Botswana Diamonds Receives Alrosa Orapa Drilling Report

(IDEX Online) – Botswana Diamonds has received the final Alrosa geological report on the exploration work undertaken on Prospecting License PL/117 in the Orapa area of Botswana.

"The report identified four previously unknown mineralogical anomalies," the firm said in a statement. "Significantly two are coincident with geophysical anomalies reported on August 8."

The miner said that target AN117/2, with strong mineralogical and geophysical anomalies, located in the northern part of the license area, will be drilled in September. Hole 1 will target the south eastern part of the anomaly, which shows maximum amplitude on the magnetics. The second hole will be drilled in the centre of the anomaly.

Target AN117/1 in the northwest has a very strong mineralogical signature. It will be drilled in September after further geophysical work to pinpoint drill-hole sites.

Two further anomalies, C and D are thought to be kimberlite dykes or veinlets and will not be drilled at this time.

Analysis of material on Prospecting License, PL/206, suggests that primary sources of diamonds can exist on the block. Further ground work will be done in the fourth quarter.