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title: "Botswana Diamonds (BOD.L) Second stage drilling campaign at Thorny River"
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date: 2021-04-15
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# Botswana Diamonds (BOD.L) Second stage drilling campaign at Thorny River

**Published:** April 15, 2021
**Author:** sharetalk
**Categories:** Mining
**Tags:** BOD, Botswana Diamonds, diamond, Diamonds, James Campbell, John Teeling, Mining Contract, South Africa, Thorny River
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**Second stage six-hole drilling campaign at Thorny River**

Botswana 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.**

Following 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.

Following 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.

This 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.

This 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

A copy of this announcement is available on the Company’s website, at [www.botswanadiamonds.co.uk](http://www.botswanadiamonds.co.uk)

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