Murgold Resources (TSE) President Charles McAlpine had some good news for shareholders at the company’s recent annual meeting in Toronto. He said Murgold and partner Chesbar Resources (ME) have electe…
Discerning the geometry of Geddes Resources’ (TSE) Windy Craggy deposit has been more difficult than anticipated — even from underground mine workings. The company has been drilling fan holes to stra…
Bitech Energy Resources (ASE) is targeting late 1989 as a production start-up date for the company’s Tache Lake polymetallic deposit in northern Quebec. Shared equally with Greenstone Resources, (TSE)…
A 5-hole drill program has been completed by Vista Mines (TSE) on the company’s Bootleg property near Creighton, Sask. The drill program tested the Rio deposit below a depth of 500 ft. Hole 130 cut a …
In an article published in The Northern Miner in late November, 1985, Falconbridge Ltd.’s Chairman Bill James reported that finally, following several rocky years, the company’s balance sheet was soun…
Our lives are affected each day by government. Indeed, if you have been stopped by a police officer for a traffic violation you know the feeling as the heart rate picks up or a little more perspiratio…
If capital expenditures are a reliable indicator of the relative health of an industry, the world’s copper producers are certainly looking robust these days. For incontrovertible proof that things are…
The Phalen coal mine in Nova Scotia has installed a new $1.5-million rope haulage system. As in most coal mines, the dip of the coal seam at the Phalen mine is so steep that engineers cannot rely enti…
The Montcalm nickel/copper deposit, one of Canada’s largest undeveloped nickel resources, is worthy of serious reappraisal in light of the current strength in nickel prices. Located 35 km northwest of…
Over the past few years, this column has stressed the importance of good management in meeting today’s business and personal challenges. In these articles, we’ve reviewed and appraised some of the maj…
Until recently, cable bolting has been a time-consuming, labor- intensive and even dangerous operation. Now, with the introductio n of the Tamrock Cabolt H695 mechanized cable bolter, the process…
This summer, the Kidd Creek mine in Timmins, Ont., will take another step closer to complete integration of their management information systems. Maintenance planning and control functions, purchasing…
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