Diamond mines?

Question

Please how many diamond mines are there in Canada?

or

What are some of the names of Canadian mines?

Answer 1

Diamond exploration began in Canada as early as the 1960s but major kimberlite discoveries were not made until the 1980s. In 1991, the first economic diamond deposit was discovered in the Lac de Gras area of the Northwest Territories. Canada became a diamond producer in October 1998 when the Ekati  Image of Diamonds diamond mine opened about 300 kilometres northeast of Yellowknife. By April 1999, the mine had produced one million carats.

Diavik, Canada’s second diamond mine, began production in January

2003. During its projected 20-year life, average diamond production from this mine is expected to peak at six to eight million carats a year — about five percent of the world’s total supply. Ekati’s average production over its projected 20-year life is expected to peak at three to five million carats a year — four percent of world production by volume.

Another three mines are scheduled to be opened: one at Snap Lake , about 220 kilometres northeast of Yellowknife, N.W.T.; Victor, near James Bay in Ontario; and Jericho in Nunavut. These mines will consolidate Canada’s position in world diamond production by value, third after Botswana and Russia.