Voisey`s Bay Project

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Voisey’s Bay Project
Project Context/History

Greenfield site development in remote area with access to shipping

Two 6 week closure periods - Dec/Jan; Apr/May

Overlapping and unsettled land claims - Innu Nation; Labrador Inuit Association (LIA)

Multi-party environmental assessment – Canada, Newfoundland, Innu Nation, LIA

First mining project in Canada assessed under CEAA legislation

Project promotion by Diamond Field Resources in the 1994-96 period resulted in
grossly inflated expectations among local inhabitants and politicians

Changing global demand/supply situation

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Start-up of Australian projects in late 1990s utilizing new Pressure Acid Leach (PAL)
process technology
•
Development of Goro
Possible application of hydrometallurgical process technology (as opposed to
pyrometallurgical technology)
Project Setting

The Project is being developed
on the traditional lands of the
Labrador Inuit and the Labrador
Innu

Canadian courts have held that
Aboriginal peoples in Canada
possess special rights to
traditional Aboriginal lands

Those rights can include
requiring resource developers to
enter into Impacts and Benefits
Agreements (IBAs) on
traditional lands to set forth how
lands can be used and benefits
to be received by Aboriginal
people
Labrador Inuit Land Claim Area
Currently, there are
approximately 5,000
Labrador Inuit located in 5
Inuit communities
Nain is about 30km from the
Project
Labrador Inuit land claims
were accepted by Federal
and Provincial governments
for negotiation in 1978
Land Claim Agreement
finalized and approved by
Canada and Newfoundland
in 2005
Labrador Innu Land Claim Area
Currently, there are
approximately 2,000
Labrador Innu
Natuashish is 68km from
Project area
Labrador Innu land claims
were also accepted by
Federal and Provincial
governments for negotiation
in 1978
Negotiations are still ongoing
NATUASHISH
Voisey’s Bay Impacts and Benefits
Agreements (IBAs)
IBAs are legally binding agreements
VBNC benchmarked IBAs developed for other
Canadian mining projects, including Falconbridge’s
Raglan Project in Quebec
VBNC commitments contained in two separate IBAs
– one with Innu and one with Inuit
IBAs secure economic benefits and maximize Project
opportunities for Inuit and Innu and help to mitigate
project impacts
Why have them?
IBAs provided certainty in an area of unsettled land
claims
IBAs identify to VBNC the limitations of obligations to
aboriginal people
IBAs provide legal recognition by LIA and Innu Nation
of VBNC’s right to develop
Final land claim settlements require IBAs and may
have more stringent requirements
VBNC’s IBAs grandfather the project into final land
claims agreements
History of IBA Negotiations
Late 1995
July 1996
Dec 1997
Dec 1999
March 1998
Jan. 2000
Jan 2000-2001
May/June 2001
May/June 2002
June 24, 2002
July- Sep. 2002
Negotiations with LIA and Innu Nation begin
Financial offer to LIA and Innu Nation rejected
Comprehensive IBA offer to LIA rejected
LIA and Innu Nation present joint position on major issues
LIA counter-offer rejected by VBNC
Project and IBA negotiations put on hold due to
impasse with provincial government on project
configuration
VBNC maintains informal communications with LIA and Innu
Nation
Negotiations with LIA and Innu Nation restart
Inuit IBA and Innu IBA draft initialed and presented
to memberships for ratification
Inuit and Innu IBAs ratified by membership
Final legal text of IBAs signed
Typical IBA Topics
Financial Payments
Harvesting
Compensation
Employment
Business Opportunities
Shipping
Environmental
Protection
Education and Training
Workplace Conditions
Use of Infrastructure
and Facilities
Social and Cultural
Protection
Dispute Resolution
Project Overview
Project Configuration

The Project is being developed
at two sites separated by about
1200 km
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•

The mine & concentrator has
been established at Voisey’s
Bay
The hydromet demonstration
plant and commercial plant will
be built in Newfoundland
Both sites require development
of extensive infrastructure such
as port facilities, power supply,
water supply & roads. The
Voisey’s Bay site also includes
an airport and accommodation
complex
Project Components
Mine, Concentrator and Support
Infrastructure
Exploration
Hydromet Demonstration Plant
Commercial Processing Plant
Three Phased Development
Voisey’s Bay Timeline –
Phases
Phase One, 2002-2006
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2018
Infrastructure
02-03
R&D,
R&D, Concentrate
Concentrate
Handling
Handling Facilities
Facilities
02-05
02-05
Phase Two,
End of 2008 – end of 2011
Phase Three
Subject to completion of
underground exploration
program
Mine
Mine &
&
Concentrator
Concentrator
mid-03
mid-03 –– late
late
05
05
Commitment
Commitment to
to and
and
construction
of
commercial
construction of commercial
hydrometallurgical
hydrometallurgical process
process
plant
beginning
with
plant beginning with 2007
2007
feasibility
feasibility study
study
Potential underground
mining
Mine and Concentrator
Mineral Resources
Discovery
MiniHill
Ovoid
Reidbrook
Reid Brook
Ovoid
Southeast
Extension
Eastern Deeps
Far Eastern
Deeps
Discovery Hill
Massive Sulphide Measured + Indicated
Disseminated Sulphide Measured + Indicated
Massive + Disseminated Sulphide Inferred
• 32 M tonnes proven reserves
• 50 M tonnes estimated indicated mineral resource
• 12 M tonnes estimated inferred mineral resource
Project Capacity
6,000 tonne-per-day Mine and Concentrator
Annual Production
• Average 110 M/lbs nickel in a high grade
and a “middling” grade concentrate (higher
in early years)
¾containing 5 M lbs cobalt and up to 15
million lbs copper
• 70 M/lbs copper-in-concentrate
Exploration
US$63M exploration program
Two Stage Program
• 2002-2006: Advanced surface program to complete pre-feasibility
studies on the underground deposits
• Based on positive exploration results, completion of the prefeasibility studies will be undertaken.
Underground mine development and expansion of mine
and concentrator subject to completion of underground
exploration program
The Gossan
Edward’s Cove in background
The Gossan
Looking North
The Ovoid
Camp Pond and Airstrip in Background
Haul Road
Mill Site in Background
Mill Site
Airstrip in Foreground
Coarse Ore Storage and
Concentrator Building
Airstrip
Concentrator
Coarse Ore Storage
Power Plant
Edward’s Cove Port Site
Looking East
Shiploader
Winter Shipping
Mine & Concentrator
Construction Schedule
Years
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Voisey’s Bay Initial Civil
Works
Bankable Feasibility Study &
Mobilization
Design, Construction
& Commissioning
Production Ramp-up
First Concentrate Shipping
Nov. 2005
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Progress
98% complete
Ore was introduced into the mill Monday,
September 12, 2005
Construction close-out ongoing in mill
Main focus at Port construction for fall
completion
Demobilization in progress
A lot can happen in two years!
October 2003
One Year Later
Today
Mine and Concentrator
Operations Workforce
(October 2005 )
Operations hiring criteria
• Safety, Productivity, Commitments
6+ month recruiting period
Pre and post employment training
Innu & Inuit Other
Total
Other Total
Labrador Labrador
Total
211
120
331
88
419
50%
29%
79%
21%
100%
Aboriginal Training and
Employment
A Broader Perspective
Objectives
Establish
Opportunitiesfor
Aboriginal
Participation
Improve
Aboriginal
Sustainability
Tools
Financial
Contributions
Goal
Partners
Jobs
Strengthen
Community
Structure
Training
Business
Opportunities
Capacity Building for Aboriginal Communities
Government
Company
Community
Industry-Based Aboriginal Workforce
Development Approach
Development Environment
Recognize
Aboriginal Rights &
UnsettledTitles
Establish
Fram ew ork &
Param eters for
Aboriginal
Participation
Greenfield
Developm ent
Lim itedIndustrial
Em ploym ent &
Business Skills in
Aboriginal
Population
y
Environm ental
Assesment
y
Im pacts and
Benefits
Agreem ents
2002
Project Planning Phase
Objective
Business
Opportunities
Optim ize
Opportunities for
Aboriginal
Participation
Com m unity
Investm ent
Lim itedCom m unity
Stability
1996
Aboriginal
Training and
Em ploym ent
2005
ConstructionPhase
Operations Phase
VBNC’s Aboriginal Employment Effort
VBNC established hiring and workforce development programs
aimed at maximizing opportunities for aboriginal participation in
the construction phase of the project
• Established a Labrador-based team to oversee and implement
employment and training commitments
• Embedded employment and training commitments in all contracts
with companies working at the construction site
• Negotiated a collective agreement with construction trade unions to
accommodate hiring priority in line with IBA commitments and a
Labrador adjacency policy
• Worked with LIA, Innu Nation and LMN to establish a
comprehensive skills inventory of their members interested in
employment at the Mine and Concentrator site
• Monitored contractor performance and regularly intervened to
ensure first priority given to aboriginal workers
Joint Voisey’s Bay Employment and
Training Authority (JETA)
VBNC, Innu Nation, LIA, LMN and HRSDC worked
collaboratively starting 2002 to establish and implement a pilot
project to develop an aboriginal workforce for the
Mine/Concentrator Project
In September 2003 JETA was formed as a “not for profit”
aboriginal controlled organization to meet the objective
• JETA contracted VBNC to provide
¾ Workplace experience for Innu, Inuit and Métis
¾ Training program delivery at the VBNC site
¾ Supplemental training and management support
Training and Employment
AboriginalTraining
andEmployment
Business
Opportunities
Communityand
InstitutionalTraining
Site Training
Community
Inv estment
Orientation
Operations
Training for VBNC
Organization
Earthw orks
Site Services
Mine Safety
Security Services
Trades Helper
Piping
Cooks Helper
Structural Steel
Mill Operations
Mining Operations
WHMIS
Pre-Employment Phase
Catering
Construction Phase
Operations Phase
Aboriginal Training
Initiatives Delivered

HEO Simulator
HEO Community Training
Boom Truck/Forklift Training
Blaster Workplace Training
Concrete Training
Plastic Pipe Fusion
Oil Analysis Training
Mill Operator Training
Accommodations Fabrication &
Installation
Rock Drill Training

Safety Training

Security Training

Workplace Orientation

Camp Maintenance

Supervisory Training

Millwright Apprenticeship

Bus Driver Training
Instrumentation
Crane Operation
Business Driven Partnerships
All major – and most minor – Operations service
contracts have been awarded to aboriginal firms
Service
Contractor
Catering and Camp Services
Labrador Catering Ltd
Site Services
Torngait Services
Security
ASC Innu Security Ltd.
Air Transport
Innu Mikun Ltd
Medical Services
InnuMed Ltd
Shipping Support
Sikumiut Environmental Management Ltd.
Fixed Equipment Maintenance
Iskueteu/ABB Ltd
Successes

Aboriginal companies awarded procurement/construction
contracts in excess of Cdn$500 million

Construction phase used successfully to provide training and
workplace experience for aboriginal workers

•
More than 1,100 aboriginal employees involved in construction since
2002
•
At peak nearly 500 Innu and Inuit were working at the construction site
- surpassing all expectations
Exceeded aboriginal employment targets for start-up
•

Innu and Inuit people comprise 50% of operations workforce
All major operations contracts and 80% of operations
procurement awarded to Aboriginal businesses
In Closing