PEOPLE ACADEMY RESOURCES
Ted Yardley appointed to the Board of Directors.
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PEOPLE INGERSOLL-RAND
Daniel Kletter elected vice-president. He also remains president of the company’s Construction Equipment Group.
New projects mean new challenges for Cominco
The challenges involved in starting several new operations dominated the recent annual meeting of Cominco (TSE). President Robert Hallbauer told shareholders that the company was applying its consider…
B.C. increases grants
Mineral prospectors will get help from British Columbia’s $500,000 Prospector’s Assistance and Training program. “These grants help the prospectors of today search for the mines of tomorrow,” said Min…
Epp urges miners to voice land-use views
At the 8th annual mineral outlook conference held in Ottawa recently, Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources Jake Epp advised miners to get involved early in the consultation phase on the issue of la…
Davis optimistic on B.C.’s mining future
Jack Davis, British Columbia’s minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, told members of the Canadian Diamond Drilling Association that B.C.’s mining industry enjoyed a period of “relative pr…
National Research Council trying to improve drills, bits
The National Research Council has been involved in studies which it hopes will prove useful to the diamond drilling industry. The current status of research seeks to refine testing devices for the ass…
PEOPLE TERRATECH RESOURCES
Gerry Curtis appointed president and chief executive officer and director succeeding Hugh Cameron who has resigned but continues as a director; Neil Paget appointed chairman of the board.
PEOPLE NORGOLD RESOURCES
Steven Potter appointed president; Richard Graeme, appointed vice- president Operations; Robert Schafer appointed vice-president Exploration and Acquisition.
EDITORIAL Small can be beautiful
A mine doesn’t have to be big to be a winner. A small, well-managed mine that makes money is better for shareholders than a big mine that struggles to get out of the red. The bottom line is profitabil…
OBITUARY (May 14, 1990)
Donald Hurd, a well-known prospector, died in Kirkland Lake, Ont., May 5. He was a member of both the Prospectors and Developers Association and the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Born i…
While others struggle Corona doubles earnings
At a time when high interest rates and the strong Canadian dollar are sending corporate profits on a downhill slide, Corona (TSE) has managed to buck the trend, doubling its first-quarter earnings to …