Africa-Press – Botswana. Botswana Diamonds is set to conduct follow-up ground geophysics on four anomalies in the Kalahari area, related to its KX36 project.
The heavy mineral train from KX36 likely identified undiscovered buried kimberlites near KX36, as kimberlites typically occur in clusters and not in isolation.
The KX36 project is a 3.5-ha kimberlite pipe in the Kalahari. The pipe has resources of 17.9 MT at 35 carats per hundred tonne (“cpht”) (indicated) and 6.7 MT at 36 cpht (inferred) at $65/ct. The modeled grade range is 57–76 cpht at an estimated diamond value of up to $107/ct.
The company is involved in three diamond exploration companies in Botswana: the 100% owned Sunland Minerals and 100% owned Sekaka Diamonds and a minority stake in the Maibwe joint venture. All three companies have diamond exploration licences in the Kalahari Desert.
Sekaka’s diamond exploration database, containing data from 2004 and heavy mineral sampling, will support future kimberlite exploration in Botswana. The database will focus on the heavy mineral train from KX36, potentially uncovering undiscovered buried kimberlites in the area.
Botswana Diamonds chairman John Teeling commented:
“Botswana Diamonds occur in clusters; currently, only KX36 has been discovered in this kimberlite field in the Kalahari, so there should be more kimberlites waiting to be discovered. This work forms part of our emerging Kalahari strategy, which could lead to this area being a major diamond producer.”
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