Editor’s note CHANGING CLIMATE
Ever since the recession of 1981/82, the phrase “lean and mean” has been bandied about by managers like an incantation against evil spirits. And if the mine managers weren’t working at becoming lean a…
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Letters to the Editor Executives have not departed Royex
With respect to the article on Dolphin Explorations in your Jan 18 issue, I feel obliged to point out, somewhat along the lines of Mark Twain’s comment, that the suggestion that Robert McCallum and To…
The 1987 Coal Review DEVCO
The Cape Breton Development Corp. (DEVCO), a federal Crown corporation created in 1967, is eastern Canada’s major coal producer. DEVCO operates three submarine coal mines, including the new Phalen Col…
Kewagama financing
A private placement agreement has been arranged between Kewag ama Gold Mines and a private investor who is also a company director. The company will issue a maximum of 250,000 common shares and a mini…
Law MINER SPILLS: Ontario’s Spills Bill
Recently, a newspaper article indicated that the former owner of a company that was responsible a couple of years ago for a spill of polychlorinated biphenals (PCBs) in northern Ontario was back in th…
Hudson Bay drops option on Metalore’s Brookbank
Hudson Bay Gold has terminated its option agreement with Metalore Resources which was signed more than 1 1/2/ years ago. The deal, which committed Hudson Bay to sinking a 1,800-ft shaft on Metalore’s …
Inco gives green light to Montana gold mine
Toronto-based Inco Gold and Homestake Mining have elected to go ahead with a new gold project at Jardine, Mont. One of the principal properties in the Inco Gold portfolio, the project is a 50%-50% joi…
What’s New ROLL FILTER PRESS
Fmc of Canada has introduced into the Canadian market a new, continuous-sludge-dewatering, belt-filter press — the Von Roll RPE. Stainless steel construction and a variety of roller coatings provide …
Computer Forum PUSH-BUTTON SURVEYING
Choosing the hardware and software for high-tech surveying systems is a lot like buying a stereo system. The question is this: Do you stick with one manufacturer for all your components or do you “che…
Managing THE VALUE OF FAILURE
Several years ago, I called a large Canadian bank for a reference check on a man who had previously worked for them as a branch manager. They gave him a shining apprais al — he was a solid man, a har…
The 1987 Coal Review CROWS NEST
Crows Nest Resources, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shell Canada, operates the Line Creek mine in the Elk Valley area of southeastern British Columbia. The mine started production in 1982 in order to s…
Cross-Cuts WHERE’S THE FIRE?
Designers in Moscow say they have developed a device that can locate and extinguish pit fires in coal mines in a matter of minutes. The device fills the pit with liquid helium, which chokes out the fi…