Anatomy of a spill
A provincial court has ruled that negligent management and improper maintenance procedures caused a spill of contaminated uranium mine water at Rabbit Lake, Sask., on Nov. 6 and 7, 1989. During a peri…
News
50 Years Ago – The Northern Miner, August 1940
NOT A STRIKE IN CANADA A most significant announcement has been made by the Dept. of Labour in Ottawa, which reports that there was not a single strike or lockout in progress in Canada at the end of J…
The Refractory Riddle; A large amount of gold is trapped in
An outbreak of alcoholic neuritis in northwest England in 1900, as recorded by Dr. Ernest Reynolds in the British Medical Journal on Nov. 24 of that year, changed the way toxic hazards are regulated. …
New Ground
I would like to draw your attention to a regular column that we initiated with the June issue and that will become a fixture within these pages. We have called the column “Habitat,” which, to risk sta…
Ins and outs of grouting
“There is no longer a place in our profession for black magicians — although artistry is still to be encouraged — who deliberately obfuscate issues in order to maintain some form of self-serving mys…
Suppliers’ Notes (August 03, 1990)
Minpro Ltd. has installed Ecuador’s first modern gold-processing plant. The 120-tonne-per-day mill, shipped in modules from the company’s Mississauga factory, will be treating a rich gold ore. Among t…
Polymetallic pickings; With gold coantent particularly high, the
The Estrades orebody in northwestern Quebec is a gold-rich, polymetallic massive sulphide deposit occurring within the Casa Berardi Fault zone. Although it exhibits characteristics similar to Kuroko-a…
Cross-Cuts (August 03, 1990)
INDIVIDUALISM TRIUMPHS IN B.C. Three cheers for the little guy. In British Columbia, individual prospectors can take credit for the recent discovery of several orebodies. Included in the finds are a t…
Nuclear Police; The AECB Gets Tough
At the invitation of the Hatchet Lake Indian band, members of the Atomic Energy Control Board (AECB) will meet in October at Wollaston Post, a community 30 km east across Wollaston Lake from Cameco’s …
FINANCING (July 30, 1990)
Cons Carina — 900,000 sold for gross $450,000. Kendra Gold — gross proceeds rec $300,000. Preston Res — 1,200,000 offered @ 50 cents per unit. Rinsey Mines — gross proceeds rec $292,500. Ascot Res…
Chase exploring two heap leach prospects
Junior company Chase Resources (VSE) will be exploring two past-producing properties in the Western U.S. for their potential to host large, heap leachable reserves that can be mined by open pit method…
Firm zinc price lifts Brunswick earnings
Strong zinc prices helped boost the second-quarter earnings of Brunswick Mining and Smelting (TSE) by about 20% during the 3-month period ended June 30. Brunswick’s second-quarter net earnings improve…