PEOPLE — DANKOE MINES (April 19, 1993)
J. Woods and Ramon Mabanta appointed directors.
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Exhibit of gems, gold specimens
Almost 1,000 gems and 70 gold specimens will light up the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) in Toronto this summer when the S.R. Perren Gem and Gold Room opens July 3 to the public. The gems in this permanen…
EDITORIAL PAGE — Short-sighted and mean-spirited
Last year, the British Columbia government was advised, by its own job protection commissioner, to participate in a plan designed to secure a long life for Cominco’s Trail smelter. The restructuring c…
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Minas Mineral group makes plans
About a year ago in The Northern Miner, the Minas Mineral group reported that large, sedex deposits of bedded iron carbonates and barite might be the proximal indicators for Irish-type, carbonate-host…
Dynatec winner of safety awards
Dynatec Mining has won a trophy for having the fewest compensable accidents in 1992 and subsidiary Dynatec Qumin has won for accident reduction. The awards were presented at the annual meeting of the …
EDITORIAL PAGE — The charisma factor
It’s surprising that few, if any, commentators on the Canadian political scene have not opined that perhaps the media itself is at least partially responsible for the woefully low turnout of candidate…
Republic acquires Ellison interest
Toronto-based Republic Goldfields (VSE) has acquired a privately held Montreal-based company whose principal asset is its interest in the Ellison gold property in Bousquet Twp., Que. The property is l…
Highland Valley sets records
Four significant milestones were achieved by Highland Valley Copper during 1992. The operation, located near Logan Lake, B.C., mined a record 96.3 million tonnes during 1992 while copper recoveries we…
COMMENTARY — `Smart’ vehicles count on copper
The use of copper and copper alloys in North American vehicles has risen sharply in the past decade. The amount of copper in the average vehicle increased to 51 lb. in 1991 from about 36 lb. in 1980, …
Marston designs Kazakhstan mine
A feasibility study for a coal mine in Kazakhstan is nearly finished, engineering firm Marston & Marston of St. Louis, Mo., reports. The Kenderlyk project includes an open pit to mine steam coal from …
Remote sensing applications aid mineral exploration
Geologists have long relied on aerial photographs to supplement their surveys. Now they are able to integrate remote sensing data with geoscience information in the search for mineral deposits. This w…
High-grade, low-cost gold producer — Snip mine an
The extraordinary success of the Snip gold mine is in direct contrast to numerous gold mines developed during the heady years of flow-through financing which all too often failed to live up to expecta…