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…
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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…
PEOPLE INGERSOLL-RAND
Daniel Kletter elected vice-president. He also remains president of the company’s Construction Equipment Group.
PEOPLE ACADEMY RESOURCES
Ted Yardley appointed to the Board of Directors.
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,…
INSIDE Australian rig a major innovation
Hailed by some as the most exciting and innovative development in the drilling industry since the introduction of the wire-line core system, the multi- purpose drill rig system developed in Australia …
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…
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…
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…
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…