Editorial Governments rally to the mining cause
Two events last week, one coinciding in time with the other, brought a considerable degree of encouragement to Canada’s beleaguered mining industry. One was the unveiling, in Ottawa, of a new federa…
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CROSS-CUTS Mining: It’s Like Shovelling Snow
It’s almost embarrassing — and somewhat insulting — how some influential Canadian institutions view the mining industry. The worst gaffe we’ve heard in some time comes from Maclean’s, a magazine tha…
CORE SHACK The Estrades deposit
The Estrades is a 2.68-million- ton mineral inve ntory of base metal- and precious metal- bearing volcanogenic massive sulphides. Located about 150 km north of Rouyn-Noranda, Que., and 26 km east of t…
UNDERGROUND EQUIPMENT Multi-user Maintenance Package
A new multi-user version of the micro maint plant maintenance software program has been introduced by Digonal Data Corp. (Lakeland, Fla.). The new version allows one user to enter work orders on one k…
Stewart Lake graphite grade bodes will for production
Initial drill findings by Stewart Lake Resources on its Kirkham flake graphite project in Bedford Twp., 25 miles north of Kingston are fully confirming the high grade nature of the deposit, The Northe…
Drilling enhances Raymor gold bet
Thirty drill holes, totalling 27,353 ft have been drilled on the main gold zone of Raymor Resources’ property in Amos, Que. Drill results are not all available yet but indications are the zone carries…
EQUIPMENT MINERS WANT
Mine equipment manufacturers are continually bombarded with ideas for innovative mining machines. The flow of ideas combined with new computer technology makes the possibilities for new equipment limi…
Metal Prices FREE MARKET Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium (June 01, 1987)
May 26 May 25 May 22 May 21 May 20 ** ** Gold London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. ** 449.00(459.65) N/A 466.50(473.60) 469.10(468.60) 475.25(479.95) ** Gold Ba…
Noranda continues exploration work on Central property
Twenty-nine claims were staked in 1986 on Central Crude’s Mishibishu Lake property in northwestern Ontario, the company reports. The staking, performed to protect the western extension of recently dis…
Sherritt Gordon to discontinue Ruttan operation
Sherritt Gordon Mines has announced its intention to discontinue operations at its Ruttan mine in Leaf Rapids, Man., in mid-September. Transfer of ownership of Ruttan Mine to Hudson Bay Mining and Sme…
Chevron, Stroud hit new zone
Another mineralized zone has been discovered by partners Chevron Minerals and Stroud Resources on their Hislop gold property southeast of Timmins, Ont. The latest showing comes 1,300 ft northwest alon…
WHAT’S NEW Drilling equipment Swedish diamond drills
J. Larocque Drill Supplies of Laval, Que., is distributing two diamond drills which are new to the Canadian market. The two drills, called onram and toram, are manufactured in Sweden by Hagby Bruk ab….