Buying trend buoys junior exchange
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange rallied near the end of the week ended July 22, with investors buying select diamond and gold-related stocks. The S&P-TSX Venture Exchange composite index gained …
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Wolfden adds zone, mill and properties
Follow-up drilling by Wolfden Resources (YWO-V) has intersected a massive sulphide zone 1.7 km west of the existing A/B and D zones on its High Lake volcanogenic massive sulphide property in Nunavut’s…
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 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…
Diamond hunt ignites Nunavut
The year 2001 presented some ups and downs for Nunavut’s mining industry, the most prominent being mine-closure announcements and a possible diamond rush.Last year, the Lupin gold mine, in the Northwe…
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…
Investment Commentary — Best bets for 2002
The Northern Miner asked five market watchers of the junior mining and exploration sector for their top picks and opinions for the year ahead. This week we talked with John Kaiser, publisher of the Ka…
CDNX bucks the downward trend
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange bucked the trend set by the major bourses and posted modest gains during the week ended Jan. 15. The Standard & Poor’s-CDNX composite tacked on 3.79 points, or 0….
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…
Blackstone gains Ursus diamond property
Vancouver — Blackstone Ventures (BLV-V) has inked a deal with the numbered company 4763 NWT to acquire the Ursus diamond property in the Coronation Gulf area of Nunavut.The 46-sq.-km property is 45 k…