EXPLORATION ’87 (September 01, 1987)
Geophysicists from around the world will meet in Toronto this month for a once-per-decade conference to discuss the latest in mineral exploration techniques and developments. It will be the third dece…
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50 Years Ago — September, 1937 — PAMOUR DIVIDEND NEXT YEAR?
With current cash position and anticipated operating profits for the last half of the year expected to be more than sufficient to pay for doubling the milling capacity, Pamour Porcupine should pile up…
Cross-Cuts A FLOATING EXPLORATION CAMP
Mineral exploration can be difficult in the coastal areas of western Canada, Alaska and such Pacific island areas as Papua New Guinea where roads, communications, medical facilities and supplies are v…
50 Years Ago — September, 1937 — FONTANA OPENS WORK LEVEL AT 75-
Fontana Gold Mines Limited, has completed shaft sinking to a depth of 300 ft. A level has been opened up at a depth of 275 ft. where crosscutting and drifting is now in progress. According to J. F. Si…
Cross-Cuts CANADA, EEC COMBINE ON MINERAL RESEARCH
A co-operative program has been established between Canada and the European Economic Community for research to develop new technologies for treating complex ores. The agreement will facilitate the exc…
50 Years Ago — September, 1937 — SPLIT LAKE SHAFT
Split Lake Gold Mines has encountered high grade ore in the shaft being sunk on the Bigstone Bay property. Values increased suddenly at a depth of 20 ft and heavy showings of native gold have been dis…
ON A ROLL
With almost 20 more mines now producing the yellow metal in Canada, as compared to last year, and prices going higher, the outlook for tomorrow’s gold mines could hardly be brighter. Gold mining in C…
Cross-Cuts U.N. PROMOTES GOLD
When gold is hot, everybody wants to get involved. Even, it seems, the United Nations. The worldwide organization devoted to promoting world peace is not above a bit of gold promotion, judging from a …
New found gold HEAP LEACHING AT HOPE BROOK
Hope Brook Gold’s heap leach operation was put in place principally to generate early cash flow in the order of $21 million throughout 1987 and 1988. In fact, production from the heap leach has alread…
Suppliers’ Notes Lifeliner Corp.
Lifeliner Corp. of St. Louis, Mo., has announced production expansion and new packaging and labeling for Lifeliner/Elbow-patch. Introduced as a means of saving wear-worn metal in the mining industry, …
What’s New JUMBOS FOR NARROW MINES
There’s good news in the mine equipment field for Canadian gold miners. Historically, Finland-based Tamrock has tested its new drill jumbos in Scandinavia. Only when the machines were modified and imp…
ON THE MOVE Abresist Corp.
The Abresist Corp. has appointed Ray Elbertson as its new sales representative for the East Coast from Virginia to New England. Abresist Corp. is an American manufacturer of abrasion-resistant linings…