Information Bulletin – September 29th, 2020

Agnico Eagle Reports a Presumptive COVID-19 Case at its Meliadine Mine Agnico Eagle reports that on September 28th, an employee working at its Meliadine mine near Rankin Inlet, Nunavut has presumptively tested positive for COVID-19. The individual boarded the northbound flight in Mirabel and was tested at the Company’s testing lab in Val-d’Or, Quebec. Upon [...]

2020-09-29T21:57:23+00:00September 29th, 2020|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Compensation for Temporarily Released Employees – Update

As you know since March 19th our Nunavummiut employees have been sent home as a measure to help protect them and their communities. All preventive measures implemented in the past months will be maintained such as our strict protocol to avoid contact between employees and Nunavut communities to prevent the spread of COVID-19. We would [...]

2020-09-28T16:15:25+00:00September 28th, 2020|Uncategorized|0 Comments

News: Fuel Spill at Meliadine

Agnico Eagle would like to inform the community of Rankin Inlet that a fuel spill occurred at Meliadine mine site early on September 23rd. The spill of approximately 12 000 liters is contained on the site and has not affected any body of water.  A spill report was submitted to the authorities. The spill response [...]

2020-09-23T23:01:40+00:00September 23rd, 2020|Uncategorized|0 Comments

News: Fuel Leak at Baker Lake Fuel Farm

Agnico Eagle would like to inform the community of Baker Lake that during the routine inspection at the Baker Lake Fuel Farm a leak was found in the containment berm near the fuel tank 5. No impact on the environment was caused since the fuel is contained in the containment berm. This berm is specifically [...]

2020-09-23T21:52:34+00:00September 23rd, 2020|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Update on the sampling TSS exceedance results at Melvin Bay

Agnico Eagle would like to update the community of Rankin Inlet on the sampling results of the TSS exceedance. Shortly after resuming the discharge to on September 16th, the water analysis showed a TSS level for the discharge of September 16th had exceeded the regulatory limit. The discharge to sea was stopped immediately and the [...]

2020-09-22T20:54:16+00:00September 22nd, 2020|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Agnico Eagle Presents: The Good Deeds Brigade

A Nunavut Division initiative to facilitate the return to work of our Nunavummiut employees while contributing to the success of their communities. On Monday August 10th, Agnico Eagle’s Nunavut Division kicked off a new pilot project, the Good Deeds Brigade. With the safety measures put in place to avoid the risk of spreading COVID-19 to [...]

2020-09-17T19:21:47+00:00September 17th, 2020|Uncategorized|1 Comment

ᐊᒡᓃᑯᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᓂᓯᔪᑦ: ᐱᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᐃᔨᑦ

ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖓᑦᑕ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖓᑦ ᑲᒪᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᑎᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᕗᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᐃᓂᖃᒻᒫᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᐊᓂᑦᑎᐊᕈᖕᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖓᑦ. ᓴᓇᑦᑕᐃᓕᐅᕌᓂᒃᐸᑦ ᐊᑯᓪᓕᕈᕐᕕᒃ 10-ᒥᑦ, ᐊᒡᓃᑯᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖓᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᓐᓂᐊᖅᑕᖓᑦ ᐆᒃᑐᕋᐅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖓᑦ, ᐱᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᐃᔨᑦ. ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᖅᑐᖃᙱᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓯᒪᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᓯᐊᒻᒪᒃᑎᑕᐅᖁᓇᒍ ᓄᕙᖕᓇᕐᔪᐊᖅ-19 ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ, ᑲᒻᐸᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᖏᑦ - ᐱᓕᕆᙱᒃᑲᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ - ᐅᔭᕋᒃᑕᕆᐊᕐᒧᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᓱᓕ ᐊᔪᖅᑐᑦ. ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᑉᓗᒍ ᓄᑖᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖅ, ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒧᑦ ᐅᑎᕈᖕᓇᖅᓯᓂᐊᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᙱᑦᑐᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᖏᓪᓗᓂ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᖏᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᓄᓇᓕᖏᑦ: ᐱᐊᓂᒡᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᒃᑲᕐᕋᓕᐊᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᓄᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᓂᑦ. ᐆᒃᑑᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖅ ᐊᒡᓃᑯᒃᑯᑦ [...]

2020-09-17T19:21:03+00:00September 17th, 2020|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Update on the sampling TSS exceedance results at Melvin Bay

The discharge of saline water in Melvin Bay started on August 10th, 2020 and was compliant with our regulations. Weekly sampling of the water was conducted at the output of the truck, prior to discharging to Melvin Bay, and were analyzed by an accredited external laboratory. Upon receipt of sampling results on August 31st, it [...]

2020-09-10T23:40:06+00:00September 10th, 2020|Community|0 Comments

Compensation for Temporarily Released Employees – Update

As you know since March 19th our Nunavummiut employees have been sent home as a measure to help protect them and their communities. All preventive measures implemented in the past months will be maintained such as our strict protocol to avoid contact between employees and Nunavut communities to prevent the spread of COVID-19. We would [...]

2020-09-04T17:34:52+00:00September 4th, 2020|Uncategorized|0 Comments

News: Spill Report Saline Water Discharge

Agnico Eagle would like to inform the community of Rankin Inlet that an exceedance of the total suspended solids (TSS) was reported to the authorities (Nunavut Water Board, NIRB, CIRNAC, ECCC, KIA, GN) through the spill report system on August 31st. Total Suspended Solids (TSS) in water consists of suspended particles such as dust and [...]

2020-09-02T19:16:54+00:00September 2nd, 2020|Community|0 Comments
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