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Karelian Diamond Resources KDR.L · GBp

Materials · LSE · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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About Karelian Diamond Resources

Its shares trade on LSE under the ticker KDR.L. It has been listed since 1 September 2005.

Karelian Diamond Resources Plc engages in diamonds exploration business. The company is headquartered in Dublin, Dublin. The company went IPO on 2005-09-01. The Company’s diamond projects in Finland are based on the diamond prospectivity of the Karelian Craton. The Company’s projects include Lahtojoki Diamond Project and Seitapera Diamond Project. The Lahtojoki diamond project is situated in the Kuopio-Kaavi region of Finland in a location with infrastructure, including road access, power distribution and local technical and logistics availability. The Seitapera Diamond Project is a kimberlite pipe in Finland, with a surface area of approximately 6.9 hectares (Ha) and drilling and analysis of drill core by the Company from the pipe has recovered seventy-four diamonds, including six macro diamonds, predominantly from xenolith-rich zones within the Seitapera kimberlite pipe. The company has also discovered a new kimberlite body at Riihivaara, southeast of Seitapera in the Kuhmo area of Eastern Finland.

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Company facts

Sector
Materials
Industry
Metals & Mining
Listed since
1 Sept 2005

Leadership

Pay as last reported

  • Mr. Brendan McmorrowNon-Executive Chairman of the Board€6,250
  • Ms. Maureen JonesManaging Director, Company Secretary, since 1998€37,500
  • Mr. Howard BirdNon-Executive Director€6,250
  • Dr. Sorca ConroyNon-Executive Director€6,250

Environmental, social and governance

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SWOT analysis

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Strengths

  • Karelian Diamond Resources PLC operates in Finland with infrastructure access at Lahtojoki diamond project.
  • The Seitapera Diamond Project has 6.9 hectares with 74 diamonds including six macro diamonds recovered.
  • The company discovered a new kimberlite body at Riihivaara in Kuhmo area of Eastern Finland.

Weaknesses

  • The company's projects are limited to Finland's Karelian Craton region for diamond exploration.
  • The Lahtojoki project lacks detailed infrastructure specifics beyond road access and power distribution.
  • The Seitapera project has only 74 diamonds recovered from drill core analysis so far.

Opportunities

  • Finland's Karelian Craton offers high diamond prospectivity for future exploration projects.
  • The Riihivaara kimberlite discovery could lead to new diamond exploration opportunities.
  • The Lahtojoki region has existing infrastructure supporting potential project expansion.

Threats

  • The Seitapera project's diamond recovery rate is low with only 74 diamonds found.
  • The company's exploration activities are concentrated in a single country, Finland.
  • The Lahtojoki project's infrastructure access may not support large-scale operations.

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