A recent drilling programme, targeting an area of 0.4 ha, at Botswana Diamonds’ Thorny River project in Limpopo, in South Africa, has led to the discovery of a new kimberlite blow (a small volcanic pipe).
Exploration spend rises in Sept quarter.
Mineral exploration expenditure in the September quarter increased by 3% on the previous corresponding period, new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics has shown.