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Rio Tinto celebrates opening of new diamond pipe at Diavik

21 august 2018
news_06072018_riotinto.pngRio Tinto celebrated on Aug 20, the opening of a fourth diamond pipe, known as A21, at the remote subarctic Diavik Diamond Mine in Canada.
The A21 pipe is located adjacent to Diavik’s existing mining operations at Lac de Gras. First ore was delivered in March and the pit is expected to be at full production during the fourth quarter of 2018.
Diavik Diamond Mines president Patrick Boitumelo said, “Our people can take great pride in their achievement to safely bring the A21 pipe from development to commercial production. This new pipe is great news for the Northwest Territories and will help to deliver economic and social benefits that will endure beyond the life of the Diavik mine.”

Aruna Gaitonde, Editor-in-Chief of the Asian Bureau, Rough & Polished