Treasure under the Tundra
Subtitle: Canada's Arctic diamonds
By: L.D. Cross
Series: Amazing stories; Amazing stories (Surrey, B.C.)
Publisher: Heritage House Pub.; Heritage House Publishing Co. Ltd.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Surrey, BC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 126
ISBN-13: 9781926936086
Subjects: Mining claims; Mines et extraction; Geologists; Diamants; Diamond deposits; Gisements; Claims; Géologues; Diamond mines and mining
Description: "It is said that the sparkle from Canadian diamonds mimics the awesome and seductive radiance of the northern lights, and yet, until 1991, no one thought diamonds could even be found in Canada. No one except two geologists who went in search of diamonds and found them on the Lac de Gras Barren Grounds at Point Lake near Yellowknife in Canadas Arctic. The discovery by Chuck Fipke and his partner, Dr. Stu Blusson, caused great excitement in international diamond circles. Today, Canada is the worlds third-largest producer, by value, of rough stones. Why? In contrast to gems mined in Africa, Canadas stones are considered pure ice, and they are also clean--not tainted by bloodshed and war as they are in such parts of the world as Sierra Leone and Angola.The discovery of diamonds in Canadas Arctic is an amazing story of perseverance in the face of immense odds. And the story has a very happy ending."--Back cover
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 123) and index.

Issued also in electronic format.