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Diavik Diamond Mine
- Canada
Natural diamond sources
have been discovered in approximately 35 different countries around the
World across several continents. Diamonds, and
consequently mines like the Diavik Diamond Mine in Canada, are found in areas where there have been volcanic
activity or erosion and where natural elements such as streams, rivers
and even glaciers might have taken them. When such sources are
discovered mines, such as the Diavik Diamond Mine, often follow. The
Diavik Mine projects an average of between 7 - 8 million carats per year
during the life of the diamond mine. Please click the following links
for additional facts and information about diamonds produced in Canada
and Diamond Mines:
Canadian Diamonds
Ekati Diamond Mine
Diamond Mines
Facts and
Information about the Diavik Diamond Mine - Canada
Facts and Information
about the Diavik Diamond Mine:
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The Diavik Diamond Mine Country is found in Canada. The second
diamond mine in Canada, Diavik, began
production in January 2003
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The Diavik Diamond Mine Location: Lac de Gras East Island,
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories and is 200km south of the
Arctic circle and 20 kilometers distance from the Ekati diamond
mine
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The Diavik Diamond Mine diamond source: Kimberlite volcanic pipes
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Formation of Diavik volcanic pipe: Shallow lakes formed in
inactive volcanic craters
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Mining Method: Open pit mining
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The Diavik Diamond Mine diamond quality: Many large diamonds have
been recovered
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Age of Diamonds: 45 to 62 million years old
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Age of the mine: The area was surveyed in 1992. Diavik Diamond
Mines Inc. was created with head office in Yellowknife in
December 1996
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Investors of Rio Tinto plc and Aber Diamond Corporation approve
$1.3 billion expenditure to build the mine in December
2000
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Construction began in 2001 and the first diamonds were produced
in 2003
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The Diavik Mine projects an average of 7 - 8 million carats per
year during the life of the mine
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Diamonds from the Diavik Mine are authenticated through the "CanadaMark"
service
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Color of diamonds found at the Diavik Mine: Colorless,
and very rarely, yellow.
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The Diavik Diamond Mine is joint owned by the Aber Diamond
Corporation and Diavik Diamond Mines Inc., a subsidiary of Rio
Tinto Group
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Aber supplies a portion of its 40 per cent share of Diavik
diamonds to Tiffany and Co. of New York
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The Canadian Diavik mine leads the world on environmental
standards
Information about
Diamond Deposits
Diamonds reach the surface of the earth via volcanic pipes or via placer
/ alluvial deposits. The purpose of the
mines is the extraction of valuable diamonds from the earth. The mines
are plant operations built to extract diamond crystal from either
underground or from the surface. When diamonds are extracted
underground, the mine needs a system of excavations in the rock to gain
access to the kimberlite rock. There are a limited number of
commercially viable diamond mines currently operating in the world which
use tunnelling and excavation methods. However, diamonds are also mined
using the Placer or Alluvial mining methods when host rock is washed
away by streams and rivers and diamonds are deposited as sediment in the
stream sands in 'placer deposits' which also called Alluvial deposits.
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Diavik Diamond Mine
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