BOTSWANA DIAMONDS PLC

Environmental & Social Information • Nov 29, 2024

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Botswana Diamonds PLC

29 November 2024

29 November 2024

Botswana Diamonds PLC

("Botswana Diamonds" or the "Company")

Environmental Authorisation Obtained for Thorny River in South Africa

Botswana Diamonds plc, (AIM: BOD) the London AIM and Botswana Stock Exchange listed diamond company, is pleased to announce that the Company has received environmental authorisation from Department of Mineral Resources and Energy on one of its two Mining Permit applications on the Thorny River project.  Following further community consultation, a Mining Permit should be granted within the next 6 weeks.

Two Mining Permits were applied for in late 2022 on the Thorny River project following a comprehensive exploration programme which included ground geophysics, drilling and bulk sampling and a positive mine planning exercise carried out by an independent consultant. 

Thorny River is six kilometers away from Marsfontein where a recent proof of concept operation was concluded. Thorny River consists of a kimberlite blow on a kimberlite dyke system (ie very similar to Marsfontein) and assuming mid-range diamond values of $170/ct, mid-range mining costs, a discount rate of 10% and a recovered grade of 40cpht suggests that 1.7M tons of kimberlite could be mined over the life of mine.

Chairman, John Teeling, commented: "We are delighted to see that this authorisation has come through and we anticipate that the mining permit will soon be granted.  The Thorny River project is well placed to restart and expand mining operations when prices recover".

This release has been approved by James Campbell, Managing Director of Botswana Diamonds plc, a qualified geologist (Pr.Sci.Nat), a Fellow of the Geological Society of South Africa, a Fellow of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Metals and Mining (UK) and with over 38-years' experience in the diamond sector.

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	+353 1 833 2833 +27 83 457 3724 +353 1 833 2833
Nominated & Financial Adviser Strand Hanson Limited Ritchie Balmer Rory Murphy David Asquith	+44 (0) 20 7409 3494
Broker  First Equity Limited Jason Robertson	+44 (0) 207 374 2212
Public Relations BlytheRay Megan Ray Said Izagaren	+44 (0) 207 138 3204
Teneo Luke Hogg Alan Tyrrell Fia Long Alan Reynolds	+353 (0) 1 661 4055 +353 (0) 1 661 4055

www.botswanadiamonds.co.uk

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