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It was not until 1991 that diamonds were officially discovered by non-indigenous people, specifically, by two geologists named Chuck Fipke and Stewart Blusson. [5] This discovery lead to the first diamond mine in the NWT in 1998, a mine called Ekati that was initially operated by BHP Billiton.
17 paź 2023 · The discovery and mining of Canadian diamonds tell the story of the human spirit overcoming nearly insurmountable odds. The Northwest Territories, where most of these diamonds are found, have a subarctic to polar climate.
12 sty 2024 · The discovery of diamonds in Canada in the 1990s. Building upon the foundational knowledge of Canada’s favorable geology, the 1990s marked a pivotal era with the groundbreaking discovery of diamondiferous Kimberlite pipes in the country’s remote northern regions.
2 cze 2021 · Until the end of 2018, some 28 million carats of diamonds had been unearthed in Canada, making it the third-largest diamond producer on the planet after Russia and Botswana, with some extraordinary finds along the way. These include the remarkable Firefox rough diamond, discovered in 2015 at Diavik.
Communications advisor Doug Ashbury presents an overview of Diavik’s history, starting with Canadian diamond exploration in the 1990s. He explains how dedicated geologists discovered Diavik’s kimberlite pipes by following trails of indicator minerals back to their source under Lac de Gras.
23 lut 2012 · The first discovery of diamonds in Canada occurred in 1991 at Point Lake near Lac de Gras in the Northwest Territories, 300 km northeast of Yellowknife. In October 1998 diamonds were mined in Canada for the first time, at the Ekati mine near Lac de Gras.
1 cze 2024 · Canadian diamonds are laser inscribed with a unique identification number and a maple leaf to guarantee their authenticity and describe the stone's pedigree. Much has changed since the first diamond-bearing rock was discovered in Canada in the 1990s.
