1987

Bachelor Lake resumes production

In the absence of revenue from its Desmaraisville, Que., mine during the first nine months of 1987, Bachelor Lake Gold Mines didn’t expect its recently released interim report to be an earth-shatterin…



Noramco/Emerald merge with Crow

Shareholders approved the amalgamation of Noramco Mining, Emerald Lake Resources and Highland Crow Resources at a meeting held in Vancouver recently. The purpose of the merger was to combine the explo…


Silverado to produce

Silverado Mines plans to start a small gold mining operation this month at its Grant property, near Fairbanks, Alaska. A 300-ton-per- day mill is on site which will process material from three zones a…



Placer Dome to operate Australian gold mine

Placer Dome Inc. has committed itself to bringing another gold mine into production, the company said recently. The Big Bell gold property in Western Australia will be developed by Placer Pacific Ltd….


Japanese play hardball in Quintette coal row

While Quintette Coal has accused them of attempting to squirm out of long term contracts, a major Japanese steel manufacturer says it has no alternative but to take a pricing dispute involving Quintet…


St. Genevieve funding (December 07, 1987)

St. Genevieve Resources and Societe en Commandite Sofimines 1987 have entered into an agreement whereby Sofimines will contribute $326,400 towards the former’s exploration programs in exchange for 65,…


Lockwood, Seadrift deal

An interest held by Lockwood Petroleum in the Cameron Lake mine project shared by Echo Bay Mines and Nuinsco Resources, has been sold. Lockwood, which held 17.3%, has sold its stake to Seadrift Intern…


SUPPLIERS’ NOTES National Seal Co.

Galesburg, Ill.-based National Seal Co. has announced a $6.3-million, 2-phase capital expenditure program to boost manufacturing capacity. Featured is the world’s largest flat sheet extruder of hdpe g…


SUPPLIERS’ NOTES Knelson International Sales

Knelson International Sales of Langley, B.C. has won the 1987 Canada Export Award for Precious Metal Gravity Separators, The awards were announced by Canada’s External Affairs department.


Profile TWO TESTERS

William Bondar and Malcolm Clegg chuckle about it now, but the time their Whitehorse assay lab mixed up separate core samples from a customer was really no laughing matter. The samples went into a dry…


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