Diavik (Canada)

The Canadian pit of "Diavik" – perhaps, one of the youngest (on development) diamond kimberlitovy tubes. For the first time it was investigated only in 1992, the infrastructure is created by 2001, and production of diamonds began since January 2003. Allegedly the mine will serve from 16 to 22 years.
The place of its exit to an earth surface in itself is unique. First it not one, and at once three tubes formed on the island of Las de Gras — approximately in 220 km to the south of the Polar circle, at coast of Canada. As a hole huge, and the island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean small, only 20 km

For short term the diamond mine Diavik became one of the most important components of economy of Canada. From this field about 8 million carats (1600 kg) diamonds in a year are got. On one of the islands neighboring to it the airfield, capable to accept even enormous Boeings is constructed. In June, 2007 the consortium of seven companies of the mining industry declared the intention to sponsor ecological researches and to start construction on the northern coast of Canada of large port for reception of cargo vessels with the displacement up to 25 000 tons, and also – 211 km of an access road which will connect port to consortium plants. And it means that the hole at the ocean will grow and go deep. The Harry Winston Diamond Corporation company declared that Diavik Diamond Mines decided to cancel a stop of production planned for winter on the diamond mine Diavik located in the Canadian northern territories.

Earlier this year, the Diavik company declared a series of reductions in connection with situation change in the market, including plans about a summer and winter stop of production. The summer stop of production came to the end on August 24, and now production of diamond raw materials on mine came to former level. The winter stop which initially had to begin on December 01, 2009 and lasts till January 11, 2010, was cancelled.