Stornoway completes till sampling at Adamantin project

by Jason_cramp | September 1, 2016 3:12 pm

Diamond recovery results from 11 kimberlite bodies at Stornoway Diamond Corp.’s Adamantin project in north central Québec were void of the precious stone.

According to a press release, 300 kg (661 lbs) of kimberlite was processed for micro-diamond recovery via caustic dissolution and 2500 kg (5511 lbs) for macro-diamond recovery by dense media separation. All samples were processed at Microlithics in Thunder Bay, Ont.

“We are disappointed by these early diamond results from Adamantin,” said Matt Manson, Stornoway’s president and CEO. “Nevertheless, we believe additional kimberlites remain undiscovered on the property and we have not yet explained our promising indicator mineral chemistry and the diamond that was recovered in a till sample in 2015.

“We have expanded our land position at the project and re-focused our exploration attention at additional geochemical sampling and geophysics, with a view to returning to drilling next year should results warrant.”

Last year, till sampling at Adamantin, located approximately 100 km (62 miles) south of Stornoway’s Renard Diamond Project, confirmed the presence of indicator mineral anomalies interpreted to be sourced from undiscovered kimberlites with diamond potential, with one till sample returning a diamond.

The site now comprises 28,171 ha of claims in three blocks, following recent additional acquisitions. During July and August field crews collected ground geophysical data to better define known kimberlites and to outline untested anomalies. Till samples were collected in specific areas of interest to better constrain targets for future work, as well within the newly acquired land packages where historical data suggests the presence of additional kimberlites.

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