1988

In the Flin Flon-Snow Lake area of northern Manitoba exploration activity is continuing strong. In fact, it is the most actively explored greenstone belt in the province. The belt’s favorable geology …

The assets of Esso Minerals Canada, recently put up for sale by parent Imperial Oil (N.M., Sept 26/88) include several interesting gold prospects. In the Toodoggone area of northern British Columbia, …

Like a good many other new gold producers, Skyline Explorations (TSE) has run into operational problems at its 100%-owned Johnny Mountain mine in the Iskut River area of northwestern British Columbia….

As Robert Service said, there are indeed “strange things done in the midnight sun by the men who moil for gold.” But even he would be hard pressed to find anything more unlikely than a heap leach oper…

Your last editorial titled “Research teamwork” (Sept 19) is very timely and well received. It does, however, contain a factual error regarding “Western Centre of Excellence in Surface Mining.” This Ce…

Described as Canada’s largest undeveloped gold resource, the Tundra deposit is reported to host potential reserves of some 32 million tons grading 0.20 oz gold per ton. The deposit is located 130 mile…

Minorco SA’s South African- backed bid for the outstanding shares of Consolidated Gold Fields PLC is expected to spark one of the biggest takeover battles in mining history. But even though it will be…

The mining industry has a standard and accepted way of reporting reserves. First, the reserve category — proven, probable or possible — is given, then the tonnage and grade. But a new practice has …

Mine tailings that are dumped Minto lakes and other bodies Mof water are sometimes viewed with suspicion. Many people worry that the tailings contaminate drinking water. But studies done by Prof Thoma…

Paymaster Consolidated is crosscutting through high-grade ore in the new No. 24 vein on the 2,075-ft. level at the No. 3 winze, The Northern Miner can announce. At presstime, the west wall of the cros…

FREE MARKET London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in Pound Sterling per tonne, except zinc and nickel ($US per tonne) Date Sept 27 Sept 26 Sept 23 Sept 22 Sept 21 Copper 1478…

American Barrick’s wholly-owned Camflo mine 12 miles west of Val d’Or, Que., rates but one page in the company’s 62-page, 1987 annual report. Barrick’s Mercur and Holt-McDermott mines and the Nevada g…