Tandem excited by Moss Lake property
They aren’t popping the champagne corks just yet, but executives at Tandem Resources remain quietly optimistic that the company is sitting on top of a major gold discovery. After more than 12 months o…
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WHAT’S NEW Milling equipment Pressure Filter Cuts Operating Cost
Filtra-Systems (Farmington Hills, Minn.) is marketing a fully automatic, high-pressure filtration system which, the company says, has operating costs 25%-50% lower than other filter systems available …
Feasibility study is planned for Silbak/Missouri project
A decision on possible production may not be far away at the Silbak Premier/Big Missouri gold- silver project in northwestern British Columbia, Canacord Resources reports in a recent interim report. T…
WHAT’S NEW Drilling equipment Brunner who?
Brunner Canada has an image problem. Not long ago the company’s drill steel and bits were considered to be of less than the highest quality — similar to stuff your local garageman could churn out but…
photo caption, Haileybury School
A unique group met recently at the Haileybury School of Mines in Ontario, on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of Haileybury College, Hertford, England, its namesake. A luncheon meeting of civic a…
Accord completes exploration phase
A preliminary exploration program has been completed by Accord Resources on the company’s 33-claim property in Legault Twp., Ont. Located near Beardmore, the property was tested by 6,237 ft of diamond…
ON THE MOVE Laurentian University (June 01, 1987)
Dr Peter Kaiser has been appointed to the Research Chair in Rock Mechanics and Ground Control, at Sudbury’s Laurentian University. He is currently a professor of engineering at the University of Alber…
EDITOR’S NOTE Poor Saskatchewan
Pity poor Saskatchewan. Blessed with prime farmland, plentiful oil and gas reserves, huge deposits of uranium and enough potash to last a thousand years, it’s nevertheless having trouble making ends m…
Nor-Quest eyes Costa Rican gold
An agreement to explore and purchase a mining concession 8 sq km in size in the Juntas area of Costa Rica has been entered into by Nor-Quest Resources. Under the direction of Tim Coates, the company’s…
SUPPLIER’S NOTES M&I Door Systems
Copper Cliff Door Manufacturing, which provides the mining sector wit h custom-designed door systems, has changed its name to M & I Door Systems. The company has also moved to a larger quarters in Bar…
SUPPLIER’S NOTES Davis Controls
Toronto-based Davis Controls has appointed several new distributors w ho will handle its lines of instrumentation and control equipment in British Columbia. From its technical centre in Edmonton, Alta…
50 YEARS AGO — JUNE, 1937 — Granby Mill starts at Allenby
The production of copper concentrate at the Allenby plant of Granby Consolidated Mining, Smelting and Power Co. was resumed last week after several years of idleness. The first ore train started from …