Tundra
Described as Canada’s largest undeveloped gold resource, the Tundra deposit is reported to host potential reserves of some 32 million tons grading 0.20 oz gold per ton. The deposit is located 130 mile…
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Profile JACK-OF-ALL-TRADES
St Andrew Goldfields’ Stock Township gold property has everything a fledgling mining company could want. Gold mineralization that looks mineable. A shaft to access the deposit. A mill that with each p…
Eastfield drilling yields high grade
A 7,000-ft drill program has been completed on Eastfield Resources, (VSE) Indata project north of Fort St. James, B.C. Quartz sulphides were encountered in 20 out of 23 holes one of which (No 88-1-11)…
Letters TIGHT SQUEEZE
“A Rockburst Primer” by Dr. David Hedley, which appeared in your July issue, brought back memories. In 1937 or 1938, I was working in a large, flat-back stope in the Lake Shore mine in Kirkland Lake, …
Total Erickson completes merger
Final approval has been given for the merger of Total Erickson Resources (TSE) with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Total Energold Corp., formerly Getty Resources. Under the court-approved arrangement, T…
SAFETY PAYS
Since 1980, the frequency of accidents at Rio Algom’s Panel mine in Elliot Lake, Ont., has decreased significantly. I attribute that record in large part to the Loss Control System, which we institute…
World Gold ’89
In the fall of 1989, a major symposium focusing on all aspects of the gold mining industry of North America and Australia will be sponsored jointly by the Society of Mining Engineers of AIME and Austr…
Kimex drilling
Two drill holes on property in Beauchastel Twp. in northwestern Quebec have intersected “very interesting copper values,” Kimex Resources (ME) reports. The property is located 15 miles west of Rouyn-…
Homestake chairman sets optimistic tone for AMC convention
Describing it as the “dawn of a new day for the American mining industry,” Homestake Mining Chairman Harry Conger set the tone for what was certainly an upbeat American Mining Congress convention here…
Lead continues to be strong performer
While the demand for lead continues to be firm, the market should remain well supplied with prices on the defensive for the rest of this year, international investment firm Shearson Lehman Hutton writ…
Rio Algom adding to uranium reserves
A letter of intent has been entered into between Rio Algom (TSE) and Kerr-McGee Corp. of the United States whereby Rio Algom will acquire uranium properties owned by Kerr-McGee in Wyoming and all the …
Exploration needed to bolster dwindling base metal reserves
Canada’s position as a metals producer can’t be maintained without finding ** more deposits ** In the search for new mineral deposits, the preoccupation with gold in recent ye…