LONG LIFE FOR LONGYEAR
Longyear Canada of North Bay, Ont. has entered its second century of existence. Last year, it celebrated its centenary with the introduction of several new products. For example, “Thin Kerf” wireline …
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ON THE MOVE (August 02, 1991)
Appointments of three general managers have been announced by Atlas Copco. They are: Robert McLeod, general manager, tunnelling and mining equipment (based in Montreal); Alan Weiner, general manager o…
CANMET’S R&D MANDATE
The Canada Centre for Mineral and Energy Technology (CANMET) is heavily involved in research and development of products and processes that reduce pollution in its many forms. The agency, a sector of …
MINING TO A LATIN BEAT …. but can capitalismo Latin style last?
Spanish conquistador Pedro de Valdivia, if folklore is correct, met an especially horrific end. Crossing the Atakama Desert in northern Chile on his way to adding yet another South American colony to …
THE FAIRVIEW FLOW: A gold mine in Eastern Transvaal represents a
The names Pilgrim’s Rest, Barberton and Murchison Range ring down through South African mining history in the same way as do Kirkland Lake and Cadillac in Canada. These were the first significant gold…
CALENDAR (August 02, 1991)
Aug 18-21, Ottawa, Ont. 30th Annual Conference of Metallurgists & 21st Annual Hydrometallurgical Meeting of CIM. Also featuring Copper ’91 (int’l conference on the economics, mineral processing, extra…
PANAMA GOLD: The search for El Dorado has seized Toronto-based
When Freeport-McMoRan Inc. reorganized in 1989 and started selling off $2.15 billion in non-core assets, Greenstone Resources recognized an opportunity. Already familiar with Latin America through its…
LETTERS (August 02, 1991)
A Lamentable Decline First of all, my compliments on the March issue, which was excellent (as are most of the issues). I want to comment on Don Cranstone’s article on exploration expenditures and the …
PRODUCER PRICES (July 29, 1991)
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. Market US60-61 cents per lb. (Jul. 2, 1991). ANTIMONY: New York dealer US84-85 cents per lb. (Mar. 14, 1991). BISMUTH: New York dealer US$3.05-3.15 per lb. (Jun. 27, 1991). CADMIUM: …
View from the West (July 29, 1991)
The Canadian exploration sector is now halfway through a very difficult year. In British Columbia, however, the news is both good and bad. The bad news is that financings of junior mining companies ha…
Chutine finds partner for Mexico
About one month after American Barrick Resources (TSE) dropped its option on the Amelia 7 gold property in Mexico, Toronto-based Chutine Resources (TSE) has found another company willing to finance ex…
Shareholders approve Tenajon merger
Shareholders of Tenajon Resources (VSE) and Royal Scot Resources (VSE) recently approved a proposal to merge the two companies. The amalgamation is still subject to final regulatory and court approval…