Snap Lake Diamond Mine
Snap Lake Mine was a remote fly-in/fly-out operation located about 220 km northeast of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, and, according to De Beers, was the first De Beers mine outside of Africa.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Snap Lake Airport.
Snap Lake Diamond Mine
- Type: Industry
- Description: diamond mine in the Northwest Territories of Canada operated by De Beers from 2008-2015
- Category: mine
- Location: Northwest Territories, Northern Canada, Canada, North America
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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
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From French to Igbo—“Snap Lake Diamond Mine” goes by many names.
- French: “Snap Lake Diamond Mine”
- German: “Snap-Lake-Diamantenmine”
- Igbo: “Ebe a na-egwupụta diamond na Snap Lake”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: MacKay Lake Lodge.
Northwest Territories: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Yellowknife and Nahanni National Park Reserve.
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