Renard 7, 8 prove diamondiferous
The two most recent Renard kimberlite finds in the Otish Mountains region of north-central Quebec are diamond-bearing.Joint-venture partners Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) and Soquem have confirmed t…
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Ashton, Soquem find eighth kimberlite
Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) and Soquem have wrapped-up a summer field season in the Otish Mountains region of north-central Quebec with the discovery of an eighth kimberlitic body.Renard 8 was fou…
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…
Potentilla proves a bust
Vancouver — A mini-bulk sample collected from the Potentilla kimberlite on the Kikerk Lake property in Nunavut’s north Slave Craton region has fallen short of expectations.The Kikerk Lake property is…
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…
Knife fight heads to court
Unable to come to terms with the Canadian exploration division of De Beers over the signing of a joint-venture agreement concerning the Knife Lake project in Nunavut, Rhonda (RDM-V) has ended discussi…
Artemisia proves low-grade with lack of big stones (August 05, 2002)
The results of a mini-bulk drill sample from Artemisia, one of the promising kimberlites Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) discovered last fall in the Coronation Gulf region of Nunavut, indicate that th…
Kikerk Lake find carries diamonds
A kimberlite found this past spring by Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) has proved diamond-bearing. The discovery was made on the Kikerk Lake joint-venture property in the Coronation Gulf district of N…
Renard 3 yields larger stones (July 08, 2002)
Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) and Soquem have recovered eight macrodiamonds and 11 micros from a 54.6-kg sample at the Renard 3 kimberlite pipe on the 1,536-sq.-km Foxtrot property in the Otish Moun…
BM Diamondcorp targets Indonesian alluvials
Seeking success where others have failed, Toronto-based junior BM Diamondcorp (BDI-V) intends to resume mining at the Cempaka alluvial diamond project in Indonesia.Comprising 39 sq. km, the property i…
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 …