No one believed that any important diamond deposits would be found in Canada. And if they were, people felt that getting them up from this frozen ground would prove another impossibility.

The trail of kimberlitic minerals pointed to sources near Lac de Gras, about 300 km from Yellowknife. That's where Fipke and his crew staked their first claims.

Dia Met along with BHP, a world leader in mining and together owners of the EKATI Diamond Mine™, sent a group of geologists and geophysicists to conduct ultra sensitive surveys. These would lead to the ultimate discovery, its impact felt throughout the world.