Kon Diamond Exploration Claims

RJK Explorations’ first two drill targets in the 2020 winter drilling campaign, the Kon Kimberlite Dike, and Kon 1 Kimberlite, have intersected heterolitic and hypabyssal kimberlite. RJK established 3 priority targets in addition to the known Kimberite Dike. Originally, the company believed there to be five potential targets within the Kon claims, but after further review, there could be up to eleven. Including the new Power Group optioned claims to the west, there could be up to fifteen.

RJK Explorations studied a historical 200m-spacing geophysical survey, conducted by the Ontario government, and determined there to be the possibility of four targets just west of its optioned Kon claims, on the Power Group claims.  On February 10th, 2020, RJK announced a 3-year earn-in deal for the rights to the Power Group claim block, to potentially drill-test those four targets, after conducting detailed drone geophysical surveys.

Kon Kimberlite Dike

The Kon Kimberlite Dike was discovered in 2013 by Al Kon. It had a width of roughly three meters exposed on surface, but had never been drilled. A government-program sent a 25kg sample for analysis and although the results contained no diamonds, it did contain indicator minerals. The material quantity was insufficient to determine its proper potential.

RJK intersected 21.5m of hypabyssal kimberlite on a diagonal hole, for a true width of 15m. Coleman conglomerates were intersected on each side of the kimberlite walls.

Kon 1 Kimberlite

Kon 1 was identified by a strong magnetic low, between 150-200m in diameter. The kimberlite was intersected 12m below surface, first with a vertical hole, then next with a 50 degree hole, from the same collar location, facing due west.

Hole 20-02 intersected 100m of kimberlite before exiting into Granodiorite Syenite.

Hole 20-02 Diatreme Breccia Kimberlite.

Hole 20-03 intersected 78.5m of kimberlite before exiting into granodiorite.

Kon 2 and Kon 3 Kimberlite targets

The Kon 2 target is identified by an egg-shaped magnetic high, between 150-300 meters in diameter. Its first drill hole will be collared in the northwest and drilled towards the southeast. It’s partially covered by a huronian cap.

The Kon 3 target is a weaker magnetic low than the Kon 1 Kimberlite, but similar in shape and size.

Additional Targets

After this significant discovery, RJK’s advisors went back to review historical maps of the area.  RJK believes there could be up to eleven targets within the Kon claims, increasing the company’s total potential kimberlite targets from 35 to 41.  In the local Kon area, new targets appear to be associated with an interpreted Archean Proterozoic Basement Structure.

The whole team came out for the first holes of 2020!