Regal uncovers small diamond
While running preliminary bench scale tests on material taken from its A-4 kimberlite pipe near Kirkland Lake, Ont., recently, Regal Goldfields (CDN) recovered one gem-quality macrodiamond. The small …
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Mining industry looks into the next century
The 110 delegates who attended a recent Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) symposium in Toronto will have come away with much food for thought and not a little gloom to leave…
Oasis, Soquem in Gaspe deal
In option deal to explore and develop the Crystal Lake copper property in the Gaspe area of Quebec has been signed by Consolidated Oasis (ME) and Soquem. The property lies six miles north of the past-…
Canmine plans Fer drilling
Diamond drilling is scheduled to begin soon on the Fer property of Canmine Resources (CDN) north of Flin Flon, Manitoba. About 10,000 ft. of drilling will be carried out upon completion of a gravity s…
EDITORIAL PAGE — The name game
Sports teams in North America have had unusual nicknames, some more memorable than others and some even evoking images of mining. A professional basketball team, for example, is known as the Nuggets, …
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR — PDAC and GAC offering discounts on
The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) and Geological Association of Canada (GAC) are offering unemployed members discounts. Gerald Cooper, PDAC membership chairman, hopes that un…
Global focus at IBF luncheon
Discussion at the International Business Forum luncheon scheduled for Feb. 9 in the Lower Lounge of Toronto’s O’Keefe Centre will revolve around the needs and challenges (economic, political, social) …
BOOKS IN REVEIW — Handy guide
Fast Focus on TQM: A Manager’s Look at TQM Terms and Topics. By Derm Barrett. MCL Publications, 31 Pine Ridge Drive, Scarborough, Ont. M1M 2X6. 127 pages. $12.95 (plus $2.95 postage and handling) Tota…
OBITUARY — Stuart Roscoe
Noted geologist Stuart Roscoe, a research member of the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC), died Jan. 24. He was 68. Roscoe was best remembered for his geological work in the Elliot Lake area of Ontari…
Thailand revises its mineral policies
Thailand has moved to revise its outdated mineral legislation and the revision work has been made a first priority of Prime Minister Chuen Leek Pai’s government. Policy announcements last November by …
STOCK MARKETS — Precious metal producers respond to gold
A slight increase in the gold price during the week ended Jan. 26 drew a strong response from The Toronto Stock Exchange’s gold issues, which beat out diamond stocks as the most active traders for the…
Falconbridge, Dickenson cut staff
Staff cuts have been announced at Falconbridge’s Sudbury Division and Dickenson Mines’ (TSE) Arthur W. White Mine near Red Lake, Ont. To counter the effects of rising world nickel inventories and the …