Diavik, over the years
1995The landscape is essentially unaltered.
2000Buildings and roads begin to dot the area.
2005One pit is now visible and the complex has taken shape.
2010Mining is underway at a second pit
2015The beginnings of a third pit can be seen off the coast.
Diavik, in detail
These are the pits of the mine, built off an island in Lac de Gras. The largest one, named A154, is almost 1 km in diameter. The entire site is about 6.5 km (4 miles) long.
The processing facility is where rough diamonds are separated from extracted rock.
A154
A418
Processing Facility
Waste Pond
Waste Pile
Turbines
Airport
Detailed imagery courtesy DigitalGlobe, Low-resolution imagery created from Quartz’s analysis of data from Landsat 5 and 8.