NEWS IN BRIEF Canadian-United Minerals
Canadian-United Minerals, Inc. (CUN:VSE) has changed its name to Mansfield Minerals Inc. (MDR:VSE) on a 1-new-for-5-old- share basis. One third of the company’s interest in its Come Mountain property …
News
News in brief (October 08, 1990)
The department of geology at the University of Toronto is hosting its 1990-91 department seminars from September to March. Among the speakers are Jim Franklin of the Geological Survey of Canada, Verno…
Teeshin seeks partner for Dome Mountain
Teeshin Resources (VSE) is seeking a partner to help fund its Dome Mountain through to production in return for an interest in the gold project. The company said discussions with one party fell throug…
PEOPLE GOLDEN TRUMP RESOURCES
George Scott, Robert Barbero and Chet Idziszek appointed directors succeeding Arthur Clemiss and Leonard Clemiss who resigned.
Deak buys Garrison bet, plans production
The Garrison gold project will enter into production within the next month following Deak Resources’ (TSE) purchase of an 87.5% interest in the 106-claim property near Kirkland Lake, Ont. Deak, which …
Construction Equipment
The long hours and hot weather of summer are the ultimate tes equipment. Maintenance managers with the best springtime preparation stand the greatest chance of making it through the summer season with…
Corporate Downsizing
In recent times, downsizing has become an intrinsic managemen strategy as organizations strive to optimize opportunities and conserve limited resouuces in the 1990s — a decade that will be characteri…
Scooptram of the ’90s
Wagner Mining Equipment, a division of the Swedish firm Atlas Copco, recently announced the launch of the first in a series of mining vehicles. The company has dubbed the series “the pace-setters” and…
FOLLOWING THE FAULT: The gold mines of northeastern Ontario and
AMERICAN BARRICK When American Barrick’s Holt-McDermott mine came into the public eye in the late 1980s, the reserve was estimated at about 3.3 million tons grading nearly 0.19 oz. gold per ton (three…
Joint-venture disputes
Proving approval, or the lack thereof, by a joint-venture committee can result in the opening of a can of worms. As the venturers are in a dispute, it goes without saying that they cannot agree upon w…
50 Years ago – October, 1940
MICA IMPORTANT AS WAR MINERAL Mica has been classed as an essential war mineral by the United States authorities responsible for the provision of adequate supplies of such materials. It is one of two …
Wet milling; Treating asbestos tailings
Minimizing a worker’s exposure to asbestos fibre is a top pri for operators of mills that treat asbestos ore. Current Canadian regulations permit two fibres of asbestos per millilitre of air, while ot…