- SMDI #
- 2786
- Current Showing Name
- Star Kimberlite Deposit
- Historical Showing Names
- Star Kimberlite Deposit
- Company Name
- Star Diamond Corporation
- Project Name
- Star-Orion South Diamond Project
- UTM Easting (NAD83 Z13)
- 515110.0000
- UTM Northing (NAD83 Z13)
- 5897234.0000
- NTS Sheet
- 073H02
- TRM (Township-Range-Meridian)
- 49-19-2
- Primary Commodities
- Diamond
- Associated Commodities
- Discovery Type
- Drillhole
- Status
- Deposit: Development
- Geological Details
- Fort à la Corne Kimberlite Field. Lower Cretaceous. Contemporaneous with Mannville and Lower Colorado groups. Principally volcanic crater facies with minor hypabyssal facies kimberlite bodies. Multiple eruptive events. Approximately 100 metres of glacial overburden cover. 2016 diamond drill program of 5 holes, STR-16-033C to -037C. Engineering and metallurgical testwork in 2016.
- Geological Domain
- Smeaton
- Host Rocks
- Host Minerals
- Indicators
- Exploration History
- 12/1/2023
Spending in 2023 is primarily focused on the Star–Orion South diamond project in the Fort à la Corne (FALC) kimberlites district, about 60 km east of Prince Albert. The project is owned by Star Diamond Corp. and Rio Tinto Exploration Canada Inc. through a joint venture (JV) agreement. In the first quarter of 2023, the Star–Orion South diamond project was demobilized and placed on care and maintenance. This follows a June 2022 announcement by SDC that RTEC exercised its voting power within the FALC JV to initiate care and maintenance for the project.
(Saskatchewan Exploration and Development Highlights 2023, p.16)
12/1/2024
Despite a decrease in overall exploration activity, developments have taken place regarding the Fort à la Corne (FALC) area and the Star-Orion South diamond project. In November 2023, Star Diamond Corporation entered into a binding agreement with Rio Tinto Exploration Canada Inc. (RTEC) to acquire RTEC's 75% interest in the FLAC diamond project, makign Star Diamond the sole owner. This agreement also transferred key bulk sampling equipment to Star Diamond and secured financial commitments from RTEC to support environmental obligations. Following the acquisition, Star Diamond's technical team began revising the Mineral Resource estimate for both the Star and Orion South kimberlites with plans to mitigate diamond price estimation risks at Orion South. In July 2024, a revised Mineral Resource estimate for Star-Orion South reported a 22% increase in Indicated Mineral Resources for the Star kimberlite, bringing the total to 34.8M carats with a 20% improvement in grade to 19.4 carats per hundred tonnes (cpht). For Orion South, Indicated Mineral Resources rose by 37% to 36.9M carats with a 32% increase in grade to 17.9 cpht. This updated estimate will form the basis for an updated prefeasibility study expected to be completed by 2026. Star Diamond is also exploring carbon capture potential from processed kimberlite, which may contribute significantly to reducing the project's carbon footprint by capruting atmospheric carbon dioxide.
(Saskatchewan Exploration and Development Highlights 2024, p.15)
7/11/2011
- Production History
- Reserves and/or Resources
- 2024-12-01
Summary:
Star: Indicated Mineral Resource
- Diamond: 34,800,000.00 carat @ 19.4 cpht
2015-11-01
NI 43-101-compliant
February 2010
Probable Reserve of 170.835 million tonnes grading 12.3 carats per hundred tonnes (www.sedar.com).
November, 2015
Resource Estimate with an Indicated Resource of 193.01 million tonnes grading 15 cpht for 28.249 million carats and an Inferred Resource of 56.949 million tonnes grading 11 cpht for 6.385 million carats.
Summary:
Indicated Mineral Resource of 193,010,000.00 tonne
- Diamond @ 15 cpht
Inferred Mineral Resource of 56,949,000.00 tonne
- Diamond @ 11 cpht