The Growth of Diamond Mining in Canada and Implications for Mining Productivity

......................................................................................................................................... iii Executive Summary.........................................................................................................................v I. Description and Characteristics of the Canadian Diamond Industry...................................1 A. The Rise of Diamond Mining in Canada .................................................................1 B. Observations on the Diamond Mining Industry in Canada, and Inferences Based on Other Mining Industries ...........................................................................5 C. Indirect Benefits of Diamond Mining......................................................................6 II. Productivity Performance of the Canadian Diamond Mining Industry, and Implications for the Overall Mining Industry......................................................................7 A. Productivity Performance ........................................................................................7 B. Impact on Overall Mining Industry Productivity.....................................................8 C. Prospects for Future Productivity Growth in the Canadian Diamond Mining Industry .....................................................................................................10 III. Conclusions and Outlook for the Diamond Industry in Canada ........................................12 References......................................................................................................................................15 List of Tables and Charts Table 1: Output, Employment, Hours Worked and Labour Compensation in Diamond Mining in Canada, 1997-2002 .........................................................................................................2 Chart 1: Output and Employment in the Canadian Diamond Mining Industry, 1998-2002............3 Table 2: Output, Hours Worked and Output per Hour in Diamond Mining in Canada, 1998-2002 ........................................................................................................................................8 Table 3: Forecast of the Diamond Mining Industry’s Contribution to Mining Industry Productivity Growth, 2001-2006 ...................................................................................................10