Kareefontein 340 HO (RE)

Phase 1: Field mapping. Geological desktop studies will initially be done to confirm the area of interest. Further field work, testing and mapping of ‎the possible reserve and gravel runs to confirm the areas where test pits will be done. This will mostly be done by a professional geologist ‎assigned to the proposed project.
Phase 2: Test pits will be made on a grid of 100 x 100 meters and 50 x 50 m. It is envisages that 100 test pits will be excavated. ‎ This test pits are made with a 30-ton excavator, to determine if any diamond bearing gravel does occur. These test pits will be closed immediately before the excavator move on to the next one.
Phase 3 Bulk Sampling will be done through trenching, to determine if the gravel does have diamonds the gravel needs to be taken out and tested, by putting it through the washing process. Section 20 application for removal and disposal will thus form part of this application. Trenching will be used to open the gravel to get a representative sample for testing. The trenches will be 10m x 60m x ±3.5m (deep). With the average gravel depth of ±3.5m, (1.5m gravel thickness). 14 Trenches will be needed to get a representative sample over the applied area of 842.6965 hectares, it is anticipated that a total of ±30’720m³ (34’805 ton) will be tested by making trenches on different locations over the whole prospecting area, where the possibility of diamond bearing gravel was identified.‎
Phase 4: Final Geological Report will be compiled after completion of all test pits evaluation and final processing of all bulk samples by the qualified geologist, which will assemble all test results and evaluated the finding with the area applied for. A final geological report will be compiled to bear the results of all test work done and how feasible further applications for renewal or migration to a prospecting right will be.
Province(s): North West