Tremendous Effort Praised at Ekati Opening (BHP Billiton, November 1998)
BHP Diamonds' official opening newsletter documenting the inauguration of Canada's first diamond mine at Ekati on October 14, 1998, featuring speeches from government and mining officials, construction achievements completed safely on time and budget, and ongoing operations including a new sorting and valuation facility in Yellowknife.
- Date
- 1998-11-01
- Document type
- report
- Parties
- BHP, BHP Diamonds, Dia Met Minerals, Jerry Ellis, Jane Stewart, Jim Rothwell, Chuck Fipke, Stu Blusson, Ralph Goodale, Ethel Blondin-Andrew, Stephen Kakfwi, Eddie Paul Rabesca, Paul Anderson, Jim Eccott, Dogrib Treaty 11 Council, Government of the Northwest Territories, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
- Locations
- Ekati, Northwest Territories, Canada, Lac de Gras, Point Lake, Yellowknife, Yellowknife Airport, Rae, Hay River, Northern Canada
- Parameters
- diamond production, safety, employment, northern spending, construction, environmental management, socio-economic impacts
- Pages
- 8
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