UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16
OR
15D-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of June, 2016 |
Commission File Number: 001-33838 |
DOMINION DIAMOND CORPORATION |
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
P.O. Box 4569, Station A Toronto, ON, Canada M5W 4T9 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
DATED the 23rd day of June, 2016.
DOMINION DIAMOND CORPORATION |
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(Registrant) | ||||
By: |
/s/ Ron Cameron |
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Name: |
Ron Cameron |
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Title: |
Chief Financial Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT |
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99.1 |
News release dated June 23, 2016 - Dominion Diamond Corporation Provides Update on Incident at the Ekati Diamond Mine |
Exhibit 99.1
Dominion Diamond Corporation Provides Update on Incident at the Ekati Diamond Mine
YELLOWKNIFE, Northwest Territories--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 23, 2016--Dominion Diamond Corporation (TSX:DDC, NYSE:DDC) (the “Company”) can confirm that at approximately 7:00 am on June 23, 2016, an incident occurred at the Ekati mine site.
A fire broke out during a planned outage in the Process Plant. The Incident Management Team was activated to respond to the situation and the Emergency Response Team (ERT) was called to the scene and the fire has been contained.
All personnel were evacuated from the Process Plant and have been accounted for. At this time, no injuries have been reported.
Our first priority is the safety and well-being of our workforce and of all the people involved in responding to this incident. We will provide further information as it becomes available.
About Dominion Diamond Corporation
Dominion Diamond
Corporation is the world’s third largest producer of rough diamonds by
value. Both of its production assets are located in the low political
risk environment of the Northwest Territories in Canada where the
Company also has its head office. The Company is well capitalized and
has a strong balance sheet.
The Company operates the Ekati Diamond Mine and also owns 40% of the Diavik Diamond Mine. Between the two mining operations, diamonds are currently produced from a number of separate kimberlite pipes providing a diversity of diamond supply as well as reduced operational risk. It supplies premium rough diamond assortments to the global market through its sorting and selling operations in Canada, Belgium and India.
For more information, please visit www.ddcorp.ca
CONTACT:
Dominion Diamond Corporation
Investor Relations
Ms.
Kelley Stamm, 416-205-4380
Manager, Investor Relations
kstamm@ddcorp.ca
or
Media
Relations
Ms. Laura Worsley-Brown, 867-669-6105
Senior
Advisor, External Relations
laura.worsley-brown@ekati.ddcorp.ca