Dundee/NAR results from Vezza property
Several encouraging intersections have been completed by partners, Kennco Explorations, North American Rare Metals and Dundee-Palliser Resources on a 203-claim property in Vezza Twp., Que. Located app…
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WHAT’S NEW All-terrain Carriers
Galva, Ill.-based ime is introducing a line of 4-wheel-drive, all-terrain vehicles. Features include: total Caterpillar drivetrain; diesel engine; vehicle capacities from 20,700-41,500 lb; loaded comp…
SUPPLIER’S NOTES Jonas & Erickson
The Canadian software firm Jonas & Erickson has opened six new offices across the U.S. and Canada. New locations include New York, N.Y.; Fort Lauderd ale, Fla.; Chicago, Ill.; Denver, Colo.; Winnipeg,…
CONTROLLING MAINTENANCE COSTS
Three years ago an investigative report compiled by the Canada Centre for Mineral and Energy Technology (canmet) confirmed what many in the mining industry had suspected: that maintenance costs consti…
CROSS CUTS DRAWING POWER
Magnets made of neodymium, iron and boron are about to penetrate the $1- billion world market for permanent magnets. Because of their high strength, low weight and low cost, Nd-Fe-B magnets could capt…
Report from Papua New Guinea Placer Pacific gold jewel in the crown
Events and achievements in minerals exploration in 1986 confirmed Papua New Guinea as one of the places to be for gold explorationists and producers alike. Precious metals exploration activity rose to…
New find at Tisdale project made by Getty, Davidson
Surface drilling on the S-zone at the Tisdale property held by Getty Resources and Davidson Tisdale Mines has intersected a new zone which could lead to an increase in reserves, the companies say. Loc…
All-North encouraged by PGM assays in Yukon
Some very encouraging platinum group metal assays have been returned from All- North Resources’ Wellgreen property, 220 miles northwest of Whitehorse, Yukon. What is particularly attractive about the …
COATS Trading Features (February 02, 1987)
The two stars of the COATS system this week were Goliath Minerals and Golden Sceptre Minerals, which both opened trading at $1. At the market close they hovered around $1.55 each. Stripped of their va…
PCA closes Saskatoon mine due to heavy water inflow problem
After nearly 22 years of operation, Potash Co. of America is stop- ping operations at its Saskatoon mine, with resumption not anticipated until mid-1988. Heavy inflow of water is the cause, says Ken C…
CROSS CUTS TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE
Last year the south face of the Afton open pit mine, near Kamloops, B.C., experienced what is known to mine engineers as a “severe toppling failure.” In other words some 7.3 million tons of rock broke…
Analyst predicts 100,000 oz Silidor could be a major mine
The Silidor gold deposit, within the city limits of Rouyn-Noranda in northwestern Quebec, has been put at the top of Noranda’s list of probable mines. Noranda Exploration President John Harvey says pr…