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De Beers Canada CEO Blog about the Gahcho Kué Project
De Beers Canada CEO Blog about the Gahcho Kué Project
25 Jun 2015

Tony Guthrie, CEO of De Beers Canada, has published a blog about the Gahcho Kué Project, Canada's next diamond mine, currently under construction in the Northwest Territories.

"Out on the Canadian tundra where temperatures can drop to minus 40 or below, we are constructing a mine that will uncover a whole new supply of diamonds.

It will be De Beers’ largest diamond mine in Canada and will enhance our 20-year history in the region. I have more than 35 years of experience in mining, and this is one of the most exciting projects I have been involved in – and the first one for me that has to do with hares..."

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