Highlights from The Northern Miner Aug 17-23.
SouthernEra forges ahead at Marsfontein
At M1, minable reserves are pegged at 512,400 tonnes averaging 3.08 carats per tonne. The reserves account for 15% dilution and are estimated to a depth of 100 metres.
Current reserves are sufficient for two years of production, though additional tonnage has been intersected to a depth of 200 metres. In addition, there are several nearby pipes and fissures that remain unexplored.
At Leopard fissure, development ore is being stockpiled, with processing in a 300-tonne-per hour mobile recovery plant to begin in February. The plant is expected to process 10,000 to 12,000 tonnes of material per month.
The Leopard fissure, which hosts a resource of 3.8 million tonnes grading 0.753 carat, is one of two fissures being developed on farms wholly owned by SouthernEra. The other, Sugarbird hosts 4.48 million tonnes at an as-yet-undetermined grade.
"It has been full-speed ahead, ..." says Jennings. "By year-end, we should be the second-largest producer of diamonds in South Africa ...".
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