Wet milling; Treating asbestos tailings
Minimizing a worker’s exposure to asbestos fibre is a top pri for operators of mills that treat asbestos ore. Current Canadian regulations permit two fibres of asbestos per millilitre of air, while ot…
1990
THE SUDBURY BASIN: On track at Lindsey
Falconbridge Ltd.’s Thayer Lindsley (or T.L.) project, an exploration play on a deep-seated nickel/copper orebody a few kilometres outside of Sudbury, Ont., now has a shaft sunk to the 1,310-metre lev…
Still Gilded
The Golden Highway is still gilded. Plenty of mines are produ along this dual stretch of asphalt that runs from Timmins and Kirkland Lake, Ont., to Val d’Or, Que. Two major faults — Porcupine-Destor …
On the move (October 04, 1990)
In his new position of executive vice-president of Dayco Products, Bruce McNeil will have direct responsibility for all sales and marketing functions. He joined the company in 1977 from the accounting…
Kennecott’s gravy train
The first year of mining the open-pit Ridgeway deposits in So Carolina was, to borrow a term employed by Engineering Manager Peter Evans, “gravy.” The soft oxides allowed blasthole spacings of 20 ft. …
Suppliers’ Notes (October 04, 1990)
Intera Information Technologogs Corp. of Calgary, Alta. is acquiring certain assets of the Aero Service division of Western Atlas International, a unit of Dresser Industries and Litton Industries. Int…
Cross-Cuts (October 04, 1990)
A BRISK TRIP The trend to commuter mines in the north — Echo Bay’s Lupin and Placer Dome’s Detour Lake mines being key instances — will likely continue. In the Yukon, for example, mine workers for t…
Wall to wall stability
Monitoring rock slopes is essential to the success of most op mines. Slopes may become unstable during blasting, during spring thaw or because of geological factors such as an undetected layer of kaol…
THE SUDBURY BASIN: Back to the classroom
Paul Parker was faced with an alarming prospect. The vice-president for human resources and administration at Inco’s Ontario Division realized his firm was poised at a historic and disagreeable waters…
Dingman signs Soviet joint venture deal
Following a joint venture agreement between Dingman Industries (ASE) and Soviet mining giant Glavalmazzoloto, Dingman will become one of the first Canadian mining companies to enter into the Soviet go…
More public education needed on industry, the environment
Environment and the mining industry was one of several topics touched on by Corona (TSE) President Peter Steen when he addressed a recent district meeting of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallur…
Pacific Sentinel focus on Arizona
Senior directors of Continental Gold (TSE) are turning their attention to new opportunities now that Placer Dome (TSE) has confirmed an offer to buy all Continental shares. The major will end up with …