Royal Oak’s Pamour acquisition delayed
Giant Resources of Australia has agreed to extend the closing of Royal Oak Resources’ (TSE) acquisition of a controlling interest in the Pamour (TSE) group of companies. Royal Oak says it now expects …
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Who’s Who in U.S. mining
Another 25 mining greats of the U.S. were inducted into the National Mining Hall of Fame at its third annual banquet, held recently in New Orleans, La. The list of participants, about 400, reads like …
Wilson explanation ovrlooks key information
Throughout the summer months the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada conducted a national campaign designed to inform provincial and federal MPs of the dangerous situation into which Cana…
Johnson mine begins commercial output
The Johnson Camp copper mine near Benson, Ariz., has reached commercial production and will be operating at full capacity by mid- October, says owner Arimetco International (TSE). Ore from the mine is…
Amax amends Coral deal
It appears that Amax Gold (TSE) is prepared to continue with a second phase exploration program on the Robertson gold property, owned by Coral Gold (TSE) in northern Nevada. The two companies reached …
FINANCING (October 08, 1990)
Pacific Summa Capital Corp. — 200,000 shs offered @ 50 cents per sh. AIC International Resources Corporation — 300,000 shs offered @ 35 cents per sh. Tyme Resources Ltd. — 700,000 shs offered @ 20 …
THE SUDBURY BASIN: On track at Lindsey
Falconbridge Ltd.’s Thayer Lindsley (or T.L.) project, an exploration play on a deep-seated nickel/copper orebody a few kilometres outside of Sudbury, Ont., now has a shaft sunk to the 1,310-metre lev…
Cross-Cuts (October 04, 1990)
A BRISK TRIP The trend to commuter mines in the north — Echo Bay’s Lupin and Placer Dome’s Detour Lake mines being key instances — will likely continue. In the Yukon, for example, mine workers for t…
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 …
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…
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…
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…