Burgundy Diamond Mines has decided to temporarily suspend open pit mining at its Point Lake operation, one of two active sites at its Ekati diamond mine in the Northwest Territories of Canada. The miner said the operation had become “sub-economic” due to a weak diamond market. Full story.
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Access to Arctic mines disrupted by mild winter
An unusually warm Canadian winter delayed the opening of a 400-kilometer ice road that is reconstructed every year to access several diamond mines in the remote Arctic region, reported Reuters. Full story.
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