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Diamonds North receives mineral chemistry for Tuktu-1 and
Qavvik-4 kimberlites,
Diamond potential further confirmed
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VANCOUVER, June 4th, 2008 - Diamonds North Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: DDN)
announces that mineral chemistry data just received confirms the high
Diamond potential of the Tuktu-1 and Qavvik-4 kimberlites. Tuktu-1 and
Qavvik-4 are two of 22 kimberlites discovered to date on its 100% owned
Amaruk property located in the Pelly Bay
Diamond District of Nunavut.
Mineral chemistry data is pending for other high priority Tuktu and
Qavvik kimberlites.
"Since working at Ekati, I have not seen a kimberlite with this quality
of mineral chemistry and microdiamond data" says Mark Kolebaba,
President and CEO. "Tuktu-1 and Qavvik-4 clearly warrant bulk
sampling."
The Company invites investors to visit the Diamonds North website
(www.diamondsnorth.com/mineralchemistry) and view the mineral chemistry
received for the Tuktu-1, Qavvik-4, Qavvik-2 and Umingmak-2 kimberlites
in the context of the microdiamond data. Mineral chemistry for Ekati
Diamond Mine and Diavik
Diamond Mine are included for comparison.
Mineral chemistry in conjunction with microdiamond data is used by the
Company to evaluate the
Diamond potential of a kimberlite. The initial
microdiamond results for the Tuktu-1 kimberlite contained very high
Diamond counts, and now the mineral chemistry corroborates the
importance of this kimberlite. High interest mineral chemistry observed
from the Qavvik-4 kimberlite also supports microdiamond data previously
recovered from this body.
Mineral Chemistry and microdiamond data used in tandem is proving to be
a very effective and important tool for evaluating kimberlite on
Amaruk. Individual kimberlites in large kimberlite fields may vary in
Diamond content from barren to highly diamondiferous. Kimberlites
like Tuktu-1 and Qavvik-4 that exhibit high microdiamond counts also
exhibit supporting mineral chemistry, suggesting that they are very
high quality targets requiring bulk sampling. Conversely, a kimberlite
with low microdiamond counts, such as Umingmak-2 exhibiting
corresponding low potential mineral chemistry can confidently become a
low priority exploration target. This allows the Company to focus its
resources on the best opportunities.
Diamonds North has discovered 22 kimberlites to date on the Amaruk
property. More than 90% of the known kimberlites are diamondiferous and
50% exhibit
Diamond counts that require follow-up exploration. At least
500 compelling geophysical targets remain to be tested on the property.
Bruce Kienlen (P.Geol) and Graham Gill (P. Geo) are Diamonds North's
qualified persons reviewing these projects. They are responsible for
the design and conduct of the exploration programs and the verification
and quality assurance of analytical results.
Diamonds North Resources is focused on discovering Canada's next
Diamond mine. The Company is rapidly evolving and committed to building
long-term value through ongoing
Diamond discoveries.
On behalf of Diamonds North Resources Ltd.
Mark Kolebaba
President & CEO
For additional information please contact:
Nancy Curry
VP Corporate Communications
Diamonds North Resources Ltd.
Telephone: (604) 689-2010
Facsimile: (604) 484-7143
Email: info@diamondsnorth.com
Website:www.diamondsnorth.com
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Copyright (c) 2008 DIAMONDS NORTH RESOURCES LTD. (DDN) All rights
reserved. For more information visit our website at
http://www.diamondsnorth.com/ or send mailto:info@diamondsnorth.com
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