Tremendous Effort Praised at Ekati Opening, Diamonds Update Final Issue (BHP Billiton, November 1998)
BHP's official opening ceremony for Canada's first diamond mine at Ekati on October 14, 1998, celebrating successful construction completed on time and within budget, with remarks from federal and territorial officials praising safety, environmental management, and benefits to northern communities and aboriginal peoples.
- Date
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- BHP, BHP Diamonds Inc., Dia Met Minerals, Jerry Ellis, Jim Rothwell, Jane Stewart, Jean Chretien, Ralph Goodale, Ethel Blondin-Andrew, Stephen Kakfwi, Eddie Paul Rabesca, Chuck Fipke, Stu Blusson, Paul Anderson, Ron McNeilly, Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency
- Locations
- Ekati Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Canada, Point Lake, Lac de Gras, Yellowknife, Rae, Hay River, Western Arctic, Yellowknife Airport
- Parameters
- diamond production, mine safety, construction, environmental management, employment, northern spending, socio-economic impacts, water quality monitoring
- Pages
- 8
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