Mine site & infrastructure

Established Infrastructure in a Remote Arctic Setting

Ekati was developed over more than two decades into a multi-deposit mine with central and satellite facilities. These descriptions are based on legacy operator disclosures and are provided for technical context; their present condition and ownership are subject to verification.

Facilities

Processing and camp

Ekati's main camp opened in 1998, historically offering accommodation, food services, laundry and recreation. The site also developed ore-processing facilities, workshops, access roads, an airstrip, power and water systems, material handling facilities and industrial laydown areas.

The usable condition, remaining life and legal status of each asset require a current engineering inventory.

Historical disclosures

Key deposit areas

Open pit · 2018–Q2 2025

Sable

Open-pit extraction commenced in 2018 and was reported complete in Q2 2025; historical output exceeded 7.5 million carats.

Open pit · ~2004–2015

Fox

Historical recovery exceeded 8 million carats. The deeper deposit was studied as a possible underground development.

Open pit → underground · 2021

Misery

Historically produced over 27 million carats from the open pit, including yellow diamonds; underground commercial production began in 2021 after conversion from open-pit operations.

Discovered 1991

Point Lake

The first discovered diamond-bearing kimberlite in the Northwest Territories. Burgundy described substantial historical indicated resources. Mining was suspended in 2025 owing to poor pricing.

Historical

Additional areas

Pigeon, Panda, Koala, Koala North, Beartooth and Lynx — historical mining areas relevant to the site asset and environmental inventory.

Carat figures as reported by Burgundy; historical and attributed.

Access

Logistics

Remote access depends on aviation, internal haul roads and seasonally constrained road transport. The historic Tibbitt–Contwoyto winter road was reported at roughly 475 km, much of it across frozen lakes.

PwC stated that a dedicated winter road to Ekati was not required for the 2026–27 season. Any MMT field pilot must reflect this constraint.

Contact MMT regarding the Ekati evaluation.

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