The Canadian governmnet has given an award to the Diavik diamond mine in the Northwest Territories for its efficient use of energy.
The energy savings resulted chiefly from a computerized employee training program, which saved the mine’s operator, Rio Tinto, more than 1 million litres of fuel oil.
Natural Resources Minister Herb Dhaliwal recently toured the Diavik site and presented employees with a plaque marking the accomplishment.
According to the annual report of the Canadian Industry Program for Energy Conservation (CIPEC), the country’s mining, manufacturing and construction companies saved almost $3 billion in energy costs in 2001. As well, Canadian industry reduced greenhouse gas emissions from energy use to below 1990 levels.
CIPEC is a partnership between government and industry consisting of 45 trade associations that represent more than 5,000 companies and about 95% of secondary industrial energy demand in Canada.
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