INSIDE B.C.’s Jack Davis foresees good year
British Columbia’s mines minister says the province’s mining industry enjoyed a period of “relative prosperity” in 1989 and he expects the same in 1990, and when the mining industry does well, the dia…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
INSIDE Safety key issue for diamond drillers
New CDDA President Bud MacDonald says safety will be one of the more important issue to be dealt with by the diamond drillers’ association in the year ahead. Page B7…
INSIDE Ocean drilling off B.C. coast
An international research body plans to drill a base metal deposit off the coast of British Columbia next summer as part of an international research initiative to study the geology of the world’s oce…
Metal Prices (May 21, 1990)
FREE MARKET London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne, except copper and lead (pounds sterling per tonne) Date May 15 May 14 May 11 May 10 May 9 Copper 1583-1585 1643-1644 1690-1695 1…
Agnico-Eagle quarter results reflect Dumagami acquisition
As indicated by Agnico-Eagle Mines’ (TSE) first-quarter results, the Toronto-based gold producer is starting to benefit from a recent amalgamation with affiliate Dumagami Mines. Bolstered by output fr…
INSIDE Core drilling used in geothermal work
Geothermal exploration has traditionally been done using large oil field equipment, but advances in equipment and techniques have given exploration companies an alternative method of drilling, in part…
Lab a memorial to Dr. Duncan Derry
A new electron microprobe lab, built as a memorial to Dr. Duncan Derry (1906-87), opened recently at the University of Toronto. Derry, an Officer of the Order of Canada, was inducted into the Canadian…
INSIDE Research in drilling could help industry
The National Research Council is involved in studies to refine devices used in testing drill bit performance and to optimize drill bit composition and drilling conditions. The results could prove to b…
INSIDE Australian rig a major innovation
Hailed by some as the most exciting and innovative development in the drilling industry since the introduction of the wire-line core system, the multi- purpose drill rig system developed in Australia …
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Noranda clarifies `tin suit’
For the record, your April 23 issue referred to “Tin suit fails” in which it was indicated that Noranda lost its suit against the federal government over the International Tin Council affair. In fact,…
Safety important issue says new CDDA President
C.D. (Bud) MacDonald has been president of the Canadian Diamond Drilling Association for only several weeks, but already he expects that safety will be one of the more important issues to be dealt wit…
Low sales continue to plague Potash Corp.
A substantial drop in sales to the Potash Co. of America as it resumed its own production at the Patience Lake mine was the main factor behind a 84% first-quarter earnings tumble for Potash Corp. of S…