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- The largest of the kimberlites was discovered in 1994
- Eighteen drill holes completed (3,577 metres)
- 6.22 tonne kimberlite sample yielded 4,395 diamonds including 793 macros and 129 commercial stones
- Kimberlite believed to have multiple zones grading an average of 0.6 cts/t as an undiluted micro + macro diamond grade
- One zone graded as high as 8 cts/t
- Kimberlite estimated at 14.5 million tonnes
- Estimated surface area of 2.6 hectares tapering to depth (like a carrot)
- Further forensic studies are required to continue this line of investigation as to which individual phases might be most interesting from an economic perspective
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