EXPLORATION & DISCOVERY: IRON ORE
Use of iron ore in Canadian blast furnaces remained low for the third year in a row. Relative to 1991, however, consumption of domestic ores increased by 11%, to 7.6 million tonnes. Iron ore imports, …
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Aur resumes diamond hunt in N.W.T.
Toronto-based Aur Resources (TSE) and its partners plan to spend $1.5 million exploring for diamonds in the Northwest Territories this year. Under a recent agreement, Consolidated Abitibi Resources (M…
Placer closing Dona Lake mine
With ore reserves nearing depletion, Placer Dome (TSE) has announced that it will close its Dona Lake mine near Pickle Lake in northwestern Ontario on Aug. 1. Eighty-one employees will be affected by …
Deep drill hole at Nor-Acme mine
A deep hole drilled at High River Gold Mines’ (VSE) Nor-Acme mine in Snow Lake, Man., has intersected two zones of gold mineralization, the company says. The hole was drilled to test the down-plunge e…
NEWS ROUNDUP — Allegheny plans drill program
A drilling program is planned by Allegheny Mines (ASE) at its expanded property holdings in northwestern Ontario. The company hopes to increase reserves by testing a new structural interpretation and …
SME speakers preview mineral industry’s future
More than 4,400 delegates attended the 1993 annual meeting and exhibit of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration hosted by this self-proclaimed “Biggest little city in the world.” Theme of…
Placer releases resource estimates
In addition to previously announced ore reserves of 18.4 million oz., Placer Dome (TSE) estimates that it holds measured and indicated resources totalling 8.5 million oz. gold at its mines and 8.3 mil…
NEWS ROUNDUP — Sleeping Giant startup planned
The Sleeping Giant gold mine north of Amos, Que., is on schedule to recommence operations in May, Aurizon Mines (TSE) reports. The mine will operate at a monthly production rate of 14,350 tons from Ju…
GUEST COLUMN — If and what if no stone is unturned
Many a parent read to the child, decades ago, Kipling’s inspirational poem “If.” It set out an almost overwhelming list of admirable characteristics — clear thinking, self-confidence, honesty, creati…
Lakehead to study amethyst at Panorama
Color, grades and other facets of the Panorama amethyst mine at Thunder Bay, Ont., will be studied by Lakehead University over a 3-year period. The study, which includes gemstone marketing, involves O…
PDAC sets convention agenda
The agenda of this year’s annual convention of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC), scheduled for March 28-31 in Toronto, will have an international flavor. Theme of the show a…
Call for papers (March 01, 1993)
An international conference on mining in Latin America will be held in Santiago, Chile, May 10-14, 1994, by The Institution of Mining and Metallurgy (IMM), with the Instituto de Ingenieros de Minas de…