Ins and outs of grouting
“There is no longer a place in our profession for black magicians — although artistry is still to be encouraged — who deliberately obfuscate issues in order to maintain some form of self-serving mys…
News
Suppliers’ Notes (August 03, 1990)
Minpro Ltd. has installed Ecuador’s first modern gold-processing plant. The 120-tonne-per-day mill, shipped in modules from the company’s Mississauga factory, will be treating a rich gold ore. Among t…
Nuclear Police; The AECB Gets Tough
At the invitation of the Hatchet Lake Indian band, members of the Atomic Energy Control Board (AECB) will meet in October at Wollaston Post, a community 30 km east across Wollaston Lake from Cameco’s …
Polymetallic pickings; With gold coantent particularly high, the
The Estrades orebody in northwestern Quebec is a gold-rich, polymetallic massive sulphide deposit occurring within the Casa Berardi Fault zone. Although it exhibits characteristics similar to Kuroko-a…
Cross-Cuts (August 03, 1990)
INDIVIDUALISM TRIUMPHS IN B.C. Three cheers for the little guy. In British Columbia, individual prospectors can take credit for the recent discovery of several orebodies. Included in the finds are a t…
Anatomy of a spill
A provincial court has ruled that negligent management and improper maintenance procedures caused a spill of contaminated uranium mine water at Rabbit Lake, Sask., on Nov. 6 and 7, 1989. During a peri…
50 Years Ago – The Northern Miner, August 1940
NOT A STRIKE IN CANADA A most significant announcement has been made by the Dept. of Labour in Ottawa, which reports that there was not a single strike or lockout in progress in Canada at the end of J…
On the Move (August 03, 1990)
Software system manufacturer Jonas & Erickson has appointed Robert Garbutt to the position of president and chief executive officer. Garbutt was recently senior vice-president at MAI Basic Four in the…
New Ground
I would like to draw your attention to a regular column that we initiated with the June issue and that will become a fixture within these pages. We have called the column “Habitat,” which, to risk sta…
New Wind Mountain gold mine boosts Amax Gold’s earnings
Amax Gold (TSE, NYSE) continues to post a strong operating performance, with second-quarter output up 29% to 91,654 oz., primarily due to excellent results at its new Wind Mountain mine in Nevada. It …
FUTURES PRICES (July 30, 1990)
N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (HG) (in US cents per lb.) July 122.80 121.00 122.25 — 0.50 Aug 120.20 121.65 120.00 — 1.50 Sept 120.80 118.60 120.40 + 0.40 SILVER (in US…
Chase exploring two heap leach prospects
Junior company Chase Resources (VSE) will be exploring two past-producing properties in the Western U.S. for their potential to host large, heap leachable reserves that can be mined by open pit method…