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ADDITIONAL COMMERCIAL SIZED DIAMONDS RECOVERED FROM HIGH GRADE 15 METER KIMBERLITE DRILL INTERCEPT
ADDITIONAL COMMERCIAL SIZED DIAMONDS RECOVERED FROM HIGH GRADE 15 METER KIMBERLITE DRILL INTERCEPT
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n Dec. 16, 2010 (Canada NewsWire Group) -- \n\n#ReleaseContent TABLE\n{\n BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse\n}\nTR.cnwUnderlinedCell TD\n{\n BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid\n}\nTR.cnwDoubleUnderlinedCell TD\n{\n BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 3px double\n}\nTR.cnwBoldUnderlinedCell TD\n{\n BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 3px solid\n}\nTD.cnwUnderlinedCell\n{\n BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid\n}\nTD.cnwDoubleUnderlinedCell\n{\n BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 3px double\n}\nTD.cnwBoldUnderlinedCell\n{\n BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 3px solid\n}\n#ReleaseContent TABLE.cnwBorderedTable TD\n{\n BORDER-RIGHT: black 1px solid;\n PADDING-RIGHT: 2px;\n BORDER-TOP: black 1px solid;\n PADDING-LEFT: 2px;\n PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px;\n BORDER-LEFT: black 1px solid;\n PADDING-TOP: 2px;\n BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid;\n BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse\n}\n#ReleaseContent TABLE TD\n{\n PADDING-RIGHT: 2px;\n PADDING-LEFT: 2px;\n PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px;\n PADDING-TOP: 2px\n}\n\n\nKELOWNA, BC, Dec. 16 /CNW/ - Metalex Ventures Ltd. (TSXV : MTX) ("Metalex") is pleased to report preliminary macro\n diamond results from the first 19 of 20 holes from the T1 bulk sample\n on the Metalex - Arctic Star Diamond Corp. (TSXV : ADD) joint venture\n in the James Bay lowlands, Ontario.\n\n\nTo date, 850 commercial sized (-0.85mm +0.425mm) diamonds and 33 large\n (-2.36mm +0.85mm) diamonds have been recovered from the fifteen meter\n high grade intercept from hole P10-2 at 153 to 168 meters depth.\n Furthermore, of the 883 diamonds recovered, 160 are white, 17 are blue,\n 17 are green and two are pink.\n\n\nTo date, heavy media processing at the Stornoway facility of kimberlite\n from 19 of 20 holes is now complete and a total of 11,632 commercial\n size diamonds have been recovered with a size distribution as follows:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nSieve Sizes (Through / On)\n\n\nTotal\n\n\n\n\n0.6mm\n\n\n0.85mm\n\n\n1.18mm\n\n\n1.7mm\n\n\n2.36mm\n\n\n3.35mm\n\n\n4.75mm\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n0.425mm\n\n\n0.6mm\n\n\n0.85mm\n\n\n1.18mm\n\n\n1.7mm\n\n\n2.36mm\n\n\n3.35mm\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n     4,774\n\n\n   4,578\n\n\n   1,689\n\n\n      462\n\n\n      109\n\n\n        18\n\n\n2\n\n\n ...