The Lac de Gras kimberlite field is a group of Late Cretaceous to Eocene age diatremes in the Northwest Territories, Canada.
The Eocene (ca. 55-50 Ma) age diatremes of the Lac de Gras kimberlite field support two world-class diamond mines called Ekati and Diavik.North Arrows Minerals Inc.: Lac de Gras Project 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.
See also List of volcanoes in Canada List of volcanic fields Volcanism of Northern Canada
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