Caledonia's investee obtains Zambian Diamond Licence.OAKVILLE, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 28, 1995--Caledonia Mining Corp., of Toronto (NASDAQ/TSE:CALVF;CAL) is pleased to announce that its 31% owned investee company, Reunion Mining PLC has obtained Government approval for its "Tonga" Diamond Prospecting Licence, covering 2,275 sq km in the Zambezi Valley of Zambia. The Tonga Prospecting Licence is situated on the north shore of Lake Kariba Lake Kariba is a large, man-made lake and reservoir located on the Zambezi river, about halfway between the river's source and mouth, about 1300 kilometers upstream from the Indian Ocean. The lake lies along the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. and includes the area adjacent to Zimbabwe's Mlibizi kimberlite kimberlite: see diamond. kimberlite or blue ground Dark, heavy, often fragmented igneous rock that may contain diamonds in the rock matrix. cluster on the south shore of the lake. Over the past two years Reunion has discovered 12 pipes in the Mlibizi cluster in addition to the nine pipes found previously by De Beers. Micro-diamonds have been reported from some of these pipes. Alluvial al·lu·vi·al adj. Of, relating to, or found in alluvium: alluvial soil; alluvial gold. alluvial Adjective of or relating to alluvium Noun diamonds are known to have been found in the Tonga area and a reinterpretation re·in·ter·pret tr.v. re·in·ter·pret·ed, re·in·ter·pret·ing, re·in·ter·prets To interpret again or anew. re of a broad spaced government airborne magnetic survey has revealed a number of potential kimberlite targets. Reunion will carry out a regional stream sampling survey and at the same time follow up on the airborne geophysical ge·o·phys·ics n. (used with a sing. verb) The physics of the earth and its environment, including the physics of fields such as meteorology, oceanography, and seismology. targets. CONTACT: Caledonia Mining Corp., Toronto F.C. Harvey, president, 905/829-4848 fax: 905/829-4238 W.G. Macleod, VP, 905/829-4848 fax: 905/829-4238 |
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