Fort à la Corne Kimberlites Brownfields Exploration Drilling Underway

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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nFort à la Corne Kimberlites Brownfields Exploration Drilling Underway\n\n/* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCanada NewsWire\nSASKATOON, Nov. 9, 2018\n\n\n\nTSX: DIAM   \n SASKATOON, Nov. 9, 2018 /CNW/ - George H. Read, P. Geo., Senior Vice President Exploration and Development of Star Diamond Corporation (\"Star Diamond\" or the \"Corporation\") is pleased to announce that Rio Tinto Exploration Canada (\"RTEC\") have commenced an HQ core drilling program, consisting of eleven holes and some 3,300 metres of drilling on five kimberlites: K601 (2 holes), K602 (2 holes), K605 (1 hole), K606 (3 holes) and K176 (3 holes). This program is the first phase of drilling of the Brownfields exploration program to investigate and prioritise the Fort à la Corne kimberlites outside of the Star and Orion South kimberlites (see Star Diamond News Release October 25, 2018). The core drilling program is being conducted by George Downing Estate Drilling Ltd. of Grenville, Quebec using two drill rigs. RTEC geologists are responsible for the supervision of the drilling program and Star Diamond and RTEC geologists will conduct subsequent detailed core logging.\n\n \n \n\n \nThe airborne data acquisition of the recently announced geophysical survey to collect gravity gradiometer, magnetics and LiDAR measurements over the Fort à la Corne diamond district (see Star Diamond News Release October 25, 2018) has been successfully completed. \nSenior Vice President Exploration and Development, George Read, states: \"While RTEC's work under the Option Agreement between Star Diamond and RTEC involves the bulk sampling of the Star and Orion South kimberlites, this additional Brownfields exploration program by RTEC aims to investigate and prioritise the Corporation's other kimberlite bodies in the Fort à la Corne diamond district. Star Diamond and other companies had previously completed extensive exploration on these Fort à la Corne kimberlites, including geophysical surveys, pattern core drilling, large diameter drilling and micro- and macrod...

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