Pond Inlet calls for slow increase to iron ore output at Mary River Mine Final hearings for an expansion at Mary River Mine start in Pond Inlet, Nunavut, in two weeks, and the community’s municipal council says it is prepared to support the project if the mine owners agree to gradual production increases. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Jan 13, 2021 4:00 AM CT | Last Updated: January 13 The Hamlet of Pond Inlet says a slow increase in the amount of ore shipped from Mary River Mine each year would help Inuit monitor environmental impacts. Baffinland wants to double production from six million to 12 million tonnes of iron ore shipped annually.(Submitted by Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation)