Partners find kimberlite near Rankin Inlet
Led by promising indicator mineral chemistry, Cumberland Resources (CBD-T) and Comaplex Minerals (CMF-T) have intersected a kimberlite-pipe-like body in the first drill hole of a program designed to t…
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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,…
Summer work in NWT yields new crop of kimberlites
More than a decade after diamonds were first found in Canada’s Far North, new discoveries of kimberlite continue to be reported in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.An autumn drilling program on t…
Slave Craton district still hot as market awaits results
Although recent exploration by Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) in Nunavut resulted in the discovery of two new kimberlites, the market’s focus is chiefly on the Artemisia and Potentilla pipes, from wh…
Low macro results won’t dissuade Ashton
A small surface sample of kimberlite float and outcrop collected by Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) from the promising Artemisia kimberlite pipe discovered last fall on the Kim property in Nunavut has…
CDNX starts 2002 on bullish note
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange kicked off 2002 with a holiday rally led by junior explorers. The Standard and Poor’s-Canadian Venture Exchange Composite Index jumped 58.1 points, or 5.9%, and c…
Coronation Bay a hot spot for diamond explorers
Although a decade has passed since diamonds were first discovered in Canada, the potential for further discoveries has not yet diminished, as evidenced by the success of Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T…