BOTSWANA DIAMONDS PLC

Legal Proceedings Report • Oct 2, 2014

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Botswana Diamonds PLC

02 October 2014

2nd October 2014

Drilling Update at Orapa

The Directors of Botswana Diamonds (AIM: BOD) have received an update from Sunland Minerals, the joint venture company owned 50/50 by Botswana Diamonds and Alrosa operating the exploration programme on PL117 in Orapa Botswana.  Two holes were drilled on each of two anomalies AN117/1 and AN117/2.

Two boreholes were drilled on anomaly AN117/1.  Hole 117/1-1 was targeted at the centre of a complex geophysical anomaly.  Hole 117/1-2 was targeted at the centre of an mineralogical anomaly.

Both holes on anomaly 117/1 intersected intensively altered, cracked and brecciatedrocks composing veins (5-10 cm) likely to be of kimberlitic origin.  Samples are being processed.

Two boreholes were drilled on anomaly AN117/2.  No kimberlites were identified on 117/2.

The exploration programme is ongoing. 

John Teeling, Chairman, commented "The discovery of kimberlite type material in holes 3 and 4 is very encouraging.  This is the first time that Alrosa exploration technology has been applied in Botswana and these results support its use.  We will now refine the model."

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This release has been approved by Benjamin Mosigi, MSc (Mineral Exploration and Mining Geology), who is a member of the Geological Society of South Africa.

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Enquiries:

Botswana Diamonds PLC
John Teeling, Chairman	+353 1 833 2833
Jim Finn, Director
Westhouse Securities Limited
Martin Davison	+44 (0) 20 7601 6100
Robert Finlay
Dowgate Capital Stockbrokers Limited
Jason Robertson	+44 (0) 129 351 7744
African Alliance Botswana Securities
Kabelo Mohohlo	+267 364 3954
Oratile Leburu	+267 364 3977
Blytheweigh	+44 (0) 20 7138 3204
Tim Blythe	+44 (0) 7816 924 626
Halimah Hussain	+44 (0) 7725 978 141
Camilla Horsfall	+44 (0) 7817 841 793
Pembroke Communications
Natalie Tennyson	+353 1 649 6486
Alan Tyrrell	+353 1 649 6486

www.botswanadiamonds.co.uk

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