Scotiabank to close its metals business

The country's government said the current agreement "ran counter to the country's national interests."

The firm has filed an amended application, which makes nearly 700 changes to the route in response to concerns about environmentally sensitive areas.

While the company suspended production at Eagle Point, it said the Rabbit Lake mill continued operating as usual.

The last part of this series highlights the richness of the deposit itself - and we also profile the world's largest icebreaking cargo ship that is used to transport the ore for a cool $100 million per load.

In the massive Soligorsk mine, workers 2,000 feet below ground are drilling at seams of pinkish rock and rattling a $20 billion commodity market.

The miner, which began the year with an over $13 billion debt, has vowed to reduce the hefty figure by $3 billion before the end of 2015.

The $4.4 billion deal involved international financial institutions and export credit agencies representing the governments of the U.S., Canada and Australia, along with 15 commercial banks.

The Canadian Mining Eye index declined 17% during Q3 2015, compared to a 4% gain in Q2 2015.

The agreement, which is said to involve up to 15 banks, could be signed as early as Wednesday.