Diamonds drive junior market higher
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange inched forward over the holiday-shortened week ended June 30 as investors found a renewed appetite for diamond explorers. The S&P-TSX Venture Exchange composite i…
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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…
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…
Analysts pick best bets for 2003
The Northern Miner asked five analysts of the junior mining sector for their recommendations and predictions for 2003. The list includes John Kaiser, publisher of the Kaiser Bottom Fishing Report, Don…
Altius-Barrick deal triggers gold rush in Newfoundland
St. John’s, NFLD — An increased level of exploration activity in Newfoundland and Labrador has resulted in 30,500 new claims being staked this year (to the end of October), surpassing the previous hi…
Majescor strikes deal
Majescor Resources (MAJ-V) was granted a 3-year option to explore the Fenelon property in the Casa Berardi sector of northwestern Quebec exclusively for diamonds.Property owners International Taurus R…
Victoria Island diamond play gathers steam
The first batch of drill results from the Sand Piper kimberlite body is providing early encouragement for Diamonds North Resources (DDN-V) and its Victoria Island diamond play in the Canadian Arctic.W…
Junior market hits all-time low
Vancouver — A lack of buyers combined with a wave of sell orders pushed Canada’s junior exchange to record-setting lows over the report period ended Sept. 24. The TSX Venture Exchange composite index…
Ashton, Soquem step up work in Otish Mountains
Encouraged by the size of the diamonds recovered from the Renard cluster of kimberlitic intrusions in the Otish Mountains region of north-central Quebec, the Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) and Soquem…
Gold price drives junior exchange
Vancouver — Junior resource stocks started to make a comeback over the holiday-shortened week ended Aug. 6 as economic uncertainty deepened in the U.S. The TSX Venture Exchange composite index closed…
Majescor takes bulk sample at Wemindji
Majescor Resources (MAJ-V) has collected a large bulk sample from a 1.8-metre-thick sill of kimberlitic material at the Wemindji diamond property in Quebec. Results are pending.The pit measures 10 met…
Ashton still bullish on Otish Mountains
Six years of regional reconnaissance exploration by Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) and Soquem in the eastern Superior Craton of northern Quebec paid off in the fall of 2001 with the discovery of two …