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, 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…
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…
Prudent Bear Funds beefs up Western Silver holdings
Recent insider trading transactions reported by the Ontario Securities Commission include the following:q Alamos Minerals (AAS-V) — Chester Millar, director, bought 258,000 shares at 47-53 apiece to…
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…
McWatters director opens own account
Recent insider trading transactions reported by the Ontario Securities Commission include the following:q Anatolia Minerals Development (YMC.U-V) — Erden Yuksel, who is an insider under the Ontario S…
Tichegami yields one stone
A second kimberlitic find on the Tichegami property in the Otish Mountains region of Quebec has returned only one microdiamond from 23.1 kg of tested material. The project is shared by Pure Gold Miner…
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…
Slave battle heads to courts
A dispute between joint-venture partners Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) and Pure Gold Minerals (PUG-T) over the Slave Regional project is headed for the courts.Ashton filed a statement of defence and…
Partners cut more kimberlite at Tichegami (August 19, 2002)
Drilling by Pure Gold Minerals (PUG-T) has cut a second kimberlite body on the Tichegami project in Quebec’s Otish Mountains region.The discovery hole targeted a well-defined airborne and ground magne…
Bench mark, golds and base metals raised a notch
The Toronto Stock Exchange’s Composite Index traded in a narrow range over the Aug. 7-13 report period to finish modestly ahead, at 6,528.98 points. The benchmark is nearly 10 points higher than a wee…