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Residents Against FPF in Coniston

Coniston pushed as ‘optimal site’ in city’s bid to host ferrochrome processing facility without any public consultation.

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This information was gathered from part of a series produced by MiningWatch Canada about the risks of chromium exposure. Additional fact sheets summarizing risks to the environment, chromite workers and nearby populations are also available online at:

www.miningwatch.ca/chromium

Chromite deposits have been identified in Northern Ontario, Canada. Located 500 km north-east of Thunder Bay in a pristine area dubbed the “Ring of Fire”, they are the largest deposits found in North America. Noront Resources is evaluating a plan for an open pit/underground chromite mine and ore processing facility in the Ring of Fire and a ferrochrome production facility to be located somewhere in Ontario. A number of other companies also have plans for mining chromite and other metals in the area.

As companies rush to submit proposals for hosting a ferrochrome plant, some residents feel as though the negative impacts outweigh the potential economic impacts.