Monday, July 27, 2015

All iced up

The shipping season of Iqlauit should already be in its 3rd week.

Ice has gotten in the way and isn't quickly going away.

Here is a more recent image from July 28th (evening).
You can see the ice is clearing...but there is still a chunk of thick ice blocking the path.
It is breaking down on the edges bit by bit.



Here is an image from July 26th of the ice conditions. Look at the bottom left where where the ocean feeds into Iqaluit.



The above image is from the Canadian Ice Services website -- Canadian Ice Services

This has directly effected the 558 tonnes Chidliak needs to get to the SRC (Saskatchewan Research Centre) for processing. The delay has been about a week and a half...but the ships getting into Iqaluit are still having problems. --> Journey of 558 tonnes

The delay hasn't had a significant effect as the SRC is fully utilized right now processing other kimberlite from other companies.

It is irregular seasons like this that should go directly into contingency planning for the development, construction and production of Chidliak as the use of the sealift will be crucial in all three of those stages.

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