WHAT’S NEW Articulated truck underground
An articulated truck, manufactured by Kiruna Truck ab, has been installed in an underground limestone mine in Finland. The truck, a Combi-60 with a load capacity of 60 tonnes, is being operated in con…
News
50 YEARS AGO –OCTOBER, 1937– Gold Eagle Mill starting soon
Good progress is being made in mill construction at Gold Eagle Gold Mines, The Northern Miner learned on a recent visit to the property in the Red Lake area. Expectations are that the mill should be r…
50 YEARS AGO –OCTOBER, 1937– Canada will have 141 gold mines by
Canada now has 128 gold mills in operation with 13 additional plants under construction and eight proposed. There are also 23 properties equipped with idle mills. Ontario leads the way with 55 produce…
CROSS-CUTS Homage paid to past prospectors
When the city of Timmins held its 75th birthday party the first three days in August, the weather was perfect — except for the day the Porcupine branch of the Prospectors and Developers Association h…
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…
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…