Sudbury Mayor Marianne Matichuk and staff will be meeting with Cliffs Natural Resources Sept. 26 to pitch Sudbury as the preferred location for a proposed ferrochrome production facility.
In 2010, Cliffs Natural Resources acquired the largest known chromite deposit in North America, located in the James Bay lowlands in an area known as the Ring of Fire.
The Sudbury location, north of Capreol, was deemed the best “technical” site for the refinery by the company. Other locations include Timmins, Thunder Bay and Greenstone.
Over the past year, city officials have been meeting with decision-makers from all major companies involved in the Ring of Fire development, including the provincial government. A report has been drafted to show Cliffs the benefits in bringing this important project to the Greater Sudbury area. “Cliffs is looking at places to establish its smelting operation. To me, there is only one place; here in Greater Sudbury,” said Matichuk. “If Cliffs decides to build in Ontario, we want Greater Sudbury to be the only choice for them.”
“We are aggressively marketing Sudbury as an economic engine and as the world’s expert in the mining and supply industry,” said Scott Lund, chair, Greater Sudbury Development Corp. “Attracting Ring of Fire businesses such as Cliffs will allow us to become a more competitive, commercial and industrial rallying point in northeastern Ontario.”
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