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Graphite plays a vital role

Without graphite, the diamond drill bit industry may not have been able to reach its present state of development. Graphite is used in both the mold and mold parts for drill bits. Speer Canada machine…


Positive drill results at Bachelor Lake mine

Encouraging assay results have been reported by Bachelor Lake Gold Mines (TSE) from several recently completed underground drill holes on the company’s Lensueur Twp. mine at Desmaraisville, Que. The d…


Low sales continue to plague Potash Corp.

A substantial drop in sales to the Potash Co. of America as it resumed its own production at the Patience Lake mine was the main factor behind a 84% first-quarter earnings tumble for Potash Corp. of S…



USMX to buy 50% of Alligator Ridge mine

USMX (NASDAQ) of Denver, Colo., has reached an accord with RTZ-subsidiary Kennocott Corp., to purchase the latter company’s 50% interest in the Alligator Ridge gold mine in White Pine Cty., Nev. A for…



INSIDE Small drills offer flexibility in setup

Since 1983, Hydracore Drills has been developing a new drill suitable for drilling on difficult surface setups that would allow easy movement and repositioning. The result is two drills that are compa…


William, Billiton test Montgay bet

Five holes tested geophysical anomalies and two other holes tested the depth extension of a known zinc-silver occurrence as part of a drilling program at the Montgay property 55 km northeast of Val d’…




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