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      schrieb am 02.05.06 22:52:28
      Beitrag Nr. 1 ()
      bisher weitgehend unbeachtet, dennoch in einem sehr rentablen bereich tätig:

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      Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. ("Ashton") is a leading diamond exploration company. Since 1993, Ashton has been instrumental in the discovery of three new diamond districts in Canada.
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      http://www.ashton.ca/

      bereits nachgewiesene diamandfunde (z.b. renard 9) machen diesen wert wohl in hinkunft sehr interessant.

      hier eine kurze zusammenfassung aus dem letzten quartalsbericht



      würde mich nicht wundern, wenn wir bald neuigkeiten zu weiteren ergebnissen seitens der firma erfahren würden :)
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      schrieb am 02.05.06 23:01:21
      Beitrag Nr. 2 ()
      hier noch der chart der letzten 6 monate



      durchaus passabler anstieg, der meiner meinung nach jederzeit ausbrechen kann.
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      schrieb am 02.05.06 23:17:51
      Beitrag Nr. 3 ()
      letzte news von voriger woche

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      Ashton tests boulders, hits dike


      2006-04-28 14:49 ET - Street Wire

      by Will Purcell

      Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. has another Otish Mountains kimberlite in the central part of its Foxtrot property. The new dike lies southeast of the Renard area that contains a cluster of small pipes and two intriguing dikes. Several of those bodies contain potentially economic diamond grades and an assessment of several hundred carats of Renard gems delivered an encouraging dollar value. One concern with the Otish play is the small size of the bodies, but Ashton continues to address the tonnage issue by delivering new finds. The diamond counts from boulders found near the new dike suggest it could have a diamond content comparable with the other dikes and pipes on the play.

      The new find

      Ashton began poking around the area southeast of Renard a few years ago, after its sampling effort turned up some intriguing indicators and a diamond. Later exploration failed to turn up any kimberlites, but it left the source of the encouragement unexplained. As a result, Ashton continued its effort in the area, while it kept busy with some newer finds.

      The company then found some kimberlite boulders strewn about the area and it recently sent some of the rock off for testing. A 150.6-kilogram portion of the kimberlite float delivered 428 diamonds larger than a 0.106-millimetre cut-off, or just over 2,800 stones per tonne.

      That haul swamps the numbers from some of the Renard pipes, but the diamond rate seems well in line with what Ashton's two other dikes delivered. The company processed 464 kilograms of boulders and drill core from its Lynx site, coming up with 1,312 diamonds. That worked out to just over 3,000 stones per tonne.

      Ashton discovered its Hibou dike last year, in another area with kimberlite boulders strewn about. The company tested 490 kilograms of that material, and drill core from various sites along the feature. Testing yielded 1,453 diamonds, or just under 3,000 stones per tonne.

      Those rates are roughly an order of magnitude higher than some of the Renard pipes delivered in the early tests. Ashton found diamonds in its key Renard pipes at rates ranging from a few hundred stones per tonne, to close to 1,000 gems per tonne. The company revealed few details about those recoveries, making comparisons difficult. The company's dikes offer a better comparison anyway, as the new dike has stone tallies comparable with Lynx and Hibou.

      The key to the story offered by the new numbers is in the size distribution data. Ashton recovered 87 diamonds from the new site on a 0.30-millimetre sieve, and they accounted for 20.3 per cent of the parcel. As well, the 41 stones that sat on a 0.425-millimetre mesh provided 9.6 per cent of the haul.

      Those proportions are enough to dangle hope that a mini-bulk test of the material would deliver a promotable grade. Three of the diamonds sat on a 0.85-millimetre mesh and they prove the rock contains a measurable diamond content.

      The Lynx comparison

      It is uncertain if the rock from the southeastern anomaly will match what turned up at Lynx or Hibou, but there are encouraging signs. Ashton recovered 250 of its Lynx diamonds on a 0.30-millimetre sieve. They account for 19.1 per cent of the Lynx haul. Ashton found 98 gems on a 0.425-millimetre screen, or about 7.5 per cent of the full parcel.

      The larger amount of rock contained a dozen diamonds larger than a 0.85-millimetre mesh, including four stones that clung to a 1.18-millimetre sieve. Those recoveries also seem comparable with what the small batch of rock from the new find delivered.

      Ashton now has the macrodiamond results from several mini-bulk tests of Lynx to provide a base for speculators to base their hopes on. Three smaller tests completed in 2004 and early 2005 produced 19.11 carats from 14.13 tonnes of kimberlite, or about 1.35 carats per tonne. That ranked as the best result for any Otish sample, helped by a 2.56-carat-per-tonne result from the southern end of the 3.8-kilometre Lynx dike.

      Ashton subsequently tested 31.8 tonnes of rock from the dike itself, in a trenching program that extracted rock from three sites along the central and southern part of the body. That material yielded 37.5 carats, which works out to a grade of 1.18 carat per tonne. In all, Ashton now has 56.6 carats from 46.0 tonnes of Lynx boulders and bedrock kimberlite. That points to a grade of 1.23 carats per tonne.

      The haul included 10.18 carats that came from stones weighing at least one carat, which accounts for 18 per cent of the parcel. A single 5.66-carat gem likely inflated the carat tally, but Ashton also had one diamond that fell just short of one carat, and another weighed 0.82 carat. Therefore, the influence of the one large gem may not have been excessive. Based on that, there is an expectation that Lynx might have a suitably coarse diamond size distribution curve.

      The Hibou comparison

      The new find also stacks up well with Hibou, which lies east of Lynx and just northwest of Renard. Ashton recovered 259 diamonds on a 0.30-millimetre sieve, accounting for 17.8 per cent of the Hibou parcel. As well, the 79 stones found on a 0.425-millimetre mesh provided 5.4 per cent of the haul.

      Ashton found 16 Hibou gems on a 0.85-millimetre screen, including five stones that also sat on a 1.18-millimetre mesh. Those finds supported hopes that Hibou would deliver Lynx-like diamond grades in larger tests, but Ashton's first cracks at a mini-bulk test yielded a mixed result.

      A 4.57-tonne test of boulders yielded 2.87 carats, which suggested a grade of 0.63 carat per tonne. That was at least mildly encouraging, especially with Ashton using a 1.18-millimetre cut-off for the test, compared with the 0.85-millimetre limit it used in the first tests of Lynx.

      A second Hibou sample fell well short of expectations however, leaving Ashton and its followers scratching their heads. The 9.93-tonne sample yielded just 0.86 carat, which pointed to a grade of 0.09 carat per tonne. In all, 14.5 tonnes of rock from Hibou delivered 3.73 carats, or just 0.26 carat per tonne. At this stage, it remains uncertain if the result is a reflection of a lower diamond content at Hibou, or if the outcome is just random statistical variation.

      Dike concerns

      Ashton did not reveal how much its new diamond parcel weighed, but the sample of new boulders probably produced something close to 0.15 carat. That suggests a total microdiamond content approaching one carat per tonne. A similar calculation for the hypothetical weight of the Hibou microdiamonds points to a content just over one-half carat per tonne, while the Lynx material likely delivered a result of over one carat per tonne. Those numbers are subject to considerable statistical error of course, but they do offer encouragement for the diamond possibilities in the bedrock source of the new material.

      That bedrock origin of Ashton's boulders remains unclear. The company drilled into the dike at a site about 240 metres southeast of where it found some of the boulders. The drill site therefore appears to be down-ice of the boulders. As a result, Ashton suggests the diamond counts could come from a source not yet discovered.

      Given the tight cluster of bodies in the Renard area, about three kilometres to the northwest, several smaller kimberlite bodies could well occur within the southeastern anomaly. The company plans more geophysics this year, concentrating its effort not only around the dike hit, but also near the boulder finds. So far, Ashton does not have firm plans for more drilling in the area, but it seems likely.

      The one dike hit appears comparable in thickness to Lynx. Ashton's three holes produced an average true width of about 1.5 metres, which is roughly comparable with what many shallow holes into the Lynx body produced. The early indication suggests the new find could be of interest, given the right diamond grade and value.

      Meanwhile, Ashton drilled up a bit of concern with its Lynx dike. The company tried a hole about 550 metres farther east from the body and hit a 20-centimetre dike at a depth of just over 200 metres. What that means is unclear, but the narrow intersection could point to a thinning of Lynx at depth. That would limit the tonnage potential of the body considerably.

      It is far too soon to jump to conclusions however, as dikes typically pinch and swell along their strike length. In fact, Ashton drilled up a few narrow intersections in its shallow holes. As a result, the narrow hit might just be the result of bad luck. Given the large diamonds and hefty grades at Lynx, more drilling is a certainty.

      Ashton slipped two cents Thursday, closing at $1.30 on 241,000 shares.
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      schrieb am 02.05.06 23:19:05
      Beitrag Nr. 4 ()
      für mich also durchaus ein wert, der wohl erst "am kommen" ist.

      weitere news oder empfehlungen könnten den kurs schnell "beflügeln".

      erste empfehlungen kamen bereits auf us seite.
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      schrieb am 03.05.06 09:14:29
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      SK in CAN 1,40

      damit wieder im plus geschlossen :)

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      schrieb am 03.05.06 09:21:59
      Beitrag Nr. 6 ()
      Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 21.412.189 von Haruspex_1 am 03.05.06 09:14:29Sehr gut recherchiert, Haruspex!

      Werde mir den Wert auf jeden Fall auf die Watchlist setzen und zum richtigen Zeitpunkt zuschlagen. Vielleicht heute schon?

      Rechnest du mit guten News?
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      schrieb am 03.05.06 09:28:23
      Beitrag Nr. 7 ()
      Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 21.412.284 von drepperpepper am 03.05.06 09:21:59durchaus möglich,

      der bisherige newsflow hatte nur relativ kurze "pausen".

      wenn da wie mitte april weitere funde gemeldet werden kann das sehr interessant werden :)


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