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De Beers Canada brought in close to $260 million in earnings in 2017
A prosperous year for De Beers Canada could mean the diamond industry is warming up in Northwest Territories, according to the executive director of NWT and Nunavut Chamber of Mines.
In the 2017 fiscal year, De Beers Canada brought in close to $260 million in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. “We had a tremendous production year. We had the biggest ever production output from Canada,” said Kim Truter, CEO of De Beers Canada.
“We’re looking at another bumper year from Canada, something we’re very excited about.” Truter said it’s thanks in large part to the Gahcho Kue mine, located about 280 kilometres northeast of Yellowknife.
It began its commercial production for diamonds last March. Tom Hoefer, executive director of the chamber, says these numbers are a good sign for the territory.
“What it means is they’re finding people to buy the rough diamonds, and when demand for rough diamonds goes up, then generally the prices of those rough diamonds goes up,” he explained.
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