on Labrador Iron operations


 
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28 July 2010              LSE:AYM 
 
LIM receives approvals to commence construction of mining facilities 
 
Mine Development Plan approved by Labrador Government 
 
Anglesey Mining plc is pleased to announce that its 41% owned associate company 
Labrador Iron Mines Holdings Limited (TSX: LIM) has reported that on 27 July 
2010 it received Certificates of Approval for the construction of its mining 
facilities from the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. 
 
The approvals provide for the construction of open pit mining and treatment 
facilities at the James North, James South, Redmond 2B and Redmond 5 deposits, 
and include the beneficiation facility, ore, waste rock and overburden 
stockpiles, settling ponds, access roads, accommodation camp and other 
associated works for LIM's Schefferville Area direct shipping iron ore project. 
The approvals also include authorization for the installation and operation of 
power generators at the James deposit, the Silver Yard beneficiation area and 
the accommodation camp. 
 
LIM has also been advised by the Minister of Natural Resources that LIM's 
Development Plan for the Schefferville Area Iron Ore Mine (Western Labrador) 
has been approved pursuant to Section 6.(1) of the Mining Act. 
 
LIM is still awaiting two operating permits, one for the operation of the mine, 
and the other for the operation of the new 4.5 km railway spur line which was 
completed in early June and which will be used for the mobilization of the 
equipment and plant that have been assembled offsite over the last several 
months and has been brought to railheads at Sept-Îles and at Labrador City 
awaiting delivery to site. 
 
The issue of these approvals and permits by the Government of Newfoundland and 
Labrador has taken longer than anticipated and has resulted in delays in LIM's 
originally planned construction and production timelines for 2010. 
 
Discussions with Innu of Quebec 
 
Negotiations with the Quebec Innu, represented by the communities of 
Matimekush-Lac John (Schefferville) and Uashat Mak Mani-Utenam (Sept-Iles), 
towards the completion of Impact Benefit Agreements are continuing but 
agreements have not yet been reached. In June, the Innu Strategic Alliance 
erected a barrier to block normal access from the town of Schefferville in 
Quebec to mining properties in Labrador as part of a land claim campaign to 
protect their rights and other political issues. To date, LIM has respected the 
barrier pending the issue of permits and hopes that the ongoing discussions 
with both the Quebec Innu and with Government will result in satisfactory 
agreements whereby LIM's projects can be operated in a positive way for the 
benefit of all. 
 
LIM has previously signed an Impact Benefit Agreement with the Innu Nation of 
Labrador. In addition, LIM signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with 
Matimekush in 2008 and with the Naskapi Nation of Kawawachikamach in the same 
year. 
 
Subject to the receipt of all the remaining necessary operating permits, 
licenses and approvals without any further delay, LIM plans to proceed with 
site construction and commissioning of the mine and beneficiation facilities 
and hopes to achieve start up and some initial production before the seasonal 
shut down of operations at the end of November 2010. LIM is targeting full 
scale commercial production in April 2011 and plans production of 2 million 
tonnes of iron ore during that calendar year. 
 
Labrador Iron Mines Holdings Limited (LIM) 
 
LIM's Schefferville Area project involves the development of twenty direct 
shipping iron ore deposits in western Labrador and north-eastern Quebec near 
Schefferville, Quebec. LIM's properties are part of the historic Schefferville 
area iron ore district where mining of adjacent deposits was previously carried 
out by the Iron Ore Company of Canada from 1954 to 1982. Labrador Iron Mines 
contemplates mining in four stages, the first phase of Stage 1 comprising the 
James and Redmond deposits, which are located in close proximity to existing 
infrastructure. 
 
Anglesey Mining plc 
 
Anglesey Mining with its LSE main board listing is primarily focused on its 41% 
interest in LIM. In addition to any new projects that may be brought forward 
the company owns 100% of Parys Mountain in North Wales with an historical 
resource in excess of 7 million tonnes at over 9% combined copper, lead and 
zinc. 
 
For further information, please view LIM's website at www.labradorironmines.ca 
or contact: 
 
Bill Hooley, Chief Executive                               +44 (0) 1492 541981 
Ian Cuthbertson, Finance Director                          +44 (0) 1248 361333 
Emily Fenton/Charlie Geller, Conduit PR                    +44 (0) 20 7429 6608 / 
                                                           +44 (0) 7788 554035 
 
 
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