High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Victor Diamond Mine is the first Canadian diamond mine located in Ontario, and De Beers` second diamond mine in Canada (after the Snap Lake Diamond Mine). It is located in the James Bay lowlands 90 kilometres (56 mi) west of Attawapiskat in the remote northern part of the province. Construction of the mine began in February 2006 after it received its final permit and 85.5% support from the First Nations in the Attawapiskat area. Construction of the mine created 3200 positions; mining and operations will create around 400 permanent positions. The Victor Mine is an open-pit mine, with a processing plant, workshops, and an airstrip located on site.