Exploration: What’s New DOWN-HOLE PROBES
The objective of geophysical exploration from boreholes is to indicate direction and distance to promising targets. To improve the possibilities for 3-dimensional interpretation of the surroundings, a…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Open-Pit Mining: What’s New CONVEYING POWER
One of Canada’s foremost technology watchdogs has predicted that the surface mines of the 1990s will be so dependent on computer-based technology that manpower will be reduced to one-third of current …
UNDERGROUND WHAT’S NEW HIGH-SPEED MUCKING
Diesel load-haul-dump machines (better known as LHDs or simply scoops) revolutionized underground base metals mining in the early 1960s. Their main advantage was the flexibility they offered. In the l…
CORE SHACK BOUSQUET #2
The Bousquet #2 stratiform gold deposit, 40 km east of Rouyn-Noranda, Que., and 2 km east of the Bousquet #1 deposit, has ore reserves of 7.1 million tonnes grading 6.4 g of gold per tonne. The deposi…
A DENSE FILL PROJECT
Backfilling methods are certainly garnering plenty of attention these days. At Kidd Creek, the use of fly ash as a partial substitute for mor e expensive cement in backfill has been used successfully….
THE PANEL OPERATION
About 2 billion years ago when this planet was a chilling, uninhabitable place, a pre-Cambrian stream laden with uranium-rich gravels emptied into a lake or inland sea just north of what is today the …
AUTOMATED HOISTS
The mine hoisting fraternity in Canada is warming to the idea that micro-computers can control hoisting systems. Noranda has gone the computer control route at its Geco mine, and the company is in the…
Queries 20th Century trades again in Vancouver
Could you please provide me with some information on a company called 20th Century Energy Corp.? I read The Northern Miner regularly but have seen nothing on this company recently. A.K., Lachine, Que….
Latest results from T&H, Jonpol venture
Latest drill results from the Garrison Twp. joint venture of T&H Resources (TSE) and Jonpol Explorations (TSE) are as follows: Hole No 66 at 1,700N and 2,700W assayed 0.056 oz gold per ton over 11 ft …
Unocal options Moneta claims
Unocal Canada has acquired an option to earn a 50% interest in several claims held by Moneta Porcupine Mines in Michaud Twp., Ont. Unocal can earn its interest by spending $5 million on exploration ov…
Sikaman searches for gold in Mali
An agreement has been reached between Sikaman Gold Resources (TSE) and Canadian Magnesite Mines whereby the latter may acquire a 20% equity interest in a 517-sq-km gold concession in Mali, West Africa…
Duration, Locator improve grade at Theresa project
Bulk sampling completed by partners Duration Mines (TSE) and Locator Explorations (VSE) on the Theresa property, has returned much higher grades than initially indicated by drilling. Located south of …