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Mine and Concentrator
- Started up Power Plant
- New accommodations became operational
- Took control of site services (airstrip, road, sewage treatment plant, etc.)
- Began mining
- First blast into ore body
- First ore into concentrator
- First shipment of nickel concentrate
Hydromet Demonstration Plant
- Built, enclosed and finished process building, including installation of 22 modules
- Completed residue ponds and other site infrastructure
- Completed commissioning
- Began testing nickel concentrate
- Produced first nickel
Employment Benefits
Hired and trained our operations workforce
- Aboriginal people comprise more than 50 per cent of the mine & concentrator workforce
- 80 per cent of the mine & concentrator workforce are from Labrador; 10 per cent are from Newfoundland
- 38 per cent of the Demonstration Plant workforce are women, the vast majority in non-traditional roles
- Approximately 50 per cent of the Demonstration Plant workforce were
recruited from the local area; 90 per cent are from Newfoundland and Labrador
Industrial Benefits
- Newfoundland and Labrador companies received $396 million in expenditures of which approximately 60 per cent were aboriginal businesses.
- More than 80 per cent of operations phase contracts were awarded to businesses from Newfoundland and Labrador.
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