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Canadian diamonds. Canadian diamonds are diamonds which have been mined in any one of the provinces and territories of Canada. Diamond-rich areas were not commercially extracted in Canada until the early 1990s. [ 1] For the first 60 years of the 20th century, diamonds originated from kimberlite pipes and alluvial deposits in places such as ...
The Ekati Diamond Mine, often simply called Ekati, is Canada's first surface and underground diamond mine [ 1] and is owned by Burgundy Diamond Mines. It is located 310 km (190 mi) north-east of Yellowknife, [ 2] Northwest Territories, and about 200 km (120 mi) south of the Arctic Circle, near Lac de Gras. Until 2014, Ekati was a joint venture ...
Victor Diamond Mine. / 52.81694°N 83.90639°W / 52.81694; -83.90639. 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 ...
“This is history in the making,” said Naseem Lahri, Botswana managing director for Lucara Diamond Corp., the Canadian mining company that found the diamond. “I am very proud. It is a product ...
Diavik Diamond Mine is an industrial complex set in a remote, subarctic landscape. It consists of four kimberlite pipes associated with the Lac de Gras kimberlite field and is located on an island 20 km 2 (7.7 sq mi) in Lac de Gras informally known as East Island. It is about 220 km (140 mi) south of the Arctic Circle.
The Canadian Government has set up a body known as the Canadian Diamond Code of Conduct [142] to help authenticate Canadian diamonds. This is a stringent tracking system of diamonds and helps protect the "conflict free" label of Canadian diamonds.
Charles Edgar " Chuck " Fipke CM (born 1946) is a Canadian geologist and prospector who discovered the existence of diamonds around Lac de Gras in Canada's Northwest Territories. He is now a multimillionaire involved in geological explorations around the world. Fipke is also a prominent owner and breeder in North American thoroughbred horse racing.
The mine produced many fine gems including the Williamson pink diamond, a pink 54.5 carats (10.90 g) rough diamond presented to Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip on the occasion of their wedding in 1947. Cut by Cartier to a 23.6 carats (4.72 g) gem, it became the centerpiece of the Williamson Diamond Cartier brooch made for the Queen in 1952.