In the declining years of an orebody, it is tempting to starve the mine as early as possible of capital improvements and thus “maximize,” “optimize” and otherwise milk the mine’s cash flow. But the to…
In the coming decade, senior operations people will have to mine and mill more product at less cost and do so without additional harm to the environment. No surprise there for operating personnel. The…
Charles Darwin’s theory of survival of the fittest caused an uproar in the genteel Victorian society of his time. More than a century later, this principle can be applied to the evolution of northwest…
Trackless haulage is as ancient as mining itself. The original trackless hauler was that infamous biped known as man. More recently, diesel-powered, rubber-tired haulers have satisfied the need for mo…
Tydac Technologies of Ottawa will release a new version of its geographic information system (GIS) called spans, in January, 1990. Enhancements have been facilitated by an operating system (called OS…
Maintenance performance and costs are directly affected by the quality of material control. All delays in acquisition of material are disruptive and costly. The right parts must be ready and available…
A drill program by a subsidiary of Homestake Mining (NYSE) is under way on the Kamad 7 claim adjacent to the Minnova/Rea Gold Samatosum mine near Barriere, B.C. According to Kamad Silver (VSE), previo…
Your editorial “Mining is high tech’s best customer” (N.M., Nov 6/89) reflects Northcare’s message precisely. High tech is our resource community’s future. Our concern was sparked by the 3-volume repo…
A copper- gold discovery was recently made by Cazador Explorations (VSE) on its Hanson Lake property near Burns Lake, B.C. The mineralization was encountered in the main discovery trench within one of…
The Ontario Securities Commission has issued a Notice of Hearing against George Albino, former chairman and chief executive officer of Rio Algom (TSE). The hearing, scheduled to take place on Jan 20, …
Management of ABM Gold (AMEX) is confident the vast majority of Neptune Resources (TSE) minority shareholders favor an amalgamation of the two companies. Although the Ontario Securities Commission has…
A recent natural gas pipeline explosion may have resulted in lost nickel production at the Soviet Union’s Norilsk smelter complex. Cold weather is being blamed for the rupture of the pipeline, which p…
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