Editor’s Note FUTURE TENSE
In the picturesque Black Hills of South Dakota, heap leachers are learning at an accelerated pace what mining companies across the continent are discovering: people want action on environmental concer…
1989
COLOMAC COUNTDOWN
“Welcome to Fantasy Island,” says the neatly- lettered sign on the road from the Colomac airstrip to the bustling site near Steeves Lake in the Northwest Territories. And skeptics believe this really …
Body-cooler
A novel man-cooling system has been introduced to the mining industry by Vortec Corp. of Cincinnati, Ohio. The system consists of a helmet with attached cape for body, a vest which distributes cool ai…
Innovations MANTLES, THIOSALTS AND MILLS
Mineral Processing engineers attending the International Conference on Autogenous and Semi-Autogenous Grinding (sag) in Vancouver this month will no doubt be interested in speaking with a representati…
50 Years Ago GOLD HOLDINGS SURRENDERED TO BRITISH GOVERNMENT?
One of our readers asks: Is it true that gold holdings of individuals in England had to be turned over to the government? All private holdings, both of coin and bullion, must be offered to the Bank of…
SINGLE-BOOM JUMBOS
How do manufacturers rate Htheir own drifters? By impact Henergy? If so, is that figure calculated or is it measured? Manufacturers that recommend a particular drifter for a given hole diameter may ha…
First Aid for Acid Burns
The only commercially available preparation available for skin burns caused by hydrofluoric acid is being marketed by Pharmascience Inc. of Montreal, Que. H-F Antidote Gel is a calcium gluconate gel t…
Winter Hose
A hose that can endure constant flexing at low temperatures has been introduced by Aeroquip Canada. The FC690 Polyon thermoplastic hose, specially designed for over-the- sheave and general hydraulic s…
Editorial Shoddy sales tax scheme
You have to wonder about Michael Wilson and his proposed Goods and Services Tax. It seemed like an idea whose time had come. The existing retail sales tax was long overdue for an overhaul and, in ge…
Gold funds as of August 22
MPV BGR Central Capital Net value $11.71 $ 5.94 $0.57 Price $10.00 $ 5.75 $0.35 Discount 14.60% 3.2% 38.6% Value $69,723,231 $99,9…
Trader’s battle with Elder appears far from settled
A visitor to Trader Resource Corp.’s (TSE) recent annual meeting in Toronto could have been forgiven for thinking he had stumbled upon a gathering of the local law society. Lawyers almost outnumbered …
Ramp nears target at Eagle River bet
An underground ramp into the main gold zone on Central Crude (TSE) and Hemlo Gold’s (TSE) Eagle River joint venture property near Wawa, Ont., will reach its objective this month. The 1,750-ft decline …