ARTICULATED TEREX
Articulated Terex Three articulated dump trucks with payload capacities of up to 40 tons have been introduced by Terex of Hudson, Ohio. They include the 2766 (with a 27.5-ton payload capacity); the 30…
News
PERFORMANCE TEST: Management at Giant Yellowknife Mines is out to
The Yellowknife division of Giant TYellowknife Mines has been Tdogged by high-cost gold production. The mine began operation as an underground mine in 1947 with total aggregate production of gold to d…
Calendar (February 01, 1990)
Calendar March 5-6, Phoenix, Ariz. Metals Week’s 3rd Lead-Zinc Conference. At the Pointe at Tapatio Cliffs. Contact Maryann Whalen, Metals Week, 42nd Floor, 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, N.Y….
LABRADOR LORE
The 1950s were frenetic years for the mining industry. Discovery followed discovery in rapid succession. Brunswick in the Maritimes, Mattagami Lake in Quebec, Ontario’s Geco base metal find and the ur…
SUDBURY PHYSICS LESSON
SUDBURY PHYSICS LESSON Miners will soon carve out a 10-storey cavern at the bottom of Inco Ltd.’s Creighton mine in Sudbury, Ont. Into this excavation will be placed a massive 12-metre-diameter acryli…
News in Brief (January 29, 1990)
Strongbow Resources Corp. (VSE) has amalgamated with Consolidated Ramrod Gold (CYN: VSE) under the latter name. Strongbow shareholders will receive one new share for 4.867 old shares; Cons. Ramrod sha…
Gold funds as of Jan 23
MVP BGR Central Capital Net value $12.61 $6.33 $0.45 Price $11.50 $6.50 $0.42 Discount 8.80% 2.7% 7% Value $75,106,282.70 $106,636,558 N/A…
Editorial Ready for freedom?
Many politicians of our time are in the habit of laying it down as a self-evident proposition that no people ought to be free till they are fit to use their freedom. The maxim is worthy of the fool in…
Editorial Mining under attack in South Dakota
A proposed moratorium on new mine development in South Dakota is not the first political blow to be felt by the mining industry in the U.S., but it could prove to be one of the most telling. Many in t…
Evaluating dynamics of crown pillars
Mining is the pillar of the economy for many small communities in Canada. But as some towns have recently discovered, the surface crown pillars of abandoned mines may not be structurally sound. In fac…
Editorial International perspective
It’s an indication of just how international this business has become that a geologist, born and trained in Chile, who has worked most of his professional career in the U.S., is appointed to the top e…
Teeshin drilling
Drilling has extended the Boulder zone on the Dome Mountain property owned by Teeshin Resources (VSE). Near Smithers, B.C., the Boulder deposit hosts reserves of 300,000 tons grading 0.35 oz. gold per…