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The mastery of fire has set man apart from every other species. Had he not succeeded in mastering it, it is doubtful that man would have survived. Peking man is believed to have used it as long ago as…

To a metallurgist, it’s “dross’ . . . the grey, spongy mixture that forms on the surface of molten aluminum. Others might call it scum. As unpleasant as the stuff sounds, don’t dismiss it as waste. Ap…

Put me in coach, I’m ready to play.” These words evoke images of the athlete who practices hard and diligently but, for some reason, never gets into the game. Ignored by the coach, except when the gam…

For more than 60 years, Cominco Ltd. has been a leader in the research and development of environmental technology in the mining, smelting and refining industry. The company pioneered environmental co…

Some lawyers never use five words if 20 could say the same thing. Some negotiators follow a similar rule: Never frame a simple deal if you can construct something more complex. There is probably some …

The Canada Centre for Mineral and Energy Technology (CANMET) is heavily involved in research and development of products and processes that reduce pollution in its many forms. The agency, a sector of …

The names Pilgrim’s Rest, Barberton and Murchison Range ring down through South African mining history in the same way as do Kirkland Lake and Cadillac in Canada. These were the first significant gold…

Aug 18-21, Ottawa, Ont. 30th Annual Conference of Metallurgists & 21st Annual Hydrometallurgical Meeting of CIM. Also featuring Copper ’91 (int’l conference on the economics, mineral processing, extra…

This is the first of what we plan to be an annual round-up of Canada’s Top 40 mineral producers. But what is it that makes a company a leader in its field? Is the leading mining company the one that p…

Weatherhaven Resources, manufacturers of air-transportable camp installations and shelters, has entered into an agency agreement with Carson Pratt Services of Papua New Guinea to provide local sales a…

PAYMASTER MAKING STEADY ADVANCE Paymaster Consolidated has closed another fiscal year with a record output of bullion and unimpaired ore reserves. Visiting the property, in South Porcupine, Ont. this …

A most curious thing happened to me the other day. I was walking along the Lake Ontario shoreline when a bottle with a note inside caught my attention. The contents of the note, I believe, are rather …