INSIDE Graphite’s role in making drill bits
Without graphite, used in drill-bit molds, the diamond drill bit industry may not have been able not have been able to reach its present state of development. Page B2…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…