Between Discovery Mine and Big Dan Mine, which mine was named after Dan O'Connor?
Discovery Mine The Discovery Mine was a gold mine 81 kilometers northeast (approx bearing of 15 degrees) of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories that operated between 1950 and 1969. Gold was discovered here by Alfred Giauque in 1944. A complete townsite, on Giauque Lake, was established by the company to house workers and their families. The mine produced one million troy ounces (31,000 kg) of gold from one million tons of ore. The abandoned townsite, not accessible by road, was demolished in 2005.
Jericho Diamond Mine The Jericho Diamond Mine is a dormant diamond mine located in Canada's Nunavut territory. Jericho is Nunavut’s first and only diamond mine. It is located 420 km northeast of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories and is accessible by air all year and by winter road from Yellowknife. The project was mined from 2006 to 2008, and produced 780000 carat of diamonds from 1200000 t of kimberlite mined from the open pit operation. Over $200 million was invested in the development of the Jericho operations including the construction of a 2000 t per day diamond recovery plant, maintenance facility, fuel farm, and offices and accommodation for 225 personnel.