First Aid for Acid Burns
The only commercially available preparation available for skin burns caused by hydrofluoric acid is being marketed by Pharmascience Inc. of Montreal, Que. H-F Antidote Gel is a calcium gluconate gel t…
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Winter Hose
A hose that can endure constant flexing at low temperatures has been introduced by Aeroquip Canada. The FC690 Polyon thermoplastic hose, specially designed for over-the- sheave and general hydraulic s…
Earnings Report (August 28, 1989)
Echo Bay Mines (TSE) posted a net profit of $7 million(US) or 7 cents per share for the second quarter. In the same period last year net earnings were $12.3 million or 13 cents per share. Revenue for…
Tailings treatment project has yet to reach output target
Daily gold production remains short of design target but the tailings treatment project of ERG Resources (TSE) at Timmins, Ont., has reached the stage where revenues approximate operating costs, the c…
Trenching at Soocana bet yields high gold results
Shares of Soocana Explorations (ASE) have been making some significant gains in recent weeks even though the Toronto company hasn’t announced any news that would justify the price increase. In the spa…
NDU quiet despite results from Marg metals project
Partners NDU Resources (VSE) and Cameco (Canadian Mining and Energy Corp.) continue to explore a massive sulphide discovery near Mayo, Y.T., which has yet to attract some market interest. NDU holds a …
FUTURES PRICES (August 28, 1989)
N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (in US cents per lb.) Aug125.70 125.30 125.15 + 3.30 Sep126.20 124.20 125.35 + 3.85 Dec122.20 120.80 121.85…
Managing Canada’s Mines Keeping it simple the key to Cameco’s
Th Sta Lak gol min a L Ronge Sask. i goo exampl o ho cos t-consciou managemen ca ge th jo don efficientl by keeping things simp le and prudent. That’ ho Camec brough Sta Lak int product…
Aur estimates reserves of 18 million tons at 2.8% copper, 2.8%
Toronto-based Aur Resources (TSE) has attempted to put an end to speculation regarding the size of its 50%-owned Louvicourt Twp. base metal discovery by announcing a preliminary reserve estimate. Usin…
Base-metal find in Yukon excites Lenora president
A potential zinc-lead-copper find in the Yukon near the Faro mine has the president of Greater Lenora Resources (TSE) excited. “We’ll be drilling in two weeks (by the end of August). Tenders are out r…
Books (August 28, 1989)
Magmatic Sulfide Deposits by Anthony J. Naldrett, University of Toronto. Published by Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-505119-X, hardcover, $91(C). Contact: Oxford University Press, Canadian Branch …
Aur suing for $81 million as Louvem mum on law suit
The already frosty relations between Aur Resources (TSE) and Societe Miniere Louvem (TSE) are expected to get a shade cooler following news that Aur has launched a second lawsuit against its Quebec- b…