Mining Diamonds in Icy Landscapes, Northern Canada | SLICE
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- Опубликовано: 27 сен 2024
- Diamond is one of the oldest and most solid material on the planet, and can sometimes be found in an igneous rock called kimberlite. Out of the 5000 kimberlite pipes that are known to man, only a few include diamonds. The Diavik mine is one of them. Located in the Northwest Territories (Canada), it has a width of 200 meters (219yd) and also contains gold, silver, copper, zinc and platinum.
Extract from the documentary: "Ice Diamonds"
Direction: Jean Queyrat
Production: ZED & France Télévisions
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In the Arctic, in February, “the thermometer plunges to way below -30°C”. You don’t need to go to the Arctic for that in Canada. I live just 4 hours northwest of Toronto, ON and having several days of -40°C , a couple times a winter is not uncommon. Kids are expected to bundle up and walk to their bus stop until the temps go below -35°C, WITHOUT the windchill factored in. With the windchill that could easily feel like -40°C or lower. A common Scandinavian saying also applies here, “there is no bad weather, just bad winter clothing”. :)
Try living in Nunavut, -50 in the winter time daily
How can you live in a place that cold. I live in the north eastern United States, and that is cold enough for me.
I hope someday i work there ang operate that big truck...
well you got to hurry up one of the 4 diamondmines is already closed and another will shut down in 2026 by the current plans
Very interesting. Looking forward to watching complete documentary.
Thanks for the support :)
Does mining job slow in the winter time?
SMART Who saw this coming 😮
Waw interesting video
i worked there 5 years ago
Haw to apply mining in Canada
What was your job and how much did you make a year? If you don't mind me asking.
@@mattryan5393 just seeing this now. I was a haul truck driver, driving a 785 Komatsu. I got paid about 2800 every 2 weeks take home
Сколько платят белозистам?
I need to job
Is anyone else watching this to study for the 2022 Academic Superbowl?
and now de beers snap lake mine is closed down
diavik will shut down 2026
Gahcho Kué will stay alive until 2030
and the bhp ekati mine will stay alive till 2040
at least thats what the plans so far say
Why are they still using explosives to mine the diamond? Sounds so dangerous. I thought these days, the mining industry has shifted to boring machines to mine the rocks.
Nope blasting.. the areas always cleared prior to a blast.. it's generally very safe
@@Bowiiihowdy Explosives are unpredictable no matter how safe.
@@taotao98103 yes there is an inherent risk but there has been very few if any deaths from explosives in many many years, its the only way to mine bulk tonnage boring machins wouldnt cut in opn pit mining
@Henry Lau I know your a hard rock mining expert but boring machines can only effectively mine soft rocks
@@taotao98103you’ve obviously never worked with explosives lol
Stulid story
It wll destroy the earth
Gördüğümüz sadece hafriyat. Türkiye
bro if i would work there, you bet i wouldve snatched one or two big ones
Miss n loves ya Diavik ya are always my piece of Heaven on earth 🖤
❤❤❤
How much do the rock truck drivers make a year?
$150k per year
didnt see a single diamond.