Muckling and hauling a continuous process
The earth-moving technology Tthat makes open pit and underTground coal, salt and potash mining so affordable is making its way into underground hardrock mines. Significant advances have been made in r…
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Editor’s Note CLEANING UP
Treating the natural environment as an unquenchable toxic sponge never was a solution to mining’s waste disposal problems. The mining industry has slowly come to understand this, through the whip of g…
Managing Canada’s Mines Motivation and xperience benefit Detour
Broad operating experience, coupled with an ability to motivate people, has won spurs for the manager at Placer Dome’s Detour Lake operation — considered in the industry to be a tough assignment. “I …
Special to The Northern Miner Mt. Hundere leading Yukon project
A few companies have the bulk of mineral exploration dollars behind them in the Yukon this year. Topping the list is the ambitious Mt. Hundere silver-lead-zinc property near Watson Lake, where a conso…
Eagle Lake negotiating
Eagle Lake Explorations (ASE) is negotiating the terms of a deal, which if concluded, would lead to drilling on its lead-zinc prospect in the Anvil area of the Yukon. The claims are 12 mi northeast of…
Hixon Gold enters Sask. diamond hunt
Calgary-based Hixon Gold Resources (VSE) has entered into an agreement with Waddy Lake Resources (TSE) and Shane Resources (VSE) to option claims near the Prince Albert, Sask., diamond claims. Hixon c…
Montreal Exchange Wrightbar draws interest
After cresting at $8.75 early in the week, Societe Miniere Louvem ended the report period at $5.88 on 1.3 million shares of trading. Interest in Louvem increased last week on speculation of new drill …
Aur sizes up Louvicourt deposit photo (July 31, 1989)
Standing over some Louvicourt drill core are (from left), Aur geologist Yves Rougerie; Benoit Diamond Drilling President Annuncio Benoit and his son Pierre; Aur regional exploration manager Don Bubar …
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Thorco planning to benefit from McLeod’s mining smarts
Management at Toronto-based Thorco Resources is hoping that a new association with metallurgist Dennis McLeod will have a significant impact on some of the company’s European and South African project…
Metal Prices PRODUCER PRICES (July 31, 1989)
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. Market US83.55 cents – 77.25 cents per lb. (July 13, 1989). ANTIMONY: New York dealer 98 cents -$1.00(US) per lb. (June 22, 1989). BISMUTH: New York dealer $5.65-$5.85(US) per lb. (J…
Goldnev and Bethlehem to re-activate Noranda’s Goldstream copper
Prime Capital’s Goldnev Resources (VSE) is planning to get into the base metal business by reactivating the Goldstream copper-zinc mine near Revelstoke, B.C. The company also has a number of gold proj…