 Ekati, Canada's first diamond mine, has produced of diamonds out of six open pits between 1998 and 2008, while Diavik, to the southeast, has produced of diamonds since its foundation in 2003.The diamondiferous Drybones Bay kimberlite pipe is the largest diatreme discovered in the Northwest Territories, measuring .Diamondiferous diatremes throughout the Northwest Territories and Alberta have the potential to make Canada one of the world's major producers of gem-quality diamonds.