DIAMONDS: Kennady reports grades of 3.14 and 3.22 ct/t

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES – Toronto-based Kennady Diamonds reports same grade of 3.14 ct/t from Faraday 1 and 3.22 ct/t from Faraday 2 kimberlites at its Kennady North diamond project 280 km northeast of Yellowknife. The samples were recovered by core drilling in 2016 and processed by caustic fusion. [caption id="attachment_1003716851" align="alignright" width="300"] The hunt continues for diamonds at Kennady North. (Photo: Kennady Diamonds)[/caption] Three large stones were recovered from the Faraday 1 material: a 0.44-ct off-white transparent aggregate with inclusions; a 0.42-ct brown transparent resorbed octahedron with no inclusions; and a 0.28-ct brown transparent fragment with inclusions. The three largest diamonds from the Faraday 2 sample were not as large: a 0.11-ct brown translucent fragment with inclusions; a 0.11-ct off-white transparent aggregate with minor inclusions; and a 0.10-ct brown transparent dodecahedron with inclusions. Kennady has begun a winter large diameter reverse circulation drilling program to recover a bulk sample. The aim is to collect 250 tonnes from each of the Faraday 2 and 3 kimberlites and to obtain a small (20-tonnes) representative sample from Faraday 1. Maps and project details are available at www.KennadyDiamonds.com.