10.03.2010
Diamond explorer Lonrho Mining is expected to commission the dense media separation (DMS) plant at its Lulo diamond concession, in Angola between May and June.
The firm reported that the sampling of the first pipe at the Lulo project was also expected to be under way by July.
Lonrho had identified 217 kimberlite pipes and dykes in the concession area, which has never been systematically explored or tested.
The project had been rated as one of the most-prospective diamond concessions, with a long history of alluvial diamond recovery.
The Lulo diamond concession covers an area of 3 000 km2.
Mathew Nyaungwa, Rough&Polished from Namibia
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