Jericho Diamond Mine produce a year with a value of CAN $25 million. In the first half of 2006 the mine had processed for . Jericho Diamond Mine The Jericho Diamond Mine is a dormant diamond mine located in Canada's Nunavut territory. Jericho is Nunavut’s first and only diamond mine. It is located northeast of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories and is accessible by air all year and by winter road from Yellowknife. The project was mined from 2006 to 2008, and produced of diamonds from of kimberlite mined from the open pit operation. Over $200 million was invested in the development of the Jericho
Jericho Diamond Mine On July 19, 2010 Shear Diamonds (née Shear Minerals Ltd) (), a diamond exploration company focused on the Nunavut region, announced its purchase of the Jericho Diamond Mine. In late 2010, Shear announced that it would take about a year to devise a plan to reopen the mine. Shear began processing the existing recovery reject pile in early 2012, selling the recovered stones to Belgian diamond firm Taché, which provided a revolving line of credit. However, operations were suspended in September, as Shear, citing "limited funds and significant operations", has sought to minimize expenditures. Taché has given notice of default