Gahcho Kué diamond mine surpasses spend threshold with NWT and Indigenous businesses

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Naturally fluorescing rough diamond parcel from the Gahcho Kué mine. Credit: Mountain Province Diamonds

According to the NWT Bureau of Statistics, diamond mining is the largest contributor to the territory’s gross domestic product – C$588 million out of C$4.25 billion in 2023.Gahcho Kué has a tiered contracting structure that gives preference to Indigenous and NWT businesses. In 2023, C$90 million was spent with companies operated by the mine’s impact benefit agreement communities.

Gahcho Kué was officially opened in 2016 and now provides 663 full-time equivalent jobs, including 245 jobs held by NWT residents.

 

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