Arctic Canadian Diamond Company Ltd. is a Canadian mining company and a significant producer and supplier of premium rough diamond assortments to the global market. The company owns and operates the Ekati Diamond Mine. The company also holds a controlling interest in the Lac de Gras Diamond Exploration Project. The Ekati Diamond Mine and the Lac de Gras Diamond Exploration Project are in Canada’s Northwest Territories. In addition to its mining and exploration operations, Arctic Canadian Diamond Company Ltd. has offices in Canada and Belgium

For Arctic, performance means delivering sustainable growth by investing in the future. That involves supporting excellence in leadership and delivering on the commitment of zero harm: to the company’s own people, through consistent and risk-based work practices; to its host communities, through communication and the inclusion of their opinions and concerns in mine plans and mine-life extension projects; and to the environment, through innovative adaptive management and intensive monitoring of the mine’s impact.

Arctic is proud of the Ekati mine’s performance and is dedicated to building on its legacy. The company will continue to work closely with its impact benefit agreement (IBA) groups, maintaining a focus on the empowerment and sustainability of northern communities. With such a solid foundation, Arctic will concentrate on making improvements and enhancements.

As a new company, Arctic will use TSM reporting to drive continuous improvement across the company’s operations. The company conducts extensive internal and external monitoring and auditing of all sustainable development practices, and the TSM initiative draws many of these processes into a forum for wider reporting across Canada. This extra level of self-regulation adds value because processes will be reviewed from a different reporting perspective than would be the case under other HSEC (health, safety, environment and community) and ISO audits.

Historically, biodiversity conservation management, Indigenous and community relations, and crisis management and communications planning are areas where the Ekati mine has consistently performed well. Since taking ownership, Arctic has met regularly with stakeholders to share information about its operations and future plans and to hear feedback on decisions that may affect them. The Ekati mine has created community development plans that focus the company on where its efforts will make the most difference. Arctic has inherited the IBAs, which are in place until the end of mine life, and Arctic is in ongoing dialogue with its IBA partners to explore additional community development initiatives.

Arctic continues to make considerable effort in the stewardship of the environment. These efforts are on track in terms of understanding and conserving biodiversity, effectively disposing of processed kimberlite, executing energy reduction projects, and managing water quality.

Arctic is committed to fulfilling its vision of strengthening and deepening its relationships with community stakeholders and extending mine life. The company is striving to make developments to the Ekati mine’s socioeconomic and environmental records where sustainable resource development and community growth are paramount. By incorporating traditional knowledge and feedback from community partners, Arctic will become better at what it does. The company genuinely cares about its people and wants to make investments that have long-lasting benefits.