Superior Diamonds Inc.: Summer Sampling Program Confirms Presence Of Kimberlites Targets.Business Editors VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2002 Superior Diamonds Inc. (TSX VENTURE:SDX) is pleased to announce that the results of the summer sampling program on the Company's projects in northern Ontario has confirmed that several of the areas investigated are in close proximity to kimberlites. This interpretation is based on sampling of glacial material including basal till and eskers down-ice from 32 airborne targets delineated using proprietary airborne magnetics. Indicator minerals recovered include pyrope py·rope n. A deep red garnet, Mg3Al2Si3O12, used as a gem. [Middle English pirope, from Old French, from Latin garnet, eclogite eclogite Any member of metamorphic rocks whose original composition is similar to that of basalt. Eclogites consist primarily of green pyroxene (omphacite) and red garnet (pyrope), with small amounts of various other minerals such as kyanite and rutile. garnet, picroilmenite, chrome diopside diopside Common silicate mineral in the pyroxene family. Diopside is a calcium and magnesium silicate (CaMgSi2O6) that occurs in metamorphosed siliceous limestones and dolomites, in skarns, and in igneous rocks. and chromite chromite (krō`mīt), dark brown to black mineral. It is an iron-chromium oxide, FeCr2O4, with traces of magnesium and aluminum. . Studies of mineral grains, both visually and by electron probe methods, have conclusively shown that several kimberlite indicator mineral trains are near the source. Ground magnetic surveys were also completed on several airborne targets and confirmed the circular magnetic anomalies. The summer program involved collection of over 500 samples of which results have been received from 200. Several samples of esker esker, long, narrow, winding ridge of stratified sand-and-gravel drift. Eskers, many miles long and resembling abandoned railway embankments, occur in Scandinavia, Ireland, Scotland, and New England; they arose from deposition of sediment in the beds of streams material contained more than 40 kimberlite indicator minerals within a target area containing a cluster of circular airborne magnetic features. This cluster of airborne features is located on a structural trend known to host diamondiferous kimberlites in northern Ontario. To better define targets for drilling, the Company is planning to fly a 13,500 line kilometre high sense magnetic survey at 150 metre line spacing. The survey is planned to commence in late October and the data collected will be used in conjunction with results from the sampling program to prioritize drill targets. Samples of till, esker material and modern alluvium al·lu·vi·um n. pl. al·lu·vi·ums or al·lu·vi·a Sediment deposited by flowing water, as in a riverbed, flood plain, or delta. Also called alluvion. are being processed at the laboratories of Overburden Drilling Management Ltd. located in Nepean, Ontario. Electron microprobe studies on indicator grains is carried out at the Ontario Geological Survey in Sudbury. The sampling program is under the direction of Dr. Tom Morris. Superior Diamonds Inc. is exploring a large area of northern Ontario using proprietary magnetic data to focus indicator mineral sampling programs. Superior Diamonds Inc. is owned 58% by Aurora Platinum Corp. The TSX Venture Exchange TSX Venture Exchange Originally called the Canadian Venture Exchange (CDNX), this was a result of the merger of the Vancouver and Alberta stock exchanges. The goal of TSX Venture Exchange is to provide venture companies with effective access to capital while protecting investors. has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. |
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