Kennady Diamonds says the recovery of three stones from the Kennady North Project is encouraging.
The diamonds—weighing 2.48, .90, and .75 carats—were unearthed last winter in samples taken via a 5000-m drill program.
“The sample grade of 8.44 carats per tonne is exceptional and confirms the Kelvin-Faraday kimberlite cluster has a coarse diamond size distribution, as well as the potential to host a high-grade diamond resource,” said Patrick Evans, Kennady Diamonds’ chief executive officer (CEO).
The 2.48-carat stone is described as an off-white transparent octahedral, the .90-carat as an off-white transparent irregular, and the .75-carat as an off-white transparent octahedral. The company says the recovery of three diamonds of this size and quality from a 1.1-tonne sample is very encouraging.
Besides the high frequency of large diamonds, approximately 64 per cent of the recovered diamonds are classified as white and transparent. Almost all the white diamonds have either no inclusions or only minor inclusions. About three per cent are classified as yellow and transparent, with either no or only minor inclusions.
“The infill drilling at Kelvin and Faraday is designed to advance our plans to declare a maiden resource at Kennady North,” Evans said. “Based on these very encouraging results, the company is now also examining the options to fast track a bulk sample of the Kelvin and Faraday kimberlites.”
The Kennady North Project is located in the Northwest Territories near the Gahcho Kué Project.
