕᕋᔭᔅᓴᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᓚᒃᑕᖅᕕᒻᒥᒃ ᓇᒻᒥᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᓄᓘᔮᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ. ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖃᑦᑐᑦ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᐊᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐅᐊᓐᓇᖅᐸᓯᐊᓂ deep water port that is owned and operated by Baffinland. ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓘᑉ (ᓇᓂᑦᑎᓯᐊ 1) ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᖓᔪᐊᓃᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᐊᓂ The Project is located in the Qikiqtani Region of Nunavut on ᐊᐅᓚᓂᖃᑦᑐᑎᒃ. ᓴᕕᕋᔭᔅᓴᖃᕝᕕᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᐊᓐᓇᖓᓂ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓘᑉ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ northern Baffin Island (Fig. 1) and is now in its third year of ᐊᖏᓂᖅᐹᖑᒋᐊᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᐅᓂᖅᐹᖑᖃᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᓴᕕᕋᔭᔅᓴᖅ operation. The iron ore deposits on North Baffin Island are ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ. ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᐅᔭᕋᓐᓂᐊᖅᕕᒃ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ 20 considered to be one of the largest and highest quality iron ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᓂᖃᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᑯᓂᐊᓗᒃ ᐊᖏᓪᓕᒋᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᐸᑦ ore deposits on the planet. The current mine operation is ᐱᖃᓯᐅᑎᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᓴᕕᕋᔭᔅᓴᖃᑦᑐᑦ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᑐᑭᖃᕈᓐᓇᖅᐳᖅ expected to last for more than 20 years but there is the ability ᑭᖑᕚᒌᒐᓵᓗᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕋᔭᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ for the operation to last for generations if it is allowed to ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᐊᓐᓇᖓᓂ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓘᑉ. expand to include other deposits. This represents a potential multi-generational opportunity for economic development in the North Baffin region. 1 Mary River Project | 2016 NIRB Annual Report | March 2017 POPULAR SUMMARY | ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᖑᓯᒪᔪᖅ Fig. 1 Project Location Map ᓇᓂᑦᑎᓯᐊ 1 ᐱᓕᕆᕕᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᕆᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᙳᐊᖅ The Project currently consists of three main locations: the ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᖓᓱᓂᒃ ᐃᓂᓪᓗᐊᑕᖃᑉᐳᑦ: ᓄᓘᔮᓂ ᐅᔭᕋᓐᓂᐊᖅᕕᒃ, Mary River Mine Site, the 100-km long Tote Road, and the 100 ᑭᓛᒥᑕᒥᒃ ᐅᖓᓯᓐᓂᓕᒃ ᐊᖅᑯᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕿᓐᖑᐊᓂ ᑐᓚᒃᑕᖅᕕᒃ Milne Port (Fig. 2). (ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ 2). The operation includes open pit mining, crushing and ᐊᐅᓚᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᓚᖃᑉᐳᖅ ᖄᖓᓂ ᓴᕕᕋᔭᔅᓴᓂᒃ ᐲᔭᐃᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᓯᖁᓪᓗᐃᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᓯᑲᑦᑕᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓴᕕᕋᔭᔅᓴᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᖅᑭᓄᑦ transportation of ore overland 12 months of the year along 12-ᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ ᑕᒪᐅᓇ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᒻᒥᒥᒃ ᑐᓚᒃᑕᖅᕕᒻᒧᑦ. the Tote Road from the mine site to the port at Milne Inlet. ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔾᔪᑎᖓ ᐊᔪᓐᖏᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ ᓴᕕᕋᔭᔅᓴᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ The Project Certificate allows for the mining and shipment of ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᓯᑲᑦᑕᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑎᑭᓪᓗᒍ 4.2 ᒥᓕᐊᓐ ᑕᓐᔅ ᓴᕕᕋᔭᔅᓴᒥᒃ up to 4.2 million tonnes of iron ore per year in the currently ᐊᕐᕌᒍ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒧᑦ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓂᖃᑦᑐᖅ ᐱᒋᐊᓕᓵᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ operating Early Revenue Phase. Ore in the form of lump and ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᓴᕕᕋᔭᔅᓴᖅ ᐊᖏᔫᑎᐅᓂᖅᓴᐃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᖁᑦᑎᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ fines is shipped during the open water season to international ᐅᓯᔭᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᒪᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᓂᐅᕕᕋᑦᑎᐅᕙᑦᑐᓄᑦ. markets. There are no concentrators, tailings, or tailings ᓴᓗᒻᒪᔅᓴᐃᔾᔪᑎᒥᓂᕐᓂᒃ ᓱᕈᕈᔪᓐᓂᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑕᓯᕋᔭᓕᐊᖑᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ponds associated with production. ᓴᓗᒻᒪᔅᓴᐅᑎᒥᓂᕐᓂᒃ ᐱᑕᖃᖏᑎᐊᖅᑐᖅ. 2 Mary River Project | 2016 NIRB Annual Report | March 2017 POPULAR SUMMARY | ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᖑᓯᒪᔪᖅ In 2016, Baffinland focused on mine production from Deposit 2016-ᒥ, ᓄᓘᔮᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᓪᓗᐊᑕᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᑕᕝᕙᓐᖓᑦ No. 1. Mining and hauling activities from the Mine Site to ᓴᕕᕋᔭᔅᓴᖃᕝᕕᒻᒥᑦ 1-ᒥᑦ. ᐅᔭᕋᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᓯᑲᑦᑕᕐᓂᐅᕙᑦᑐᑦ Milne Port continued throughout 2016, with 3.2 million tonnes ᐅᔭᕋᑦᑕᕕᒻᒥᒃ ᕿᓐᖑᐊᓄᑦ ᑲᔪᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ 2016-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ, 3.2 ᒥᓕᐊᓐ mined and hauled down the Tote Road. 2016 was the second ᑕᓐᔅᓂᒃ ᐅᔭᕋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᓯᑲᑦᑕᖅᑐᑎᒃ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᑯᑖᒃᑯᑦ. 2016 season of open water shipping of iron ore with a total of 2.75 ᑐᒡᓕᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓ ᐊᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᒫᒍᑦ ᐅᓯᑲᑦᑕᖅᑐᑎᒃ ᓴᕕᕋᔭᔅᓴᒥᒃ ᐃᒪᓐᓇᑎᒋ 2.75 ᒥᓕᐊᓐ ᑕᓐᔅ ᓴᕕᕋᔭᔅᓴᒥᒃ ᐅᓯᑲᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᕿᑎᐊᓂ ᔪᓚᐃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ million tonnes of iron ore shipped between July and October. ᐊᒃᑑᕙ. ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᑦ 2015-ᒥᓂᑦ ᑕᐃᒃᓱᒪᓂ 0.9 ᒥᓕᐊᓐ ᑕᓐᔅ ᐅᓯᔭᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ. This is an increase over 2015 when 0.9 million tonnes was ᐅᔭᕋᓐᓂᐊᖅᕕᒃ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓂᖓ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ 2015-ᒥ, ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒻᒪᑦ shipped. Mine construction was largely completed in 2015, so ᓴᓇᔪᖃᓗᐊᓚᐅᖏᑦᑐᖅ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᕈᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᑯᑖᒧᑦ ᓱᕋᑦᑎᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓄᑦ construction activities were limited to improvements to the ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᑕᒐᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᒥᓂᕐᓄᑦ. Tote Road to address erosion and sediment control issues. 2016-ᒥ ᐊᑐᕆᐊᖃᑦᑕᒥᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᕋᓗᐊᕐᒪᖔᑕ 2016 Compliance Performance ᐅᑯᐊᓕ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐱᑦᔪᑎᖃᑦᑐᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕆᔭᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ The following table presents a summary of the performance ᑐᓐᖓᕕᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᓄᓘᔮᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᓐᓇᓂᕐᒧᑦ on the terms and conditions set out in the Mary River Project ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔾᔪᑎᖓᓂ. ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᑐᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᕆᔭᖏᑦ Certificate. The status of each condition is identified as one of ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᓇᓕᐅᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᒫᒃ: the following: • ᐱᐊᓂᒃᑐᖅ – ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᒪᓂᕆᔭᐅᖁᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᑕᐅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᑦ; • Complete Condition requirements have been met • ᑲᔪᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᑦ - ᓄᓘᔮᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᔪᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᕋᓱᐊᖅᑐᑎᒃ • In Progress/Ongoing - Baffinland is in the process of ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᖁᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ meeting the Condition requirement(s) • ᐊᑐᓐᖏᑦᑐᖅ 2016-ᒥ - ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᖁᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᓱᖅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᐅᔫᑉ • Not applicable in 2016 - Condition is tied to a certain phase ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕐᖑᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓ ᒪᓕᓪᓗᒍ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔭᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓄᑦ or activity of the project which is not currently applicable ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᖏᑦᑐᖅ (ᓲᕐᓗ ᓴᓇᓂᖅ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᒪᑐᓯᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓴᓗᒻᒪᔅᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ); ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ (such as construction or closure and reclamation) • ᑭᖑᕙᕆᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᒧᑦ - ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᖁᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᒪᑦᑎᐊᖅᐳᑦ • Deferred - Condition is specific to an aspect of the Project ᐱᑦᔪᑎᖓᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕐᖑᔫᑉ ᓱᓕ ᑲᔪᓯᔭᐅᖏᑦᑐᖅ ᓱᓕ (ᓲᕐᓗ Steensby which is not yet active (such as the Steensby Port and southern ᑐᓚᒃᑕᖅᕕᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓂᒋᖅᐸᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᑯᑖᒃ). ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᖁᔭᐅᔪᑦ rail line); these conditions will be addressed when required ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᓕᖅᐸᑕ. Fig. 3 Summary of Baffinland’s 2016 Overall Performance ᓇᓂᑦᑎᓯᐊ 3 ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖓ ᓄᓘᔮᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ 2016 ᐃᓘᓐᓇᖓᑎᒍᑦ against Project Certificate No. 005 Terms and Conditions ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᑕᐅᑐᑦᑐᒍ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᖓᑦ ᓇᒻᒪ 005 ᑐᓐᖓᕕᒋᔭᖏᑦ 3 Mary River Project | 2016 NIRB Annual Report | March 2017 POPULAR SUMMARY | ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᖑᓯᒪᔪᖅ Overall, Baffinland is completing the required terms and ᐃᓘᓐᓇᖓᑎᒍᑦ, ᓄᓘᔮᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᓯᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᑐᓐᖓᕕᒋᔭᕆᐊᖃᑦᑕᒥᓂᒃ conditions for the Project. In areas where improvement is ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑐᖁᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ. ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᕆᐊᖃᑦᑐᑎᒍᓪᓕ required Baffinland will continue to make operational changes ᓄᓘᔮᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᔪᓯᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᓂᕆᔭᒥᒍᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔩᓇᓱᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ and work with its regulators and the communities to make ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂᑦ ᑲᔪᓯᑦᑎᐊᖁᓪᓗᒍ the Project a success. ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᖅ. Community Engagement ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᓂᕆᔭᖏᑦ Baffinland has focused on promoting dialogue with the five ᓄᓘᔮᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᓗᐊᖅᓯᒪᒋᕗᑦ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑖᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓂᒃ ᐅᐊᓐᓇᖓᓂ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓘᑉ ᓄᓇᓕᖏᑦ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃ, ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᒃ, ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒃ, North Baffin communities of Pond Inlet, Arctic Bay, Igloolik, ᑲᖏᖅᑐᒑᐱᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓴᓂᕋᔭᒃ, ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᖅᐹᖑᒋᐊᖏᓐᓂᒃ Clyde River and Hall Beach, considered to be most impacted ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᑖᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓄᑦ by the Project. Ongoing engagement efforts related to these ᓇᓗᓇᓐᖏᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᕚᓪᓕᕈᑕᐅᕗᖅ ᑖᒃᓱᒧᖓ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕐᕆᔭᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ. communities has in generated broad-based support for the ᓄᓘᔮᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᐅᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᓯᑎᐱᕆ Project. Baffinland conducted community surveys in each of 2016-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑐᑭᓯᑦᑎᐊᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ the five communities in September of 2016 to gain a better ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᒌᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓘᔮᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ understanding of the potential impacts of the Project on the ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ. ᑲᑎᑦᑐᑎᒃ 205 ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓃᑦ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ communities and the relationship between Baffinland and the ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᑎᕕᓃᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᓴᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥᒃ communities. A total of 205 surveys were completed and the ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᓄᓘᔮᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓪᓗ. results indicate a general level of satisfaction with the Project ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᑎᕕᓃᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓘᓐᓇᖓᑎᒍᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᖅ and with the current relationships between the communities ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓂᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂᑦ (ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ 4). ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ and Baffinland. ᑭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑐᖃᑦᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᖃᓚᐅᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ The results of the survey show that overall the Project has ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᑉ ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᔪᑦ ᖃᑦᓰᓐᓇᐅᒐᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᕕᒃᓯᒪᓚᐅᕆᕗᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑕᐅᔪᑦ made a positive impact on the local communities (Fig. 4). ᐅᑯᑎᒎᓇ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᖃᑦᑐᑎᒃ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ Most who answered the survey did not have concerns about ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᖃᑦᑐᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᓖᒃ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ (ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ the Project but the relatively low number of concerns that 5). ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᑎᕕᓃᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᖃᑦᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ