While diamond mining operations in Canada’s Northwest Territories are unaffected by the wildfires scorching the region, De Beers and Burgundy Diamond Mines say they are assisting their employees who live in Yellowknife and have been ordered to evacuate. Officials have urged about 20 000 residents of Yellowknife to evacuate as wildfire pose a “real threat to the city”.
While diamond mining operations in Canada’s Northwest Territories are unaffected by the wildfires scorching the region, De Beers and Burgundy Diamond Mines say they are assisting their employees who live in Yellowknife and have been ordered to evacuate.
In a statement on Thursday, Anglo American’s De Beers said that while the Gahcho Kué mine and Snap Lake project were more than 200 km away from the wildfire area, Yellowknife was home to more than 200 of its employees. Burgundy Diamond Mines on Friday also confirmed that its Ekati mine remained unaffected by wildfires, noting that it was about 300 km from Yellowknife and that the closest wildfire to Ekati was about 135 km from the mine site.
“Burgundy Diamond Mines remains committed to supporting its people who have been affected by the wildfires and will continue to monitor and provide updates on the wildfire situation.”
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