Otmane El Rhazi : Dust from abandoned Cliffs' mine casts pall over eastern Canadian town

Otmane El Rhazi from Mining Weekly | Ferrous Metals Home.

Heavy dust clouds blowing from Cliffs Natural Resources' abandoned Wabush iron-ore mine into a small township in the eastern Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador is putting a focus on the liability of miners that seek creditor protection and walk away from assets. Iron-ore and coal miner Cliffs Natural Resources Inc announced in February 2014 it was shutting down its Wabush mine. This year it sought creditor protection for its Canadian assets.