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Article: Industry, First Nations allies with shared vision. (Aboriginal Business).(De Beers Canada and the Attawapiskat First Nation )(Brief Article)
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- Northern Ontario Business
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- November 1, 2001
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In the James Bay lowlands there is a partnership in the works. For the past three years De Beers Canada and the Attawapiskat First Nation have forged a relationship based on communication, says Jocelyn Fraser, a senior adviser in public affairs for De Beers.
--De Beers discovered a number of diamondiferous kimberlites in 1999 in an area located 90 kilometres west of the town of Attawapiskat. The company extracted a bulk sample from the largest of the kimberlites, which is now called the Victor Project. Samples were processed at an on-site treatment and recovery plant and a team of mining engineers is currently working on a feasibility study to be presented later ...