Lucapa Identifies Kimberlite at Lulo Diamond Field
October 07, 15
(IDEX Online News) – Lucapa Diamond Company has announced the confirmed discovery of a kimberlite at the Mining Block 8 alluvial diamond field at Lulo in Angola. It believes it could be the primary source of the large diamonds being mined at Block 8.
The company said the L259 kimberlite is “shaping up as a large kimberlite structure, with kimberlite material so far discovered in pits more than 1km apart.”
In addition, Lucapa said it has also significantly expanded the alluvial grades at Mining Block 8, which will remain the focus of future alluvial diamond production operations at Lulo.
Lucapa chief executive Stephen Wetherall said the latest developments represent new major milestones for the company. “This makes L259 a compelling target as we close in on our major goal at Lulo, which is to find the primary kimberlite source or sources of the exceptional alluvial diamonds we are recovering on a daily basis. The area we have recovered kimberlite material from in our ongoing pitting program also suggests this to be a significantly sized kimberlite.”
The company will now accelerate the pitting program to better define the locality, size and structure of the kimberlite and to determine the types of kimberlite present.