Development of the Beartrack deposit near Salmon, Idaho should boost Canyon Resources’ (NASDAQ) annual gold output to 50,000 oz beginning in 1991, Richard De Voto, president, says in the company’s ann…
Out of a total workforce of about 412 (including salaried employees on staff), the fact that Key Lake’s maintenance department employs 154 workers says something about the operation’s priorities. “May…
All uranium-bearing minerals contain radium, the radioactive product of uranium decay. Radium itself decays and gives off the chemically inert, radioactive gas radon. Radon can percolate out of rocks …
The sending of British capital into Canadian mining and other enterprises is being affected by the suggestion of British authorities that Old Country brokers and bankers should not assist in the expo…
“Gold is hard to find, but it is even more difficult to mine.” Bob Buchans, the speaker, should know. As the man behind the CMP funds (a once-popular investment vehicle for flow-through share financings), he was responsible for funding part of…
Keith Robinson has been appointed chief operating officer (Canadian operations) and principal consultant for Steffen Robertson & Kirsten’s (srk’s) North American group. He was previously principal own…
Gundle Lining Systems of Houston, Tex., recently completed an 8.5-million-sq-ft polyethylene lining project for a mine site in Ridgew ay, S.C. The Ridgeway gold mine is one of the largest mining taili…
Uranium mining has a distinct set Uof problems. In fact, its very disUtinctiveness has led Saskatchewan’s mine-operators to adopt a public relations drive. But first, the question of high grade. For …
Mine operators at Inco’s copper/nickel mine in Thompson, Man., have a talent for innovation in more than one field. Even etymology is within their sphere of expertise, having invented a word of their …
Wth the help of a computer graphic technique called “solid modeling,” mining engineers now can combine the accuracy of drill sections and plans with the visual effect of Plexiglas models to produce a …
Cigar Lake Mining Corp. is constructing a test mine at its large and prodigiously rich uranium deposit in northern Saskatchewan. “This project is a major step toward development of a full-scale uraniu…
The Midwest Joint Venture, which is developing a uranium mine at the eastern fringe of the Athabasca Sandstone Basin, faces very similar challenges to the ones facing Cigar Lake’s operators. That shou…
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