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Mining Diamonds in Icy Landscapes, Northern Canada | SLICE

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2020 ж. 1 Нау.
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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”. :)

    @DaniHMcV@DaniHMcV3 жыл бұрын

    • Try living in Nunavut, -50 in the winter time daily

      @gageparent5178@gageparent51782 жыл бұрын

    • How can you live in a place that cold. I live in the north eastern United States, and that is cold enough for me.

      @Beamin-vt7jm@Beamin-vt7jm Жыл бұрын

  • Miss n loves ya Diavik ya are always my piece of Heaven on earth 🖤

    @TRUCKER666BIKER@TRUCKER666BIKER8 ай бұрын

  • I hope someday i work there ang operate that big truck...

    @crispalarca@crispalarca2 жыл бұрын

  • Very interesting. Looking forward to watching complete documentary.

    @christophefavier4461@christophefavier44614 жыл бұрын

    • Thanks for the support :)

      @SLICEDocumentary@SLICEDocumentary4 жыл бұрын

  • Waw interesting video

    @nilugajjar8205@nilugajjar82053 жыл бұрын

  • Does mining job slow in the winter time?

    @floridangl4866@floridangl48664 ай бұрын

  • SMART Who saw this coming 😮

    @user-pd1ub5dx2b@user-pd1ub5dx2b2 ай бұрын

  • ❤❤❤

    @greggyrebaldo1809@greggyrebaldo1809Ай бұрын

  • bro if i would work there, you bet i wouldve snatched one or two big ones

    @manuelmakaroni2641@manuelmakaroni2641 Жыл бұрын

  • Сколько платят белозистам?

    @natikseydayev9484@natikseydayev9484 Жыл бұрын

  • i worked there 5 years ago

    @justinkurek9530@justinkurek9530 Жыл бұрын

    • Haw to apply mining in Canada

      @saifsaad6601@saifsaad6601 Жыл бұрын

    • What was your job and how much did you make a year? If you don't mind me asking.

      @mattryan5393@mattryan53939 ай бұрын

    • @@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

      @justinkurek9530@justinkurek95309 ай бұрын

  • How much do the rock truck drivers make a year?

    @mattryan5393@mattryan53939 ай бұрын

    • $150k per year

      @TerrorBlade66@TerrorBlade662 ай бұрын

  • I need to job

    @deserteyegaming171@deserteyegaming1712 жыл бұрын

  • Is anyone else watching this to study for the 2022 Academic Superbowl?

    @scarlettcliffshore3252@scarlettcliffshore32522 жыл бұрын

  • Stulid story

    @acecraige6419@acecraige6419 Жыл бұрын

  • didnt see a single diamond.

    @powerups5434@powerups54342 жыл бұрын

  • 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.

    @taotao98103@taotao981032 жыл бұрын

    • Nope blasting.. the areas always cleared prior to a blast.. it's generally very safe

      @Bowiiihowdy@Bowiiihowdy2 жыл бұрын

    • @@Bowiiihowdy Explosives are unpredictable no matter how safe.

      @taotao98103@taotao981032 жыл бұрын

    • @@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

      @Bowiiihowdy@Bowiiihowdy2 жыл бұрын

    • ​@Henry Lau I know your a hard rock mining expert but boring machines can only effectively mine soft rocks

      @danielwright4987@danielwright4987 Жыл бұрын

    • @@taotao98103you’ve obviously never worked with explosives lol

      @nathanlambert1502@nathanlambert15023 ай бұрын

  • It wll destroy the earth

    @tolitspalaganas3832@tolitspalaganas38322 жыл бұрын

  • Gördüğümüz sadece hafriyat. Türkiye

    @ruchanabayl2207@ruchanabayl22072 жыл бұрын
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