Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Diamond mining is done both underground and on surface. In fact it usually starts on the surface, at least the type of mines we are going to see opening here in the next few years are initially surface. As the kimberlite pipe produces the diamonds they then go further underground and they eventually move to mining underground. Thank you.
Stephen Kakfwi on Return To Oral Question 291-13(5): Land Claims And Diamond Mining
In the Legislative Assembly on February 11th, 1998. See this statement in context.
Return To Oral Question 291-13(5): Land Claims And Diamond Mining
Item 6: Oral Questions
February 10th, 1998
Page 718
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