TIDMBOD

RNS Number : 7494M

Botswana Diamonds PLC

18 October 2016

18(th) October 2016

Botswana Diamonds PLC

("Botswana Diamonds" or the "Company")

Drilling on AK 22 Commences

The Board of Botswana Diamonds (AIM: BOD) wish to announce that, further to the notification of 9 September 2016, drilling has commenced on kimberlite pipe AK 22 on Licence PL 260 in the Orapa area of Botswana.

A further announcement will be made as soon as practicable regarding the commencement of drilling on licence PL 135 in the Gope region.

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.

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation 596/2014.

Enquiries:

 
 Botswana Diamonds PLC 
 John Teeling, Chairman          +353 1 833 2833 
 Jim Finn, Director 
 Dipti Mehta 
 Northland Capital Partners 
  Limited 
 David Hignell/Gerry Beaney 
  (Corporate Finance)            +44 (0) 203 861 6625 
 John Howes (Broking) 
 Dowgate Capital Stockbrokers 
  Limited 
 Jason Robertson                 +44 (0) 129 351 7744 
 Blytheweigh                     +44 (0) 207 138 3204 
 Camilla Horsfall                +44 (0) 781 784 1793 
 Nick Elwes                      +44 (0) 7831 851 855 
 Rachael Brooks 
 Jonathan Garfield 
 PSG Plus 
 Colm Heatley                    +353 (0) 1 661 4055 
 Alan Tyrrell                    +353 (0) 1 661 4055 
 

www.botswanadiamonds.co.uk

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