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Gold/Mining/Energy : ASHTON MINING OF CANADA (ACA) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: david f. dempster who wrote (3532)	1/19/1998 1:11:00 PM
From: Larry Meneely	Respond to of 7966

David started me wondering why the current 14C sample was such as small tonnage. Could it be that 14C is shallow and runs close to the surface? Note what Ashton says right after reporting the 14C result: "Significantly larger samples representative of the entire near-surface kimberlite will be required to assess any commercial potential." "Near-surface kimberlite" might mean 14C. I looked back to Sept /97: From the Sept/97 results: "The results are from pipes K-1A, K1B and K19 in the southwest cluster and pipes K14B and K14C adjacent to pipe K14 drilled last winter. In summary the results are: Kimberlite Interval Sample Number of Stones & Hole No. Laboratory (metres) Weight less greater (kg) than than 0.5 mm 0.5 mm K1A-1 AML 39.8- 46.9 44.8 0 0 K1A-2 AML 131.4-137.7 43.8 0 0 K1B-1 AML 32.4- 40.8 46.7 1 0 K1B-2 AML 31.6- 39.3 45.0 0 2 K14B AML surface pit 42.0 16 0 K14C-1 AMC 10.0- 30.0 43.4 328 93 K19-1 AML 90.0- 98.7 51.3 0 0 Note that the drilling interval for 14C is 10 to 30 metres. Compare that to the rest. Just my observation as a lurker. Larry Meneely