Pangolin Recovers Two Diamonds and 100 Positive Kimberlite Indicators from MAL 001 Target at Malatswae Project, Central Distr...
May 08 2018 - 8:00AM
Pangolin Diamonds Corp.
(TSX-V:PAN) (the "Company" or "Pangolin") is pleased to announce it
has recovered two diamonds and 100 positive kimberlite indicators
from a 4 hectare soil sampling grid at the MAL 001 drill target
located in the Company's wholly-owned Malatswae Project
(“Malatswae”). This area is 85 km southeast of the AK6 Karowe
diamond mine, operated by Lucara Diamonds Corp., in the Central
District of Botswana.
The kimberlite indicators were recovered from
unscreened 100 litre samples collected within a 4 hectare area at
GPS controlled sample sites. This material was dry screened in the
field to recover the +0.425 - 4.0 millimetre size fraction. The
samples were then transported to Francistown, Botswana and
processed through Pangolin's 1-tph DMS plant.
The majority of the indicators analysed are
garnets (93) and consist predominantly of peridotic garnets which
include 4 ´ G10 garnets and an additional 41 garnets consistent
with a derivation from the diamond stability field. Only 2
eclogitic garnets were recovered. The chrome poor megacryst garnets
are very similar to the megacryst garnets reported from Group II
kimberlites like Dokolwayo in Swaziland.
Five picro-ilmenites (0.41 – 3.76 wt% Cr2O3 and
7.01 – 8.60 MgO wt%) and one manganoan ilmenite were
analysed. The Mn-ilmenite has a similar composition to that
of diamond inclusions from Brazil. A single kimberlitic chromite
was recovered.
A single forsteritic olivine (50.37 wt% MgO,
8.47 wt% FeO, 0.51 wt% NiO) was analysed. The pristine
condition of the olivine is indicative of a proximal source.
Two diamonds, both in excess of 1mm in long axis
size, were also recovered from the soil samples at MAL001.
The presence of the diamonds is consistent with the observed garnet
compositions above.
A detailed groundmagnetic survey has been
completed over an area of 4 hectares and no magnetic anomaly is
present. The distribution of the recovered diamonds and
indicators are concentrated in the central part of the area covered
by the groundmagnetic survey and suggests that the source of the
indicators extend beyond the northern and southern limit of the
survey area. Kimberlites like the Thankane-01 in Botswana and the
Panda kimberlite in Canada did not have magnetic anomalies
associated with them at the time of discovery. These latter
kimberlites were discovered through drilling the associated soil
anomalies.
A detailed gravity survey and an EM survey will
be conducted over the area to assist in identifying drill
positions.
Microprobe analysis and the ranking of the
indicators relative to diamond potential using proprietary
techniques have been conducted at CF Minerals (Kelowna, B.C.) and
in-house classification systems. C.F. Mineral Research Ltd.
is ISO 9001 Certified and all processes within
are ISO 17025 Compliant.
Quality Control and Quality
AssurancesQuality assurance procedures, security,
transport, storage, and processing protocols conform to chain of
custody requirements.
The technical disclosure in this news release
has been reviewed and approved by Dr. Leon Daniels, BSc., BSc.
Honours Geology, PhD and a Qualified Person as defined by National
Instrument 43-101.
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