Further testing of the recently discovered Aquila kimberlite fissure system on the Roundrock property in the Northwest Territories has yielded 10 additional diamonds, including three macros.
Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) says the largest stone recovered in two samples (weighing 75 kg) measured 0.75 mm by 0.61 mm by 0.55 mm. To date, 16 micros and three macros have been recovered from 125 kg of core from two drill holes.
Over the summer, while drill-testing a high-priority target, Ashton discovered a narrow fissure system of closely related dykes and dykelets.
The company is following up several potential indicator mineral trains with sampling. In preparation for a drill program in early 1997, the company will carry out ground geophysical surveys over potential targets.
Ashton suspects the fissure system has a considerable strike length and that dyke enlargements and associated pipes might be present.
Situated 200 km north of Yellowknife and 140 km west of Lac de Gras, the Roundrock property is held equally by Lytton Minerals (LTL-T) and Pure Gold Resources (PUG-T). Ashton can earn a 51% interest by spending $1 million by mid-August 1997.
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