El Dorado Gold signs deal to move McIlvenna Bay mine product to Eastern Canada

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Arctic Gateway Group CEO Chris Avery said the shipments show the railway’s growing role in supporting mining and industrial development across the Prairies. 

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“The Hudson Bay Railway is moving the materials that are helping build Canada’s future economy,” Avery said. “The fact that concentrate from a nation-building critical minerals project, which like the Port of Churchill has been identified as a nationally significant project, is about to move on our railway speaks to the improved strength of the railway and growing role the HBR can play in supporting Western Canadian mining, industrial development, and trade diversification.” 

The company said future opportunities with Eldorado Gold Saskatchewan could include expanding rail infrastructure between Flin Flon and the McIlvenna Bay mine site, as well as longer-term supply chain solutions for northern critical minerals development. 

In Manitoba, Arctic Gateway Group said zinc concentrate from Hudbay Minerals’ Snow Lake operations is moving north to Churchill, where it is being unloaded and prepared for export to European markets later this summer. The company said it marks the third consecutive year Hudbay’s critical minerals have moved to international markets through the Port of Churchill. 

“Our ongoing collaboration with the Arctic Gateway Group highlights the strategic importance of the Hudson Bay Railway to northern mining operations,” said John O’Shaughnessy, Hudbay’s vice-president of the Manitoba business unit. 

“As we enter our third consecutive year of moving our critical minerals through the Port of Churchill, this corridor continues to demonstrate its value as an efficient and sustainable gateway to global markets, creating mutual benefits for our operations and northern communities alike.” 

Going forward, the Arctic Gateway Group plans to continue working with federal and provincial partners on the next phase of modernization for the Hudson Bay Railway and the Port of Churchill. The company said the work includes plans to upgrade the railway to modern North American industrial weight standards so it can fully connect with Canada’s Class 1 rail network. 

nigel.maxwell@pattisonmedia.com