Victor Diamond Mine
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Victor Diamond Mine is a remote open-pit diamond mine in northern Ontario, Canada, known as De Beers’ first diamond mine in the province and for its proximity to the Attawapiskat First Nation.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diamond mine
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open-pit mine ⓘ |
| closureDate | 2019 ⓘ |
| controversy |
disputes over impact benefit agreements with Attawapiskat First Nation
ⓘ
environmental concerns raised by local First Nations ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision |
Ontario
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surface form:
Province of Ontario
|
| depositType | kimberlite pipes ⓘ |
| distanceTo |
approximately 515 km north of Timmins, Ontario
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approximately 90 km west of Attawapiskat First Nation ⓘ |
| employment | provided jobs to residents of Attawapiskat First Nation ⓘ |
| environment | muskeg and wetlands ⓘ |
| environmentalAssessment |
subject to Canadian federal environmental review
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subject to Ontario provincial environmental review ⓘ |
| hasCamp | remote fly-in work camp ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
airstrip
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winter road access ⓘ |
| hasLicense | Ontario mining permits ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Canada
Government of Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being De Beers’ first diamond mine in Ontario
ⓘ
remote location in the James Bay Lowlands ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
James Bay Lowlands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ Ontario ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Attawapiskat First Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | traditional territory of Attawapiskat First Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| miningMethod | open-pit mining ⓘ |
| notable |
first commercial diamond mine in Ontario
ⓘ
one of Canada’s northernmost diamond mines outside the territories ⓘ |
| officialOpeningDate | 2008 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | De Beers Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatorHeadquarters | Toronto, Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oreType | kimberlite ⓘ |
| ownedBy | De Beers Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentCompany | De Beers Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| product | diamonds ⓘ |
| province | Ontario ⓘ |
| region | Far North of Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startOfConstruction | 2006 ⓘ |
| startOfOperation | 2008 ⓘ |
| status |
closed
ⓘ
in reclamation ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
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