TECK CORP. 74 Years of Mining
Gold is becoming increasingly important to Teck Corp. bringing the company full circle to its early history as one of Canada’s largest gold mine operators. The “new” Teck emerged in 1963, the golden a…
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TECH CORP. A Twist of Fate
People often assume porphyry copper deposits in British Columbia average less than half a percent copper. They sometimes throw in a little bit of molybdenum just for good measure. The situation is dif…
TECK CORP. Tie Breaker
When Teck Corp. put together an international consortium to buy a controlling interest in Cominco Ltd., it was not so much a story of David toppling Goliath as one of David simply looking out for his …
TECH CORP. Another Side of Teck
Teck’s oil and gas division stems from a predecessor company called Canadian Devonian Petroleums. In 1963 Devonian was amalgamated with other associated companies to form Teck Corp. Canadian Devonian …
TECH CORP. An Eye for the Bottom Line
Although Teck Corp.’s financial reports carry tidy, organized s naps hots of the company and its investments in exploration companies, it’s clear that Teck has no textbook formula in acquiring or deal…
TECH CORP David vs. Goliath
Try to imagine an orebody containing a metal which, as an alloy, makes steel lighter without sacrificing strength. There is only one other significant producer of the metal, but its deposit is 10 time…
ON THE MOVE Lincoln
Terry French has been promoted to automotive product manager for Lincoln, a St. Louis, Mo.-based lubrication and lifting equipment manufacturer.
ON THE MOVE Lukens Inc.
Maynard Isabell has been named vice-president of marketing of the Michigan- based Simplicity Engineering division of Lukens Inc. He joined the comp any in 1985 after being associated with the Ajax Vib…
50 YEARS AGO — May 1937 — Gurney to Build 125-tonMill
A contract has been awarded to Messrs Shoemaker and Burnham, Toronto, for immediate construction of a 125-ton mill at Curney Gold Mine * * * The property is 12 miles northeast of Cranberry Portage, Ma…
TECH CORP Maverick Management
If there is a style that characterizes Teck’s management, it is one of not bei ng hamstrung by convention. A physicist guards the books, a chartered accountant handles marketing, and mining engineers …
ON THE MOVE Asbestos Institute
The Asbestos Institute in Montreal has announced that Claude Forget is its new president. Forget, an economist and a partner with the consulting firm of secor Inc. of Montreal, succeeds previous pres…
LETTERS Only Surveyors survey
I am writing this letter to point out an error with respect to the caption under the photograph on page 35 of the March, 1987, issue of your magazine (Engineers survey property lines). Contrary to muc…