Tri-Origin sampling for diamonds.

• Author: Gouliquer, Dianne
• Position: Tri Origin Exploration - Brief Article

Toronto-based Tri Origin Exploration Ltd. has completed its initial phase of diamond exploration at its optioned Wawa project and is now focusing on identifying, locating and sampling kimberlites found on the property.

The 24-square-kilometre project area lies two kilometres east of Wawa within the western extension of the Abitibi Greenstone Belt where numerous diamond occurrences have recently been reported.

Kimberlite, a rock type that has the potential to host diamonds, has been identified. And more importantly, Type II kimberlites have been identified also. A number of the major diamond mines located around the world are hosted by Type II kimberlite.

Peter Chubb, Tri Origin's exploration project manager, says it is still too early to speculate whether there could be a substantial amount of diamonds on the property.

"It's difficult to tell because at the moment we're looking at a series of dikes that are relatively narrow," he says. "But they have to have a source, and the question is, 'Is that source near surface or is it at great depth?'."

He says the company is awaiting analysis on the kimberlite. No analysis has been done yet to determine if there are actually diamonds on the property.

"We're just trying to get a better handle on the orientation of some of these kimberlite dikes to see which direction they're going in."

The Wawa area has a history of gold and iron...