Call for coal papers
Organizers of the 4th Coal Operators Conference, to be held in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., Sept 13-15, 1989, have issued a call for papers. Papers related to operating functions of producing coal mines or to…
1988
THE RISE OF CORONA
The Corona Corp. of today is the Tcreation of two very different people : Murray Pezim, Canada’s best-known and most flamboyant promoter, and Ned Goodman, a financier with practically no public profi…
Core Shack ANOTHER LA RONGE PRODUCER
Located 75 miles north of La Ronge, Sask., the Rod gold deposit hosts proven and probable ore reserves of 626,928 tons grading 0.386 oz gold per ton in a quartz vein within a shear zone. The deposit, …
JOLU JEWEL Corona has opened La Ronge’s second gold mine.
Hemlo’s David Bell mine it’s not. But like its much larger cousin, the Jolu gold mine, operated by Corona Corp., is expected to make money — and that’s reason enough to celebrate. Located 130 km nort…
Letters A LODE-TYPE DEPOSIT?
I read with great interest your Research column (September issue) on Mother Lode-type deposits and environs. Eastfield Resources has a direct interest in the Pinchi Fault belt, and we believe that we …
THE PRESSURE IS ON
More money is being spent on rock mechanics research than ever before. The Mining Research Directorate in Ontario estimates there is $100 million being spent in Canada this year and about $20 million…
On The Move (December 01, 1988)
Dr Raj Singhal of the Canada Centre for Mineral and Energy Technology (canmet) has been awarded a District Proficiency Medal by the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Singhal, one of Canada’…
Specs BETTER BLASTING
Misfires are a common problem in any blasting operation. But engineers at a U.S. National Laboratory in Albuquerque, N.M., have developed and tested a digital device which promises to greatly improve …
50 Years Ago EMERGENCY POWERS AN IRRITANT
The emergency powers under which U.S. President Roosevelt, if he desires, can revalue the American dollar down to 50 from its present 59.1 mark, expire June 30. The Wall Street Journal editorially d…
50 Years Ago THE NORTHERN MINER SISCOE DRILLS OFF 19TH LEVEL
Siscoe Gold Mines is embarking on a large and exhaustive campaign of diamond drilling on the 19th level at a depth of 2,475 ft, The Northern Miner learned on a recent visit to the property. The main s…
Suppliers’ Notes (December 01, 1988)
Peacock Inc. of Mississauga, Ont., has been appointed the Canadian distributor for Air-Maze filtration products. Air-Maze is a Cleveland, Ohio-based manufacturer that developed the first oil bath filt…
Law QUEST FOR TITLE
A mainstay of the mining industry Ais negotiating and entering into Aagreements to acquire property interests. Often, great pain is taken to make sure that the agreement is complete and clearly sets f…