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Striker operation ahead of schedule

JUNIOR diamond explorer Striker Resources says its Merlin tailings project in the Northern Territory will now commence by the end of this month, two months earlier than expected, after recent examination of diamond parcels indicated 19% of the diamonds have very low or no fluorescence characteristics.

Jesse Riseborough

Striker operation ahead of schedule

Striker said previous mining operations at Merlin had used X-ray induced diamond fluorescence as the only method of diamond recovery, and that this was likely to be a major contributor in discrepancies...

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