RE: Getting near now15 Feb 2023 10:11
Not an answer to the revenue question but a good prequel to the excitement to come.
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2351087761823958
It is a piece JC did at the time he was bringing experts in to assess the gravels around Marsfontain mine.
Where passion meets science: BOD is developing the iconic Marsfontein diamond mine dumps and gravels.
September 2019
After this bulk sampling was undertaken:-
"The Company announced on 24th February 2020 that kimberlite, identified by visual inspection, was intersected at shallow depth in two out of the three holes (30 to 33m and 36 to 39m) on Marsfontein. This kimberlite is believed to be associated with the high-grade Marsfontein M1 kimberlite pipe and has been identified as 'high-interest'. In response a bulk sampling campaign has commenced on site of the remnant kimberlite of the same type encountered in the drill samples. Treatment will be undertaken by Vutomi's mining contractor at a nearby diamond processing facility using two stage crushing, screening, pans, x-ray and grease recovery processes." in March 2020.
Results of these samples:-
The samples comprised 58 tons of fresh high-interest kimberlite and 62 tons of kimberlitic material from one of the residual stockpiles, known as 'Dump E'.
· 87 macro diamonds were recovered from the fresh kimberlite giving a modelled grade of 50cpht*.
· 24 macro diamonds were recovered from Dump E giving a modelled grade of 16cpht*.
"James Campbell, Managing Director commented "This bulk sampling campaign, which was carried out with the company's royalty mining contractor Eurafrican Diamond Corporation, had two objectives. The first was to test the grade of the fresh kimberlite and the second was to confirm the grades of one of the mine dumps. Both were achieved, and proof of the fresh kimberlite grade paves the way for further exploration work on Marsfontein to target potential blows. The kimberlite grade is aligned with those achieved at Klipspringer mine and Thorny River, which are both nearby, indicating the considerable extent of the kimberlite dyke system. "
The one bit of news we don't seem to have is the overall tonnage in these dykes. I think these to be river-like flows of kimberlite which were formed as the material flowed from the various hot spots or blows. I understand it is not the same but I visualise it as a lave flow stemming from an eruption.
The distance between blows conjures up the total amount of kimberlite to be massive and running near the surface.
I like the bit which says all kimberlite seems to correspond to the ore processed at Marsfontain. This seems similar also at the River Blows on Thorny River. Our next mine.
Just cannot control excitement for the next months and even years.