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The Ekati Diamond Mine is Canada's first underground diamond operation, located in the Lac de Gras, around 300 km from Yellowknife. Exploration first started in 1981 but officially opened in October 1998. Since the opening until 2017, the mine produced around 67.8 million carats of diamond and is still in production. [13]
Gahcho Kué is the world's largest and richest new diamond mine, with an estimated reserve of 80 million carats. [1] The agreement between Mountain Province Diamonds and De Beers is one where both companies share the operating costs of the mine and each independently markets their share of the diamonds from the project.
The Ring of Fire is a vast, mineral-rich region located in the remote James Bay Lowlands of Northern Ontario, Canada. [1] Spanning approximately 5,000 square kilometres (1,900 sq mi), the area is rich in chromite, nickel, copper, platinum group elements, gold, zinc, and other valuable minerals.
The Victor Mine was the first Canadian diamond mine located in Ontario, and De Beers' second diamond mine in Canada (after the Snap Lake Diamond Mine).It is located in the Northern Ontario Ring of Fire, in the James Bay Lowlands 90 kilometres (56 mi) west of Attawapiskat in the remote northern part of the province.
Faraday Mine (now Madawaska Mine) Frood Mine; Fraser Mine; Garson Mine; Geco Mine; Goderich Salt Mines – Sifto Canada; Golden Giant Mine; Greenstone gold mine; Greyhawk Mine (Uranium) Hagersville-CGC; Hemlo Mine; Hermiston-McCauley Mine; Hollinger Mines; Holloway Mine; Holt Mine; Hoyle Pond Mine; Hudson Rand Mine; Josephine Mine; Kanichee ...
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The Gahcho Kué Diamond Mine is located on the Canadian tundra in the Northwest Territories. It is situated at Kennady Lake ( 63°26′04″N 109°11′10″W / 63.43444°N 109.18611°W / 63.43444; -109.18611 ( Kennady Lake ) ), in the Akaitcho Treaty 8 Territory [ 1 ] claim block, which is 85 km (53 mi) southeast of the Snap ...
Exploration diamond drilling differs from other geological drilling (such as Reverse Circulation (RC) Drilling [3]) in that a solid core is extracted from depth, for examination on the surface. The key technology of the diamond drill is the actual diamond bit itself. [4] It is composed of industrial diamonds set into a soft metallic matrix.