BOD identifies two drilling targets!
Marsfontein and Thorny River Diamond Properties in SA focussed! By updating Botswana Diamonds (BOD), shared the details on its latest phase of exploration on the Marsfontein and Thorny River Diamond Properties in South Africa as its’ Kimberlite targets are identified and the related drilling is scheduled to begin in two weeks! Previously in the month of May BoD had explored & about 87 macro diamonds were recovered from the fresh kimberlite giving a modelled grade of 50cpht and about 24 macro diamonds were recovered from Dump E giving a modelled grade of 16cpht. A number of geophysical techniques and technologies were applied including gravity, electromagnetics, magnetics and ground penetrating radar. Out of the ten areas surveyed, the findings have identified four target areas including a potential blow of up to 0.25Ha and swells in the kimberlite dyke system of up to 10m. John Teeling, chairman, commented. “This phase of exploration on Thorny River and Marsfontein was design