Diamonds Update, Issue 5 (BHP Billiton, April 1998)
BHP Diamonds Inc. newsletter (April 1998) reporting on construction progress toward initial production at the Ekati Diamond Mine, including employment targets being exceeded (40% northern, 18% aboriginal employment), business procurement achievements (52% of spending in the North), a major safety milestone of one million accident-free hours, and operational updates on mining, process plant assembly, and workforce training initiatives.
- Date
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- BHP Diamonds Inc., H.A. Simons, PCL Constructors, Ledcor, Arctic Camp Services, Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency, Government of the Northwest Territories, RTL Robinson Enterprises, Byers Transport, Nuna Logistics, Northwest Transport
- Locations
- Ekati Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, Hay River, Dettah, N'dilo, Lutselk'e, Rae-Edzo, Wha Ti, Rae Lakes, Snare Lake, Kugluktuk, Fort Smith, Inuvik, Panda Pit, Echo Bay Mine, Fort Resolution, Perth, Western Australia, Newman, Koolan Island, Groote Eylandt, Quebec, New Mexico, Mali, Brisbane, Australia, Gaspé region, Montana, Talston River
- Parameters
- employment, aboriginal employment, northern business procurement, safety record, time-lost accidents, mining operations, kimberlite, process plant construction, winter road logistics, training programs, environmental monitoring, wildlife, water quality, recruitment, payroll systems, fuel storage, blasting materials
- Pages
- 8
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