Botswana Diamonds said that as part of the early stages of re-concentrate analysis of drilling wells of large diameter diamond experts have discovered the Russian Alrosa. Drilling was performed on AK21 kimberlite pipe section 260 in PL Orapa (Orapa), Botswana.
Stone has an octahedral shape and has a size of 1 mm.
"The discovery of a diamond the size of 1 mm in the first 20 kg of material is a positive development we now know that the kimberlite pipe contains diamonds -. The chairman of Botswana Diamonds Dzhon Tiling (John Teeling) -. We will continue to work with the material."
Currently, analyzed an additional 60 kg of rock.
According Teeling, a joint venture between ALROSA and Botswana Diamonds attributes section PL 260 in the Orapa diamond great potential detection.
"We have already identified anomalies that merit In addition, the earlier drilling helped find a few diamonds, although the quality of the non-profit." - continues the director general of Botswana Diamonds.
Says Teeling, the company plans to carry out a new program of drilling large diameter holes in the Kimberley.
Previous drilling program was completed on the AK21 in April last year.
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