Getting the R&D Ball Rolling
Increasing co-operative R&D with our universities is probably the best way for Canada to attain global excellence in mining technology. Over its long history, Canadian funding for research and develop…
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Where to explore
The location of an orebody should be given a lot of attention when you go out looking for a mine. Development and operationg costs are different in each Canadian region. The philosophy of mineral expl…
ON THE MOVE University of Saskatchewan
Geologist Robert Kerrich has been appointed to the George J. McLeod Chair in Geology at the University of Saskatchewan. He was formerly professor of geology at the University of Western Ontario. Kerri…
ON THE MOVE Clipper Belt Lacer Co.
Clipper Belt Lacer Co. of Grand Rapids, Mich., has appointed John MacDonald as sales and service representative for the Clipper- Mato Division in the Maritimes. His responsibilities will include servi…
ON THE MOVE Fairbank Engineering
Brian Fairbank has founded a new consulting firm, Fairbank Engineering, which provides geological engineering and field services for mining, industrial mineral and geothermal development and explorati…
50 YEARS AGO –MARCH, 1937– PLACER DEVELOPMENT HOLDING COMPANY
Greenshields & Co. of Montreal has announced an offering of 30,000 shares of stock in Placer Development, a British Columbia incorporation specializing in the investigation and development of gold pla…
Denison’s master plan: a better bottom line
When Denison Mines Chairman Stephen B. Roman stands up and tells a packed room of shareholders that he has no grand strategy for the company, one only has to look at the bottom line to see otherwise. …
50 YEARS AGO –MARCH, 1937– YELLOWKNIFE GOLD RESULTS
An official of Yellowknife Gold Mines advises The Northern Miner that results of channel-sampling, recently received, indicate a favorable zone on the Giant group of claims in the Yellowknife River ar…
ON THE MOVE Fagersta Secoroc
Fagersta Secoroc recently appointed Lorne Hunter as branch and area manager for its Sudbury warehouse and related area. Succeeding Larry Kotila, who has retired, Hunter will retain responsibility for …
Brent gets claims in Casa Berardi
A 25% interest in 236 claims has been acquired by Brent Resources. A 136-claim block is located in the Casa Berardi-Joutel area of Quebec. The remaining 100 claims are further north, in the Detour-Sel…
Canada’s Top Prospector
Like any lifelong prospector, John Larche has his share of stories to tell. Like the time he stepped out of his airplane onto a frozen lake, only to break through the ice. Hanging on for his life to …
50 YEARS AGO –MARCH, 1937– KERR-ADDISON SPARK SETS LARDER LAKE
A swarm of prospectors, stakers, merchants and promoters have invaded the Larder Lake district of Ontario where Canada’s latest gold boom has been precipitated by sudden disclosure of important ore on…