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has been in operation mining two pipes in the field at
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kimberlite pipes
Attawapiskat River
Hudson Bay Lowlands
Northern Ontario
Canada
Jurassic
North American Plate
magma
New England hotspot
De Beers
open pit
Victor Diamond Mine
52°49′14″N 83°53′00″W / 52.82056°N 83.88333°W / 52.82056; -83.88333
Attawapiskat
Volcanism of Canada
Volcanism of Eastern Canada
List of volcanoes in Canada
"A Late Triassic Rb-Sr phlogopite isochron age for a kimberlite dyke from the Rankin Inlet area, Nunavut, Current Research 2001-F3"
Geological Survey of Canada
"Ontario's First Diamond Mine Officially Opened by De Beers Near Attawapiskat"
"Toporama - Topographic Maps - Sheet 43B"
Atlas of Canada
Natural Resources Canada
the original
"Victor Mine: Factsheet"
the original
52°49′30″N 83°53′30″W / 52.82500°N 83.89167°W / 52.82500; -83.89167
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Northern Ontario
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