Managing PLATEAUING
At first glance, Greg has it made. He has a good job in his chosen field and makes lots of money. He has a wife and family and lives in a nice house, which is almost paid for. He has what virtually e…
1988
A BREAKNECK PACE Beacon
One of the first new mines to come into production last year was D’Or Val Mines’ Beacon mine, east of Val D’Or, Que. It cost this Hughes-Lang company $35 million to bring the mine into production last…
A BREAKNECK PACE Winston Lake
Ontario’s first zinc mine since the Kidd Creek operation came into production in the 1960s should be in full production by the end of the first quarter. Minnova decided late in 1986, shortly after the…
A BREAKNECK PACE Casa Berardi
Production is slated for August, 1988, at Les Mines Casa Berardi, the name given to the first new gold mine in this camp, which opened up only seven years ago. That’s when Inco and Golden Knight disco…
A BREAKNECK PACE Giant Yellowknife
Canada’s third tailings re-treatment project is scheduled to start up in Yellowknife this May. Between June 15 and Aug 28 last year, owner Giant Yellowknife Mines ran a pilot plant operation to find t…
A BREAKNECK PACE Kremzar
That Canamax Resources is bringing yet another mine into production hardly rates as news anymore. True news would be that this aggressive producer/explorer isn’t cutting the ceremonial ribbon on anoth…
A BREAKNECK PACE Namew Lake
Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting has adopted what President Lloyd Nilsen calls a “black-earth” exploration policy, which means all anomalies that turn up during airborne geophysical work will be tested by…
WHAT’S NEW Borescope
A visual inspection tool designed to provide accurate diagnosis of problems inside engines, transmissions and final drives on a variety of mining equipment is now available from Lenox Instrument of Tr…
Debunking a myth HOW TO TELL THE JUNIORS FROM THE SENIORS
The following criteria define a junior mining company: * Neither a producing company nor the recipient of significant income from production or from some other business venture. * Exploration funding …
A BREAKNECK PACE Golden Patricia
A few years ago, St. Joe Gold Corp. was spun off as a publicly traded company to oversee St. Joe Minerals’ (the parent firm’s) gold holdings in the Western Hemisphere. Overnight, St. Joe became a gold…
WHAT’S NEW Clinometer
Emaco (Canada) has introduced the new AccuStar Clinometer. The unit is an electronic sensor that measures vertical angles. It is available as either an analog input/ output or digital input/output dev…
A BREAKNECK PACE St Andrew
It’s been a while coming, but it finally appears that this will be the year St Andrew Goldfields will put its Stock Twp. property into production. Reconnaissance surface drilling first identified the …