Volcanoes of Ontario - Diatremes of Ontario, Victor Diamond Mine, Manitou Islands, Blake River Megacaldera Complex, Sturgeon Lake Caldera (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Diatremes of Ontario, Victor Diamond Mine, Manitou Islands, Blake River Megacaldera Complex, Sturgeon Lake Caldera, Callander Bay, Attawapiskat Kimberlite Field, Misema Caldera, Coldwell Complex, Deadhorse Creek Diatreme Complex, Lake Timiskaming Kimberlite Field, Kirkland Lake Kimberlite Field. Excerpt: The Victor Diamond Mine is the first Canadian diamond mine located in Ontario, and De Beers' second diamond mine in Canada (after the Snap Lake Diamond Mine). It is located in the James Bay lowlands 90 kilometres (56 mi) west of Attawapiskat in the remote northern part of the province. Construction of the mine began in February 2006 after it received its final permit and 85.5% support from the First Nations in the Attawapiskat area. Construction of the mine created 3200 positions; mining and operations will create around 400 permanent positions. The Victor Mine is an open-pit mine, with a processing plant, workshops, and an airstrip located on site. De Beers started looking for Kimberlite Pipes within Canada in the 1960s, in 1995 the pipes of the James Bay Lowland area were re-examined and interest was renewed in the Victor Mine Project. In 2005, the Project gained approval after an environmental assessment by the Federal and Provincial government and gained an 85.5% in favour rating from the Attawapiskat First Nations people, soon after construction begins. In 2007, the Moose Cree First Nations peoples sign in favour of the Victor mine and the first successful productions of diamonds begins. June 20th, 2008 Victor Mine enters production phase, De Beers celebrated its opening July 26th and reached an agreement with the Province of Ontario to allow up to 10% of the mines production to be available to the cutting and polishing industry in On... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=24980710