BOD Botswana Diamonds Plc

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Botswana Diamonds PLC

12 November 2019

12(th) November 2019

Botswana Diamonds PLC

("Botswana Diamonds" or the "Company")

First diamonds recovered from Marsfontein Mining Permit

Botswana Diamonds ("BOD"), the AIM and BSE listed diamond explorer, is pleased to report that the first diamonds have been recovered from plant commissioning activities on the Marsfontein Mining Permit. These come from the diamond bearing gravels and residual unprocessed stockpiles surrounding the Marsfontein Mine.

Plant commissioning is well advanced following the installation of an in-field screen, two rotary pans, grease and x-ray recovery. Optimisation of the plant flow sheet is currently taking place and this will be followed by ramping-up to full production of 400-tons of pan feed per day.

John Teeling, Chairman, said: "I am delighted with the rapid progress the team has made on-site and it is noteworthy that the first diamonds were recovered within two weeks of the Mining Permit being granted. I look forward to updating shareholders as the project develops."

This release has been approved by James Campbell, Managing Director of Botswana Diamonds plc, a qualified geologist (Pr.Sci.Nat), 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 33-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

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Enquiries:

 
Botswana Diamonds PLC 
 John Teeling, Chairman                  +353 1 833 2833 
 James Campbell, Managing Director       +27 83 457 3724 
 Jim Finn, Director                      +353 1 833 2833 
Beaumont Cornish - Nominated Adviser 
 Michael Cornish 
 Roland Cornish                         +44 (0) 020 7628 3396 
Beaumont Cornish Limited - Broker 
 Roland Cornish 
 Felicity Geidt                        +44 (0) 207 628 3396 
Blytheweigh - PR                       +44 (0) 20 7138 3206 
 Megan Ray                              +44 (0) 207 138 3222 
 Fergus Cowan                           +44 (0) 207 138 3208 
Teneo 
 Luke Hogg                               +353 (0) 1 661 4055 
 Alan Tyrrell                            +353 (0) 1 661 4055 
 

www.botswanadiamonds.co.uk

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