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.
- Industry
- …lies at an elevation of around 460 metres (1,500 feet)
- …has the IATA airport code YNX
- Description: diamond mine in the Northwest Territories of Canada operated by De Beers from 2008-2015
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Snap Lake Diamond Mine
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Latitude
63.60153° or 63° 36′ 6″ north
Longitude
-110.89443° or 110° 53′ 40″ west
Open location code
95MFJ424+J6
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OpenStreetMap feature
landuse = industrial
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In Other Languages
From French to Igbo—“Snap Lake Diamond Mine” goes by many names.
Ebe a na-egwupụta diamond na Snap LakeIgbo
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