Pangea’s bulk sampling commissioned

Pangea Diamondfields plc, the mid-tier diamond producer and exploration company announces that the bulk sampling plant delivered to its Longatshimo River project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo during December 2007 has been successfully constructed and commissioned.

The on site operational team managed to construct and commission the bulk sampling plant despite the heavy seasonal rains. Construction commenced with the 100 ton per hour front-end and scrubber through to the 20 ton per hour dense media separation (DMS) plant and the first diamonds recovered from the plant were hand-sorted from concentrates generated from the DMS on 13 February. The final recovery system from the concentrate handling and classification module to the automated “hands-free” grease-belt unit was finally commissioned on 11 March.

During the commissioning process a total of 70 carats were recovered including an exceptional quality 2.85 carat octahedron-shaped diamond.

Commenting on the commissioning, Chief Executive Officer, Rob Still said, our focus will now be to accelerate the bulk sampling activities to firm up on resource grades and develop a valuation parcel of diamonds for sale. Getting to this stage is a credit to the dedication of the Pangea team, who after the demanding task of transporting the equipment to site, excelled themselves in getting the plant up and running in no time.

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