Saskatchewan’s NDP reverses uranium policy
The government of Saskatchewan has given the green light to uranium mining. That was the important news to have come out of the provincial New Democratic Party’s fractious convention staged recently a…
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Drill rigs to test Kirkland pipes
While the logistics of diamond exploration in the Northwest Territories become more challenging with each passing day, some companies are mobilizing drill rigs to the relatively balmy climes of northe…
Healthy third quarter masks industry concerns
A combination of productivity gains and federal government initiatives to stimulate the Canadian economy has paid off for base metal miners, but analysts say the party will be short-lived. A survey of…
Processing of diamond samples can be costly
At the height of the field season in the Lac de Gras area, it was rumored that Monopros, the Canadian subsidiary of De Beers Consolidated Mines, was flying out a Twin Otter load of overburden samples …
NEWS ROUNDUP — Board approval for Conigas merger
The directors and independent board committees of Anglo Dominion Gold Exploration (TSE), The Conigas Mines (TSE), Garrison Creek Consolidated Mines (CDN) and Quebec Sturgeon River Mines (TSE) have app…
NEWS ROUNDUP — Equinox, Eastmaque merger approved
The Supreme Court of British Columbia recently approved the amalgamation of Equinox Resources (TSE) and Eastmaque Gold Mines (TSE) in an uncontested hearing. Previous efforts by Equinox to merge the t…
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR — Speaking out for grubstakers
In Canada’s mining industry, panning the prospectors is surely a disgraceful exercise. Natural resources are the basis of Canada’s wealth. But without the vision of explorers, prospectors and speculat…
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR — Rooting for Bern Brynelsen
Bern Brynelsen was listed as a candidate for election to the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame (T.N.M., Sept. 21/92). Contrary to your report, he did not play a large part in the discovery and development …
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR — Giving credit where it is due
The article “Madsen puts hope in `Mr. Chibougamau'” (T.N.M., Oct. 26/92) appears to give credit where credit is due. That is often the case when a single source is quoted. In the article, Ram Kanwar i…
B.C. unveils new labor code
British Columbia’s mining industry is expressing concerns about Bill 84, the new labor relations code introduced in the provincial legislature in late October. Tom Waterland, president of the Mining A…
OBITUARY — Roy Aitken spearheaded cleanup
Mining executive of Inco Ltd. for more than two decades, W.R.O. (Roy) Aitken died Nov. 5 after a brief illness. He was 60. Aitken was appointed assistant to the chairman and chief executive officer la…
Drill turns at Lewis Ponds
Drilling is under way on the Lewis Ponds property in southeastern Australia, reports Tri Origin Exploration (TSE). The 1,000-metre program will consist of widely spaced stepout holes around hole TLPD-…