<Tr> <Th> Company </Th> <Td> Rio Tinto and Dominion Diamond Corporation, operated by Rio Tinto company Diavik Diamond Mines Inc . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> http://www.diavik.ca/ </Td> </Tr> <P> The Diavik Diamond Mine is a diamond mine in the North Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada, about 300 kilometres (190 mi) northeast of Yellowknife . It has become an important part of the regional economy, employing 1,000, and producing approximately 7 million carats (1,400 kg (3,100 lb)) of diamonds annually . The area was surveyed in 1992 and construction began in 2001, with production commencing in January 2003 . It is connected to points south by an ice road and Diavik Airport with a 5,235 ft (1,596 m) gravel runway regularly accommodating Boeing 737 jet aircraft . </P> <P> Diavik Diamond Mine is an industrial complex set in a remote, sub-Arctic landscape . In the 2013 satellite image below, one can see the two main open pits, waste rock pile, and an airstrip capable of landing aircraft as large as 737s and C - 130s . The complex also houses processing, power and boiler plants, fuel tanks, water and sewage processing facilities, maintenance shop, administrative buildings, and accommodations for workers . </P>

Diavik diamond mine which is located in the remote sub-arctic landscape of