One person at Diavik Diamond Mine has been injured. The accident happened yesterday afternoon while they were operating an excavator. The employee has been transported to an Edmonton hospital after being assessed by on-site medical staff. The individual was considered in stable condition at the time. Matthew Klar, spokesperson for…
Four more people have gotten COVID-19 in Fort Smith. They are all connected to the individual case announced earlier this week. Public health officials say the transmission is travel-related. “All individuals continue to isolate and recover safely at home,” reads a public health notice. Dr. Kami Kandola’s office, the chief…
In a matter of days, the NWT has reported three cases of COVID-19 in the territory. An Alberta resident has tested positive for COVID-19 at the Gahcho Kué Diamond Mine, Wednesday. The individual travelled on a direct flight from the south to the mine site. According to the press release,…
The office of the chief public health officer (OCPHO) says the investigation into a case of COVID-19 at Diavik Diamond Mine is over. The case was confirmed positive on Sept. 10. Dr. Kami Kandola’s office sent a public health advisory saying the mine’s medical team tested the person’s contacts and…
Dominion Diamond Mines has accepted a bid for its Ekati assets from two affiliates of its parent company, the Washington Companies. The bid is worth US$126 million (about CAD$166 million) plus another US$20 million to the suppliers. This was the sale price previously expected. There were no other bids for…
Dr. Kami Kandola, the NWT’s chief public health officer, says there is no longer a risk of COVID-19 at Diavik Diamond Mine. Her office has completed its investigation into the recent case. Following several negative tests, the 27 people in isolation have been released and the worker who contracted the…
Dominion Diamond Mines ULC, the owner of Ekati Diamond Mine, says it intends to sell “substantially all” of its assets to its parent company The Washington Companies. According to a news release, Dominion has signed a letter of intent, that would see “an entity” managed by Washington buy its assets…
The owner of the Ekati diamond mine, the largest in the Northwest Territories, has filed for bankruptcy protection. The Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta has granted Dominion Diamond Mines protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA). The company said in a news release that it would use the…
“The Project is likely to result in significant adverse impacts.” Those words are bolded in a recent report issued by the Mackenzie Valley Review Board on a proposed change to Diavik mine’s closure plan. That change would see 5 million cubic metres of processed kimberlite—the material that contains diamonds—stuffed back…
How important are the perceived effects of development on the land? That was one of the main questions at a public hearing on a possible change to Diavik mine’s closure plan. The project The mine is hoping to stuff 5 million cubic metres of processed kimberlite back into one of…