Botswana Diamonds seeks more licences in Orapa

In an operations update, the company says previously reported grades at BK5 were not replicated in bulk sampling where no diamonds were discovered, while at 1.25 carats per hundred tonnes (cpht), the grade of AK8 is not likely to be commercial. Said Chairman John Teeling in the operations update:

"We are re-examining the historical data and we are carrying out a thorough review of the AK9 kimberlite prior to a decision to bulk sample. Differences in results need an explanation.