Vancouver – A 110.7-kg sample collected by Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) has returned 67 diamonds from the Stellaria kimberlite on the Kikerk Lake property in the Coronation Gulf region of Nunavut.
This marks the second batch of microdiamond counts from the pipe. Earlier this year, a 105.4-kg core sample returned 66 microdiamonds and 13 macros, including a single stone exceeding 0.5 mm in two dimensions. (A macro exceeds 0.5 mm in one dimension.) The largest stone measures 0.8 by 0.6 by 0.4 mm. The newest core sample yielded 45 microdaimonds and 22 macros, with the largest stone measuring 2.3 by 1.4 by 0.9 mm.
The geophysical signature of Stellaria measures 160 by 50 metres, and it occurs along a 2-km-long linear geophysical feature. The discovery hole into Stellaria went through 20 metres of glacial overburden, followed by 35 metres of dolomitic limestone, before hitting 39 metres of hypabyssal kimberlite. The vertically drilled hole exited the kimberlite body at a depth of 94 metres and terminated in limestone at 129 metres of depth. A second hole was drilled in August some 40 metres to the northwest cutting 16 metres of overburden and 52 metres of dolomitic limestone before intersecting 21 metres of hypabyssal kimberlite, giving Stellaria an estimated true width of 13 metres.
The Kikerk Lake property is held 52.5% by Ashton, 30% by Northern Empire Minerals (NEM-V) and 17.5% by Caledonia Mining (CAL-T).
Based on this year’s exploration results, Ashton plans to continue its search for an economic body on the property.
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