Meetings (October 03, 1988)
Gemcom Services Inc. is hosting a 4-day workshop entitled “Introduction to Geostatistics,” in Vancouver from Nov 2-5. For further information, contact Craig Hasbon at (604) 684-6550 or Fax (604) 687-5…
News
MSV buying out Eastmain partner
Quebec junior MSV Resources (ME) plans to go it alone at the Eastmain gold project near James Bay. MSV has announced it has entered into an agreement with project partner Placer Dome (TSE) to purchase…
More production likely at Harker Holloway gold camp
Until American Barrick Resources (TSE) opened its Holt-McDermott gold mine in an extravagant ceremony recently, Ontario’s Harker- Holloway area hadn’t seen a new mine for as long as any of the guests …
Canadians search in secret for first diamond producer
It has been likened to buying a billion dollar lottery ticket — the odds are sky high but the rewards could be just as rich. Even though the history of diamond exploration in this country doesn’t sup…
50 Years Ago THE NORTHERN MINER OCTOBER, 1938 `HARDROCK’ BILL
There has been a lot of discussion in the past concerning who made the first gold discoveries in the Little Long Lac area. The Northern Miner has been fortunate enough to run across evidence, hitherto…
Tundra
Described as Canada’s largest undeveloped gold resource, the Tundra deposit is reported to host potential reserves of some 32 million tons grading 0.20 oz gold per ton. The deposit is located 130 mile…
Profile JACK-OF-ALL-TRADES
St Andrew Goldfields’ Stock Township gold property has everything a fledgling mining company could want. Gold mineralization that looks mineable. A shaft to access the deposit. A mill that with each p…
Eastfield drilling yields high grade
A 7,000-ft drill program has been completed on Eastfield Resources, (VSE) Indata project north of Fort St. James, B.C. Quartz sulphides were encountered in 20 out of 23 holes one of which (No 88-1-11)…
Letters TIGHT SQUEEZE
“A Rockburst Primer” by Dr. David Hedley, which appeared in your July issue, brought back memories. In 1937 or 1938, I was working in a large, flat-back stope in the Lake Shore mine in Kirkland Lake, …
Total Erickson completes merger
Final approval has been given for the merger of Total Erickson Resources (TSE) with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Total Energold Corp., formerly Getty Resources. Under the court-approved arrangement, T…
SAFETY PAYS
Since 1980, the frequency of accidents at Rio Algom’s Panel mine in Elliot Lake, Ont., has decreased significantly. I attribute that record in large part to the Loss Control System, which we institute…
World Gold ’89
In the fall of 1989, a major symposium focusing on all aspects of the gold mining industry of North America and Australia will be sponsored jointly by the Society of Mining Engineers of AIME and Austr…