The Anhydrite Alternative
Current research at the Technical University of Nova Scotia (TUNS) Mining Engineering Dept. will soon determine the potential of anhydrite, the dehydrated form of gypsum, for use as an alternative bin…
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NORTH RIM NICKEL; INCO’s Lower Coleman and East McCreedy orebodies
Not much has changed here in at least the past 10 years, and it certainly doesn’t look like a boom town. Nevertheless, Levack, Ont. is the hot-bed of mine building in Canada today. More money is being…
TVX has projects in Latin America
Recently you published an article regarding the possibility of new opportunities for Canadian mining companies in Latin America (T.N.M.,March 19/90). With the largest investment in Latin America of an…
Goldex, Ormico confirm large, low-grade deposit
When Goldex Mines (TSE) and Ormico Exploration (ME) agreed to launch a $2-million, underground drilling program on their Val d’Or property in January, they hoped to prove the presence of a multi- mill…
50 YEARS AGO (April 02, 1990)
NICKEL POTENTIAL IN LANGMUIR TWP. In the central part of Langmuir township and in the southern part of Carman township, there are several bands of iron formation containing massive pyrrhotite. Assays …
Footing the bill for new `goodies’
In the 1930s, there were three producing mines in the Bridge River area. The Union Brass pulled a long strike. When the dust settled, one mine reopened on a partial basis. There was no unemployment in…
Armistice reports visible gold find
Visible gold was intersected in an exploration crosscut being driven north from the 2,050-ft. level at the shaft, Armistice Resources (ME) reports from its gold property at Virginiatown, Ont. The gold…
GOLDEN BITS
Diamond Drill Bits New diamond drill bits from Utah-based Christensen Mining Products increase footage per bit by 15% to 20%, the company says. These “gold” bits, as they are called, combine friable d…
Uranium Spills
Cameco, the Saskatchewan uranium producer, recently had its knuckles rapped for spilling radioactive waste at the Rabbit Lake mine. In late December, 1.9 million litres of radioactive water spilled fr…
Panel mine wins McCrea trophy
Rio Algom’s Panel Mine defeated 19 teams to win this year’s McCrea first aid competition, organized by the Mines Accident Prevention Association of Ontario (MAPAO). Trailing behind was the Stanleigh m…
Quote proposes joint venture on magnesium deposit near Algoma
A large deposit of olivine gabbro discovered in Riggs Twp. near Algoma, Ont., may contain commercially significant amounts of magnesium. Intending to develop the gabbro stock, Quote Resources (VSE) ha…
Aussie election shouldn’t change mining policy
Re-election of the Labor Party in Australia in the recent national election should mean a continuation of the current policy governing the mining industry in that nation. While the final seat tally ha…