South Pacific gold rush
Buried in the tropical rainforests in the western highlands of Papua New Guinea lies one of the world’s most important known undeveloped gold deposits — so big that when it comes on stream in the 199…
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ON THE MOVE American Ore
The new president and chief executive officer of Calgary, Alta.-based American Ore is George Oughtred. Also, Robert Fraleigh and Brian McCom be have been appoint ed as vice-presidents and Michael Per…
SUPPLIERS’ NOTES Forano Inc.
Plessisville, Que.-based Forano Inc. is now associated with the French firm rei which specializes in conveyor equipment for transporting material. Rei holds 30 world records in this field and serves 7…
ON THE MOVE Eimco Jarvis Clark Co.
Michael Stevens has been appointed drilling manager at Eimco Jarvis Clark Co., based in Burlington, Ont. He is now responsible for all marketing activ ities re lated to Eimco Jarvis Clarke’s Eimco Sec…
Caribbean nickel
Falconbridge Dominicana is the second biggest ferronickel producer in the world. Among lateritic nickel operations, Falcondo’s capital cost is o ne of the lowest for nameplate capacity. At about $3(U…
The Swede’s lead
When Mike Amsden, Falconbridge’s vice-president and general manager for Kidd Creek Mines, travelled to Stockholm earlier this year to attend the 13th World Mini ng Congress, he took a $1.25-million pu…
How safe?
A recent spate of mine fatalities has many people wondering just how safe Canada’s mines are. Critics say the industry is killing off miners at an alarming ra te while others claim that a miner could …
ON THE MOVE Gerber Energy International
Bernard Free has been appointed chairman and president of Denver, Colo. -based G erber Energy International and Gerber Energy Corp. He has also been appointed ch airman of Gerber Minerals Corp.
ON THE MOVE KPN International
Edward Brookman has been made a senior executive of Newtown, Conn.-based kpn International. He will direct the company’s activities in air toxic particulate and voc emissions, asbestos, indoor air qua…
London calling
“Canada is producing the most interesting development projects in the mining industry anywhere in the world.” The speaker isn’t one of our trade commissioners or a Vancouver stock promoter. He is gold…
50 years Ago AUGUST, 1937 FIFTY-SEVEN MINES SHIP TO TRAIL
During the first six months of 1937, shipments of crude ore to the Trail smelter for treatment from 57 small mines in the Kootenay-Boundary area aggregated 5, 085 tons. This constitutes a new record b…
SUPPLIERS’ NOTES Robertson Research International
A new airborne geophysical and remote-sensing contracting/consulting service is available to the international exploration industry. Robertson Research Internat ional of the U.K. has expanded its geop…