ON THE MOVE Queenston Gold Mines
The following people have been elected officers of Queenston Gold Mines: Hugh Harbinson, chairman of the board; R. M. Gray, president and chief executive officer; Erik Anderson, vice-president, operat…
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ON THE MOVE Canadian Nuclear Association
Michael Harrison has been appointed as the new, full- time president of the Canadian Nuclear Association. He has served on the boards of directors of several public and private corporations and nation…
ON THE MOVE Nuturn Corp.
Nashville, Tenn.-based Nuturn Corp. has appointed E. F. (Gene) Leach as vice- president of finance. He succeeds J. L. Battle who was recently promoted to vice-president and general manager of Nuturn A…
ON THE MOVE Flygt Canada
Flygt Canada announces that Mike Wimmer has been appointed national sales manager and Michel Bakhos has been named marketing manager. These appointments reflect organizational changes to meet the incr…
NEW FOUND GOLD
Gold, as any prospector worth his salt will tell you, is often found in the damndest places. One of those places is the lonely, southwestern coast of Newfoundland. This is rugged country, where the ca…
50 Years Ago — September, 1937 — SPLIT LAKE SHAFT
Split Lake Gold Mines has encountered high grade ore in the shaft being sunk on the Bigstone Bay property. Values increased suddenly at a depth of 20 ft and heavy showings of native gold have been dis…
ON A ROLL
With almost 20 more mines now producing the yellow metal in Canada, as compared to last year, and prices going higher, the outlook for tomorrow’s gold mines could hardly be brighter. Gold mining in C…
Cross-Cuts U.N. PROMOTES GOLD
When gold is hot, everybody wants to get involved. Even, it seems, the United Nations. The worldwide organization devoted to promoting world peace is not above a bit of gold promotion, judging from a …
New found gold HEAP LEACHING AT HOPE BROOK
Hope Brook Gold’s heap leach operation was put in place principally to generate early cash flow in the order of $21 million throughout 1987 and 1988. In fact, production from the heap leach has alread…
ON THE MOVE Dravo Corp.
William Roth has been elected chairman, president and chief executive officer of Pittsburgh-based Dravo Corp. Roth was recently president and chief operating officer at American Standard. He succeeds …
Suppliers’ Notes Lifeliner Corp.
Lifeliner Corp. of St. Louis, Mo., has announced production expansion and new packaging and labeling for Lifeliner/Elbow-patch. Introduced as a means of saving wear-worn metal in the mining industry, …
What’s New JUMBOS FOR NARROW MINES
There’s good news in the mine equipment field for Canadian gold miners. Historically, Finland-based Tamrock has tested its new drill jumbos in Scandinavia. Only when the machines were modified and imp…