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Snap Lake Diamond Mine

Snap Lake Mine was a remote fly-in/fly-out operation located about 220 km northeast of , , and, according to De Beers, was the first De Beers mine outside of Africa.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Snap Lake Airport.

Aerodrome
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Snap Lake Diamond Mine

Latitude
63.60153° or 63° 36′ 6″ north
Longitude
-110.89443° or 110° 53′ 40″ west
Elevation
457 metres (1,499 feet)
IATA airport code
YNX
Open location code
95MFJ424+J6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 610339105
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­industrial
Geo­Names ID
11524257
Wiki­data ID
Q2295753
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In Other Languages

From French to Igbo—“Snap Lake Diamond Mine” goes by many names.

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