MINING decision on the EIS but we ’ re still waiting on the provincial decision ,” said Read .
The evaluation of Orion South , including underground bulk sampling , LDD and core drilling was curtailed by the world financial crisis in early 2009 . While there was sufficient information for a mineral resource estimate on Orion South , a significant proportion of the resources fell in the inferred category . Subsequent to the publication of the feasibility study in 2011 , Shore technical staff saw an opportunity to significantly increase the mineral resource estimate for the Orion South Kimberlite using a relatively low cost LDD and core drilling program . Shore successfully raised the capital to fund this drilling in late 2014 and the drilling was completed by July 2015 . Shore considered it very important to ensure that they enlist the most qualified person it knew to lead the resource estimation process : Peter Ravenscroft .
“ He has an extensive background in mineral resource with multi commodities and has worked on more than 10 major diamond deposits , including Canadian diamond mines Diavik and Ekati .
Late last year , the company announced the Revised Mineral Resource Estimate for the Star - Orion South Diamond Project . The report , which will now be incorporated
Key Personnel
Ken MacNeill President and CEO
George Read Senior Vice President , Exploration and Development
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