Vancouver Stock Exchange (October 07, 1991)
Mark Twain’s satirical observation that October is not a good month for stock markets held a grain of truth in Vancouver this week as a number of stocks took a dramatic tumble after drill results from…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
50 YEARS AGO (October 01, 1991)
PAMOUR PROSPECT GROWS CHEERY At Pamour Porcupine, west-end developments continue to be very favorable. The Northern Miner can say that more than two years’ mill supply — better than one million tons …
GOLD CADILLAC
The Cadillac area of northwestern Quebec is very fertile ground in the hunt for gold. The two Bousquet mines (LAC Minerals), the Doyon mine (LAC and Cambior Inc.) and the LaRonde mine (Agnico Eagle) h…
THE CONTOUR METHOD
Contouring of grade times width values is commonly used as an aid in exploration, to recognize and project mineralized trends. A more rigorous application of the contour method can also be used for re…
WHAT’S NEW: GETMAN’S UNDERGROUND GRADERS
Two new road-graders specifically designed for underground mines were recently introduced by mining equipment manufacturer Getman Corp. at its plant in southwestern Michigan. In a ceremony attended by…
THE CADILLAC MINES: DOYON: A MAJOR-LEAGUE PRODUCER
There have been mineral claims on the Doyon property for a very long time. Sporadic exploration produced sufficient proof of mineralization to tantalize various owners for well over 40 years. But it w…
CALENDAR (October 01, 1991)
Nov. 4-5, Toronto, Ont. Workshop on Metallurgy and Materials Science in the 21st Century. Contact Dr. V.I. Lakshmanan, ORTECH International, (416) 822-4111, FAX (416) 822-9537. Nov 11-15, Ottawa, Ont….
THE CADILLAC MINES
When the Bousquet No. 1 mine was found, not only was a prime gold orebody revealed, but it also opened up the entire Cadillac treasure trove in northwestern Quebec. In a few short years four new orebo…
THE CADILLAC OF THE ABITIBI BELT
The Cadillac mines are in the southern part of the Abitibi Greenstone Belt, one of the largest continuous units of the Superior Geologic Province. The belt extends for 760 km. over a width of 160 km. …
ERGONOMICS OF MINING: Experience may soon give way to technology
The science of the workplace environment, called ergonomics, takes on special meaning underground. After all, there aren’t many workplaces that have solid rock above, below and beside the worker. Fall…
THE CADILLAC MINES: HOW SWEET IT IS; Both LaRonde and Bousquet No.
It is nothing more than a mere printed line on a claims map and a surveyed picket line in the bush, yet as insubstantial as it seems this represents the boundary between LACs Bousquet No. 2 mine and A…
SUPPLIERS’ NOTES (October 01, 1991)
Robotech Industries Ltd., through distributor Northern Consolidated Equipment of Sudbury, Ont., has introduced a remote-controlled skid steer loader that would be handy in hazardous underground situat…