Diamond kimberlite discovered in the Okavango

African Queen Mines, has announced the Results of geochemical sampling have confirmed the presence of G10 garnets and other kimberlitic indicator minerals on key diamond targets at its Okavango property in Ngamiland.

The Okavango property of the company comprises three prospecting licences covering approximately 2592 square kilometres held by the company's wholly-owned subsidiary, PAM Botswana.

The project is situated on a recently recognised extension of the Archaean Congo Craton which hosts numerous economic kimberlite and alluvial diamond deposits. The company said in a statement on Monday that the property is covered by sands of the Kalahari Desert of variable thickness averaging  60 metres.

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