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| Dec 21, 2006 Progress Report On Quebec Bulk Sample Program Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton” or the “Corporation”) reports on the progress toward completion of the 2006 program at the Foxtrot property in north-central Quebec. |
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| Nov 20, 2006 DMS Facility Completed And Commissioning Underway Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton” or the “Corporation”) is pleased to report that construction of the dense media separation (“DMS”) test facility at the Foxtrot property in north-central Queb... |
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| Sep 22, 2006 Sample from North Anomaly Dyke Returns 91 cpht Robert T. Boyd, President and CEO of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton” or the “Corporation”), is pleased to report an estimated diamond content of 91 carats per hundred tonnes (“cpht”) for a 1... |
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| Aug 30, 2006 Ashton Discovers New Diamondiferous Kimberlite In Quebec Ashton Discovers New Diamondiferous Kimberlite In Quebec. |
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| Aug 24, 2006 Underground Decline and DMS Construction Advance at Quebec Bulk Sample Project Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton” or the “Corporation”) reports that the 10,000 tonne Renard bulk sample program continues to proceed at a rapid pace following the collection of approximately ... |
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| Aug 18, 2006 100 Tonne Bulk Sample of Artemisia Kimberlite Underway in Nunavut Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton” or the “Corporation”), is pleased to report that Vaaldiam Resources Ltd. (“Vaaldiam”) has commenced the collection of a 100 tonne bulk sample from the surface... |
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| Jul 20, 2006 Ashton Announces Renard 9 Diamond Results Robert T. Boyd, President and CEO of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton” or the “Corporation”), is pleased to report that a 71.3 tonne sample collected from the Renard 9 kimberlitic body on the ... |
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| Jul 17, 2006 Ashton Options Its Wholly-Owned Coronation Gulf Properties Robert T. Boyd, President and CEO of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton” or the “Corporation”), is pleased to report that Ashton and Vaaldiam Resources Ltd. (“Vaaldiam”) have entered into an opt... |
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| Jul 6, 2006 Collection of 10,000 Tonne Renard Bulk Sample and Construction of DMS Test Facility Now Underway Robert T. Boyd, President and CEO of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton” or the “Corporation”), is pleased to announce that Ashton and its 50:50 joint venture partner, SOQUEM INC., have commence... |
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| Jun 26, 2006 Average Diamond Content of Samples from Northern End of Renard 4 Now 101 cpht Robert T. Boyd, President and CEO of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton” or the “Corporation”), is pleased to report that the cumulative 49.8 tonnes of kimberlitic material collected from the no... |
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| May 31, 2006 Fourth Lynx Trench Sample Returns 98 cpht Robert T. Boyd, President and CEO of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton” or the “Corporation”) is pleased to report an estimated diamond content of 98 carats per hundred tonnes (“cpht”) for 2.98... |
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| Apr 26, 2006 New Dyke Discovered On Foxtrot Property In Quebec Robert T. Boyd, President and CEO of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton” or the “Corporation”) is pleased to report that Ashton and its 50:50 joint venture partner, SOQUEM INC., have discovered ... |
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| Apr 12, 2006 Collection Of Renard 9 Sample Now Complete Robert T. Boyd, President and CEO of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton” or the “Corporation”) is pleased to report that a sample of approximately 65 tonnes of kimberlitic material has now been ... |
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| Mar 20, 2006 Second and Third Lynx Trench Samples Return 120 cpht Robert T. Boyd, President and CEO of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton” or the “Corporation”) is pleased to report an estimated diamond content of 120 carats per hundred tonnes (“cpht”) for 19.... |
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| Mar 1, 2006 First of Four Lynx Trench Samples Returns 114 cpht Robert T. Boyd, President and CEO of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton” or the “Corporation”) is pleased to report an estimated diamond content of 114 carats per hundred tonnes (“cpht”) for 12.... |
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| Feb 6, 2006 6,000 Carat Bulk Sample Program Now Underway in Quebec Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton” or the “Corporation”) is pleased to announce that Ashton and its 50:50 joint venture partner, SOQUEM INC. (“SOQUEM”), have commenced a bulk sample program des... |
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| Jan 16, 2006 Hibou Dyke On Foxtrot Property Diamondiferous Robert T. Boyd, President and CEO of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton” or “the Corporation”) is pleased to report diamond results from dense media separation (“DMS”) processing and caustic dis... |
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| Dec 21, 2005 North Anomaly Dyke In Quebec Generates Encouraging Diamond Results Robert T. Boyd, President and CEO of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton” or “the Corporation”) is pleased to report that a 56.5 kg sample of drill core collected from a kimberlitic dyke located ... |
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| Nov 8, 2005 Collection Of Minimum 5,000 Carat Parcel Planned To Assist In Completing Pre-Feasibility Study Robert T. Boyd, President and CEO of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton” or “the Corporation”), is pleased to announce that Ashton and its joint venture partner, SOQUEM INC., intend to recover a... |
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| Oct 13, 2005 Summer Program Discovers Four Kimberlitic Dykes in Quebec Robert T. Boyd, President and CEO of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton” or “the Corporation”) is pleased to report the discovery of four new kimberlitic dykes on the Foxtrot property in north-c... |
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| Oct 5, 2005 Drill-Indicated Tonnage Of Renard Core Area Increases Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton” or the “Corporation”) is pleased to report that the combined drill-indicated tonnage of Renard 2, 3, 9, 4 and 65 has increased from 22.4 to 25.5 million tonnes. |
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| Sep 14, 2005 New Discovery on Foxtrot Property in Quebec Robert T. Boyd, President and CEO of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton” or the “Corporation”) is pleased to announce the discovery of a new kimberlitic dyke on the Foxtrot property in north-cen... |
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| Aug 11, 2005 New Diamond-Bearing Boulders Discovered In Quebec Robert T. Boyd, President and CEO of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton” or “the Corporation”) is pleased to announce that Ashton and its 50:50 joint venture partner, SOQUEM INC. |
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| Jun 16, 2005 Summer Program to Advance Foxtrot Property Evaluation Robert T. Boyd, President and CEO of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton” or the “Corporation”), is pleased to announce that Ashton and its 50:50 joint venture partner, SOQUEM INC. (“SOQUEM”), wi... |
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| Jun 15, 2005 Second Renard 9 Mini-Bulk Sample Returns 101 cpht Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton” or “the Corporation”) is pleased to report another strong diamond result from the Foxtrot property in north-central Quebec. |
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| May 26, 2005 Drilling and Diamond Results Strengthen Potential of Lynx Dyke System Robert T. Boyd, President and CEO of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton”), is pleased to announce new drilling and diamond results for the Foxtrot property in north-central Quebec generated by A... |
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| May 9, 2005 Renard 9 Tonnage Estimated at 2.4 Million Tonnes Robert T. Boyd, President and CEO of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton”), is pleased to announce an initial tonnage estimate of 2.4 million tonnes for the Renard 9 kimberlitic body. This estima... |
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| Apr 26, 2005 Modeled Value of Renard Diamonds US$88 per Carat Robert T. Boyd, President and CEO of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton”), is pleased to announce that WWW International Diamond Consultants Ltd. (“WWW”) has determined a modeled value of US$88 ... |
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| Apr 19, 2005 Renard 2 Tonnage Increased By 84 Percent Robert T. Boyd, President and CEO of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton” or the “Corporation”), is pleased to announce that Ashton and its 50:50 joint venture partner, SOQUEM INC... |
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| Mar 22, 2005 5.66 And 1.17 Carat Diamonds Recovered From Lynx South Robert T. Boyd, President and CEO of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton” or the “Corporation”) is pleased to report that Ashton and its 50:50 joint venture partner, SOQUEM INC. (“SOQUEM”), have ... |
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| Mar 3, 2005 First Renard 9 Mini-Bulk Sample Returns 92 cpht Robert T. Boyd, President and CEO of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton” or the “Corporation”) is pleased to report that a 6.04 tonne sample from the Renard 9 kimberlitic body returned an estima... |
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| Feb 21, 2005 Renard Bulk Sample Returns 457 Carats Of Diamonds Robert T. Boyd, President and CEO of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton” or the “Corporation”) is pleased to report the recovery of a total of 457 carats diamonds from the bulk sample collected ... |
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| Feb 8, 2005 Renard 2 Bulk Sample Returns 90 cpht Robert T. Boyd, President and CEO of Ashton Mining of Canada (“Ashton” or the “Corporation”) is pleased to report encouraging diamond results from 162 tonnes of material collected by reverse circul... |
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| Jan 31, 2005 Ashton Commences 2005 Quebec Exploration Program Robert T. Boyd, President and CEO of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton” or the “Corporation”), is pleased to announce that Ashton and its 50:50 joint venture partner, SOQUEM INC. (“SOQUEM”), ha... |
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| Jan 26, 2005 Renard 3 Bulk Sample Returns 126 cpht Robert Boyd, President and CEO of Ashton Mining of Canada (“Ashton” or the “Corporation”) is pleased to report encouraging diamond results from 146 tonnes of material collected by reverse circulati... |
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| Dec 22, 2004 Ashton Announces Further Diamond Results From Renard 4 Bulk Sample Robert T. Boyd, President and CEO of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton” or the “Corporation”), is pleased to report encouraging diamond results for an 11.1 tonne sample of drill core and surfac... |
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| Dec 13, 2004 Ashton Announces Diamond Results From Renard 2 and Renard 3 Drill Core Robert T. Boyd, President and CEO of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton” or the “Corporation”), is pleased to report encouraging diamond results for samples of drill core collected from the Rena... |
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| Oct 26, 2004 Ashton Reports New Kimberlitic Dyke Intersections At Lynx South Robert T. Boyd, President and CEO of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton”), is pleased to provide a final update on the summer exploration activities undertaken by Ashton and its 50 percent joint... |
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| Oct 18, 2004 Ashton Releases Renard 4 Bulk Sample Results Robert T. Boyd, President and CEO of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton”), is pleased to report that 39.8 carats of diamonds have been recovered from 97.1 tonnes of material collected by core dr... |
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| Oct 4, 2004 Ashton Mining Completes Summer Bulk Sample Program In Quebec Robert T. Boyd, President and CEO of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton”), is pleased to announce that Ashton and its 50 percent joint venture partner, SOQUEM INC. (“SOQUEM”), have completed the... |
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| Sep 2, 2004 Diamond Results From Renard 65 Bulk Sample Robert T. Boyd, President and CEO of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton”), is pleased to report diamond results for a 122.5 tonne sample of material collected by reverse circulation.... |
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| Aug 11, 2004 Renard 65 Bulk Sample – Initial Diamond Results From Drill Core Robert T. Boyd, President and CEO of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton”), is pleased to report the diamond results for the 17.83 tonnes of drill core that forms part of a 139 tonne bulk sample ... |
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| Jul 27, 2004 Quebec Summer Program Commences Lynx Anomaly Now 4.5 Km Wide Robert T. Boyd, President and CEO of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton”), is pleased to report that the summer portion of the 2004 program approved by Ashton and its joint venture partner, SOQU... |
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| Jun 9, 2004 Renard 3 Sample Returns 1.82 Carat Diamond And 153 cpht Renard 10 Diamondiferous Robert T. Boyd, President and CEO of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton” or the “Corporation”), is pleased to report an estimated diamond content of 153 carats per hundred tonnes (“cpht”) for a ... |
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| Jun 5, 2004 Quebec Bulk Sample Processing Underway Robert T. Boyd, President and CEO of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton”), is pleased to report that processing of bulk samples collected from the Renard 4 and Renard 65 kimberlitic bodies durin... |
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| Apr 21, 2004 Caustic Dissolution Diamond Results From Lynx Anomaly Boulders Robert T. Boyd, President and CEO of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton”), is pleased to report diamond results from caustic dissolution analysis of two samples of kimberlitic boulders collected... |
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| Apr 12, 2004 Foxtrot Winter Program Completed Kimberlitic Dyke Discovered Robert T. Boyd, President and CEO of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton”), is pleased to report the completion of the winter portion of the 2004 bulk sampling and exploration program being condu... |
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| Mar 4, 2004 Foxtrot Property Winter Program Status Report Robert T. Boyd, President and CEO of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton”), is pleased to provide an update on the progress of the winter 2004 exploration program now being conducted by Ashton an... |
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| Feb 12, 2004 Kimberlitic Boulders From Lynx Area Return 1.2 Carats Per Tonne Robert T. Boyd, President and CEO of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton”), is pleased to report diamond results from the analysis of 3.87 tonnes of kimberlitic boulders collected in 2003... |
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| Feb 11, 2004 Renard 2 and 4 Mini-Bulk Samples Return 0.9 and 0.6 Carat Diamonds Robert T. Boyd, President and CEO of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton”), is pleased to report that diamond results for mini-bulk samples collected in 2003 from the Renard 2 and 4 kimberlitic b... |
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| Jan 19, 2004 $18 Million Quebec Program Commences Robert T. Boyd, President and CEO of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton”), is pleased to announce that Ashton and its joint venture partner, SOQUEM INC., have approved a 2004 program that includ... |
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| Nov 14, 2003 Renard Mini-Bulk Sampling Update Financing Oversubscribed Robert T. Boyd, President and CEO of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton”), is pleased to provide a progress report on the analysis of the mini-bulk samples collected to date from the Renard kimb... |
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| Oct 20, 2003 New Discoveries And Further Mini-Bulk Sampling In Quebec Robert T. Boyd, President and CEO of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton”), is pleased to announce the discovery of two additional kimberlitic bodies on the Foxtrot property and the completion of... |
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| Aug 28, 2003 Final Renard 65 Mini-Bulk Sample Results Robert T. Boyd, President and CEO of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton”), is pleased to report final diamond results for the mini-bulk sample collected during the winter 2003 program from the R... |
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| Aug 7, 2003 Encouraging Results Continue From Renard Cluster Robert T. Boyd, President and CEO of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton”), is pleased to report initial diamond results for the Renard 9 kimberlitic body in the Otish Mountains region of north-c... |
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| Jul 22, 2003 Progress Report -- Renard 65 Mini-Bulk Sample Robert T. Boyd, President and CEO of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton”), is pleased to provide a progress report on the dense media separation (“DMS”) analysis of the approximately 17 tonne mi... |
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| Jun 26, 2003 Large Diamond Found In Renard 65 Drill Core Robert T. Boyd, President and CEO of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton”), is pleased to report that a diamond with exposed surfaces measuring approximately 8.8 x 8.2 x 4.8 mm has been found in ... |
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| Jun 12, 2003 Second Renard 4 Mini-Bulk Sample Brings Estimated Diamond Content to 50 cpht Robert T. Boyd, President and CEO of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton” or the “Corporation”), is pleased to report that the Corporation has completed the diamond analysis of a second 4.11 tonn... |
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| May 14, 2003 Caltha Kimberlite Discovered In Nunavut Robert T. Boyd, President and CEO of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton”) is pleased to announce the discovery of the Caltha kimberlite on the Ric property in Nunavut. |
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| May 5, 2003 Largest Renard Body at Least 294 Metres Deep As announced on April 23, 2003 by Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton”), the Renard 5 and 6 kimberlitic intrusions on the Foxtrot property in north-central Quebec constitute a single body. |
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| Apr 23, 2003 Renard 5 And 6 Confirmed As A Single 1.5 Hectare Body Robert T. Boyd, President and CEO of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton”), is pleased to announce that drill results from the Foxtrot property have confirmed that the Renard 5 and 6 kimberlitic ... |
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| Apr 10, 2003 Renard 9 Discovered, Renard 3 And 4 Expanded, Quebec Drilling Continues Robert T. Boyd, President and CEO of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton”), is pleased to report the discovery of the Renard 9 kimberlitic intrusion on the Foxtrot property held by Ashton and its... |
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| Jan 24, 2003 Second Renard 2 Mini-Bulk Sample Returns 65 cpht Robert T. Boyd, President and CEO of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton”), is pleased to report an estimated diamond content of 65 carats per hundred tonnes (“cpht”) for a 2.50 tonne sample coll... |
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| Jan 13, 2003 2003 Québec Exploration Program Approved Robert T. Boyd, President and CEO of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton”), is pleased to announce that Ashton and its joint venture partner, SOQUEM INC... |
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