BlueRock Diamonds PLC Operations Update (7455O)
03 Junio 2020 - 1:00AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMBRD
RNS Number : 7455O
BlueRock Diamonds PLC
03 June 2020
BlueRock Diamonds PLC / AIM: BRD / Sector: Natural Resources
3 June 2020
BlueRock Diamonds PLC ('BlueRock' or the 'Company')
Operations Update
BlueRock Diamonds PLC, the AIM listed diamond producer, which
owns and operates the Kareevlei Diamond Mine ('Kareevlei' or the
'Project') in the Kimberley region of South Africa, is pleased to
announce an update on operations at Kareevlei following the
commencement of production after the lockdown period due to
Covid-19.
Overview
-- No cases of COVID-19 reported at Kareevlei
-- Production averaging almost 2,000 tons a day since 11 May 2020 to bring total to 41,500 tons
o This is 65% higher than the average daily production in the
prior record quarter of Q4 2019, which saw total production of
110,000 tons
-- Amalgamation of KV1 and KV2 almost complete
-- Circa 2,400 carats diamonds in stock at 31 May 2020
BlueRock Executive Chairman, Mike Houston, said, " The health
and safety of our employees remains of paramount importance to us
and as such we continue to take great care with regards to carrying
out the new safety precautions at Kareevlei. In line with this, I
am pleased to report that there have been no cases of coronavirus
at the mine.
"The team at BlueRock is delighted with production of 41,500
tons in the 21 day period following the start up on 11 May 2020 at
an average of almost 2,000 tonnes a day. The modifications made to
the primary crushing circuit and the introduction of the third pan
together with the processing of softer near surface material have
allowed us to increase production at minimal cost whilst also
reducing operating costs.
"The amalgamation of KV1 and KV2, which will provide
considerable flexibility to our mining operation, is progressing
well and is expected to be fully operational in Q3 2020. Whilst the
amalgamation is ongoing, we are necessarily processing a higher
percentage of lower grade near surface material and as a
consequence the average grade for the diamonds currently in stock
is 3.14 cpht. We expect to be mining in higher grade areas towards
the end of June and we are confident that grades will return to
2019 levels of in excess of 4 cpht.
"I would like to thank shareholders and stakeholders for their
continued support, and I look forward to providing further
updates."
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ENDS
BlueRock Diamonds PLC mhouston@bluerockdiamonds.co.uk
Mike Houston dfacey@bluerockdiamonds.co.uk
David Facey, FD
SP Angel (NOMAD and Broker) Tel: +44 (0)20 3470 0470
Stuart Gledhill / Caroline Rowe
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St Brides Partners Ltd (Financial Tel: +44 (0)20 7236 1177
PR)
Susie Geliher / Cosima Akerman
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Notes to editors:
BlueRock Diamonds is an AIM-listed diamond producer which
operates the Kareevlei Diamond Mine near Kimberley in South Africa
which produces diamonds of exceptional quality and ranks in the top
ten in the world in terms of average value per carat. The Kareevlei
licence area covers 3,000 hectares and hosts five known
diamondiferous kimberlite pipes. As at November 2018, it was
estimated that the remaining Inferred Mineral Resource from the
four kimberlite pipes (KV1, KV2, KV3 and KV5) represents a
potential inground number of carats of 367,000.
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