EXPLORATION ’87 ST ANDREW
St Andrew Goldfields will continue to confine its gold exploration activities to Stock and Taylor twps., Ont., during 1987. Those activities will consist of both surface and underground exploration in…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
EXPLORATION ’87 COMINCO
Vancouver-based Cominco Ltd. continued an aggressive exploration program in 1986. But with expenditures of about $25 million, it was at a sharply reduced level compared with previous years. This is a …
EXPLORATION ’87 BARRICK
American Barrick Resources has its first real exploration budget this year since the Camflo days in the early 1980s. Exploration became a low priority since then because of Camflo’s debt position, and…
EXPLORATION ’87 KERR ADDISON
The main thrust of a $6.5-million program for Kerr Addison Mines this year will be on gold exploration targets in Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia and Nevada. A continuing effort is being made in Que…
EXPLORATION ’87 ST. JOE
St. Joe Canada’s exploration program for 1987 is expected to be the largest and most diversified in the company’s 6-year history. This follows a record year of exploration activity in 1986 highlighted…
EXPLORATION ’87 NORANDA
Noranda Exploration (or Norex), the exploration arm of Noranda Inc., will probably spend more on exploration work this year than any other mining company. Last year Norex kept an average of 30 diamond…
Getting the R&D Ball Rolling
Increasing co-operative R&D with our universities is probably the best way for Canada to attain global excellence in mining technology. Over its long history, Canadian funding for research and develop…
Blackdome making money, paying dividends, too
With only seven and one-half months of production under its belt, Blackdome Mining’s gold project 150 miles north of here has not only been making money but paying dividends as well. Net earnings for …
EXPLORATION ’87 NORTHGATE
At presstime a final budget for exploration had not been determined at Northgate, but several affiliated companies had announced plans for significant expenditures in 1987. Norbeau Mines (40%-held by …
EXPLORATION ’87 GOLD FIELDS
Consolidated Gold Fields of London, England, conducts exploration in North America via two wholly- owned subsidiaries — Gold Fields Canadian Mining in Canada and Gold Fields Mining Corp. in the U.S. …
Where to explore
The location of an orebody should be given a lot of attention when you go out looking for a mine. Development and operationg costs are different in each Canadian region. The philosophy of mineral expl…
Depressed year for iron ore
Iron ore consumption in the United States during 1986 fell more than 13% from the previous year, the American Iron Ore Association (AIOA) reports. In Canada, consumption fell 5.5%. Consumption in the …