QUEBEC, MONTREAL, Apr. 26, 2010 (Marketwire) -- Afri-Can Marine Minerals Corporation ("Afri-Can")(TSX VENTURE:AFA) reports that it started its sampling program on Block J in Namibia, on Sunday April 25th, 2010.
The program will cover Features 6, 8, 17 and 19 covering seven Geological Zones and will comprise a total of 332 samples. Of these, 271 are sited within delineated targets covering 19.6 square kilometres. The remaining 61 samples are designed to test geological formations that are thought to be potentially diamond bearing, but have not yet been proved as such. Approximately 22 square kilometres will be examined in future programs of detailed geophysics, vibracoring, and evaluation sampling. The aim of the complete surveying and sampling program is to delineate diamond resources on Afri-Can's Block J marine diamond concession in Namibia in compliance with National Instrument 43-101.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
MONTREAL, QUEBEC, May 13, 2010 (Marketwire) -- Afri-Can Marine Minerals Corporation ("Afri-Can") (TSX VENTURE:AFA) reports success from its marine sampling program on Block J in Namibia. After the first 13 days of the program, Afri-Can has excavated 169 samples of which 130 samples were evaluation samples. The remaining 39 samples were exploration samples designed to test new areas. The program has resulted in the recovery of 112 diamonds averaging 0.17 carats per stone. The two largest diamonds weighed 0.52 and 0.50 carats, and the richest single sample contained 23 diamonds.
Detailed and complete results will be disclosed after the 30 days sampling program has been completed.
MONTREAL, QUEBEC, Jun. 10, 2010 (Marketwire) -- Afri-Can Marine Minerals Corporation (TSX VENTURE:AFA) ("Afri-Can") today summarized the results of its successful sampling program completed on May 26, 2010 on its 70%-owned Block J marine diamond concession in Namibia. The first stage evaluation sampling program has been completed and has resulted in the recovery of 398 diamonds weighing a total of 48.65 carats. The quality of the diamonds is very high and is typical of the quality found off the coast of Namibia. The highlight of the program is the discovery on Feature 8 of a higher grade strip that extends for over 1.8 kilometres and warrants immediate further sampling in preparation for trial mining.