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…
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange lost ground over the report period ended June 11 as investors took profits in junior gold stocks and found renewed interest in diamond explorers. The Standard & P…
Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) has intersected a new kimberlite body on the Kikerk Lake property in the north Slave Craton region of Nunavut while drill-testing a geophysical feature just 700 metres …
Short positions outstanding at April 30, 2002Larger individual positions includeAber Diamond 199,497 up 84,400; Agnico-Eagle 5,018,413 up 74,478; Amarc 228,500 up 102,000; Ashton…
Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) has found a new kimberlite exposed in outcrop on the Kim property in the north Slave region of Nunavut.The newly dubbed Thrift kimberlite was found in outcrop and float…
Anaconda Nickel, which mines laterite nickel Down Under, has agreed to sell Anaconda Industries to fellow Aussie Lynas Corp for A$5 million. (Anaconda Industries is the holding company for Anaconda’s …
Dios Exploration (DOS-V) has discovered a G10 pyrope garnet on the 33 Carats property in the Otish Mountains region of north-central Quebec.The company recovered five pyrope garnets from till samples …
Having discovered and developed the Snap Lake diamond project, which De Beers purchased in 2000 for about $480 million, the technical team of Diamondex Resources (DSP-V) is continuing to explore for k…
A new kimberlite belt is emerging in the Otish Mountains region of north-central Quebec, as demonstrated by the discovery of a third kimberlitic body by partners Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) and So…
Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) has begun an exploration program on the Kikerk Lake property in the north Slave Craton region of Nunavut.The program will entail collecting a mini-bulk sample from the …
De Beers has allocated more than half its 2002 global exploration budget to The Great White North, and that, when combined with planned expenditures on the Snap Lake and Victor diamond projects, means…
After staking a 7,200-sq.-km land package in northern Alberta last year, the Canadian diamond division of BHP Billiton (BHP-N) has acquired an option on two key properties held by Buffalo Diamonds (YB…