Participants' views on constraints and opportunities in the development of diamond tourism in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories

Diamond tourism is an experience that is currently being developed in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. Ideally, diamond tourism engages tourists in an educational experience about the diamond mining process, starting with extraction of the rough diamond through to the cutting, the polishi...

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Main Author: Noakes, Jamie L.
Other Authors: Johnston, Margaret, Koster, Rhonda, Lemelin, Harvey, Twynam, David
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2009
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Online Access:http://knowledgecommons.lakeheadu.ca/handle/2453/75
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Summary:Diamond tourism is an experience that is currently being developed in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. Ideally, diamond tourism engages tourists in an educational experience about the diamond mining process, starting with extraction of the rough diamond through to the cutting, the polishing, and, finally, the purchasing stage.