TECH CORP Peace in the Valley
British Columbia’s Highland Valley area was one of the worst-hit mining districts in the country when the recession of the early 1980s brought lower metal prices. However, a restructuring of the three…
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SUPPLIERS’ NOTES Allis-Chalmers Corp.
Milwaukee, Wis.-based Allis-Chalmers Corp., which has Swedish business interests, plans to realign its worldwide operations into two separate but related companies. Svedala Allis AB, a new multi-natio…
50 YEARS AGO — May 1937 — Canadian Gold’s Decline No Worse than
Canadian gold stocks gave a very good account of themselves in the recent break of world markets, especially when one considers that the dominant influence in the crash of quotations was the scare ove…
50 YEARS AGO — May 1937 — Consolidated Smelting Solves Labor
In setting wage scales it has been considered advisable, first of all, to establish a minimum-wage scale which will take care of the workmen’s cost of living and then to add bonuses acknowledging effi…
50 YEARS AGO — May 1937 — Ore Reserves at Record High
Ore reserves at the Bralorne mine are now greater than ever before, shareholders were informed at the annual meeting, April 29, by managing director R. Bosustow. Exact figures were not given, but it w…
TECH CORP. A Billion-ton Copper Deposit
The Schaft Creek deposit, 100 miles north of Stewart, B.C., ranks as the largest porphyry copper occurrence in Canada (outside of the Highland Valley). Open pit reserves are 1.07 billion tons grading …
SUPPLIERS’ NOTES Deister Concentrator Co.
The Deister Concentrator Co., of Fort Wayne, Ind., has completed two agreements with Sala International AB, of Sala, Sweden, for manufacturing and marketing of Deister’s Flotaire Flotation Cell in wor…
SUPPLIERS’ NOTES Crothers Ltd.
The Ontario Caterpillar dealer Crothers Ltd. has opened a 35,000-sq-ft expansion. The new branch is at the Walden Industrial Park, in Sudbury. The company hopes the new facilities will expand sales an…
50 YEARS AGO — May 1937 — Hedley “Salting” Established
Commissioner Frazer’s report on Hedley Amalgamated, released May 10 by B.C. Premier Thomas Pattullo, contained positive evidence that diamond drill cores had been salted. William Cox, superintendent, …
50 YEARS AGO — May 1937 — Demand Outstripping Production in Most
World metal markets are at their steadiest so far this year and rather quiet … Rumors are being heard here and there that the American price of copper might advance since the world market price has …
TECK CORP. Bullmoose
The Bullmoose coal mine is the smaller of two projects which were the basis for British Columbia’s massive $2.5-billion Northeast Coal Project. The relatively smooth startup at Bullmoose contrasted sh…
ON THE MOVE Ground Control
Larry Alexander has been appointed sales manager for Ground Control (Sudbury). He has more than 15 years experience in the mining industry. The new position will offer increased service to support Gr…