Davis optimistic on B.C.’s mining future
Jack Davis, British Columbia’s minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, told members of the Canadian Diamond Drilling Association that B.C.’s mining industry enjoyed a period of “relative pr…
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Small drill development by Hydracore
Since 1983, Hydracore Drills has been developing a new drill suitable for drilling on difficult surface setups and which would allow easy movement and repositioning. The result was the Gopher Drill wh…
West coast action a bright spot for some contractors
Times may be tough for the diamond drilling industry, but several contractors are being kept busy working on some high profile exploration and development projects involving both precious and base met…
VSE steps up surveillance
The Vancouver Stock Exchange has recently signed two agreements to strengthen its international securities surveillance capabilities. A memorandum of understanding has been signed with The Securities …
$150,000 in flow-through for Fontana gold project
A maximum of $150,000 in flow-through financing will go toward Jilbey Exploration’s (ME) share of expenses on the Fontana joint venture project in Duverny Twp., Que. CMP 1990 Resource Partnership has …
METALS PRICES PRODUCER PRICES (May 21, 1990)
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. Market US70.75- 73.75 cents per lb. (May 10, 1990). ANTIMONY: New York dealer US82-84 cents per lb. (Apr. 19, 1990). BISMUTH: New York dealer US$4.15-4.25 per lb. (May 10, 1990). CAD…
Core drilling making inroads into geothermal exploration
In the past, geothermal exploration has traditionally been done using large oil field equipment. However, advances in equipment and techniques in wireline core drilling, over the past two decades, hav…
Bouchard’s `Green Plan’ fails to address environmental issues
Hidden assumptions can play havoc with person-to-person communication, and unstated premises buried in an ostensibly neutral question can predetermine the answer. These faults are, regrettably, all to…
Drillers have to help convince public about the need for mineral
Canadian resource industries are losing a battle for public support on the environmental front, warned Tom Waterland, president of the Mining Association of British Columbia. In a spirited address to …
Graphite plays a vital role
Without graphite, the diamond drill bit industry may not have been able to reach its present state of development. Graphite is used in both the mold and mold parts for drill bits. Speer Canada machine…
Positive drill results at Bachelor Lake mine
Encouraging assay results have been reported by Bachelor Lake Gold Mines (TSE) from several recently completed underground drill holes on the company’s Lensueur Twp. mine at Desmaraisville, Que. The d…
Low sales continue to plague Potash Corp.
A substantial drop in sales to the Potash Co. of America as it resumed its own production at the Patience Lake mine was the main factor behind a 84% first-quarter earnings tumble for Potash Corp. of S…