Kennady Diamonds Finds Diamond during Faraday 2 Core Logging
July 19, 15
(IDEX Online News) – Kennady Diamonds Inc. found a macro diamond during logging of core from the Faraday 2 kimberlite.
The core containing the Faraday 2 diamond will be processed by caustic fusion at the Geoanalytical Laboratories Diamond Services of the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC). The company said the final weight and description of the diamond, which is still partially embedded in kimberlite, will be announced as soon as those results are received.
“It is exceptionally rare to find a macro diamond in drill core during logging and this is the second time that our geologists have made such a find,” said Kennady Diamonds CEO Patrick Evans. “This is a reflection of the high diamond content of both the Kelvin and Faraday kimberlites."
The first diamond was found in August 2014 during logging of core from the Kelvin kimberlite and was described as a 0.94 carat white/colorless transparent octahedral twin with etched trigons.
Kennady Diamonds said it is also currently processing a 436-ton Kelvin bulk sample through the SRC dense-media separation plant and the diamond recovery results are expected before the end of the third quarter of the year.
In addition, processing of a further 2.6 tons of Kelvin South Lobe kimberlite by caustic fusion has commenced at the SRC. The diamond recovery results from this sample are expected by early September.