Ashton Mining of Canada Inc
Tahera stock churns as Jericho project approved
The week of June 9-15 saw a lot of trading, with the 10 most-active companies all trading over 7 million shares. The spot price for gold in the afternoon on June 15 in London closed at US$386.50, down US$5.85 from a week previously.
Partners cut new MacFadyen kimberlite
Drilling by partners
Pivotal year for Ashton, Soquem in Quebec
A bulk-sampling drilling program is under way at the Foxtrot property in north-central Quebec as Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) and partner Soquem set about recovering a cumulative sample of at least…
Diamonds outshine gold on TSX
The Feb. 11-17 report period saw the S&P-TSX Composite Index recover from a mid-period dip to end just 0.6 of a point lower at 8,767.1. The gold index mimicked the yellow metal’s performance, yo-yoing…
Gold takes centre stage at Roundup
Vancouver — A mining industry almost giddy with excitement was in evidence at the 21st annual Mineral Exploration Roundup, held recently at this city’s Westin Bayshore Resort and Marina.The theme of …
Broad market rises as golds and base metals heat up
With strong support from the resource sector, the S&P/TSX composite index jumped 90.81 points over the Feb. 4-10 report period to end the week at 8,751.51.Gold rose US$6.60 in overseas trading to sett…
Fipke finds kimberlite in Attawapiskat
While following up on promising overburden kimberlite indicator mineral chemistry with auger-core drilling, Metalex Ventures (MTX-V) and Arctic Star Diamond (ADD-V) encountered kimberlite in the James…
New kimberlite discoveries in Quebec
Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) and Soquem have discovered two new small kimberlites while wrapping up a fall drilling program on their Foxtrot property in the Otish Mountains region of northern Quebe…
Dianor hunts for James Bay diamonds
Radisson, Que. — Dianor Resources (DOR-V) distinguished itself in 2001 by discovering the first diamond in Quebec’s James Bay region and has been following up on that early success with a methodical …
Ashton, Soquem launch fall exploration campaign
As joint-venture partners Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) and Soquem mull over the best way to further evaluate the Renard kimberlitic cluster in the Otish Mountains region of northern Quebec, a fall …
Ashton adds to Renard value
Discovered this past April, the Renard 9 kimberlitic body in north-central Quebec has yielded a strong microdiamond count.Renard 9 is one of eight kimberlitic bodies discovered by the Ashton Mining of…