Lucapa acquired the hyperspectral data from
De Beers used its proprietary Airborne Multispectral Scanner technology in 1997 to fly over an area including the
The Emu-1 and Emu-2 kimberlite pipe signatures stand out in the matched filter ternary image. Lucapa is acquiring the remaining seven flight lines of data covering 290km2. This will allow interpretation of the data covering the majority of the two Merlin tenements (MLN1154 and EL26944). Data interpretation by Lucapa indicates that it has several applications to assist in the diamond exploration program at Merlin.
This includes direct detection of the Mg-rich clays associated with kimberlite, the mapping of younger cover rocks and sediments that may obscure the presence of kimberlites and the detection of sediments infilling partially weathered kimberlite pipes. Most of the known pipes proposed to be exploited as part of the Merlin mine development have been weathered and infilled. The data will be integrated with existing airborne geophysics, ground geophysics, heavy mineral soil sampling and geochemical soil sampling.
Further interpretation of the integrated data will assist in identifying kimberlite targets to follow-up with drilling, sampling or geophysical surveys. As per the ASX announcement on
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