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Bloom Lake Mine

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 Location:
13 km NW from Fermont, Quebec, Canada

  Address:
755 route 389
Fermont
Quebec, Canada
G0G 1J0
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Overview

StageProduction
Mine TypeOpen Pit
Commodities
  • Iron Ore
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
Production Start...
Mine Life20 years (as of Jan 1, 2019)
Bloom Lake is an openpit operation with two concentrators that primarily source energy from renewable hydroelectric power.

Commissioned the Phase II expansion project ahead of schedule and completed the first rail shipments from the project on May 3, 2022.
Latest NewsChampion Iron Reports Record Production For Its Fy2023 Third Quarter With Phase II Reaching Commercial Production, And Announces The Positive Findings Of The Direct Reduction Pellet Feed Project Feasibility Study     January 26, 2023


Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
Champion Iron Ltd. 100 % Indirect
Quebec Iron Ore Inc. (operator) 100 % Direct
Champion Iron Limited, through its subsidiary Quebec Iron Ore Inc. (“QIO”), owns and operates the Bloom Lake Mining Complex (“Bloom Lake” or “Bloom Lake Mine”), located on the south end of the Labrador Trough.

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Deposit Type

  • Banded iron formation


Summary:

Bloom Lake property mineralization style is a deposit typical of the Superior-Lake type. The Bloom Lake deposits are about 24 km southwest of Labrador City and about 8 km north of the Mount Wright range. The western 6 km of this range contains very large reserves of specular hematite-magnetite iron-formation in a synclinal structure that is regarded as a southwest extension of the Wabush Lake ranges. The iron-formation and quartzite are conformable within a metasedimentary series of biotitemuscovite-quartz-feldspar-hornblende- garnet-epidote schists and gneisses in a broad synclinal structure. This succession, following the first stage of folding and faulting, was intruded by gabbroic sills which were later metamorphosed and transformed into amphibolite gneiss with foliation parallel with that in adjacent metasediments. Two separate iron-formation units are present; these join northwest of Bloom Lake, but are separated by several dozen meters of gneiss and schist in the southern part of the structure. Quartzite, present below the upper member throughout the eastern part of the area, pinches out near the western end. Folded segments and inclusions of ironformation in the central part of the syncline that are surrounded by amphibolite, are in most cases thought to be part of an overlying sheet that was thrust over the main syncline during the first period of deformation. The large amphibolite mass in the central part of the area was apparently emplaced along the zone of weakn ........


Mining Methods

  • Truck & Shovel / Loader


Summary:

The operation consists of a conventional surface mining method using an owner mining approach with electric hydraulic shovels, wheel loaders and mine trucks. The study consists of resizing the open pit and producing a 20-year life of mine (LOM) plan to feed two plants at a nominal rate of 41.9 Mtpy.

The Project has two main mining areas, the Chief’s Peak and West pits. The Chief’s Peak pit is 2,500 m long by 1,850 m wide at the east end. The starting phase of Chief’s Peak pit is located on the western end. The West pit is 1,890 m long by 950 m wide; it has a narrow southern limb that is 1,300 m long by 200 m wide.

The Chief’s Peak pit has one ramp exit to the north and one ramp exit to the south. Until the first two phases of the Chief’s Peak pit are complete, there will be an additional ramp exit to the north, close to Crusher 1. The southern ramp will also access to the new waste storage facility as well as alternate access for preliminary stripping activities. The West pit has one ramp exit on the northeast wall, one on the east wall, and one in the southern limb.


Crushing and Grinding
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Processing

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Production:

CommodityUnits20222021202020192018
Iron Ore kt  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required623
All production numbers are expressed as concentrate.
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Operational Metrics:

Metrics20222021202020192018
Total tonnes mined  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required33,391,600 t
Ore tonnes mined  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required19,711,700 wmt2,733,500 wmt
Waste  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required13,679,900 wmt4,254,000 wmt
Tonnes milled  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required18,493,800 wmt1,754,300 wmt
Stripping / waste ratio  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required0.7 1.6
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Reserves at March 31, 2022:
Mineral Resource and Reservese estimate at 15% Fe Cut-off.

CategoryTonnage CommodityGrade
Proven 214 M dmt Iron 30.1 %
Probable 531 M dmt Iron 28.3 %
Proven & Probable 745 M dmt Iron 28.8 %
Measured 219 M dmt Iron 30.4 %
Indicated 626 M dmt Iron 28.6 %
Measured & Indicated 846 M dmt Iron 29 %
Inferred 129 M dmt Iron 27.2 %

Commodity Production Costs:

CommodityUnits2022202120202019
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Financials:

Units20222021202020192018
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Pipelines
TypeMaterialDiameterLengthDescription


Heavy Mobile Equipment as of June 20, 2019:
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Excavator ....................... Subscription required Existing
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Grader ....................... Subscription required ....................... Subscription required Existing
Loader ....................... Subscription required ....................... Subscription required Existing
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Loader ....................... Subscription required ....................... Subscription required Existing
Loader - Tool Carrier ....................... Subscription required ....................... Subscription required Existing
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Loader (FEL) ....................... Subscription required 12 cu. m ....................... Subscription required Existing
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Shovel (hydraulic) ....................... Subscription required 23 cu. m ....................... Subscription required Existing
Truck (fuel / lube) ....................... Subscription required Existing
Truck (haul) ....................... Subscription required ....................... Subscription required Existing
Truck (haul) ....................... Subscription required 218 t ....................... Subscription required Existing
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Truck (service) ....................... Subscription required Existing
Truck (water) ....................... Subscription required Existing
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Mine Management:

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Staff:

Total WorkforceYear
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Corporate Filings & Presentations:

DocumentYear
Annual Report 2022
Press Release 2022
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................................... Subscription required 2020
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Press Release 2018
Quarterly Report 2018
Feasibility Study Report 2017
Press Release 2016
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News:

NewsDate
Champion Iron Reports Record Production For Its Fy2023 Third Quarter With Phase II Reaching Commercial Production, And Announces The Positive Findings Of The Direct Reduction Pellet Feed Project Feasibility Study January 26, 2023

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