STAR - Orion South Diamond Project 2019 Trench Cutter Bulk Sampling Completed ON STAR Kimberlite
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NEWS RELEASE October 8, 2019
Stock Symbol: DIAM: TSX Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
STAR - ORION SOUTH DIAMOND PROJECT
2019 TRENCH CUTTER BULK SAMPLING COMPLETED ON STAR KIMBERLITE
George H. Read, P. Geo., Senior Vice President Exploration and Development of Star Diamond Corporation (“Star
Diamond” or the “Corporation”) is pleased to announce that Rio Tinto Exploration Canada (”RTEC”) have
completed the drilling of ten bulk sample holes (trenches) to conclude their program on the Corporation’s Star
Kimberlite using the Trench Cutter Sampling Rig. The Star Kimberlite is located within the Corporation’s Star -
Orion South Diamond Project, in the Fort à la Corne diamond district of central Saskatchewan, Canada, on mineral
dispositions held 100 percent by Star Diamond. RTEC refers to Star Diamond’s mineral dispositions in the Fort à la
Corne diamond district as Project FalCon. The ten holes completed on the Star Kimberlite included a total of 2,351
metres of trench cutter drilling and intersected a total of 1,215. 5 metres of kimberlite. This kimberlite was
pumped to surface and recovered using a Kimberlite Separation Unit (“KSU”), with samples loaded and stored in
cubic metre bulk bags, which total 6,848 in number.
The drilling and sampling statistics for each of these ten trenches on the Star kimberlite are listed in the table
below (in order of drilling):
RTEC
Trench #
Days per
Trench
Average Production
(m/day)
Total Depth
(m)
Samples
Collected
Bags
Collected
19FALCT001 16 14.3 228.4 15 703
19FALCT004 15 15.6 233.8 15 771
19FALCT003 14 17.8 249.3 15 873
19FALCT007 10 22.5 225.1 14 613
19FALCT006 10 24.1 241.5 15 705
19FALCT005 13 17.7 230.3 13 683
19FALCT009 9 25.3 227.9 16 579
19FALCT008 9 25.6 230.6 14 543
19FALCT002 17 14.8 251.1 17 806
19FALCT010 11 21.2 233.0 17 572
Total 124 19.0 2,351.0 151 6,848
The Trench Cutter Sampling Rig consists of a Bauer BC 50 Cutter mounted on a Bauer MC 128 Duty -cycle Crane.
The depth of each trench is determined by kimberlite thickness. Trench 19FALCT002 confirmed that the Trench
Sampling Rig can reach its designed sampling depth of 250 metres below surface. The KSU is designed to recover
kimberlite fragments between 80 and 0.85 millimetres from the Trench Cutter Sampling Rig slurry. Kimberlite
collected is being stored in a secure storage area, until the on -site Bulk Sample Plant (“BSP”) has been fully
assembled and commissioned. Final diamond recovery will then be conducted by RTEC at a secure off-site facility.
Senior Vice President Exploration and Development, George Read, states: “ RTEC have successfully applied this
new sampling technology and completed the trench cutter bulk sampling program on the Star Kimberlite. This
ambitious sampling program required significant time to assemble all the components on site, but once it
commenced the trench cutter has operated efficiently and successfully , recovering a large (estimated by RTEC to
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be approximately 8,271 wet tonnes) bulk sample from the Star Kimberlite. Simultaneous to conducting the trench
cutter program, RTEC have been assembling the BSP , which is now at an advanced stage of construction. On ce
construction is completed, RTEC intends to commission the BSP using existing Orion South kimberlite that was
originally collected by the Corporation from the underground bulk sampling program performed in early 2009.
The use of Orion South material for commissioning the BSP will help ensure that the BSP is operating at its design
capacity before the commencement of the processing of the trench cutter samples that were collected from
RTEC’s 2019 bulk sampling program. RTEC’s bulk sampling program using the Trench Cutter has been designed to
recover high quality kimberlite samples and to help ensure that diamond breakage i s minimized. The successful
use of this new Trench Cutter Sampling Rig technology for the recovery of kimberlite bulk samples als o has the
ability to revolutionize future bulk sampling and mining of kimberlites, particularly for kimberlites characteristic of
the Fort à la Corne diamond district of central Saskatchewan, Canada.”
Star Diamond Corporation is a Canadian based corporation engaged in the acquisition, exploration and
development of mineral properties. Shares of the Corporation trade on the TSX Exchange under the trading
symbol “DIAM”. The Corporation’s Fort à la Corne kimberlites (including the Star - Orion South Diamond Project,
or “Project”) are located in central Saskatchewan in close proximity to established infrastructure, including paved
highways and the electrical power grid, which provide significant advantages for future mine development.
All technical information in this press release has been prepared under the supervision of George Read, Senior
Vice-President of Exploration and Development, a registered Professional Geoscientist in the Provinces of
Saskatchewan and British Columbia and Mark Shimell, Project Manager, a registered Professional Geoscientist in
the Province of Saskatchewan, who are the Corporation’s “Qualified Persons” under the definition of NI 43-101.
Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
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outlook. In particular, statements regarding the Corporation's future operations, future exploration and development activities or oth er
development plans constitute forward- looking statements. B y their nature, statements referring to mineral reserves, mineral resources,
PEA or TFFE constitute forward -looking statements. Forward-looking statements contained or implied in this press release include, but are
not limited to, RTEC’s and the Corporation’s objectives for the ensuing year, including the bulk sampling program.
These forward-looking statements are based on the Corporation's current beliefs as well as assumptions made by and information currently
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infrastructure risks and the additional risks des cribed in the Corporation's most recently filed Annual Information Form, annual and interim
MD&A. The Corporation's anticipation of and success in managing the foregoing risks could cause actual results to differ mate rially from
what is anticipated in such forward-looking statements.
Although management considers the assumptions contained in forward- looking statements to be reasonable based on information
currently available to it, those assumptions may prove to be incorrect. When making decisions with res pect to the Corporation, investors
and others should not place undue reliance on these statements and should carefully consider the foregoing factors and other
uncertainties and potential events. Unless required by applicable securities law, the Corporatio n does not undertake to update any
forward-looking statement that is made herein.
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