Several hundred people laid off after open pit mining abruptly stops at N.W.T.'s Ekati diamond mine
July 16, 2025
Burgundy Diamond Mines says it’s laid off some of its employees and contractors and has temporarily stopped open pit mining at Point Lake — one of its two active operations at the Ekati Diamond Mine.
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