Green grow the diamonds
posted by Harlan Weikle at 8:30 AM
Diavik Diamond Mine
Diavik construction started in 2001 with the construction of enormous dykes designed to hold back the waters of Lac deGras, one of thousands of glacial lakes that cover the NW Territories.
Mining will proceed in phases over several years with new dykes being added to protect new pits. The mining will as well include deep underground shafts further connecting the diamond deposts with surface quarries. It remains unclear weather or not the lake will be able to regain its former natural balance with the pristine environment once the mining operations have been abondoned.
Mining will proceed in phases over several years with new dykes being added to protect new pits. The mining will as well include deep underground shafts further connecting the diamond deposts with surface quarries. It remains unclear weather or not the lake will be able to regain its former natural balance with the pristine environment once the mining operations have been abondoned.
NW Territories
Canada
Abandoned Shanty Towne
A shanty towne lays abandoned within the pit of a spent mine. Mine workers lived and worked here mining the diamonds for the corporation.
SE
Namibia,Africa
Abandoned open pit mine
Closed for several years this abondoned mine was once the primary source of employment and income for the people of this remote region in north eastern South Africa.
NE
South Africa
Born in the depths of the earth under tremendous heat and pressure diamonds,often considered one of earth’s rarest treasures, may by some estimates prove in fact to be one of the most common mineral crystals known to man. Increasingly diamond mining requires more resources and results in a substantially greater impact on the environment.
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