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Ekati Extension Gets Crucial Water Permit
Jul 9, 2017 4:37 AM
By Rapaport News
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RAPAPORT... Dominion Diamond Corporation has received government approval
to use water for its Jay project in Canada’s Northwest Territories — an
important regulatory step for the miner.
Robert McLeod, the region’s minister of environment and
natural resources, signed off on the type-A water license for Dominion’s Ekati
mine, Dominion said Thursday. The approval includes the Jay extension, a
high-grade kimberlite pipe that the company estimates will add a decade to Ekati’s
lifespan.
Organizations carrying out activities such as mining must
obtain a type-A or type-B water license, which permits them to use water under specified
conditions, according to a government website.
Receiving the license is a “significant milestone for the
Jay project,” said Dominion chairman Jim Gowans, who described the
approval as the “final major step in the permitting process at Jay.”
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Dominion, Dominion Diamond Corporation, ekati, Ekati mine, Jay extension, Jay project, Jim Gowans, Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, northwest territories, Rapaport News, Robert McLeod, water license
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