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LETTERS Wrong Sponsor

I am writing with regard to your mention of the Prospectors’ Triathlon, in the Cross-cuts section of the June, 1987, issue. I feel it is my obligation to bring to your attention that it is the Porcupi…


More drilling at Rea Minnova bet

A reserve estimate for the Minnova Inc./Rea Gold Corp. Samatosum property near Kamloops, B.C., will probably be ready by late August. More drilling will be required, though, to fully delineate the dis…


LETTERS Brunswick bigger than Red Dog

I am writing with regard to an article in the May, 1987, issue. The article enti tled “A Jackpot in the Arctic” (i.e. the Red Dog deposit) stated that “among zin c deposits, only the original Broken H…


SUPPLIERS’ NOTES Forano Inc.

Plessisville, Que.-based Forano Inc. is now associated with the French firm rei which specializes in conveyor equipment for transporting material. Rei holds 30 world records in this field and serves 7…



Pillar power THE RIGHT ROCK BOLT FOR YOUR MINE

Four years ago the Quebec government contracted Laval University in Quebec City to conduct a study of the rockbolt types used in the province’s mines. The objec tive of the project was to produce a gu…


METAL MARKETS Supply factor less influential

The supply of physical gold coming onto the market is less important than it used to be in determining gold prices, according to the analytical monthly GOLDynamics published by B.R. Inc. in Pennsylvan…


Placer, MSV encouraged with underground program

Initial results from an underground program on the Eastmain gold project east of James Bay, are confirming earlier drill results. Partners Placer Development and MSV Resources plan to have the program…


London calling

“Canada is producing the most interesting development projects in the mining industry anywhere in the world.” The speaker isn’t one of our trade commissioners or a Vancouver stock promoter. He is gold…


METAL MARKETS Copper to defy seasonal factors

The near future looks most encouraging for copper, reports Shearson Lehman Brothers in its latest quarterly report on the base metal. The New York company is forecasting that copper will continue to d…


REPORT FROM CALGARY Alberta juniors coast to coast

With the summer field season moving into the second half, Alberta resource companies are well represented all across Canada. Mostly Calgary-based, the majority are conducting gold searches in the Nort…


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