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Obituary Peter Munro

At presstime, we learned with deep regret of the death, after a lengthy illness, of Peter Munro, 52, president of Dickenson Mines. A full appreciation of Mr. Munro will appear in the next issue of The…


Letters to the Editor Mining is more than gold

I wish to support Mr Kortschwar’s letter in your March 23 issue (Too Much on Gold?). I, too, have been a subscriber for many years and bought into some of your base metal companies before they ran int…


United stakes more claims near Madoc

Additional ground has been acquired by United Reef Petroleums near Madoc, Ont. United, which now has 110 claims in the area, says the ground was acquired for its gold potential. Gold showings sampled …


Hardrock plans big drilling program

A 30,000-ft diamond drilling program has been recommended for the Hardrock Extension Inc. property near Geraldton, Ont. The work will follow up encouraging drilling completed last year which resulted …







SUGGESTION BOX Intelligent Monitoring

Curragh Resources, the new owner of the Cyprus Anvil lead-zinc mine in the Yukon, has installed a permanent monitoring system in its mill control room. The company says the system will cut costs consi…


EDITOR’S NOTE Improving Efficiency

Canada’s mineral extraction industry is based on the favorable geology with which the country was blessed, but it is people who developed the industry into one of the bulwarks of the national economy,…


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