To: Famularo who wrote (7420 ) 12/29/1999 12:49:00 PM From: Famularo Respond to
>>>Yorkton's Ettlinger Recommends Junior Explorers With +100% Potential Ashton Mining of Canada , and Winspear Resources. we generally don't recommend a junior exploration company unless it's going to be a double or triple in the intermediate term." While he remains bullish on the metals and mining sector in Canada, the analyst does feel some frustration with some Federal Government policies in favour of tougher environmental regulation for the industry, making it more difficult to initiate a permanent operation. He says, "eventually investors will really tire of governments in Canada saying they are for jobs and for mining, but then actually doing the opposite." microdiamond results are pending from the property . Of its 10 property blocks or groupings in the Northwest Territories, Ashton is focussing on four in particular. Star is about 180 kilometres southwest of the Ekati mine. ACA has discovered three kimberlites on the Cross property, which is adjacent to Star. The Ric property, 250 kilometres northwest of Ekati, is the site of the Hydra find, while the Roundrock parcel has "an interesting dike system called the Aquila kimberlite. It's a complex kimberlite body. It's a complex system of dikes and small blows. It's not really well understood. It does appear to be diamond bearing, and the company wants to do more work on it." This may be exciting news.
