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It used to eat up a lot of time to lower Kiena Gold mine’s bigger load-haul-dump machines to the workings below. The 28-ton LHDs were dismantled on surface and lowered in pieces down the shaft. Extens…

Although Canadian mineral exploration has been in the doldrums since the bottom fell out of the spending boom in 1988, members of the mining fraternity can at least look forward to their annual party….

William Stanley, a regular contributor to this magazine’s Managing column, has been appointed president-elect of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Stanley is a partner with the Coopers …

A definitive answer to the creation of the Sudbury Structure may be forthcoming this spring or summer. Lithoprobe, the seismic reflection survey that is conducting crustal seismic probes across the co…

Comp-U-Software Ltd. has changed its name to Nucore Resources Ltd. (NCR:VSE) with no consolidation of capital. The transfer agent is Montreal Trust.

Paul Sorbera appointed vice-president and Albert Raponi appointed secretary.

Jack Kendrick appointed chairman of the board; Alan Richardson appointed president and director; Robert Magnuson resigned as a director.

Lukas Lundin appointed president and director succeeding Lutz Klingmann who resigned.

Robert McEwen appointed president of these companies succeeding David Libby who resigned; John Cook appointed both companies’ vice- president of operations.

David Libby resigned as a director. A successor to be announced.

Micham Exploration Inc. (MCH:VSE) has changed its name to International Micham Resources Inc. (IMR:VSE) with a consolidation of capital on a 1-new-for-3-old-share basis. Transfer agent is Pacific Corp…

Gary Shellenberg appointed to the board.