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Exploration companies are discovering they don’t have to wait until freeze-up to perform induced polarization (ip) surveys over lakes. This past summer, on the waters of Red Lake, Ont., the rubber boa…

Hitachi Construction Machinery of Toronto has launched a new hydraulic excavator, the ex1800, equipped with a 10.3-cu-m bucket. Based on the design of the uh801, the new unit is powered by a 686-kw en…

An articulated truck, manufactured by Kiruna Truck ab, has been installed in an underground limestone mine in Finland. The truck, a Combi-60 with a load capacity of 60 tonnes, is being operated in con…

Good progress is being made in mill construction at Gold Eagle Gold Mines, The Northern Miner learned on a recent visit to the property in the Red Lake area. Expectations are that the mill should be r…

Canada now has 128 gold mills in operation with 13 additional plants under construction and eight proposed. There are also 23 properties equipped with idle mills. Ontario leads the way with 55 produce…

When the city of Timmins held its 75th birthday party the first three days in August, the weather was perfect — except for the day the Porcupine branch of the Prospectors and Developers Association h…

Boart Canada’s Rockdrill division is funding research into the phenomenon known as “white finger disease” with specific reference to the use of drilling equipment. The $24,000 research project will be…

Would you ask your local plumber to prepare your income tax return? Would you want your teeth drilled by the local gas station attendant? Of course not. In both cases, it’s obvious the person wouldn’t…

Winner of this year’s “Prospector of the Year award from the Quebec Prospectors Association is Denis Francoeur and his team from Noranda Exploration. The award was presented for two discoveries in nor…

D. K. Platinum Corp. is establishing a wholly-owned subsidiary based in the Channel Islands to facilitate and supervise the company’s international business operations, reports President Brian Gorval….

N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (in US cents per lb.) Sept. 82.55 81.20 81.70 + 0.40 Dec. 81.00 79.70 80.20 + 1….

Drilling is set to start on the precious metal massive sulphide prospect of Adams Exploration northeast of Kamloops, B.C., the company reports. Adams says current work on the property has outlined a 1…