Brazilian Diamonds starts drilling, pit testing at Salvador 1, Brazil |
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LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Brazilian Diamonds Ltd said it has started drilling and pit testing at its Salvador 1 diamond bearing kimberlite in the central Bahia state of Brazil.It said the bulk testing programme follows encouraging recovery of diamonds during small mini-bulk sampling earlier this year.The current activity focuses on a large mini-bulk sampling programme comprising six pits, each of which is designed to recover about 1,300 tonnes of kimberlite.The company said it has identified a number of additional drill targets in close proximity to the Salvador 1 kimberlite and these will be drill tested over the next few weeks.TFN.newsdesk@thomson.comkal/slmCOPYRIGHTCopyright Thomson Financial News Limited 2007. All rights reserved.The copying, republication or redistribution of Thomson Financial News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Financial News.
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