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.

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Location: 63.6056, -110.867, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Snap Lake Diamond Mine
    diamond mine in the Northwest Territories of Canada operated by De Beers from 2008-2015
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