No diamonds for Ashton at Caltha
The Caltha kimberlite, which was discovered this past spring on the Ric property in the Coronation Gulf region of Nunavut, has proved barren of diamonds.Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) found the kimbe…
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Ashton finds 4-carat diamond (July 07, 2003)
While preparing to process a kimberlite breccia sample taken this past winter during mini-bulk sampling on the Renard 65 pipe in the Otish Mountains of Quebec, Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) found a …
Ashton, Soquem aim to expand Renard
As the results of mini-bulk samples collected this past winter from the Renard kimberlite cluster in north-central Quebec begin to trickle in, Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) is assessing the potentia…
Ditem adds pipe at Tichegami
Ditem Explorations (DIT-V) has intersected kimberlite while testing a couple of distinct geophysical targets while drilling on the Tichegami property in north-central Quebec.The newly designated H-3 a…
Financing mining in Quebec
In 2002, mining investment in Quebec amounted to roughly $752 million, a significant drop from the $1.2 billion recorded in 2001. The decline can be explained mostly by the completion of three major m…
Ashton, Soquem unearth more kimberlite
With spring break-up fast approaching in the Otish Mountains region of north-central Quebec, Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) and provincially owned Soquem have uncovered another small kimberlitic body…
Ashton and Soquem size up Renard
Having demonstrated the commercial potential of the Renard group of kimberlitic bodies in north-central Quebec by recovering large diamonds at encouraging grades, Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) and p…
Stornoway advances Coronation Gulf projects (March 31, 2003)
Vancouver — Stornoway Ventures (SWV-V) plans to follow up on indicator mineral trains found on its Sceptre and Tiara diamond properties in the Coronation diamond district of Nunavut.Last spring, a 6,…
Diamonds among best bets for ’03
The Northern Miner asked several followers of the junior mining sector for their recommendations and predictions for 2003. Last week we heard from John Kaiser and Donald Poirier. This week, James Must…
Partners confirm Renard 2 potential
The latest, 2.5-tonne sample from the Renard 2 pipe on the Foxtrot property in the Otish Mountains region of Quebec has yielded 1.62 carats of diamonds greater than 0.85 mm in diameter.According to eq…
Plexmar raises Otish funds (January 27, 2003)
Plexmar Resources (PLE-T) has raised $457,000 for its Papaskwasti and Discovery diamond properties in Quebec’s Otish Mountains.At Papaskwasti, the junior will begin drilling after it analyzes results …
Ashton, Soquem prove up Foxtrot property
In less than a year, Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) and partner Soquem have established a new diamond camp based on the discovery of a small cluster of eight diamondiferous kimberlitic bodies on the …