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Diamonds are mined in NWT. Opals and nephrite jade come from BC. There are numerous other semiprecious materials mined but most are from smaller localized operations. See the related link (below) for detail.

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According to the Canadian Natural Resources documentation available online from 2009 -- the latest year for which the data is published -- several mines are listed in sequence, with no comparison as to which mine produces the most diamonds.

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