Engineered Wetlands
The removal of dissolved metals in wetlands (land in which the soil is saturated) may be mediated through a variety of processes, including direct uptake by plants, ion exchange or adsorption on clays…
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The Green Solution
Before acid mine drainage emerged as the gravest effect of tailings deposits, pockets of the north were afflicted by tailings dust storms. Come a dry spell, a good blow sent up clouds of choking grit…
B.C. Smelter? Yes!
You’re in select company if you work at a British Columbia mine or mill. And you can count on becoming more select as time wears on. The province has 22 operating mines. Ten are threatened by deple…
The Brenda Legacy
The Brenda mine in B.C. was poor in terms of grade – 0.17% Cu and 0.04% Mo. But such poverty spurred Brenda’s technical people to introduce a wealth of technological innovations. Process technology …
50 Years Ago (July 01, 1992)
CCF PLEDGES TO TAX WEALTHY The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) has considerable prominence as well as third place in the House of Commons. The bit cry of this party, during the war particu…
NEWS IN BRIEF (June 29, 1992)
Musto Explorations Ltd. (MUX:VSE) has changed its name to International Musto Explorations Ltd. (IMZ:VSE) with a consolidation of capital on a 1-new-for-20-old-share basis. The transfer agent is Centr…
FINANCING (June 29, 1992)
International Brace Res Inc. – 900,000 units consisting of 1 sh and 2 wts offered @ 54 cents per unit. DRT Res. Ltd. – 1,000,000 shs offered @ 16 cents per sh. Vananda Gold Ltd – 300,000 shs offered @…
GOLD FUNDS (June 29, 1992)
BGR Central Net Value $8.15 $5.09 Price $6.75 $4.65 Discount 17.14% 8.60% Value $48,503,000 $78,232,995…
MINER DETAILS (June 29, 1992)
Some people call J. Patrick Sheridan a genius. Others refer to him in more colorful terms. However you describe him, there’s no disputing he has done well for himself. The latest major deal for the “m…
Musto seeks funds for Argentine project
In order to raise funding for a feasibility study on the Bajo de la Alumbrera copper-gold property in Argentina, International Musto Exploration (VSE) recently filed a preliminary prospectus for a com…
Sudbury Contact drilling for kimberlites on Panthco
Toronto-based Sudbury Contact Mines (CDN) is currently drilling on ground held by Panthco Resources (CDN) as part of an exploration drive to find more kimberlite pipes around Kirkland Lake, Ont. In or…
Struggling junior gets a break– High grade lifts St Andrew
Management and 105 employees at St Andrew Goldfields (TSE) have seen their fair share of setbacks since the Stock Twp. gold mine was brought into production in July, 1989. But after finding some unexp…