- Business
- Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corporation (TSX: LIF) is a Canadian publicly traded investment company that holds a 15.10% equity interest in Iron Ore Company of Canada (IOC), a leading North American producer and exporter of premium iron ore pellets and high-grade concentrate; receives a 7% gross overriding royalty on all iron ore products produced, sold, and shipped by IOC from certain mining leases covering approximately 18,200 hectares near Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador; and earns a 10-cent-per-tonne commission on IOC's iron ore shipments. IOC, in which Labrador Iron Ore Royalty holds its stake through subsidiary Hollinger-Hanna Limited, operates a mine, concentrator, and pellet plant at Labrador City, producing standard and low silica acid pellets, low silica flux pellets, direct reduction pellets, iron ore concentrates, and seaborne iron ore pellets for global markets via year-round port facilities at Sept-Îles, Québec. Founded in 2010 and headquartered at 31 Adelaide Street East in Toronto, Ontario, the company generates substantially all revenue from IOC royalties and equity distributions, pays cash dividends from free cash flow to the maximum extent possible while maintaining working capital, and has distributed 98% of standardized cash flow since inception. Recent developments include the release of third quarter 2025 results showing royalty revenue of $43.4 million, a 5% increase from the prior year, and an announcement of a change in the chief financial officer position.