Gemological laboratory HRD Antwerp launches education program in Iran to expand its presence in the Middle East.
HRD will begin preparations for certified diamond graders as part of the debut of the course of study in Tehran in late April, in collaboration with a local consultant.
The move is part of a broader attempt to expand the HRD activities on the development of human resources in the region, says Katrin De Korte (Katrien De Corte), chief of the Laboratory for Education and Industry. HRD in late February, will open an office in Dubai, which will be the starting point for diamonds and jewelry, sent to the laboratory. HRD Antwerp also offers professional courses in Bahrain, Qatar and Lebanon, and since 2010 has been active in the laboratory in Istanbul, Turkey.
The organization plans to open a second point of sending diamonds and jewelry in the region, most likely in Lebanon, added de Korte.
As for Iran, there is the potential for further business opportunities, she said. "We will start with the training center and we estimate that customers want," - said de Korte.
The organization can provide new services to human resource development in Iran after the removal of the EU and US economic sanctions against Iran, imposed in connection with its nuclear program. The full sanctions were lifted in January 2016.
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At North Arrow Minerals Inc. Reported the completion of the exploration program for 2015 at the Pikoo diamond project in Saskatchewan, Canada. The new results of extraction of micro-diamonds for kimberlites PK314 and PK311 increased the total amount of diamondiferous kimberlites at Picoau to four.
Earlier, on September 8, the company reported on the results of mining of microdiamonds obtained as part of the drilling program on kimberlite PK150. The company confirmed that this kimberlite has a significant potential for diamond mining. With PK150, a total of 531 kg of kimberlite ore was mined and tested.
As a result of processing 476 kg of kimberlite with PK314, produced by the alkali melting method, a total of 23 diamonds larger than 0.106 mm were obtained.
Meanwhile, The processing of a small composite sample of weathered kimberlite rock with PK311 made it possible to obtain two more smaller diamonds.
The company also completed a detailed aeromagnetic survey from a helicopter with a total length of about 1,400 km. The survey covered the most priority areas in the territories of the diamond project. The results of the study will be processed to determine additional goals for drilling in 2016.
Ken Armstrong, President and CEO of North Arrow, said: "Exploration work for 2015, which mainly involved trial drilling and aeromagnetic surveying, confirmed that the Picoo diamond project is an important area for the extraction of these precious stones In Canada, seven separate kimberlites were identified, Four of which turned out to be diamondiferous. Kimberlite PK150 remains the most significant discovery to date. In this kimberlite, as well as on the recently opened PK311 and PK312, additional drilling programs will be conducted.
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