Noramco/Emerald merge with Crow
Shareholders approved the amalgamation of Noramco Mining, Emerald Lake Resources and Highland Crow Resources at a meeting held in Vancouver recently. The purpose of the merger was to combine the explo…
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Silverado to produce
Silverado Mines plans to start a small gold mining operation this month at its Grant property, near Fairbanks, Alaska. A 300-ton-per- day mill is on site which will process material from three zones a…
Ateba flush with Pan-Empire success makes new gold finds
With the Pan-Empire mill in Beardmore, Ont., operating up to snuff at rates of 200 tons per day, tse-listed Ateba Mines Inc. has taken a giant step in finding more ore to feed that mill. Company geolo…
Placer Dome to operate Australian gold mine
Placer Dome Inc. has committed itself to bringing another gold mine into production, the company said recently. The Big Bell gold property in Western Australia will be developed by Placer Pacific Ltd….
Japanese play hardball in Quintette coal row
While Quintette Coal has accused them of attempting to squirm out of long term contracts, a major Japanese steel manufacturer says it has no alternative but to take a pricing dispute involving Quintet…
St. Genevieve funding (December 07, 1987)
St. Genevieve Resources and Societe en Commandite Sofimines 1987 have entered into an agreement whereby Sofimines will contribute $326,400 towards the former’s exploration programs in exchange for 65,…
Lockwood, Seadrift deal
An interest held by Lockwood Petroleum in the Cameron Lake mine project shared by Echo Bay Mines and Nuinsco Resources, has been sold. Lockwood, which held 17.3%, has sold its stake to Seadrift Intern…
WHAT’S NEW Manoeuvrable Scoop
The world’s smallest 4-wheel drive diesel-powered scoop has been developed by John Clark Inc. of Denver, Colo. Called the jci 50m, it has a 1/2-cu- yd bucket and weighs 6,000 lb. It was designed to b…
Editor’s Note A WORLD CONTENDER
No one can be happier about the remarkably strong copper prices we’re seeing than miners in British Columbia, the largest copper-producing province in Canada. British Columbia alone ranks sixth among …
SUPPLIERS’ NOTES Geotech Ltd.
Geotech Ltd. of Markham, Ont., has acquired the name and assets of McPhar Geophysics. The purchase brings a line of ground geophysical instruments to compliment Geotech’s established airborne electrom…
SUPPLIERS’ NOTES Outokumpu Oy
The Outokumpu Equipment division of Outokumpu Oy of Finland has purchased the Sweden- based Wenmec Systems AB, manufacturer of material- handling systems for the non-ferrous refining industry. The di…
50 Years Ago DECEMBER, 1937 DEEPEST LEVELS BIG AT MACASSA
Though the three new Macassa levels below 3,000 ft are far from being fully developed, there is now little doubt that each of them will be at least the equal of the 3,000-ft level that surpassed any h…