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Snap Lake Mine
	A mining truck exiting the mine portal, winter 2006
Location
	Snap Lake Diamond Mine Location in Canada
Location	220 km (140 mi) northeast of Yellowknife
Territory	Northwest Territories
Country	Canada
Coordinates	63°36′20″N 110°52′00″W / 63.60556°N 110.86667°W
Production
Products	Diamonds
History
Opened	2008
Active	2008 - 2015
Owner
Company	De Beers
Website	canada.debeersgroup.com
Year of acquisition	2001

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Snap Lake Mine was a remote fly-in/fly-out operation located about 220 km (140 mi) northeast of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, and, according to De Beers, was the first De Beers mine outside of Africa. It was also Canada's first completely underground diamond mine.^[1]

Construction began with the opening of an access winter road in 2005. By the end of 2013, De Beers had spent US$1.8 billion on construction and mine operation. Of that total, De Beers spent US$1.3 billion with Northwest Territories-based contractors and suppliers, including US$723 million with Aboriginal businesses or joint ventures.^[2]

The mine began commercial production on January 16, 2008 and was officially opened on July 25, 2008. In 2013, Snap Lake Mine provided 776 person years of employment, including 274 person years of employment to Northwest Territories residents, close to the 300 NWT resident employees predicted during the mine’s environmental assessment. Approximately 400 people are working at the mine on any given day. Lifetime of the mine was estimated to be about 15 years. Resource estimates suggest 16.1 million carats over life of mine.^[3]

The Snap Lake mine was featured in Ice Road Truckers, a television series on The History Channel. The Snap Lake mine was also featured on the Canadian Discovery channel show Daily Planet as part of the special feature 'Daily Planet Goes North – More Ice for the Arctic'.^[4]

The mine was served by the Snap Lake Airport, a private airport that was strictly for cargo and passengers entering and leaving the remote site.

Closure

On December 4, 2015, De Beers announced that due to a drop in the market price of diamonds and a necessary costly license exemption they would stop production of diamonds at the Snap Lake Mine, putting it into "care and maintenance" state so that it could be re-opened at a later date if so desired. Approximately 70 employees would remain on the site as a result, but 434 were laid off.^[5]

References

^ "Snap Lake: Project Factsheet". De Beers Canada. May 28, 2009. Archived from the original on April 24, 2012. Retrieved August 13, 2009.
^ "Snap Lake Mine". DeBeers. Archived from the original on April 24, 2012.
^ "De Beers Analyst Seminar" (PDF). Anglo American. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
^ "Daily Planet Goes North – More Ice for the Arctic". Discovery Channel. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
^ "N.W.T.'s Snap Lake diamond mine halts operation, De Beers says". CBC.ca. Retrieved December 4, 2015.

External links

"Digging for Diamonds 24/7 Under Frozen Snap Lake", Wired, November 24, 2008
Photo gallery at De Beers Canada
Snap Lake project, gallery at Flickr

[debeers-1] "Snap Lake: Project Factsheet". De Beers Canada. May 28, 2009. Archived from the original on April 24, 2012. Retrieved August 13, 2009.

[2] "Snap Lake Mine". DeBeers. Archived from the original on April 24, 2012.

[3] "De Beers Analyst Seminar" (PDF). Anglo American. Retrieved November 3, 2014.

[4] "Daily Planet Goes North – More Ice for the Arctic". Discovery Channel. Retrieved February 22, 2008.

[5] "N.W.T.'s Snap Lake diamond mine halts operation, De Beers says". CBC.ca. Retrieved December 4, 2015.

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+| products = [[Diamonds]]
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-'''Snap Lake Mine''' is a remote fly-in/fly-out operation located about {{convert|220|km|abbr=on}} northeast of [[Yellowknife]], [[Northwest Territories]], and, according to [[De Beers]], was De Beers first [[Mining|mine]] outside Africa. It was also Canada's first completely underground diamond mine.<ref name="debeers">{{cite web|url= http://www.debeerscanada.com/files_2/snap_lake/factsheet.html |title= Snap Lake: Project Factsheet|publisher=De Beers Canada|date= May 28, 2009|accessdate=August 13, 2009}}</ref>
+'''Snap Lake Mine''' was a remote fly-in/fly-out operation located about {{convert|220|km|abbr=on}} northeast of [[Yellowknife]], [[Northwest Territories]], and, according to [[De Beers]], was the first De Beers [[Mining|mine]] outside of Africa. It was also Canada's first completely underground diamond mine.<ref name="debeers">{{cite web|url= http://www.debeerscanada.com/files_2/snap_lake/factsheet.html|title= Snap Lake: Project Factsheet|publisher= De Beers Canada|date= May 28, 2009|access-date= August 13, 2009|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120424060707/http://www.debeerscanada.com/files_3/snap-lake-mine.php|archive-date= April 24, 2012|df= mdy-all}}</ref>
-Construction began with the opening of an access winter road in 2005. By the end of 2013, De Beers had spent US$1.8&nbsp;billion on construction and mine operation. Of that total, De Beers spent US$1.3&nbsp;billion with Northwest Territories-based contractors and suppliers, including US$723&nbsp;million with Aboriginal businesses or joint ventures.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.debeerscanada.com/files_3/snap-lake-mine.php |title=Snap Lake Mine |publisher=DeBeers}}</ref>
+Construction began with the opening of an access winter road in 2005. By the end of 2013, De Beers had spent US$1.8&nbsp;billion on construction and mine operation. Of that total, De Beers spent US$1.3&nbsp;billion with Northwest Territories-based contractors and suppliers, including US$723&nbsp;million with Aboriginal businesses or joint ventures.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.debeerscanada.com/files_3/snap-lake-mine.php |title=Snap Lake Mine |publisher=DeBeers |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424060707/http://www.debeerscanada.com/files_3/snap-lake-mine.php |archive-date=April 24, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
-The mine began commercial production on January 16, 2008 and was officially opened on July 25, 2008. In 2013, Snap Lake Mine provided 776 person years of employment, including 274 person years of employment to Northwest Territories residents, close to the 300 NWT resident employees predicted during the mine’s environmental assessment. Approximately 400 people are working at the mine on any given day. Lifetime of the mine is estimated to be about 15 years. Resource estimates suggest 16.1 million carats over life of mine.<ref>{{cite web|title=De Beers Analyst Seminar|url=http://www.angloamerican.com/~/media/Files/A/Anglo-American-PLC-V2/presentations/2014pres/de-beers-analyst-seminar-presentation.pdf|website=Anglo American|accessdate=3 November 2014}}</ref>
+The mine began commercial production on January 16, 2008 and was officially opened on July 25, 2008. In 2013, Snap Lake Mine provided 776 person years of employment, including 274 person years of employment to Northwest Territories residents, close to the 300 NWT resident employees predicted during the mine’s environmental assessment. Approximately 400 people are working at the mine on any given day. Lifetime of the mine was estimated to be about 15 years. Resource estimates suggest 16.1 million carats over life of mine.<ref>{{cite web|title=De Beers Analyst Seminar|url=http://www.angloamerican.com/~/media/Files/A/Anglo-American-PLC-V2/presentations/2014pres/de-beers-analyst-seminar-presentation.pdf|website=Anglo American|accessdate=3 November 2014}}</ref>
 The Snap Lake mine was featured in ''[[Ice Road Truckers]]'', a television series on [[History (U.S. TV channel)|The History Channel]]. The Snap Lake mine was also featured on the Canadian Discovery channel show [[Daily Planet]] as part of the special feature 'Daily Planet Goes North – More Ice for the Arctic'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://broadband.discoverychannel.ca/?vid=20671|title=Daily Planet Goes North – More Ice for the Arctic|publisher=Discovery Channel|accessdate=February 22, 2008}}</ref>
-The mine is served by the [[Snap Lake Airport]], a private airport that is strictly for cargo and passengers entering and leaving the remote site.
+The mine was served by the [[Snap Lake Airport]], a private airport that was strictly for cargo and passengers entering and leaving the remote site.
+==Closure==
+On December 4, 2015, De Beers announced that due to a drop in the market price of diamonds and a necessary costly license exemption they would stop production of diamonds at the Snap Lake Mine, putting it into "care and maintenance" state so that it could be re-opened at a later date if so desired. Approximately 70 employees would remain on the site as a result, but 434 were laid off.<ref>{{cite web|title=N.W.T.'s Snap Lake diamond mine halts operation, De Beers says|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/n-w-t-s-snap-lake-diamond-mine-to-cease-operations-immediately-1.3350770|website=CBC.ca|accessdate=4 December 2015}}</ref>
 ==See also==
-[[File:Snap Lake Diamond Mine Processing Plant.jpg|thumb|left|Two [[loader (equipment)|loader]]s work outside the ore processing and recovery plant.]]
+[[File:Snap Lake Diamond Mine Processing Plant.jpg|thumb|Two [[loader (equipment)|loader]]s work outside the ore processing and recovery plant.]]
 *[[Ekati Diamond Mine]]
 *[[Diavik Diamond Mine]]
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 == References ==
-{{reflist}}
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
-* [http://www.wired.com/science/planetearth/magazine/16-12/ff_diamonds_sb "Digging for Diamonds 24/7 Under Frozen Snap Lake"], ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]'', November 24, 2008
+* [https://www.wired.com/science/planetearth/magazine/16-12/ff_diamonds_sb "Digging for Diamonds 24/7 Under Frozen Snap Lake"], ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]'', November 24, 2008
-*[http://www.debeerscanada.com/files_3/image-galleries-snap-lake-mine.php Photo gallery] at [[De Beers Canada]]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20091114130932/http://debeerscanada.com/files_3/image-galleries-snap-lake-mine.php Photo gallery] at [[De Beers Canada]]
-*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrfuller/sets/72057594132472740/with/144903107/ Snap Lake project], gallery at [[Flickr]]
+*[https://www.flickr.com/photos/mrfuller/sets/72057594132472740/with/144903107/ Snap Lake project], gallery at [[Flickr]]
 {{Anglo American plc}}
 [[Category:Diamond mines in Canada]]
 [[Category:Mines in the Northwest Territories]]
 [[Category:Underground mines in Canada]]
 [[Category:De Beers]]
+[[Category:2008 establishments in the Northwest Territories]]

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