Snap Lake Diamond Mine
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snap-lake-diamond-mine-305-384033
title:
Snap Lake Diamond Mine
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Snap Lake Mine was a remote fly-in/fly-out operation located about 220 km (140 mi) northeast of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, and, according to De Beers, was the first De Beers mine outside of Africa. It was also Canada's first completely underground diamond mine. Construction began with the opening of an access winter road in 2005. By the end of 2013, De Beers had spent US$1.8 billion on construction and mine operation. Of that total, De Beers spent US$1.3 billion with Northwest Territori
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Diamond mine in the Northwest Territories of Canada operated by De Beers from 2008-2015
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snap_Lake_Diamond_Mine
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2019-12-30T05:48:21Z
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