The last truckload of kimberlite from Ontario\u2019s first and only diamond mine has left the pit. De Beers Canada said mining ceased at Victor mine on March 5 \u2013 11 years to the day after the official opening in 2008.<\/p>\n
The honour of driving the last truck went to Nancy Wesley, of Kashechewan First Nation. She worked at Victor for 11 years, as a haul truck driver, dozer operator and production drill operator.<\/p>\n
Stockpiled kimberlite will keep the recovery plant running until early May.<\/p>\n
The Victor mine was forecast to produce 6 million carats of diamonds over its life, but it beat that by recovering a total of 8 million carats \u2013 with a record 936,000 carats produced in 2018. The project provided about 1,360 jobs and $3.7 billion of revenue to the province.<\/p>\n
De Beers received several safety awards for Victor and was named International Mine of the Year in 2009.<\/p>\n
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