Dominion Diamond Corporation Provides Correction to Ekati LOM Plan and Update on Ekati Technical Report
July 08 2016 - 5:31AM
Business Wire
Dominion Diamond Corporation (TSX: DDC, NYSE: DDC) (the
“Company” or “Dominion”) provides a correction to the life of mine
cost forecast that was released on July 6, 2016, which contained a
transcription error. This correction does not affect other economic
assessments in that release. The corrected costs can be found in
the table below.
Life of Mine Plan
Operating costs – Ekati Diamond Mine (100% basis, millions of
United States dollars):
Operating Costs Fiscal Year Total
2018 389
2019 407
2020 362
2021 320
2022 316
2023 313
2024 325
2025 283
2026 276
2027 253
2028 247
2029 247
2030 247
2031 243
2032 238
2033 224
2034 116
Total 4,804
The operating costs in the table above do not include the costs
of marketing, reclamation activities, royalties or taxes.
Pre-stripping capital and capital allocations are included in
operating costs for the purposes of life-of-mine planning.
Technical Report
The Company is currently preparing an update to the Technical
Report on the Ekati Diamond Mine, including the results of the Jay
Feasibility Study, and will file the updated report when completed.
This will update the previously filed Technical Report for the
Ekati Diamond Mine dated March 12, 2015.
Qualified Person
The scientific and technical information contained in this press
release has been prepared and verified by Dominion, operator of the
Ekati Diamond Mine, under the supervision of Peter Ravenscroft,
FAusIMM, of Burgundy Mining Advisors Ltd., an independent mining
consultant, and a Qualified Person within the meaning of National
Instrument 43-101 of the Canadian Securities Administrators.
Forward-Looking Information
Certain information included herein that is not current or
historical factual information, including information about the
life of mine cost forecast constitute forward-looking information
or statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws.
Forward-looking information can generally be identified by the use
of terms such as “may”, “will”, “should”, “could”, “expect”,
“plan”, “anticipate”, “foresee”, “appears”, “believe”, “estimate”,
“predict”, “continue”, “modeled”, “hope”, “forecast” or other
similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical
facts. Forward-looking information is based on certain factors and
assumptions including, among other things, the current mine plan
for the Ekati Diamond Mine; mining, production, construction and
exploration activities at the Ekati Diamond Mine; the timely
receipt of required regulatory approvals; mining methods; currency
exchange rates; estimates related to the capital expenditures
related to bring the Jay pipe into production, required operating
and capitals costs; labour and fuel costs; world and US economic
conditions; future diamond prices; and the level of worldwide
diamond production. These assumptions may prove to be incorrect.
Forward-looking information is subject to certain factors,
including risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results
to differ materially from what the Company currently expects. These
factors include, among other things, the uncertain nature of mining
activities, including risks associated with underground
construction and mining operations, risks associated with joint
venture operations, risks associated with the remote location of
and harsh climate at the Ekati Diamond Mine, risks resulting from
the Eurozone financial crisis, risks associated with regulatory
requirements, the risk of fluctuations in diamond prices and
changes in US and world economic conditions, the risk of
fluctuations in the Canadian/US dollar exchange rate and cash flow
and liquidity risks. Actual results may vary from the
forward-looking information. Readers are cautioned not to place
undue importance on forward-looking information, which speaks only
as of the date of this disclosure, and should not rely upon this
information as of any other date. While the Company may elect to,
it is under no obligation and does not undertake to, update or
revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new
information, further events or otherwise at any particular time,
except as required by law. Additional information concerning
factors that may cause actual results to materially differ from
those in such forward-looking statements is contained in the
Company's filings with Canadian and United States securities
regulatory authorities and can be found at www.sedar.com and
www.sec.gov, respectively.
About Dominion Diamond Corporation
Dominion Diamond Corporation is the world’s third largest
producer of rough diamonds by value. Both of its production assets
are located in the low political risk environment of the Northwest
Territories in Canada where the Company also has its head office.
The Company is well capitalized and has a strong balance sheet.
The Company operates the Ekati Diamond Mine and also owns 40% of
the Diavik Diamond Mine. Between the two mining operations,
diamonds are currently produced from a number of separate
kimberlite pipes providing a diversity of diamond supply as well as
reduced operational risk. It supplies premium rough diamond
assortments to the global market through its sorting and selling
operations in Canada, Belgium and India.
For more information, please visit
www.ddcorp.ca
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Investor RelationsMs. Kelley Stamm,
416-205-4380Manager, Investor Relationskstamm@ddcorp.ca