Diamonds Update, Issue 6 (BHP Billiton, August 1998)
BHP Diamonds' August 1998 company newsletter reports on the imminent operational startup of Canada's first diamond mine at Ekati, including the construction of a Yellowknife sorting facility, hiring achievements exceeding targets for northern and aboriginal employment, environmental monitoring programs for fish and caribou, and comprehensive safety and security measures in preparation for the October 1998 official opening.
- Date
- 1998-08-01
- Document type
- report
- Parties
- BHP Diamonds Inc., North Slave Metis Alliance, Dogrib Treaty 11, Akaitcho Treaty 8, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, University of Alberta, RCMP, Park Sanders Adam Vikse Architects Ltd., A.D. Williams Engineering Inc., Reid Crowther & Partners Ltd., H. A. Simons, J. T. Thomas Ltd., Great Slave Helicopters, Ledcor, Placer Dome
- Locations
- Ekati Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, Panda Pit, Koala, Point Lake, Exeter Lake, Panda Lake, Long Lake, Grizzly Lake, Kodiak Lake, Misery Lake, Nancy Lake, Brandy Lake, Willie Lake, Airstrip Lake, Rae Lakes, Rae Edzo, Kugluktuk, Lutselk'e, Campbell River, Vancouver, Antwerp, Belgium, Victoria B.C., Hay River, Nanisivik, Baffin Island, Sorrento, British Columbia, Snow Lake, Manitoba, Giant Mine, Con Mine, Island Copper, Port Hardy, Whyalla Steelworks, New Mexico, San Francisco, Australia, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Beirut, Lebanon, Edmonton, Aurora College, Bathurst caribou herd, Saskatchewan
- Parameters
- diamond production, diamond sorting, kimberlite, water quality, fish diversion channel, fish habitat, caribou movements, sediment, spawning, permafrost, environmental monitoring, wildlife monitoring, aquatic effects, air quality, employment, northern hiring, aboriginal employment, safety, time lost accidents, security, diamond loss prevention, voice stress analyzer, processing operations, mining equipment, closure costs
- Pages
- 8
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