Snap Lake Mine

The Snap Lake project is located on the tundra, 220 air kilometers (136 miles) northeast of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. Ledcor was successful in overcoming the logistical …

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The Snap Lake Mine, De Beers' first mine outside of Africa, is unique in Canada. Built on the shore of Snap Lake, 220 kilometres northeast of Yellowknife, the mine is Canada's first completely underground diamond mine. The Snap Lake ore body is a 2.5 metre thick dyke that dips an average of 12-15° from the northwest shore down under the lake.

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DIAMONDS: De Beers puts Snap Lake mine up for sale

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES – De Beers Canada of Calgary has decided to see if the Snap Lake diamond mine 220 km northeast of Yellowknife can be sold. The company has engaged the Bank of Montreal to market the property. The mine, opened in 2007, was put on care and maintenance in December 2015.

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Finning to supply Snap Lake project

VANCOUVER - The Canadian division of FINNING INTERNATIONAL has been awarded a contract to supply all on-site power generation equipment for DE BEERS CANADA's Snap Lake underground diamond mine in the Northwest Territories. The contract is worth approximately $16 million.

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A very unique mine

Snap Lake has already hired close to 350 of their 412 permanent employees. When contractors are included in the count, the full complement of workers at the mine will be close to 500 employees by year end. And the best news of all is that the plant is producing diamonds–big ones–proving that the development of Snap Lake was a wise decision.

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De Beers pushes ahead with Snap Lake development

DE BEERS is proceeding quickly to develop Canada's first underground diamond mine at the recently acquired Snap Lake project in the Northwest Territories. De Beers pushes ahead with Snap Lake development - MiningNews

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SNAP LAKE MINE

SNAP LAKE MINE 2018 Annual Closure and Reclamation Plan Progress Report 6 August 2019 Page 1 1. INTRODUCTION This 2018 Annual Closure and Reclamation Plan Progress Report (ACRPPR) for the Snap Lake Mine has been prepared to satisfy Part I, Item 2 of the Type A Water Licence (MV2011L2-0004), issued by the

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Snap Lake had groundwater problems before closure

Snap Lake was the firm's first diamond mine outside of Africa, and Canada's first primary underground diamond mine. The mine employed 747 workers and produced 1.2 million carats last year and ...

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De Beers considering Snap Lake closure

The Snap Lake Diamond Mine is located about 220 km northeast of Canada's Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. ... Trump is the best news for deep sea mining – The Metals Company CEO; February ...

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Snap Lake Mine

Underground mining methods are being used to mine the kimberlite dyke. The main entrance to the mine is 5m wide and 4.5m high. Low profile trackless mining equipment is used for easy access to areas of low …

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An Overview of Paste Tailings Disposal at the Snap Lake …

1. Brad Howe Mining Engineer – Snap Lake Mine 2. Maxwell Morapeli Mine General Manager – Snap Lake Mine 3. Erica Bonhomme Environmental Manager – Snap Lake Mine 4. MVLWB 5. Peter Mooney Senior Operations Manager – Snap Lake Mine 6. Jack Caldwell Civil Engineer – Robertson GeoConsultants 7. File Technical Services 8.

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Snap Lake diamond mine for sale

The Snap Lake diamond mine in Canada has been put up for sale by DeBeers. Operations at the unprofitable mine which began production in 2008 were suspended near the end of 2015. ... Advertising in Mining Engineering or T&UC online truly pays off, whether via print, digital, or both, is a great way to reach more than 14,000 SME and UCA members ...

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De Beers Group announces Snap Lake mine entering final …

The process began in 2019 for Victor and 2022 for Snap Lake. Both closures received important regulatory approvals in December 2022. At Snap Lake Mine, 220 km …

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DE BEERS GROUP AWARDS SNAP LAKE MINE CLOSURE CONTRACT TO NWT COMPANY

Since 2004, Snap Lake Mine has spent close to $2 billion with Indigenous and other NWT companies, generated more than 2,500 person years of employment for NWT residents, and provided $27 million in training and community investment. We're proud to build on this legacy into closure."

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Active closure on Snap Lake Mine '96 per cent' complete

Snap Lake was, at the time, the only fully underground diamond mine in the territory, and ceased production in December 2015 due to what the company called a drop in the market price of diamonds and a necessary costly license exemption. It was put in to what was called "care and maintenance" in case operations were restarted, but the closure ...

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De Beers Canada gains revised plan approval for Snap Lake diamond mine

De Beers Canada has obtained approval for a revised suspension plan from the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board (MVLWB) for extended care and maintenance (ECM) and water management for its Snap Lake mine in the Northwest Territories.

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Mining celebrates five years LTI-free in De Beers' Snap Lake …

At a ceremony held at De Beers Canada's Snap Lake Mine on September 11th, 2012, Mining celebrated the achievement of five years without any Lost Time Injuries (LTI's), a milestone ...

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De Beers fined for Snap Lake diesel spill

The Snap Lake diamond mine is located 220 kilometres northeast of Yellowknife, and was opened in 2008. The mine was put on care and maintenance in 2015. In October 2017, De Beers created a partnership with the local Det'on Cho Corporation business development arm of the Yellowknives Dene First Nation.

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VICTOR AND SNAP LAKE MINES ENTER FINAL STAGES OF …

Victor mine was Ontario's first and only diamond mine and opened in July 2008. Snap Lake mine was Canada's only entirely underground diamond mine and was De Beers' first mine in Canada when it opened in July 2008. CLICK HERE to see a fact sheet about the closure projects. De Beers employs more than 600 people in Canada.

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Snap Lake mine to be flooded

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'All infrastructure removed' at Snap Lake by end of 2023

De Beers says its shuttered Snap Lake diamond mine is "entering the final stages of active closure" ahead of a switch to long-term monitoring. Work to close down Snap Lake – the country's only fully underground diamond mine – has been under way since De Beers announced it would cease production at the end of 2015.

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Snap Lake Working Group De Beers update: North Pile, …

• The Snap Lake Mine operator bench strength has increased • Stope layouts and overall underground mine geometry and mining methods will make attaining the required underground placement rates highly unlikely • Continued testing and research in the future will be done on the rheology of the kimberlite

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Snap Lake Mine

To ensure the identity or quality of production by Snap Lake mine, the government has the right to monitor the valuation process in the Yellowknife and process of selling 10% of Snap Lake diamonds. In May 2004, the company entered into an environmental agreement with the Government of Canada and aboriginal organisations from primary communities.

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Snap Lake

In December 2015, De Beers announced the halt of operations at its Snap Lake Mine and the site went into care and maintenance. Photo: De Beers. In 2015, De Beers Canada placed the Snap …

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De Beers halts operations at Snap Lake diamond mine in …

Snap Lake was planned to operate until 2028 but the mine operations was not profitable. In addition, it faced closure due to groundwater problems believed to have added to already high costs at the mine. In order to determine the potential of the ore body as a viable mine, De Beers plans to assess market conditions in 2016.

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VICTOR AND SNAP LAKE MINES ENTER FINAL STAGES OF …

Victor mine was Ontario's first and only diamond mine and opened in July 2008. Snap Lake mine was Canada's only entirely underground diamond mine and was De Beers' …

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Major Mines & Projects | Snap Lake Mine

Mining scale, mining and mill throughput capaciites. Full profiles of select mines and projects. Deepest underground mines. Shaft depth, mining scale, backfill type and mill throughput data. ... The Snap Lake Mine (the Mine) is a former underground diamond mine operated from 2008 to 2015, when De Beers put the Mine into a temporary closure ...

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