Mine

Contents
Introduction
President’s welcome.................................................................. 02
Sustainable development......................................................... 03
Rio Tinto..................................................................................... 03
Dominion Diamond Corporation............................................ 04
Rio Tinto Diamonds.................................................................. 04
Diavik’s northern commitments.............................................. 05
Diavik at a glance...................................................................... 06
Operations
A21 on schedule and on budget.............................................. 07
Mining and production............................................................ 09
Diavik produces one of Canada’s largest diamonds.............. 09
Proven and probable reserves.................................................. 10
Reserves added.......................................................................... 11
Mine life..................................................................................... 11
Winter ice road.......................................................................... 11
Economic prosperity
Employment.............................................................................. 12
Operations employment.......................................................... 12
Employment by gender............................................................ 12
PKC construction completed.................................................... 13
PKC fact file............................................................................... 13
PKC hires.................................................................................... 13
A21 employment....................................................................... 14
A21 construction team............................................................. 14
Underground mine production team...................................... 15
Employment history (individuals)........................................... 15
Spending.................................................................................... 16
Operations spending................................................................ 16
Total cumulative spending...................................................... 17
Annual spending....................................................................... 17
Spending by category and priority group............................... 18
Training
NWT Mine Training Society.................................................... 19
Mining Industry Human Resources Council ......................... 20
Skilled trades............................................................................. 20
Eight new journeypersons....................................................... 21
Top marks................................................................................... 21
Apprenticeship training........................................................... 22
Site-based training.................................................................... 23
Workplace learning centre....................................................... 23
Northern leadership development program.......................... 23
Social well-being
Community contributions....................................................... 24
Scholarships surpass $3 million.............................................. 25
Community investment........................................................... 25
Northerners awarded Diavik scholarships............................. 25
Community volunteering......................................................... 25
Employee-driven donations.................................................... 25
Health, safety, and environment
Water licence renewed............................................................. 26
Water usage............................................................................... 27
Mines complete grizzly bear DNA study................................. 28
Emergency response team....................................................... 29
Key performance indicator....................................................... 30
Wind farm reducing reliance on diesel.................................. 30
Wind farm results..................................................................... 30
Fuel consumption..................................................................... 31
Traditional knowledge panel update...................................... 32
Award for innovative waste rock research............................. 33
Traditional knowledge study................................................... 34
Turbidity barrier deployed for A21 dike construction.......... 35
Regulatory exceedance – silty water....................................... 35
Water monitoring...................................................................... 35
Wildlife monitoring.................................................................. 35
Caribou monitoring.................................................................. 36
Closure planning....................................................................... 36
Environmental compliance...................................................... 36
Inspection and enforcement.................................................... 37
Environmental management system...................................... 37
Environmental Monitoring Advisory Board........................... 38
Verification activities................................................................ 38
Environmental monitoring programs..................................... 39
Appendix
Employment data ............................................................... 40-53
Cover: Labrador Tea blankets the tundra around the Diavik Diamond Mine.
Cover photo, and numerous images throughout this report, by Dave Brosha.
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