Mr. Michael England of Ashburton reports

ASHBURTON COMMENCES DRILLING AT BUCKINGHAM

Ashburton Ventures Inc.'s first phase drilling has commenced at the Buckingham graphite project located in Buckingham township in Quebec. The drilling program will consist of up to 2,000 metres of diamond drill core and will be aimed at testing high-priority targets in the southern area of the claims.

The Buckingham graphite property consists of 28 claims in ranges VIII and IX, Buckingham township, which cover an area of 1,683 hectares. Exploration on the southern part of the claim group has yielded assay results as high as 21.6 per cent Cg (graphitic carbon) over 14.5 metres from channel samples and purity results up to 96.1 per cent Ct (total carbon) from large-flake fractions (see Cavan releases dated July 17, 2014, and May 28, 2015).

President and chief executive officer Michael England stated: "This is an exciting time for Ashburton shareholders as the drill begins turning at the Buckingham graphite project, where we have now commenced the first-ever drilling program on the property. We will be providing regular updates as results come in."

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