INSIDE Research in drilling could help industry
The National Research Council is involved in studies to refine devices used in testing drill bit performance and to optimize drill bit composition and drilling conditions. The results could prove to b…
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INSIDE Core drilling used in geothermal work
Geothermal exploration has traditionally been done using large oil field equipment, but advances in equipment and techniques have given exploration companies an alternative method of drilling, in part…
INSIDE Ocean drilling off B.C. coast
An international research body plans to drill a base metal deposit off the coast of British Columbia next summer as part of an international research initiative to study the geology of the world’s oce…
INSIDE Safety key issue for diamond drillers
New CDDA President Bud MacDonald says safety will be one of the more important issue to be dealt with by the diamond drillers’ association in the year ahead. Page B7…
INSIDE B.C.’s Jack Davis foresees good year
British Columbia’s mines minister says the province’s mining industry enjoyed a period of “relative prosperity” in 1989 and he expects the same in 1990, and when the mining industry does well, the dia…
INSIDE Safety awards highlight luncheon
N. Morissette Canada scooped up three awards at a special safety luncheon during the Canadian Diamond Drilling Association’s annual meeting in Vancouver. Page B7…
INSIDE Small drills offer flexibility in setup
Since 1983, Hydracore Drills has been developing a new drill suitable for drilling on difficult surface setups that would allow easy movement and repositioning. The result is two drills that are compa…
Corrections (May 21, 1990)
Contrary to what was reported (T.N.M., April 16/90), the Caribou lead-zinc mine in New Brunswick, which Breakwater Resources (TSE) has agreed to acquire, contains proven reserves of 1.9 million tonnes…
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…
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…