A team of petrologists and crystallographers from Canada and Japan have discovered maruyamaite, the first tourmaline species that is both diamond-bearing and potassium dominant. Maruyamaite was found in northern Kazakhstan and is named in honor of Shigenori Maruyama, professor in the Earth-Life Science Institute at the Tokyo Institute of Technology. Maruyama led the project which unraveled … Continue reading New diamond-bearing tourmaline species
PEREGRINE DIAMONDS REPORTS 15% INCREASE IN INFERRED MINERAL RESOURCE – CHIDLIAK CH-6 KIMBERLITE
Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. (TSX:PGD) reports a 15 percent increase in the Inferred Mineral Resource estimate for the upper 250 metres of the CH-6 kimberlite pipe, and a 23 to 26 percent increase in the estimate of additional kimberlite tonnage at CH-6. The tonnage estimates for the CH-7 and CH-44 kimberlite pipes have also significantly increased … Continue reading PEREGRINE DIAMONDS REPORTS 15% INCREASE IN INFERRED MINERAL RESOURCE – CHIDLIAK CH-6 KIMBERLITE
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