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

To: Jackleg who wrote (4018)	2/25/1998 11:37:00 AM
From: philip trigiani	Respond to of 7966

Conclusion > >In conclusion, there are several reasons for believing Alberta is >geologically favourable for the existence of important diamondiferous >kimberlitic diatremes, including: (1) thick Precambrian continental >crust is present in both north-central and southern Alberta; (2) a >complex regional and local structural setting exists in places in both >the southern and northern parts of the province, which include >numerous long-lived faults and faulted zones that may have facilitated >access of kimberlitic magmas from the deep mantle to the surface; (3) >there are stratigraphically and geochemically anomalous bentonites >which may be derived from local volcanic or kimberlitic extrusive >centers; (4) there are several areas within Alberta which have been >identified by widely spaced sampling to contain anomalous diamond >indicator grains that in some places include micro or macro diamonds >that have not, as yet, been traced to a bedrock source; and most >importantly, (5) there are at least 15 kimberlitic diatremes in north- >central and northwest Alberta, of which 10 are known to be >diamondiferous and several are reported to have micro diamond and >macro diamond counts which are similar to the early phases of >sampling of the diamondiferous kimberlites which exist at the >economically important Lac de Gras region, N.W.T. In short, we >conclude that, at present, ALBERTA IS INADEQUATELY >EXPLORED FOR DIAMONDIFEROUS DEPOSITS.SELECTED REFERENCES > >Dufresne, M.B., Leckie, D.A. and Eccles, D.R., In Press. Study of the > geochemical and stratigraphic setting of the Shaftesbury > Formation in northern Alberta and its potential to host ore > deposits; Geological Survey of Canada Open File Report. > >Dufresne, M.B., Eccles, D.R., McKinstry, B., Schmitt, D.R., Fenton, > M.M., Pawlowicz, J.G.

To: Jackleg who wrote (4018)	2/25/1998 12:27:00 PM
From: Famularo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7966

Lets make it Cayman. I like your optimism.!

To: Jackleg who wrote (4018)	2/25/1998 12:58:00 PM
From: Joe Sing	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7966

Mr. 'leg I love hearing that! Remember, pack your trunks and cigars. I don't know why, but I have this image of you starring in a Subaru Outback commercial. I think you're a little too optimistic. The minibulk of K14 is likely just to lead to another (feasability bulk) and that should take months. Then, if they want to go ahead, they have to jump through the environmental hoop and, since that is in federal jurisdiction, the 'business climate' of Alberta won't be too important. Just a thought.