A prominent indicator mineral anomaly is the focus of new work being done on the ATW Mackay Lake diamond property in the Lac de Gras region of the Northwest Territories.
Kennecott Canada, a division of Rio Tinto (RTP-N), holds a 65% interest in the property. The remaining 35% is held by ATW Resources, a company owned 40% by Almaden Resources (AMH-V), 20% by Troymin Resources (TYR-A) and 40% by Williams Creek Explorations (WCX-V).
Previous work on the property identified the TR107 kimberlite, but it was found to be barren and exhibited poor indicator mineral chemistry in contrast to the anomaly. The partners will now use a reverse circulation drilling rig to narrow the source of the indicator minerals, which include garnets and chromites that fall within the diamond inclusion chemistry field.
The anomaly terminates in sandy esker material at the western edge of Mackay Lake. A drilling rig will be used to sample the lake bottom.
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