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Diamond-impregnated bits and Dthe wireline method of recoverDing core (without removing the drill rods) have been an industry standard since they were introduced in the 1970s Various safety features …

It comes as no surprise that major mining companies are having a tough time finding exploration geologists with five to 10 years’ experience Not that there aren’t enough young geologists out there Pro…

The question of rock bursts in northern Ontario mines is receiving the study of government authorities, Premier Hepburn has announced Some 10 days or so before the recent Lake Shore accident, a commit…

Hallnor Mines, in the Porcupine area of northern Ontario, has straightened away into a more representative pace of production, with the mill treating about 340 tons of half-ounce ore daily With a high…

Canadian mining crashed U S news magazine columns last week when Time, the popular big-circulation vehicle, picked up an exclusive report from The Northern Miner The item concerned the impending entr…

Brunswick No 12 When it comes to reserves, BrunsWwick Mining & Smelting faces an embarrassment of riches At the end of 1987, the official reserve stood at 97,182,000 tonnes of proven and probable ore…

Keen observers of drill core at the annual meeting of the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada in Toronto last March may have noticed a box of unusual core from the Bathurst camp Taken from …

Throughout its history the Noranda company * * * has manifested what is tantamount to genius in finding, by accident or design, the right man for the job — from the book “Noranda” by Leslie Roberts N…

In the language of the computer Isalesman, the acronym wysiwyg Istands for “What You See Is What You Get” — a commendable thought not only in computers but also in mining agreements Unfortunately, wi…

A shining metal headframe, a small trailer complex of offices and a long, metal building sparkle in the sunlight of a rare perfect day on the Barrens at Courageous Lake, N W T Here, Thyssen Mining Co…

Recent modifications to a zinc Rextraction process at CoRminco’s Trail, B C , smelter have almost doubled production efficiency during plant testing Tests of the modified zinc slag fuming process, co…

A world figure and one of the leading scientists of his time has passe d from the picture In the death of Dr Arthur Philemon Coleman, dean of Canadian geologists, the country has lost a great contrib…