Possibility for new, smaller pit mines

The proposed Victor Mine extension could be the first of many in the region for De Beers.

The company says the kimberlite pipes that run through the diamond fields could carry more mining potential, and if the Victor Mine Extension Project is successful, there are other smaller pit mines that could be opened.

“If it all works out [with the extension project], then we have much more confidence that some of the other pipes in that cluster might be able to follow suit,” Ormsby said.