Archived Press Releases
Apr 28, 2011
Stornoway Provides Renard Project Update
Feasibility Study on Track for Delivery in Third Quarter
Apr 1, 2011
Stornoway Announces Closing Of Agreement To Acquire Remaining 50% Of Renard Diamond Project And Board Appointments
Mar 18, 2011
Stornoway Welcomes Québec Budget Announcement Of Financing For The Route 167 Extension Providing All Season Road Access To Renard
Feb 23, 2011
Stornoway Announces Positive Microdiamond Results From Renard 1
Feb 10, 2011
Stornoway Shareholders Overwhelmingly Approve Acquisition Of Remaining 50% Of Renard Diamond Project
Feb 7, 2011
Stornoway Files NI 43-101 Technical Report On The Recently Revised Resource Estimate For Renard Diamond Deposit
Jan 24, 2011
Stornoway Announces Increased Ni 43-101 Mineral Resource Estimate For Renard Diamond Deposit
Jan 20, 2011
Stornoway Announces Opening Of A Representative Office In Mistissini
2010 Renard Project Press Releases
Dec 14, 2010
Stornoway Announces Acquisition Of Remaining 50% Of Renard Project
Nov 22, 2010
Stornoway Announces Award Of Environmental And Social Impact Assessment Contract For The Renard Diamond Project
October 12, 2010
Renard Drilling Expands Three Kimberlite Pipes Anticipated Positive Impact on Project Resources
September 30th, 2010
Stornoway Announces Award Of Contract For Renard Feasibility Study
Aug 26, 2010
Stornoway Commences Fall Drilling At Renard - High Potential To Expand Project Resources
Jul 26, 2010
Stornoway Announces A Pre-Development Agreement At Renard With The Grand Council Of The Crees (EI) And The Cree Nation Of Mistissini
Jul 22, 2010
Stornoway Announces Renard Feasibility Program
Jul 13, 2010
Stornoway Announces Diamond Content Models For Renard 65
May 5, 2010
Stornoway Reports Filing Of Ni 43-101 Technical Report For Renard Updated Preliminary Assessment
May 3, 2010
Stornoway Announces Appointment Of Chief Operating Officer
Apr 14, 2010
Stornoway Provides Renard Drilling Update Expansion of Three Kimberlite Pipes at Depth
Mar 22, 2010
Stornoway Reports Updated Renard Preliminary Assessment Pre-Tax NPV Increases By 1,400% To $C885 Million
2009 Renard Project Press Releases
Jun 8, 2009
Renard Summer Drill Program Commences
Mar 31, 2009
Drilling Confirms Significant New Kimberlite Expansion At Renard
Mar 23, 2009
Québec Announces Funding For The "Route Des Monts Otish"
Mar 9, 2009
Stornoway Provides Renard Drilling Update: Renard 2 Kimberlite Greatly Expanded
Jan 15, 2009
Stornoway Reports 144 Cpht In Large Tonnage Hibou Dyke Sampling
Jan 7, 2009
Stornoway Provides 2009 Exploration Outlook
2008 Renard Project Press Releases
Dec 15, 2008
Stornoway Reports Filing of NI 43-101 Technical Report for Renard Preliminary Assessment
Oct 28, 2008
Stornoway Diamonds Reports Positive Renard Economic Study
Apr 28, 2008
New Renard Diamond Valuation Results and Pre-Feasibility Update
Mar 4, 2008
Additional Diamond Results From Renard 65 and North Anomaly Dyke
Jan 28, 2008
High Diamond Content Confirmed at Hibou Dyke
126 Cpht from 31 Tonne Trench Sample
2007 Renard Project Press Releases
Oct 22, 2007
Stornoway Announces Positive Valuation Results From Renard Bulk Sample
Jul 31, 2007
Stornoway Reports 1,602 Carats Recovered from Renard 2 Including a 15.46 Carat Stone
Jul 25, 2007
Stornoway Commences Pre-Feasibility Study on Renard Diamond Deposit
Jun 20, 2007
Stornoway Reports 2,681 Carats Recovered from Renard 3 Including a 10.15 Carat Stone
May 17, 2007
Stornoway Reports an Initial Diamond Content of 150 cpht from Renard 3 Including a 7.8 Carat Stone
May 14, 2007
STORNOWAY PROVIDES EXPLORATION UPDATE
On Schedule For First Renard Diamond Results In Q2
Feb 22, 2007
Collection of 10,000 Tonne Quebec Bulk Sample Complete
Pre-2007 Ashton Mining of Canada Archived Press Releases
Dec 21, 2006
Progress Report On Quebec Bulk Sample Program
Nov 20, 2006
DMS Facility Completed And Commissioning Underway
Sep 22, 2006
Sample from North Anomaly Dyke Returns 91 cpht
Aug 30, 2006
Ashton Discovers New Diamondiferous Kimberlite In Quebec
Aug 24, 2006
Underground Decline and DMS Construction Advance at Quebec Bulk Sample Project
Aug 18, 2006
100 Tonne Bulk Sample of Artemisia Kimberlite Underway in Nunavut
Jul 20, 2006
Ashton Announces Renard 9 Diamond Results
Jul 17, 2006
Ashton Options Its Wholly-Owned Coronation Gulf Properties
Jul 6, 2006
Collection of 10,000 Tonne Renard Bulk Sample and Construction of DMS Test Facility Now Underway
Jun 26, 2006
Average Diamond Content of Samples from Northern End of Renard 4 Now 101 cpht
May 31, 2006
Fourth Lynx Trench Sample Returns 98 cpht
Apr 26, 2006
New Dyke Discovered On Foxtrot Property In Quebec
Apr 12, 2006
Collection Of Renard 9 Sample Now Complete
Mar 20, 2006
Second and Third Lynx Trench Samples Return 120 cpht
Mar 1, 2006
First of Four Lynx Trench Samples Returns 114 cpht
Feb 6, 2006
6,000 Carat Bulk Sample Program Now Underway in Quebec
Jan 16, 2006
Hibou Dyke On Foxtrot Property Diamondiferous
Dec 21, 2005
North Anomaly Dyke In Quebec Generates Encouraging Diamond Results
Nov 8, 2005
Collection Of Minimum 5,000 Carat Parcel Planned To Assist In Completing Pre-Feasibility Study
Oct 13, 2005
Summer Program Discovers Four Kimberlitic Dykes in Quebec
Oct 5, 2005
Drill-Indicated Tonnage Of Renard Core Area Increases
Sep 14, 2005
New Discovery on Foxtrot Property in Quebec
Aug 11, 2005
New Diamond-Bearing Boulders Discovered In Quebec
Jun 16, 2005
Summer Program to Advance Foxtrot Property Evaluation
Jun 15, 2005
Second Renard 9 Mini-Bulk Sample Returns 101 cpht
May 26, 2005
Drilling and Diamond Results Strengthen Potential of Lynx Dyke System
May 9, 2005
Renard 9 Tonnage Estimated at 2.4 Million Tonnes
Apr 26, 2005
Modeled Value of Renard Diamonds US$88 per Carat
Apr 19, 2005
Renard 2 Tonnage Increased By 84 Percent
Mar 22, 2005
5.66 And 1.17 Carat Diamonds Recovered From Lynx South
Mar 3, 2005
First Renard 9 Mini-Bulk Sample Returns 92 cpht
Feb 21, 2005
Renard Bulk Sample Returns 457 Carats Of Diamonds
Feb 8, 2005
Renard 2 Bulk Sample Returns 90 cpht
Jan 31, 2005
Ashton Commences 2005 Quebec Exploration Program
Jan 26, 2005
Renard 3 Bulk Sample Returns 126 cpht
Dec 22, 2004
Ashton Announces Further Diamond Results From Renard 4 Bulk Sample
Dec 13, 2004
Ashton Announces Diamond Results From Renard 2 and Renard 3 Drill Core
Oct 26, 2004
Ashton Reports New Kimberlitic Dyke Intersections At Lynx South
Oct 18, 2004
Ashton Releases Renard 4 Bulk Sample Results
Oct 4, 2004
Ashton Mining Completes Summer Bulk Sample Program In Quebec
Sep 2, 2004
Diamond Results From Renard 65 Bulk Sample
Aug 11, 2004
Renard 65 Bulk Sample – Initial Diamond Results From Drill Core
Jul 27, 2004
Quebec Summer Program Commences Lynx Anomaly Now 4.5 Km Wide
Jun 9, 2004
Renard 3 Sample Returns 1.82 Carat Diamond And 153 cpht Renard 10 Diamondiferous
Jun 5, 2004
Quebec Bulk Sample Processing Underway
Apr 21, 2004
Caustic Dissolution Diamond Results From Lynx Anomaly Boulders
Apr 12, 2004
Foxtrot Winter Program Completed Kimberlitic Dyke Discovered
Mar 4, 2004
Foxtrot Property Winter Program Status Report
Feb 12, 2004
Kimberlitic Boulders From Lynx Area Return 1.2 Carats Per Tonne
Feb 11, 2004
Renard 2 and 4 Mini-Bulk Samples Return 0.9 and 0.6 Carat Diamonds
Jan 19, 2004
$18 Million Quebec Program Commences
Nov 14, 2003
Renard Mini-Bulk Sampling Update Financing Oversubscribed
Oct 20, 2003
New Discoveries And Further Mini-Bulk Sampling In Quebec
Aug 28, 2003
Final Renard 65 Mini-Bulk Sample Results
Aug 7, 2003
Encouraging Results Continue From Renard Cluster
Jul 22, 2003
Progress Report -- Renard 65 Mini-Bulk Sample
Jun 26, 2003
Large Diamond Found In Renard 65 Drill Core
Jun 12, 2003
Second Renard 4 Mini-Bulk Sample Brings Estimated Diamond Content to 50 cpht
May 14, 2003
Caltha Kimberlite Discovered In Nunavut
May 5, 2003
Largest Renard Body at Least 294 Metres Deep
Apr 23, 2003
Renard 5 And 6 Confirmed As A Single 1.5 Hectare Body
Apr 10, 2003
Renard 9 Discovered, Renard 3 And 4 Expanded, Quebec Drilling Continues
Jan 24, 2003
Second Renard 2 Mini-Bulk Sample Returns 65 cpht
Jan 13, 2003
2003 Québec Exploration Program Approved