De Beers
Diamond Exploration
Diamond exploration activities by De Beers in Canada started in the early 1960s. However, it was not until the 1980s that a permanent presence was incorporated with the establishment of De Beers Canada Exploration Inc. (previously known as Monopros Limited), a wholly owned subsidiary of De Beers. De Beers Canada Inc. is now a fully integrated exploration and mining company.
De Beers Canada carries out exploration activities throughout Canada and has made more than 230 kimberlite discoveries, over half of which carry diamonds. On average only one in every 200 kimberlites discovered contains a sufficient number and value of diamonds to become a mine.
De Beers has injected a substantial investment into Canada in recent years. Exploration programs are currently focused in northern Ontario in the vicinity of the Victor Mine, which has 15 other diamond-bearing kimberlites previously identified by De Beers in 1987-88.
Extensive use is made of the De Beers dedicated laboratories in South Africa where microdiamond recoveries, age dating of kimberlites and trace element mineral chemistry studies are undertaken and can be compared by in-house consultants against comparable data from De Beers' own producing mines.
Source: https://www.canada.debeersgroup.com/Exploration/Diamond-Exploration/
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Heavy Equipment Operator (Multiple Positions)
Reporting to the Mine Supervisor, these positions will be responsible for competently operating heavy mobile equipment including but not limited to haul trucks, dozers, graders, loaders, excavators and/or shovels to safely maximize the mine production of ore and waste in the mine pit.
Mine Hydrogeologist
Installation, commissioning, operation & maintenance of centrifugal and submersible pump fleet.
Site Services Superintendent
The Gahcho Kué Project is an exciting new diamond mine under construction in the Northwest Territo-ries, Canada.