Ashton intersects new kimberlite in Northwest Territories.VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 9, 1996-- Ashton Mining (TSE/ME:ACA ACA - Application Control Architecture ) Ashton Mining of Canada ("Ashton" or "ACA") is pleased to report the second hole in its Spring drilling program in the Northwest Territories Northwest Territories, territory (2001 pop. 37,360), 532,643 sq mi (1,379,028 sq km), NW Canada. The Northwest Territories lie W of Nunavut, N of lat. 60°N, and E of Yukon. has intersected kimberlite kimberlite: see diamond. kimberlite or blue ground Dark, heavy, often fragmented igneous rock that may contain diamonds in the rock matrix. at the Orion anomaly on the Cross property North of Yellowknife. The discovery hole was inclined at 45 degrees, to test an indicator mineral anomaly closely associated with an "over-deepened" lake. The kimberlite was intersected at a drill depth of 112 ft and exited the body at 175 ft. Subsequent drilling from the same location with drill hole No. 3 inclined at 64 degrees reconfirmed kimberlite at 143 ft and after a 172 ft intersection exited the body at 315 ft. Drill information to date indicates the Orion Kimberlite has a complex geometry In mathematics, complex geometry is the study of complex manifolds and functions of many complex variables. . Drilling is continuing with the objective of collecting a one tonne sample of kimberlite for diamond analysis. Portions of the kimberlite recovered will be immediately tested for its micro-diamond content, with the balance being tested for plus 0.5 mm diamonds through Ashton's recently commissioned Dense Media Separation (DMS (1) (Document Management System) See document management. (2) (Defense Messaging System) An X.500-compliant messaging system developed by the U.S. Dept. of Defense. ) plant and diamond recovery circuit in North Vancouver North Vancouver, city (1991 pop. 38,436), SW British Columbia, Canada, on Burrard Inlet of the Strait of Georgia, opposite Vancouver, of which it is a suburb. Shipbuilding, woodworking, and the shipping of grain, lumber, and ore are the chief industries. . Ashton and its partners on the Cross property, Pure Gold Resources Inc. and Tenajon Resources Corp. are very encouraged from this early success in the 1996 exploration program. Attractive, high priority targets remain to be drill tested elsewhere in the Cross, Roundrock and Noront #1 properties and the results from this work will be reported as details are available. Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. is a diamond exploration company with interests in a wide range of exploration properties in Canada and the United States The United States and Canada share a unique legal relationship. U.S. law looks northward with a mixture of optimism and cooperation, viewing Canada as an integral part of U.S. economic and environmental policy. . The company is 62 percent owned by Ashton Mining Limited of Australia, a leading international diamond exploration, mining and marketing company. CONTACT: Ashton Mining of Canada Inc., res/ent & C.E.O. 604/983-7750 |
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