Highlights of the sampling program include: a 540-kg sample collected from boulders and drill core, containing 565 diamonds; a 48-kg sample (from surface float) containing 93 diamonds; a 17.6-kg sample containing four diamonds; a 9.5-kg sample containing six diamonds; and a 6.3-kg sample containing three diamonds. The largest diamond measured 2.2 by 2.1 by 1.8 mm.
Earlier results from a 10.4-tonne-sample of kimberlite (processed for diamonds greater than 0.85 mm) returned a grade of 0.83 carat per tonne.
To date, six kimberlites have been found within a 6-km portion of the 70-km-long-by-3-to-8 km-wide Tremblay corridor, which hosts more than 100 occurrences of kimberlitic boulders and numerous kimberlitic indicator mineral anomalies.
Drilling has focused on kimberlitic sub-crop, or boulder areas. Eight holes (totalling 1,142 metes) drilled this fall tested four targets; all cut from 0.1 to 61 metres of kimberlite.
Stornoway holds a 70% interest in the project, BHP Billiton owns 20%, and Hunter Exploration Group owns 10%.
Since this news was reported, shares in Stornoway have risen 14%, or 22. At presstime, they were trading at $1.82.
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