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Sivumut would include Phase II, and Phase III. Phase II will expand the currently active
Qakimajurk mine as well as establish Mining Project 14, a new underground mine with both expected to be operational from 2020 to 2035. The scope of the project will remain within the current property limits, will
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Glencore failed to negotiate a new collective agreement. In July, Glencore’s improved offer was rejected by a vote of 76.7% of the union. On September 8, 2022, the United Steelworkers union announced that after a 15-week strike, the latest offer was approved by a
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from southern Quebec. Given the cultural mix at the complex, ethnic origin and discrimination are significant on-site issues. In an attempt to further ease any social or cultural strain, Inuit workers are flown home to their communities at the end of each two-week shift.
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in 2002, for having the lowest accident frequency of all metal mines in Canada. In 2007 it was awarded the F.J. O'Connell award by the Mining
Association of Quebec for recording the most improvement of mine safety in Quebec.
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