Yellowknife: Diamond capital of North America

The city that gold built in the 1930s and 40s has traded up to diamonds. Yellowknife is riding high on the glittering stones, with one diamond mine operating some 200 kilometres north, and another one on the way. Now officially declared "Diamond Capital of North America," the city sees a f...

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Main Author: Smyth, Jamie
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Institute of Planners 2000
Subjects:
Northwest Territories > Capital and capitol
City planning > Northwest Territories > Yellowknife
Canada
Northwest Territories
Yellowknife
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10613/6534
https://doi.org/10.25316/IR-1443
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spelling ftvancuislanduni:oai:viurrspace.ca:10613/6534 2023-05-15T17:46:13+02:00 Yellowknife: Diamond capital of North America Smyth, Jamie Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, http://sws.geonames.org/6185377/ 2000 1 pg. text application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10613/6534 https://doi.org/10.25316/IR-1443 en eng Canadian Institute of Planners Smyth, J. (2000). Yellowknife: Diamond capital of North America. Plan Canada, 40(3). 35. 0032-0544 doi:10.25316/IR-1443 http://hdl.handle.net/10613/6534 http://dx.doi.org/10.25316/IR-1443 Northwest Territories--Capital and capitol City planning--Northwest Territories--Yellowknife Article 2000 ftvancuislanduni https://doi.org/10.25316/IR-1443 2022-01-17T11:54:47Z The city that gold built in the 1930s and 40s has traded up to diamonds. Yellowknife is riding high on the glittering stones, with one diamond mine operating some 200 kilometres north, and another one on the way. Now officially declared "Diamond Capital of North America," the city sees a future steeped in diamond exploration, mine development, education and training, cutting, polishing, jewellery manufacturing, retailing, marketing and sales. Part of the Canadian portrait: Canadian provincial and territories cities section. https://viurrspace.ca/bitstream/handle/10613/6534/Smyth.pdf?sequence=3 Article in Journal/Newspaper Northwest Territories Yellowknife Vancouver Island University: Viuspace Canada Northwest Territories Yellowknife
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description The city that gold built in the 1930s and 40s has traded up to diamonds. Yellowknife is riding high on the glittering stones, with one diamond mine operating some 200 kilometres north, and another one on the way. Now officially declared "Diamond Capital of North America," the city sees a future steeped in diamond exploration, mine development, education and training, cutting, polishing, jewellery manufacturing, retailing, marketing and sales. Part of the Canadian portrait: Canadian provincial and territories cities section. https://viurrspace.ca/bitstream/handle/10613/6534/Smyth.pdf?sequence=3
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https://doi.org/10.25316/IR-1443
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