Before the Victor Mine even had permission to operate, De Beers was working on its closure plan.
Today, Ontario’s first diamond mine — located in a remote area of the James Bay lowlands west of Attawapiskat First Nation — fewer than 100 people remain on-site. That’s far less than the 500 employees and contractors who were there during the height of the mine’s operations, said De Beers head of corporate affairs Erik Madsen.
Madsen was the guest speaker at the Timmins