Just over two decades in the making, Canada's newest diamond mine is set to officially open Tuesday in the N.W.T. at a ceremony involving Indigenous leaders, mining and territorial officials.The Gahcho Kué mine, located on the tundra about 280 kilometres northeast of Yellowknife, is estimated to be one of the 10 biggest diamond mines in the world.The mine is poised "to help our people move out of that last rung on society's ladder," said Bill Enge, head of the North Slave Metis Alliance.

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