Largest anomaly discovery to date on Thorny River

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Botswana Diamonds PLC

04 May 2022

 

4^th May 2022

Botswana Diamonds PLC

("Botswana Diamonds", "BOD" or the "Company")

Discovery of largest anomaly to date on Thorny River

Botswana Diamonds, the London AIM and BSE listed diamond explorer, is pleased to announce the results of its ground geophysics survey on its Thorny River property ("the Property") in South Africa.

Highlights

· Discovery of the largest anomaly to date on Thorny River consistent with a kimberlite pipe of 25m in diameter.

· Drilling planned for July - August 2022.

Chairman, John Teeling commented: "The discovery of our largest anomaly to date is an important development for Thorny River as this could add significant additional kimberlite tonnage to the developing mine plan".

Detail

As a result of a thorough assessment of historical data, five targets were selected for detailed ground geophysics using gravity and electrical resistivity tomography ('ERT') and reviewed by independent consultant, GeoFocus (Pty) Ltd of South Africa All targets produced results consistent with kimberlite with three of the targets being within 200m of the River Blow.  The largest target is a circular anomaly consistent with a kimberlite pipe of up to 25m in diameter.  This is the largest anomaly encountered during the Company's work on the property to date.  A detailed drilling programme is planned for the South African dry season which is July - August 2022.

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Qualified Person

This release has been approved by James Campbell, Managing Director of Botswana Diamonds plc, a qualified geologist (Pr.Sci.Nat), a Fellow of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, the Institute of Materials, Metals and Mining (UK) and the Geological Society of South Africa and who has over 35-years' experience in the diamond sector. 

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This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 596/2014. The person who arranged for the release of this announcement on behalf of the Company was James Campbell, Director.

A copy of this announcement is available on the Company's website, at www.botswanadiamonds.co.uk

Enquiries:

Botswana Diamonds PLC John Teeling, Chairman James Campbell, Managing Director Jim Finn, Director	[phone] [phone] [phone]
Beaumont Cornish - Nominated Adviser  Michael Cornish Roland Cornish	[phone]
Beaumont Cornish Limited - Broker  Roland Cornish Felicity Geidt	[phone]
First Equity Limited -  Joint Broker  Jason Robertson	[phone]
BlytheRay - PR Megan Ray Rachael Brooks Said Izagaren Naomi Holmes	[phone] [phone] [phone] [phone] [phone]
Teneo Luke Hogg Alan Tyrrell Ciara Wylie	[phone] [phone] [phone]

www.botswanadiamonds.co.uk

Beaumont Cornish Limited, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority, is acting as nominated adviser to the Company in relation to the matters referred herein. Beaumont Cornish Limited is acting exclusively for the Company and for no one else in relation to the matters described in this announcement and is not advising any other person and accordingly will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to clients of Beaumont Cornish Limited, or for providing advice in relation to the contents of this announcement or any matter referred to in it.

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