Lulo kimberlite moves to new phase
Lucapa Diamond Company presented update progress on the kimberlite exploration program at the prolific Lulo diamond project in Angola. This program aims to identify the hard-rock sources of the exceptional alluvial diamonds being mined along the Cacuilo River at Lulo.
The current phase of the Lulo kimberlite exploration program commenced in 2019 after a detailed technical review of all previous results highlighted 16 kimberlites and eight other targets as being the most prospective to host diamonds.
As set out earlier, the Canguige catchment area within the Lulo diamond field became the focus of the kimberlite exploration program following the recovery of 45 diamonds of up to 3.75 carats from a stream sample taken from the Canguige River, a tributary to the Cacuilo River. Five of the priority kimberlites and two targets highlighted in the 2019 technical review are located within the Canguige catchment.
As set out by the National State of Emergency declared in Angola to prevent the spread of Covid-19 caused some delays to the Lulo kimberlite exploration program and impacted the scope of work. Record wet season rainfall to enable bulk samples to be excavated and transported to the Lulo diamond plant to test for diamonds.
“The kimberlite bulk sampling campaign which is set to commence at L071 next month is built on the results of many years of exploration work undertaken by Lucapa and its partners to unlock Lulo’s true potential – in order to find the hard-rock sources of the rare and valuable alluvial diamonds we are recovering along the Cacuilo River,” said Mr Wetherall.
“We and our partners look forward to advancing our kimberlite bulk sampling and delineation drilling work streams throughout the Angolan dry season and updating shareholders with results as they come to hand” He added.
