THE CONTOUR METHOD
Contouring of grade times width values is commonly used as an aid in exploration, to recognize and project mineralized trends. A more rigorous application of the contour method can also be used for re…
News
WHAT’S NEW: GETMAN’S UNDERGROUND GRADERS
Two new road-graders specifically designed for underground mines were recently introduced by mining equipment manufacturer Getman Corp. at its plant in southwestern Michigan. In a ceremony attended by…
ERGONOMICS OF MINING: Experience may soon give way to technology
The science of the workplace environment, called ergonomics, takes on special meaning underground. After all, there aren’t many workplaces that have solid rock above, below and beside the worker. Fall…
THE CADILLAC MINES: HOW SWEET IT IS; Both LaRonde and Bousquet No.
It is nothing more than a mere printed line on a claims map and a surveyed picket line in the bush, yet as insubstantial as it seems this represents the boundary between LACs Bousquet No. 2 mine and A…
LETTERS (October 01, 1991)
The Northern Whiner? On reading the Editor’s Note “Stranded” (Summer Issue), I think you should rename the magazine “The Northern Whiner”. You open with ominous warnings about NDP government and concl…
THE CADILLAC OF THE ABITIBI BELT
The Cadillac mines are in the southern part of the Abitibi Greenstone Belt, one of the largest continuous units of the Superior Geologic Province. The belt extends for 760 km. over a width of 160 km. …
CALENDAR (October 01, 1991)
Nov. 4-5, Toronto, Ont. Workshop on Metallurgy and Materials Science in the 21st Century. Contact Dr. V.I. Lakshmanan, ORTECH International, (416) 822-4111, FAX (416) 822-9537. Nov 11-15, Ottawa, Ont….
Audrey wins loan extension with lenders
Polymetallic miner Audrey Resources (TSE) has reached an agreement with Elders Finance Inc. to extend to June 30, 1992, the final reimbursement of its long-term debt of US$12.1 million. The maturity d…
Metal Prices (September 30, 1991)
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US56.50-58.00 cents per lb. (Sep. 12, 1991). ANTIMONY: New York dealer US82-84 cents per lb. (Aug. 8, 1991). BISMUTH: New York dealer US$3.15-3.25 per lb. (Jul. 18, 1991). CAD…
Redfern confirming Tulsequah model
A 6-hole infill drilling program at the Tulsequah Chief property in northwestern British Columbia is confirming projections made by a new geological model recently compiled by Cambria Data Services. R…
Sulphur abatement plans continue at Inco’s Sudbury area operations
Despite the announcement by Inco (TSE) that it will be reducing employment levels at its Sudbury district operations through voluntary early retirement incentives, the company’s sulphur abatement prog…
Trev increases Jamaican holdings
Calgary-based Trev (ASE), which is becoming increasingly active in the mineral exploration business, says it has expanded its Bellas Gate property in Jamaica to encompass more than 44 square miles. Th…