Books (March 30, 1987)
Borehole Geophysics for Mining and Geotechnical Applications. Proceedings of a symposium held in Toronto Ont., August, 1983, and edited by P. G. Killeen. ISBN-0- 660-1220-6, $20(C). Geological Survey …
News
Blackdome grade pays bills; expect improved recoveries
Whether you are mining gold or base metals there is simply no substitute for grade. To a large extent that explains the phenomenal success of Blackdome Mining’s gold project, 140 miles north of Vancou…
OSC limits flow of funds into broker-dealers’ pockets
The Ontario Securities Commission has finally given its stamp of approval to the Thompson Committee’s report of junior mine financing. While most of the report’s recommendations have been given the go…
Queries Some good news in Midepsa query
I am a 20-year suscriber to The Northern Miner. I bought 2,000 shares of Midepsa Industries back in 1967 at $2.20 per share. It came to life about two years ago, then vanished from the Montreal Exchan…
Agnico scores again Two new producers certain
There’s an old axiom in this business that mines are made, not found, especially gold mines. A firm believer is Agnico- Eagle’s Paul Penna. Indeed few companies, large or small, are matching his recen…
Horne smelter gets acid plant
Canada’s second-largest source of acid rain, the 60-year-old copper smelter of Noranda Inc. in northwestern Quebec, is getting a new sulphuric acid plant. The plant, to help cut back on sulphur dioxid…
Freeport agreement to explore N.W.T.
An agreeement in principle has been reached among Freeport- McMoRan Gold Co., a subsidiary of Freeport-McMoRannex, and Aber Resources and Highwood Resources. The agreement concerns the Bugow property …
Fate of the old Lake Shore awaits results of drilling
It doesn’t take more than a flip through the pages of Kirkland Lake history to realize what a venerable position the Lake Shore mine held in that famous gold camp. One of the largest and richest mines…
Shareholder seeks greater representation
A minority shareholder was unsuccessful in a bid to have a seventh director named to the board of Citadel Gold Mines at the company’s annual meeting in Toronto. “We, as minority shareholders, are bein…
Tundra/Teck’s Lamaque mine records high gold values
There could be some life yet in Teck Corp.’s Lamaque mine property, a portion of which is being explored under a joint venture agreement with Tundra Gold Mines. High grade gold values, in almost all c…
Silvera encounters gold mineralization
Gold mineralization has been encountered during a drill program on its Wapiyao Lake property in the La Ronge gold belt area of Saskatchewan, reports Silvera Resources President Jan H. Schutze. A total…
Silver Standard reports strong cash position
Relative to its size, Cons. Silver Standard Mines has one of the largest inventories of mineral properties in the U.S. and Canada — some 30 in all. And 14 of these were explored last year under vario…