Golds bounce back, market looks slack
Despite some hundred-point days, the Toronto Stock Exchange moved sideways during the report period July 31-Aug. 6, with the TSX Composite index closing at 6,519.16, up a meagre 7.98 points over the f…
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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…
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 …
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…
Ashton finds kimberlite in Coronation Gulf
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…
Insiders bask in hot resource sector
Recent insider trading transactions reported by the Ontario Securities Commission include the following:- Barrick Gold (ABX-T) — Brian Mulroney, director, exercised 237,500 options indirectly at $22….
Diamondex budgets $3-4m for exploration in ’02
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…
Ashton finds third kimberlitic body in Otish Mountains
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 defines Buffalo Hills deposit
Delineation drilling by Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) at the Buffalo Hills project in Alberta indicates that the prospective K252 kimberlite is irregularly shaped and smaller than first thought.Asht…
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…
Diamondex explores Slave
Diamondex Resources (DSP-V) has put aside $1.2 million to explore the newly acquired Peregrine property in the north Slave Craton of Nunavut.Diamondex was among the first of about 30 companies to acqu…
Silver Standard execs cash in options
Recent insider trading transactions reported by the Ontario Securities Commission in its OSC Bulletin include the following:- Aurora Platinum (ARP-V) — Michael Winn, director, exercised 37,500 option…