CROSS-CUTS The mystery of the white finger
Boart Canada’s Rockdrill division is funding research into the phenomenon known as “white finger disease” with specific reference to the use of drilling equipment. The $24,000 research project will be…
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MANAGING Synergy or antagonism
Would you ask your local plumber to prepare your income tax return? Would you want your teeth drilled by the local gas station attendant? Of course not. In both cases, it’s obvious the person wouldn’t…
Prospector award
Winner of this year’s “Prospector of the Year award from the Quebec Prospectors Association is Denis Francoeur and his team from Noranda Exploration. The award was presented for two discoveries in nor…
D. K. Platinum Corp.
D. K. Platinum Corp. is establishing a wholly-owned subsidiary based in the Channel Islands to facilitate and supervise the company’s international business operations, reports President Brian Gorval….
Metal Prices FUTURES PRICES (September 28, 1987)
N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (in US cents per lb.) Sept. 82.55 81.20 81.70 + 0.40 Dec. 81.00 79.70 80.20 + 1….
Adams to drill
Drilling is set to start on the precious metal massive sulphide prospect of Adams Exploration northeast of Kamloops, B.C., the company reports. Adams says current work on the property has outlined a 1…
Ansil to share in mine earnings
A Toronto-based mining company figures to share in the profits when Minnova Inc.’s rich Ansil copper mine in northwestern Quebec goes into production (N.M., Sept 14/87) at the end of 1988 or beginning…
Belmoral completes exchange of units
The exchange of previously issued units into 4.3 million common shares and 4.3 million common share purchase warrants has been completed, Belmoral Mines reports. The units were purchased July 15 by Mc…
Sunmist to drill Cobalt area bet
Sunmist Energy ’86 Inc. reports it will carry out a diamond drill program on its newly-acquired Keeley- Frontier property in South Lorrain Twp., near Cobalt, Ont. Sunmist says it purchased the propert…
Vancouver Stock Exchange Neutral mood prevails
The overall market trend in Vancouver is decidedly neutral. Sharp losses in New York and Toronto were not duplicated here, probably because Vancouver is so heavily gold oriented. And the yellow metal …
Delbridge find visible gold at DeSantis bet
Robert Onotsky, president of coats-listed Delbridge Mines is quite enthused and excited over sightings of visible gold on the company’s DeSantis property in Turnbull Twp., near Timmins, Ont. In a phon…
Campbell Res. expands Cedar Bay gold mine
Gold production is to be expanded at the Cedar Bay mine in Chibougamau, Que. The 29-year-old gold-copper producer is to be deepened 1,000 ft to a working depth of 3,200 ft. Consequently, an additional…