CDNX shows bullish momentum
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange continued to move into positive territory as juniors and majors alike schmoozed at this year’s PDAC convention in Toronto. The Standard & Poor’s-CDNX composite in…
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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…
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…
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…
Diamonds sparkle at Cordilleran Roundup (February 11, 2002)
Vancouver — If high attendance and enthusiasm at a conference are any indication of an industry’s strength, then the recent Cordilleran Exploration Roundup in Vancouver showed that mining is finally …
Investment Commentary — Best bets for 2002, Part 2
The Northern Miner asked five market watchers of the junior mining and exploration sector to offer recommendations and opinions for the year ahead. In the previous issue, we heard from John Kaiser of …
Junior stakes Otish property
The Northair Group’s Northern Empire Minerals (NEM-V) has acquired, through staking, a 77-sq.-km property in the heart of the Otish Mountains area of Quebec.The La Croix property is 35 km east of Asht…
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 continues bull run (January 14, 2002)
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange continued its bull run during the week ended Jan 8. The Standard & Poor’s-CDNX composite index jumped 47.75 points, or 4.6%, and closed at 1,084.34.Donner Mineral…
Majescor raises funds to explore in Quebec
With diamond fever gripping Quebec, Majescor Resources (MAJ-V) has raised $900,000 from two private placements brokered by Dundee Securities.The private placements grossed $500,000 from the sale of 83…
Otish Mountains diamond play heats up
Confirmation that two “kimberlitic” discoveries in the Otish Mountains region of north-central Quebec are diamondiferous has focused attention on the area.Prior to the Christmas holidays, Ashton Minin…