Survey Ship Begins Work on Diamond Fields' Atlantis II JV Mining License
The survey has already for the first time, using specially adapted cameras operating within the brine pool, managed to obtain detailed photographs and video of the Atlantis II Deeps surface. During the two months, marine scientists from Saudi Arabia and Kiel will perform joint biological, geological and geophysical studies on Atlantis II and other parts of the Red Sea in three legs from an area off the coast up to the trench axis of the Red Sea at two kilometers depth. The Jeddah Transect Project includes a broad range of scientific activity, including the investigation of the Atlantis II Deeps, which is known to contain significant precious and base metal mineralization. The DFI/Manafa joint venture was granted the world's first deep water marine mining license by the Red Sea Commission in May 2010.
The Company expects to complete a National Instrument 43-101 compliant resource statement for the Atlantis II deposit before the end of March. The work is being independently undertaken by A.C.A. Howe based a total of 565 cores. The cores reflect only the average top 8.5 metres of the deposit (the average depth of penetration), which is known to be open at depth.
"The information gained from the RV POSEIDON's survey will add to the Company's extensive data base on the Atlantis II deposit and help us plan follow-up surveys, provisionally scheduled for later this year, and develop the resource," said Ian Ransome, DFI's CEO. Survey results are expected by Q2 2011.
DIAMOND FIELDS INTERNATIONAL LTD.
"Wayne Malouf"
Wayne Malouf, Chairman
Ian Ransome, Chief Executive Officer
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For further information:
Wayne Malouf, Chairman
Ian Ransome, Chief Executive Officer
For further information, contact + 1 604 685 9911
Website: www.diamondfields.com