Six separate intervals of kimberlite were hit in the first hole for a cumulative total of 15 metres. The second hole intersected three kimberlite units totalling 1.8 metres. In addition, Diamonds North tested the known Sand Piper kimberlite body with two holes. The first hole, collared along the fringe of the elongate body, encountered several kimberlite intercepts totalling about 5 metres. The second hole cut a much thicker 52 metres of uninterrupted kimberlite.
The Blue ice property covers about 809 sq. km and is wholly owned by Diamonds North.
A 10-hole program is planned for Blue Ice.
Elsewhere on Victoria Island, a 4-hole drill program funded by
Diamonds North is also the operator on the Hadley Bay project, in which
This summer’s program, budgeted at $700,000, will include 10 drill holes. The project area covers 11,970 sq. km and is known to contain five diamondiferous kimberlite bodies, previously discovered by
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