The number of NWT residents employed at the Gahcho Ku茅 Mine jumped 12 per cent last year compared to 2017, according to an annual socio-economic report from the mineSA国际影视传媒檚 operator De Beers Canada.

In 2018, the mine provided 527 "person years" of employment during the year, which is the equivalent of 527 people working full-time for a year. Two-hundred and sixty-five, or 50 per cent, of the labour was provided by NWT residents, an increase of 29 over 2017.

The number reflects both De Beers and contractor employees working at the mine, which is located approximately 280 kilometres northeast of Yellowknife.

The annual report also indicates 26 per cent of all Gahcho Ku茅 Mine employees are Indigenous residents of the NWT.

SA国际影视传媒淥ur commitment to contributing to all local communities is expressed through jobs, spending with Northern businesses and corporate social investment,SA国际影视传媒� stated De Beers Group Canada CEO Kim Truter in a press release issued on May 31.

De Beers Canada entered into a socio-economic agreement with the GNWT in 2013, which encourages the employment of territorial residents.

SA国际影视传媒淲eSA国际影视传媒檙e really proud to see those numbers go up,SA国际影视传媒� Tom Ormsby, head of external and corporate affairs at De Beers Group Canada told Yellowknifer.

SA国际影视传媒�This is a long journey so itSA国际影视传媒檚 good to see such good process this early, but we have to continue to challenge ourselves to make sure we improve and strengthen those numbers,SA国际影视传媒� he added.