The corporation Dominion Diamond Corporation closes processing plant at the mine Ekati (Ekati) in Canada for three months after the fire, which occurred on 23 June.
The damage caused by the fire, confined to a small area and does not affect the basic structural components factory. Repairs are expected to take three months, after which the company is expected to resume working at full capacity, said in Dominion.
After the fire Dominion suspend ore extraction of lower quality, but will continue to produce a higher quality material. The company will create reserves of the ore prior to the resumption of its processing. Dominion plans to reduce capital costs by layoff of the employees and the delay is not of material importance of modernization of fixed assets.
The company will present an updated forecast of production and consumption as well as its fiscal-year outlook this week.
"We give preference to the most prudent course of action, which ensures the continuation of a limited production of higher-quality ore with carrying out the necessary steps to repair and return to productive activity and the preservation of capital", - said General Director of the Dominion Brendan Bell (Brendan Bell).
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Diamond miner junior TransHex reached an agreement with the National Union of Mineworkers of South Africa (National Union of Mineworkers, NUM) to change shifts at aging diamond mines in the lower part of the Orange River (Lower Orange River) in South Africa.
These changes relate to the mines Bloeddrif (Bloeddrif) and Bakey (Baken).
Operations on data mining is not in four shifts, seven days will now take place in the week, in three shifts five and a half days a week.
In TransHex noted that the volume of stripping work, excavation and processing of gravel will be modified in order to maximize the life of each of the mines.
"This change corresponds to the company's strategy for the responsible handling with aging mines the lower part of the Orange River in the last years of their life cycle changes are to optimize the volume of rock processing, reduce costs and improve efficiency in all areas, -. The company says -. The aim is to extend the life cycle of the mine as long as possible, solving the problem of aging risks alluvial deposits. "
Meanwhile, about 22% of the company's personnel mines (125 employees) in South Africa have agreed to a voluntary dismissal of 29 February 2016.
As representatives of the company, most of them are older workers with high seniority.
TransHex also owns a stake in the mine Somiluana (Somiluana) in Angola.
In addition, the company is in a consortium that bought a diamond mine Namaqualand (Namaqualand) from De Beers.
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