Ekati Mines of Diamonds

After a man endlessly searches for the perfect diamond ring for the love of his life, the wonder of where the jewel comes from always arises. Yet, the wonder is truly, undoubtedly not on where it comes from, but how it comes to be. The Ekati Mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories, is one of the places where diamonds originate. But before diamonds become the shiny crystals that they appear to be, deposits must be located, ore must be processed to markets, and of course, environmental laws must be followed for the protection of the Earth.

Locating deposits in this mine is very simple. Due to the ancient volcanoes that erupted many years ago, magma had passed through the diamonds in the earth and brought them back up closer to the surface. As the glaciers formed over, they soon melted forming lakes in this mine. Under all these lakes are kimberlite pipes filled with diamonds 200 km under the earth.. Yet, getting to these diamonds is not an easy task. After Panda, the fir...