{"id":81700,"title":"Botswana Diamonds (BOD.L) Second stage drilling campaign at Thorny River","publisher":"Share Talk","author":"sharetalk","published":"2021-04-15T06:52:11+00:00","modified":"2021-04-15T06:52:11+00:00","canonical_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/botswana-diamonds-bod-l-second-stage-drilling-campaign-at-thorny-river/","markdown_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/botswana-diamonds-bod-l-second-stage-drilling-campaign-at-thorny-river.md","json_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/botswana-diamonds-bod-l-second-stage-drilling-campaign-at-thorny-river.json","category":"Mining","categories":["Mining"],"tags":["BOD","Botswana Diamonds","diamond","Diamonds","James Campbell","John Teeling","Mining Contract","South Africa","Thorny River"],"featured_image":"https://i0.wp.com/www.share-talk.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Stencil-Google-Chrome-2023-04-19-at-2.47.43-PM.jpeg?fit=1231%2C615&quality=89&ssl=1","format":"news","language":"en-GB","content":"**Second stage six-hole drilling campaign at Thorny River**\n\nBotswana Diamonds, the AIM and BSE listed diamond explorer, advises that a further drilling programme on its Thorny River diamond prospect in the Limpopo Province of South Africa will **begin Monday, 19 April 2021.**\n\nFollowing the discovery of the River kimberlite pipe including 11 diamonds, the Company upgraded the potential of the property. An area with a similar geological and geophysical footprint immediately to the east of the River Pipe was identified. Analysis suggests potential for a larger kimberlite body than already identified.\n\nFollowing completion of earth works during the course of this week a six-hole reverse circulation programme will start on Monday,19 April 2021. The programme is expected to take two weeks with the results announced shortly thereafter.\n\nThis release has been approved by** James Campbell, Managing Director of Botswana Diamonds plc,** a qualified geologist (Pr.Sci.Nat), a Member of the Geological Society of South Africa, a Fellow of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Metals and Mining (UK) and with over 35-years’ experience in the diamond sector.\n\nThis announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 596/2014. The person who arranged for the release of this announcement on behalf of the Company was James Campbell, Director\n\nA copy of this announcement is available on the Company’s website, at [www.botswanadiamonds.co.uk](http://www.botswanadiamonds.co.uk)"}