09:51 AM EST - Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. : reported that a 222.1-dry-tonne bulk sample from the CH-6 kimberlite pipe on Peregrine's 100 percent owned Chidliak Diamond Project returned a diamond grade of 2.70 carats per tonne, confirming that CH-6 is one of the highest grade kimberlite pipes in the world. The resulting diamond parcel consisted of 600.5 carats of commercial-size (+0.85 mm) stones including 48 diamonds over one carat in size and 137 diamonds over 0.50 carat in size with the largest diamond weighing 3.54 carats. A very significant portion of the parcel is gem diamonds. Peregrine Diamonds Ltd.
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