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Rio Tinto’s Diavik Mine Hits 100M Ct. Mark
May 18, 2016 5:54 AM
By Rapaport News
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RAPAPORT... Rio Tinto reached a milestone of producing 100 million
carats from its Diavik diamond mine in Canada since operations began in 2003.
The Diavik pit is located on an island in a remote
sub-arctic lake in Northwest Territories and produces gem-quality diamonds that
are used in making high-end jewelry around the globe, Rio Tinto said. Diamonds
are extracted from it in “some of the harshest operating conditions in the
world,” according to Simon Trott, Rio Tinto’s managing director for diamonds, salt
and uranium.
Development of the A21 kimberlite pipe, the mine’s fourth
pipe, was
approved in 2014, with production expected to start in 2018.
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Tags:
Canada, Diavik, Diavik mine, mining, northwest territories, Rapaport News, Rio Tinto
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