On May 23, 1990, the three millionth ounce of gold from the Macassa mine was poured. Macassa, owned and operated by LAC Minerals Ltd., is located on the outskirts of the town of Kirkland Lake, in Teck…
LAC’s exploration efforts are divided into three informal components. Two are already functioning and a third only recently was initiated. The first such component has a worldwide mandate for “pure ex…
At the rarefied elevation of 4,000 metres above sea level, you learn to adjust physiologically. You regularly take extra gulps of air to compensate for that occasional, uncomfortable breathless feelin…
Thayer Lindsley had an undisputed talent for finding and developing mines. Patience, however, wasnt one of his strong points. As president of the rapidly expanding Ventures Group in the early 1940s, L…
If ever there were to be a country-wide award for flexibilty in processing plants, for adapting to changing times, then LAC Mineral’s Est Malartic mill would be the run-away winner. The mill was built…
Rockbolts are rare at El Indio. You might find them in the service bays, along with screening or shotcreting. But they are not in evidence in the main drifts or in stopes. Only where drifts cross faul…
Over the past two decades, Peter Ackerman Allen has fused together a perplexing assemblage of small, linked mining companies into a single, modern, big-league gold player called LAC Minerals. Along th…
Aeroquip (Canada) Inc. has introduced MatchMate Plus, a trademarked crimp hose assembly system that includes a new one-piece global fitting and other enhancements to its popular Match Mate system. The…
The El Indio mine sprawls across several peaks of the Chilean Andes some 4,000 m above sea level. A collection of profitable underground and open-pit mines, the complex lies approximately 190 km east …
Decentralized control and mine managers who are fully responsible for each of their mines. Thats the philosophy of LAC Minerals, a million-ounce producer with an empire in both the Americas overseen o…
Modern-day LAC Minerals rests on four pillars — the Doyon mine (featured in the Fall Issue of The Northern Miner Magazine), the Bousquet complex, Bullfrog in Nevada and the El Indio complex in the wi…
Arsenic has been the bugbear at El Indio since its inception. Currently, 93% of the arsenic is captured before it goes out the roaster stacks. LAC is working to increase the gas capture to 98%. Accord…
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