Stornoway Diamond Corporation announced production and sales results for third quarter ended September 30, 2018. For the period, the company reported sales of 184,620 carats represented run-of-mine production recovered between April and June 2018.

Third quarter mine production was 329,306 carats recovered from the processing of 597,761 tonnes of ore at an attributable grade of 55 carats per hundred tonnes (“cpht”). During the quarter, mill feed was derived from the Renard 2 underground mine (77%) and the Renard 65 open pit (23%).

For Fourth quarter production is expected to be sourced predominantly from the 290 meter level of the underground mine, complemented by Renard 65 open pit ore. The underground mine now has 20 drawpoints available for production, with additional drawpoints positioned progressively towards the center of the Renard 2 kimberlite becoming available during October through December. Development of the main access ramp has progressed steadily during the course of the quarter, and is expected to reach the future 470 meter production level by the end of the year. Additional development work is ongoing in the Renard 3 kimberlite at the 290 meter level in support of its inclusion in the mining schedule in 2019.