ANFO Still Reigns
The 1980s saw a consolidation of the explosives industry. Through mergers and acquisitions, three large manufacturers (ICI Explosives, ETI Inc. and Ireco) now dominate the Canadian underground mining …
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The Northern Miner, July, 1940
CHINS UP “We shall never surrender,” declared British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. And never in all history has a more stirring battle cry gone out from the leader of a free people bent on the de…
Geophysics made easy
IP Time Domain Equipment A new line of induced polarization (ip) time domain equipment is available from Androtex Ltd. of Mississauga, Ont. The instrumentation is easy to operate and employs the lates…
Development ABCs
Through a period in the late 1980s when too many new domestic gold projects failed because the operators did not adhere to even elementary principles in proving up reserves and developing mines, opera…
C.I.M. IN U.S.A.
Environmental concerns that U.S. mining companies are grappling with today will probably be facing Canadian miners in the future. That prospect prompted the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy…
The Mill
Kevin Weston is a mining engineer. He was hired by Inco during development of the Casa Berardi East mine and by all accounts he was a talented engineer. So why is he now the mill superintendent? As We…
ORE-IFEROUS ABITIBI; Northwestern Quebec is home to 10 operating
You don’t have to look far to find today’s mining frontier. It lies just north of the well-developed string of gold mines stretching from Val d’Or in the east to the Ontario border in the west, and k…
On Site At Casa Beradi
In late April, the snow was off the ground at the Casa Berardi mine in northwestern Quebec. Temperatures hovered at a tolerable 12/7ch/C, and black flies and mosquitoes had yet to emerge from the vast…
Suppliers’ Notes (July 06, 1990)
Berlet Electronics of Mississauga, Ont. has appointed Thomson Technology of Sudbury as the northern Ontario representative for Telemotive radio remote controls. As the largest manufacturer of industri…
FINANCING (July 02, 1990)
Dryden Res — 700,000 offered @ 96 cents per unit. Berglynn Res — 700,000 offered @ 56 cents per unit. Candela Res — 1,450,000 offered @ $1.32 per unit. Island-Arc Res — 600,000 offered @ 55 cents …
GOLDFUNDS (July 02, 1990)
MVP BGR Central Capital Net value $10.46 $5.53 $0.34 Price $9.50 $5.625 $0.20 Discount %9.18% %1.7% 41.2% Value $62,277,379 $94,636,688 N/A…
U.S.REPORT Goldstake, partners awaiting permit for tailings project
A feasibility study for the Whitewood Creek tailings project in South Dakota continues as the joint- venture partners await environmental approval.