Key points
- Diamond Fields shipped a 25,151.60-carat parcel of gross unpolished rough diamonds under a Kimberley Process certificate issued by Namibia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy.
- The diamonds were recovered from the ML111 licence offshore Namibia during the first 25 days of mining, between Nov. 11 and Dec. 5, 2018.
- The shipment has been sent to Europe for independent valuation, deep-boiling and initial sorting ahead of sale.
- Mining at ML111 is expected to continue until mid-January 2019 before a review of operational performance under the Oct. 3, 2018 announcement, with the six-month program resuming later in 2019.
Diamond Fields Resources Inc. has shipped a 25,151.60-carat parcel of diamonds, gross weight unpolished rough diamonds, as endorsed in the relevant Kimberley process certificate issued by the Namibian Ministry of Mines and Energy.
The diamonds were recovered from the ML111 licence offshore Namibia during the first 25 days of mining, between Nov. 11, 2018, and Dec. 5, 2018. The shipment, the first since mining restarted, has been sent to Europe for independent valuation, deep-boiling and initial sorting in preparation for sale.
Mining at ML111 is expected to continue until the middle of January, 2019, before a review of initial operational performance is undertaken as per the announcement of Oct. 3, 2018. The initial six months (non-continuous) mining program is then expected to recommence later in 2019.
