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'A Massive Hole ... On An Island ... In A Lake.' Welcome To The Diavik Diamond Mine

'A Massive Hole ... On An Island ... In A Lake'
Michael Bolen
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In the dead of winter, the mine doesn't look like it's on an island. It looks like it's in the middle of an endless white desert. Basically it looks like it's on the ice planet Hoth from "The Empire Strikes Back."

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