Computer Forum OPTIMUM BLAST DESIGN
The computer blast model SABREX (Scientific Approach to Breaking Rock with Explosives) is a powerful new tool that can give miners the optimum bang for the buck. To highlight the role of all relevant …
News
Core shack PORPHYRY SILLS: The Colomac Property
Colomac, located 137 miles north of Yellowknife, N.W.T., contains proven and probable reserves in Zone 2 of 16,027,000 tons averaging 0.064 oz gold per ton in a fractured and altered quartz-feldspar p…
Cominco going underground soon
Underground exploration at the snip gold project in northwestern British Columbia should begin sometime in February, says Cominco Ltd., the operator. Delaware Resources will fund the $4.5-million prog…
Royex and Mahogany gear for production
The Jolu gold property in northern Saskatchewan is head ing for production in 1989, with the operator of the project, Royex Gold Mining, currently making plans for a 450-ton-per-day mill. Toronto-base…
Letters REFRESHINGLY UNRADICAL
I read with interest James Borland’s recent article on “Environ mental Detente” (November, 1987, issue). It was gratifying to see Roy Aitken, Ian Smyth, and Dave Morton man as signators of the joint t…
16Vista pleased with results on metallurgical test at Rio
Metallurgical tests completed on rock fron Vista Mines’ Rio property have returned encouraging results. Material sampled from the 225-ft level had a composite head grade of 0.24 oz gold per ton. Direc…
Vior and Sigma near completion of Ligneris deal
An option agreement under which Sigma Mines (Quebec) may acquire a 50% interest in the Ligneris gold property of Vior Inc. is nearing completion, Vior reports. The two companies signed the option agre…
Letters HELPING HAND RE: MACHINE
Doctor in your November, 1987 issue. I would like to bring to your attention that the story should have stated that partial funding of this project was made possible by a grant from the National Resea…
Books (February 01, 1988)
The Korean Mineral Market: Opportunities and Marketing Strategies for Canada by O. Yul Kwon. Monograph No 19, 177 pages, $15(C) plus 15% postage/handling. Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont. K7L 3N6. …
Maintenance THE EYES HAVE IT
Mechanical tests on hoist ropes are only an aid. Maintenance people should not rely solely on an instrument’s ability to detect broken wires, localized corrosion or other physical damage. Visual inspe…
Cominco testing two deposits at Kinsley
A second- phase drill program has been completed at the Kinsley Mountain property of Cominco Resources International in Nevada. U.S. Minerals Exploration is the company’s joint venture partner in the …
Goldbrook going underground on Wood Mountain project
Following the completion of an underground exploration program, Goldbrook Explorations hopes to have its Wood Mountain property in production by 1990. Located in the Gold Hill area, eight miles northw…