ON THE MOVE Eldorado Nuclear
The federal Crown corporation Eldorado Nuclear has elected L. George Bonar as chairman of the board and chief executive officer. Bonar has extensive international experience, having held senior manage…
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ON THE MOVE Goodman Equipment Corp. (April 01, 1987)
William Downey has been elected a director of Goodman Equipment Corp.
50 YEARS AGO –APRIL, 1937– CENTRAL DUVERNY EXPLORES FOR OTHER
The fourth hole in the present drilling campaign has been completed to a depth of 650 ft at the property of Central Duverny Gold Mines, in Duverny Twp., Que., but assays were not available at press ti…
50 YEARS AGO –APRIL, 1937– SHERRITT TO MILL 1,500 TONS
The Sherritt Gordon mine was never in better position for production than it is at present, stated Halstead Lindsley, president, in addressing shareholders at the annual meeting in Toronto this week. …
THE DRIVE TO SURVIVE
When Canada’s underground mine operators met in Elliot Lake, Ont., recently the talk was about how to achieve excellence when simple survival remains the first priority. By Patrick Whiteway Where are…
50 YEARS AGO –APRIL, 1937– SPECTACULAR FIND IN RED LAKE
Word of a spectacular gold find, made last September in the Red Lake area, has just reached Toronto. Rich gold ore samples in the possession of Tom Johnson, well known prospector and mining man, were …
ON THE MOVE U.S. Dept. of Energy
Scott Campbell has been named director of the U.S. Dept. of Energy’s Office of Policy, Planning and Analysis.
THE NEW GENERATION
Inco’s Crean Hill mine is using the latest in mining technology minus the diesel equipment. It could become Canada’s safest, most efficient operation when it resumes full production in 1989. By Patri…
ON THE MOVE International Lead Zinc Research
The new chairman of International Lead Zinc Research Organization, of New York, N.Y., is Keith Spurr. He is vice-president, metal sales, for Toronto- based Cominco Ltd. and had been ilzro’s vice- chai…
ON THE MOVE Newmont Mining Corp.
Newmont Mining Corp. of New York City has announced the appointments of John Johnson, Jr. as vice- president; Timothy Schmitt as vice-president and controller; and Graham Clark, Jr. as vice-president …
50 YEARS AGO –APRIL, 1937– CANADA JOINS WITH KING SOLOMON?
According to archeologists, the gold operations in Arabia in which Premier Gold Mining Co. has an 11% interest date back 2,000 years B.C. It is admitted that there may be a little guesswork as to the …
EDITOR’S NOTE Improving Efficiency
Canada’s mineral extraction industry is based on the favorable geology with which the country was blessed, but it is people who developed the industry into one of the bulwarks of the national economy,…