NewsSnowfield Development Corp.: Bulk Sample Results
22:31 EST Monday, March 03, 2008
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - March 3, 2008) - Snowfield Development Corp. (TSX VENTURE:SNO) ("Snowfield") has received initial results from the Saskatchewan Research Council ("SRC") laboratories with respect to the processing of 1,044 kg. of kimberlite from the top sill level of the Mud Lake kimberlite. The results are as follows:
Sample # SWT Sieve Macro Micro Wt+ Wt-
TICHO ONE XR 1044 850 2 0 8.5672 0
TICHO ONE GT 2 NA 850 2 0 13.3225 0
Total carats in this group is: 0.10945
Sample Number: TICHO ONE XR
Original Sample Weight in kilograms (SWT) 1044
Bottom Sieve Size in microns (Sieve) 850
Diamonds greater than 500 microns (Macro) 2
Diamonds less than 500 microns (Micro) 0
Weight of Diamonds greater than 500 microns in milligrams (Wt+) 8.5672
Weight of Diamonds greater than 106 microns less than 500
microns in milligrams (Wt-) 0
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Total
Individual Diamond
Fraction Diamond Weight in Diamond
Size Diamond Length Width Height Weight Fractions Description
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Microns Count mm mm mm mg mg
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+1180 1 2.00 1.84 1.40 4.7943 8.5672 Yellow, clear,
octahedron,
stepped/ribbed,
serrate
laminae, etched
trigons.
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+1180 1 1.90 1.78 1.20 3.7729 White, clear,
fragment,
hillocks.
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Total octacarats in this sample is: 4,283,600.00
Sample Number: TICHO ONE GT 2
Original Sample Weight in kilograms (SWT) NA
Bottom Sieve Size in microns (Sieve) 850
Diamonds greater than 500 microns (Macro) 2
Diamonds less than 500 microns (Micro) 0
Weight of Diamonds greater than 500 microns in milligrams (Wt+) 13.3225
Weight of Diamonds greater than 106 microns less than 500
microns in milligrams (Wt-) 0
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Total
Individual Diamond
Fraction Diamond Weight in Diamond
Size Diamond Length Width Height Weight Fractions Description
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Microns Count mm mm mm mg mg
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+1180 1 2.00 1.56 1.44 8.7218 13.3225 Colorless,
clear, thh,
resorbed,
hillocks.
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+1180 1 1.84 1.60 0.84 4.6007 White, clear,
octahedron,
broken,
serrate laminae,
lamination.
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Total octacarats in this sample is: 6,661,250.00
Snowfield awaits the results from the balance of the concentrate being processed by DeBeers Laboratory in Johannesburg, South Africa. These results are expected in late March or early April, 2008.
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
Snowfield Development Corp.
Robert T. Paterson, President and Director
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Snowfield Development Corp.
Robert T. Paterson
President and Director
(604) 681-5720 or Toll Free: 1-800-859-6463
(604) 681-6937 (FAX)
Email: communications@snowfield.com
Website: www.snowfield.com
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