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Discovery
Discovery
(Exploration)
(Exploration)
Delineation
Delineation
Drilling
Drilling
Mini
Mini Bulk
Bulk Sampling
Sampling Using
Using
Large
Large Diameter
Diameter Coring
Coring
Underground
Underground
Bulk
Bulk Sampling
Sampling
Purpose
Purpose
Purpose
Purpose
Purpose
Purpose
Purpose
Purpose
To
To determine
determine if
if pipe
pipe
is
is or
or has
has potential
potential to
to
be
diamondiferous
be diamondiferous
To
To determine
determine size
size &
&
geometry
geometry of
of pipe,
pipe,
multiple
phases
multiple phases etc.
etc.
Commercial
Commercial grade
grade
estimate
estimate &
& preliminary
preliminary
diamond
diamond value
value
To
To recover
recover >10,000
>10,000
carats
carats for
for valuation
valuation
Core
Core Treatment
Treatment
Sample
Sample Treatment
Treatment
Commercial
Commercial DMS
DMS plant
plant
Commercial
Commercial DMS
DMS
plant
plant
Results
Results
Results
Results
Diamonds
Diamonds >
> 1.2mm
1.2mm
recovered
recovered
Diamonds
Diamonds >
> 1.2mm
1.2mm
recovered
recovered
Pipe
A154S
A418
Tonnes Mined
Metres
Developed
1,300
800
2,585
3,335
Carats
Recovered
12,763
8,275
Exploration 1991-95
May
May 16,
16, 2002
2002 Bankable
Bankable Feasibility
Feasibility Study:
Study:
!! 25.7
25.7 million
million tonnes
tonnes of
of proven
proven and
and probable
probable ore
ore reserve
reserve
!! Average
Average grade
grade of
of 4.2
4.2 carats
carats per
per tonne
tonne (cpt)
(cpt)
!! 57%
57% (11.7
(11.7 million
million tonnes)
tonnes) of
of reserve
reserve is
is contained
contained in
in the
the A-154S
A-154S
!! A-154
A-154 South
South has
has aa grade
grade of
of 5.2
5.2 cpt
cpt and
and aa diamond
diamond value
value of
of US$79
US$79 (CDN$116)
(CDN$116)
per
per carat
carat for
for an
an average
average rock
rock value
value of
of US$412
US$412 (CDN$606)
(CDN$606) per
per tonne.
tonne.
Production
Production Data
Data
Of
Of The
The Project
Project (100%)
(100%)
Estimated
Estimated Values
Values
(Cdn
(Cdn $)
$)
Life
Life of
of mine
mine
20
20 years
years
Total
Total diamond
diamond produced
produced
107
107 million
million carats
carats
Project
Project pre-production
pre-production capital
capital cost
cost
CDN$
CDN$ 1.29
1.29 billion
billion
Nominal
Nominal Annual
Annual Processing
Processing Capacity
Capacity
1.5
1.5 million
million tonnes
tonnes
Annual
Annual Production
Production (avg.
(avg. first
first ten
ten years)
years)
7.1
7.1 million
million carats
carats
Average
Average Diamond
Diamond Price
Price (avg.
(avg. first
first ten
ten years)
years)
CDN$
CDN$ 109
109 /carat
/carat
Cash
Cash operating
operating cost
cost (avg.
(avg. first
first ten
ten years)
years)
CDN$
CDN$ 18
18 /carat
/carat
50
100
150
200
250
US$/Tonne
300
350
400
450
Dike
Water Treatment
Plant
A154N
A154S
A418
Processed Kimberlite
Containment
Dike
Till
A21
Dike
400
400
800
Scale in Metres
ad
Ro
e
Ic
South
Rock Pile
Camp and
Process Plant
!! Northern
Northern Purchasing
Purchasing >38%
>38% northern
northern
!! Average
Average 800
800 construction
construction jobs
jobs
40%
40% northern
northern
!! 20-years
20-years of
of Mining
Mining Operations
Operations
Workforce
Workforce >
> 450
450
!! >
> 66%
66% northern
northern
!! 40%
40% Aboriginal
Aboriginal
!! $30
$30 million
million annual
annual salaries
salaries
$100
$100 million
million annual
annual purchasing
purchasing
!! >
> $70
$70 million
million northern
northern
!! >
> 40% of value of
of resource
resource (>
(> $3
$3 billion)
billion) accrues
accrues
to
to governments
governments
August 2002
Fuel
Fuel
Tanks
Tanks
Diesel
Diesel power
power
plant
plant
Process
Process Plant
Plant
Boiler
Boiler
plant
plant
Sewage
Sewage
Treatment
Treatment
Administration
Administration // Maintenance
Maintenance
Complex
Complex
Permanent
Permanent
Accommodations
Accommodations
August 2002
July 2001
August 2001
November 2001
August 2002
September 2001
September 2002
Neighbouring Communities
Umingmaktok
Kugluktuk
ARCTIC CRICLE
KE
LA
Norman
R
A
BE
Wells
T
A
Deline
E
GR
Bathurst Inlet
Lupin Mine
NUNAVUT
TERRITORY
Diavik Diamonds Project
Ekati
Tulita
ENZIE
MACK
Gameti
Wekweti
RIVER
NORTHWEST
TERRITORIES
Wrigley
Wha Ti
Rae
Edzo
Ndilo
Fort
Simpson
Nahanni Butte
YUKON
Fort
Liard
Lac de Gras
Trout Lake
Enterprise
YELLOWKNIFE
Lutselke
Dettah
KE
LA
E
AV
L
TS
A
Fort
E
Resolution
GR
Hay
River
Fort
Smith
100
Kilometres
200
Providing Employment
Total Construction Workforce
averaged 800
Southern
56%
Northern
44%
Aboriginal
Aboriginal people
people are
are about
about half
half of
of the
the
Northern
Northern construction
construction workforce
workforce
Northern
73%
Diavik Conclusions
!! Constructing
Constructing Canadas
Canadas premier
premier diamond
diamond mine
mine ahead
ahead of
of
schedule
schedule and
and on
on budget
budget
!! Ensuring
Ensuring workplace
workplace safety
safety
!! Meeting
Meeting // exceeding
exceeding environmental
environmental commitments
commitments
!! Successfully
Successfully training
training northerners
northerners
!! Meeting
Meeting northern
northern employment
employment commitments
commitments
!! Exceeding
Exceeding northern
northern business
business commitments
commitments
!! Community
Community Advisory
Advisory Participation
Participation
!! Contributing
Contributing to
to Community
Community Capacity
Capacity
!! Looking
Looking forward
forward to
to diamond
diamond production,
production, February
February 2003
2003
SLAVE
SLAVE CRATON
CRATON
BUFFALO HEAD
TERRANE
Outline of Variably
Reworked Archean Rocks
Outline of Oldest Archean Cratons
SUPERIOR CRATON
Otish Mountains
Diavik Diamonds
Acknowledgements:
N A VIGAT O R
EXPL O R ATION CORP.
Aber
Ashton Mining of Canada