1991

MINE EXPLORATION

The El Indio complex has reserves that will last for at least another 10 years. At the 3700 level, the deepest mine access, the San Paulo drift is being extended to confirm mineralization and to set u…


PEAK PERFORMER

At the rarefied elevation of 4,000 metres above sea level, you learn to adjust physiologically. You regularly take extra gulps of air to compensate for that occasional, uncomfortable breathless feelin…



LAKEFIELD PASSES THE 50 MARK

Thayer Lindsley had an undisputed talent for finding and developing mines. Patience, however, wasnt one of his strong points. As president of the rapidly expanding Ventures Group in the early 1940s, L…


GROUND CONTROL

Rockbolts are rare at El Indio. You might find them in the service bays, along with screening or shotcreting. But they are not in evidence in the main drifts or in stopes. Only where drifts cross faul…


WORKER PAYRATES

Labor costs run between US$500 to $1,000 per month for unionized workers at El Indio. Workers also benefit from an incentive program, similar to mining bonuses at Canadian operations, and a profit-sha…


ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECT

Arsenic has been the bugbear at El Indio since its inception. Currently, 93% of the arsenic is captured before it goes out the roaster stacks. LAC is working to increase the gas capture to 98%. Accord…



50 YEARS AGO (December 01, 1991)

GOLD FIELDS DRILLING AGAIN Due to difficulties with overburden there have been no further results from drilling in the new west ore area at Malartic Gold Fields. Hole No. 154, located 100 ft. west of …


WHAT’S NEW: HOSE ASSEMBLY MADE EASY

Aeroquip (Canada) Inc. has introduced MatchMate Plus, a trademarked crimp hose assembly system that includes a new one-piece global fitting and other enhancements to its popular Match Mate system. The…



HEAP LEACHING, A PROFITABLE SIDELINE

Heap leach ore at El Indio is a byproduct of mining in the Tambo open pits. Low-grade ore running on average 1.2 g per tonne — waste rock were it not for heap leaching — is piled in 6-m lifts up to …


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