Ashburton Ventures (CVE:ABR,FSE:ARB) is a Canadian based junior exploration company that holds a variety of properties located throughout North America. The Company’s flagship property, Deep Creek, is located in Nevada 56km northeast of the Newmont-owned Midas minei, in the Independance segment of the prolific Carlin gold trend.
The Yukon has a long mining history, with the first reported exploitation of minerals pre-dating European settlement. Despite this long history, the Yukon is considered an underexplored region.
Nevada is ranked as the fourth largest producer of gold in the world. The state produces approximately 79 percent of all the gold mined in the United States, totaling 175 tonnes in 2009.
Nevada is home to the Carlin Trend, North America's most prolific gold-producing area and the second-largest known gold resources in the world, after the Witwatersrand in South Africa.
Nevada is home to the Carlin Trend, North America's most prolific gold-producing area and the second-largest known gold resources in the world after the Witwatersrand in South Africa.
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