Botswana Diamonds and ALROSA Begin Work at Orapa

(IDEX Online News) – A joint Botswana Diamonds and ALROSA exploration team has begun work at in the Orapa area of Botswana.

According to a Botswana Diamonds company statement, drilling will start on PL210 and is estimated to be completed by the end of September.

A mixture of heavy concentrate sampling and reconnaissance work is already underway to evaluate kimberlite indicator materials on PL206 and PL085.

The on-site ALROSA mineralogists will perform an immediate visual inspection, which will be followed by lab testing of minerals at the Russian miner’s facility in St. Petersburg.

"Drilling anomaly AN 210-1 in the next few weeks will show us if there is a kimberlite on PL210. Visual results from the drilling will be forthcoming in October. On top of this we expect new drill targets to be identified on our other ground, both in Orapa and Gope," said John Teeling, Botswana Diamonds CEO.

The licenses in the Gope region will also be examined with the objective of identifying new drill targets.