EventDuring the closure of Canada’s Ekati diamond mine, PricewaterhouseCoopers was accused by the Wek’eezhii Land and Water Board of dumping roughly 19 tonnes of explosive emulsion at an unauthorized site and of leaking 4.6 million kg of ammonium nitrate from its storage building. The board has called a ministerial meeting and warned that the mine’s water licence could be suspended.
During the closure of the Ekati diamond mine, PwC has been accused of dumping waste at an unapproved site and leaking ammonium nitrate from its storage building, prompting the Wek’eezhii Land and Water Board to threaten revoking the mine’s water licence. PwC also seeks to reduce monitoring sites and cannot file a required aquatic‑effects report because unpaid third‑party data is unavailable.
The Northwest Territories regulator has charged the Ekati diamond mine’s receiver with dumping waste without permission, while the mine’s parent company filed for creditor protection earlier this year.
PricewaterhouseCoopers, managing Ekati’s shut‑down, is accused by a Northwest Territories land and water board of continuing emulsion disposal after a directive to stop it, prompting an urgent ministerial meeting and possible water‑licence suspension.
