Attawapiskat kimberlite field
Template:Short description The Attawapiskat kimberlite field is a field of kimberlite pipes located astride the Attawapiskat River in the Hudson Bay Lowlands, in Northern Ontario, Canada. It is thought to have formed about 180 million years ago in the Jurassic period when the North American Plate moved westward over a centre of upwelling magma called the New England hotspot, also referred to as the Great Meteor hotspot.[1]
Since June 26, 2008, the De Beers open pit Victor Diamond Mine has been in operation mining two pipes in the field at Script error: No such module "Coordinates"., about Script error: No such module "convert". west of the community of Attawapiskat.[2][3] The mine was expected to produce Script error: No such module "convert". of diamonds a year.[4]
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