UPDATE 2-ArcelorMittal to spend C$2.1 bln on Quebec mining
Fri May 20, 2011 6:12pm GMT
* To invest in Mont-Wright mine and Port-Cartier assets
* Expansion to create 8,000 jobs in construction phase
* To create over 900 permanent jobs once plan complete
By Euan Rocha
TORONTO, May 20 (Reuters) - The world's largest steelmaker, ArcelorMittal (ISPA.AS: Quote), said on Friday it will spend C$2.1 billion ($2.2 billion) to expand its iron ore mining operations in Quebec, as it moves to secure supplies of the steelmaking ingredient.
ArcelorMittal said it plans to expand its Mont-Wright iron-mining complex in northeastern Quebec and its industrial complex at Port-Cartier on the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
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