Bitech, Greenstone see `89 production at Tache
Bitech Energy Resources (ASE) is targeting late 1989 as a production start-up date for the company’s Tache Lake polymetallic deposit in northern Quebec. Shared equally with Greenstone Resources, (TSE)…
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Vista drill results
A 5-hole drill program has been completed by Vista Mines (TSE) on the company’s Bootleg property near Creighton, Sask. The drill program tested the Rio deposit below a depth of 500 ft. Hole 130 cut a …
Letters DEBATING THE DISCOVERIES
The following brief look at recent history is prompted by the article, “Debunking a Myth,” by Donald Cranstone which appeared in the January issue of The Northern Miner Magazine. Cranstone’s article s…
FALCO’S INIMITABLE CHIEF
In an article published in The Northern Miner in late November, 1985, Falconbridge Ltd.’s Chairman Bill James reported that finally, following several rocky years, the company’s balance sheet was soun…
WHAT’s NEW Fabric Fuel Tank
A new way to store liquids in exploration and mining camps is being marketed by sei Industries of Richmond, B.C. Called the Terra Tank, it is a fully collapsible container, constructed of a specially …
LETTERS SCOTT V.S. CRANSTONE
Fenton Scott’s letter made my day. I must have done something right if a barrage from an explorationist with his experience fails to improve my data and affect my conclusions. I first must disown the …
Law THE INSPECTOR KNOCKETH
Our lives are affected each day by government. Indeed, if you have been stopped by a police officer for a traffic violation you know the feeling as the heart rate picks up or a little more perspiratio…
WHAT’S NEW New Devices for Automation
Three new components, suitable for the automation of milling circuits, have been introduced by Davis Controls of Islington, Ont. A solid state pressure gauge, using a patented ceramic measuring cell, …
Cross-Cuts CAPITAL SPENDING CLIMBS
If capital expenditures are a reliable indicator of the relative health of an industry, the world’s copper producers are certainly looking robust these days. For incontrovertible proof that things are…
Editor’s Note KIDD AT 25
This issue of The Northern Miner Magazine was a treat to prepare. First, I spent one long, lively, illuminating afternoon interviewing (if that’s the appropriate word) Falconbridge’s colorful chief, B…
WHAT’S NEW Rope Haulage
The Phalen coal mine in Nova Scotia has installed a new $1.5-million rope haulage system. As in most coal mines, the dip of the coal seam at the Phalen mine is so steep that engineers cannot rely enti…
REAPPRAISING THE MONTCALM DEPOSTIT
The Montcalm nickel/copper deposit, one of Canada’s largest undeveloped nickel resources, is worthy of serious reappraisal in light of the current strength in nickel prices. Located 35 km northwest of…