Snap Lake Diamond Mine Snap Lake Diamond Mine Snap Lake Mine is a remote fly-in/fly-out operation located about 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 Territories-based contractors and suppliers, including US$723 million with Aboriginal businesses or joint ventures. The mine began commercial production on January
Baken diamond mine 100 cubic metres (3.38 mg/m³). There is a waste rock overburden of about 33 million cubic metres. Baken diamond mine The Baken diamond mine is a diamond mine located along the lower Orange River in South Africa. The mine is owned and operated by Trans Hex. The central processing plant has been operational at Baken since 2001. In 2004 the Baken mine produced ; average stone size for the year was . Notable stones from production in 2004 included a , D colour flawless diamond that sold for over $1.8 million USD; and a pink diamond sold for over $1.0