- Four soil samples produced 14 pyrope garnets with near-source surface features - The features include trichitic etch pits and channels that result from chemical weathering of pyrope garnet - The grains are identical to pyrope garnets from weathered kimberlite elsewhere in Botswana and show little to no evidence of transport -The samples are [...]
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Oct 14, 2015) - Pangolin Diamonds Corp. (TSX VENTURE:PAN) (the "Company" or "Pangolin") announces that its board of directors have approved the granting of 800,000 options under its Stock Option Plan, each share under option having a 5 year term and an exercise price of $0.10. The Options were granted to a director [...]
- A soil sample collected in the upwind direction from the MSC Grid yields a positive diamond result. - The diamond was recovered within 550 metres of the centre of aeromagnetic anomaly MX14. - An ilmenite with kimberlite attached was recovered from a soil sample. - The ilmenite has a close spatial association with aeromagnetic anomaly MX01 [...]
- Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) surveys over additional kimberlite targets completed - Survey results over several targets indicative of the presence of intrusions - Close spatial association between GPR indicated intrusive and anomalous soil sample - Gravity surveys to be conducted over several kimberlite targets TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired [...]
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Sep 3, 2015) - Pangolin Diamonds Corp. (TSX VENTURE:PAN) (the "Company" or "Pangolin") is pleased to announce the closing of a non-brokered private placement financing for aggregate gross proceeds of $628,621 (the "Offering"). The Offering consisted of 12,572,425 units of the Company ("Unit") at a price of $0.05 per [...]
- Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) survey over palaeo-alluvial diamond target confirms presence of channels consistent with exploration model - The principal source area for the palaeo-alluvials is the diamondiferous Orapa kimberlite field - Survey results over kimberlite target upwind from MSC Grid consistent with the presence of an intrusive body [...]
Highlights - 1 TPH DMS plant is now processing soil samples from six project areas - A total of 362 soil samples to be processed - Detailed grid sampling of priority kimberlite targets at Malatswae Project - An additional Prospecting licence awarded contiguous with Jwaneng South Project TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Jul 29, 2015) - [...]
- Laboratory reports an abundance of positive kimberlitic ilmenites from soil samples - Kimberlitic ilmenites from the Malatswae Diamond Project are distinctly different to ilmenites from the Orapa AK1 Diamond Mine confirming separate source area - Clinopyroxenes of both eclogitic and peridotitic paragenesis from the earth's mantle present in [...]
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Jul 9, 2015) - Pangolin Diamonds Corp. (TSX VENTURE:PAN) (the "Company" or "Pangolin") announces that Dr. Leon Daniels will assume the role of President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company effective immediately. Rick Bonner, the current President and Chief Executive Officer, has resigned. The Company thanks [...]
- Soil samples return anomalous concentrations of Kimberlite Indicator Minerals - Surface textures of indicator minerals are consistent with minimal transport from a proximal kimberlite source - Aeromagnetic data review produces more than 20 priority targets, several with anomalous kimberlite indicator minerals - A data review indicates at least [...]
- Observed corrosion is likely related to wind-blown sand - Fragile iron oxide coating is intact over most of the diamond - Features are consistent with minimal transport from a proximal source such as kimberlite TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Jun 2, 2015) - Pangolin Diamonds Corp. (TSX VENTURE:PAN) (the "Company" or "Pangolin") is pleased to [...]
- Malatswae Project increases in size from 1,058 km2 to 2,480 km2 - Prospecting licences granted for an initial three years TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Apr 7, 2015) - Pangolin Diamonds Corp. (TSX VENTURE:PAN) (the "Company" or "Pangolin") is pleased to announce the grant by the Government of Botswana of three additional Prospecting Licences [...]