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Gold/Mining/Energy : Canabrava Diamond -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Quickdraw who wrote (1756)	1/17/2000 9:18:00 PM
From: Diamond Daze	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2402

This was posted on Stockhouse I thought it should be posted here to. This was posted by Diasurf. <<1: from navigator: Q:Regarding the CNB/Navigator joining of forces in the Superior Craton could you please let me know whether this involves ALL 800,000 sq KM of the CNB Superior Craton area or only part of it and. if so, how large this area is. I believe this to be material to the news release and would like it clarified. A:We appreciate your request for further info. regarding our J.V. with Canabrava. Please be advised that the company anticipates publishing further news regarding this program in the coming weeks which will clarify Navigator's position in the Superior Craton 2: from Canabrava: Q:Your web site mentions that the Rocky Island Summer program results will be available later in the year (1999). Since we are now into 2000 I presume these results will be released soon. Please let me know when these results could now be expected and what is causing the delay. We are all waiting with baited breath as we expect some good news from this project. A:Apologies for the delay in replying to you, but as explained by Cecile, I have been off work for the past week or so after undergoing surgery on my ankle which I broke rather badly in a snowboarding accident. I share your frustration on the summer results from Rocky Island Lake. The Kennecott lab has been bogged down with our samples in that they have produced unmanageably big concentrates (up to 1 kg of heavy minerals). By comparison, typical concentrates from diamond exploration samples are usually less than 100 grams. There are a variety of reasons why our concentrates are so big. These relate to the mineralogy of the sampled media, sample size, specific gravity of the heavy liquid used in the lab etc. Kennecott have worked out a processing flow sheet to deal with this problem, but it is taking time. Please be assured that the delay in receiving results from the summer program is in no way affecting the upcoming drilling program, since this program will be focused on the Whitefish Lake and KAP South properties. However, the results will be required for planning our follow-up campaign commencing this spring, so there is urgency from an operational standpoint. I have put considerable pressure on Kennecott to complete the samples and release results, but at this stage, I cannot provide you with an accurate estimate of when this will be. Thank you for your continued patience.>>