ON THE MOVE Asbestos Institute
The Asbestos Institute in Montreal has announced that Claude Forget is its new president. Forget, an economist and a partner with the consulting firm of secor Inc. of Montreal, succeeds previous pres…
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50 YEARS AGO — May 1937 — Hedley “Salting” Established
Commissioner Frazer’s report on Hedley Amalgamated, released May 10 by B.C. Premier Thomas Pattullo, contained positive evidence that diamond drill cores had been salted. William Cox, superintendent, …
50 YEARS AGO — May 1937 — Demand Outstripping Production in Most
World metal markets are at their steadiest so far this year and rather quiet … Rumors are being heard here and there that the American price of copper might advance since the world market price has …
SUPPLIERS’ NOTES Scintrex Ltd. (May 01, 1987)
The sixth edition of the Catalogue of Geophysical and Geochemical Instrumentation is now available from Scintrex Ltd. More than 20 new products, including the highly successful igs Integrated Geophysi…
TECH CORP. A Billion-ton Copper Deposit
The Schaft Creek deposit, 100 miles north of Stewart, B.C., ranks as the largest porphyry copper occurrence in Canada (outside of the Highland Valley). Open pit reserves are 1.07 billion tons grading …
TECH CORP Maverick Management
If there is a style that characterizes Teck’s management, it is one of not bei ng hamstrung by convention. A physicist guards the books, a chartered accountant handles marketing, and mining engineers …
LETTERS Subsidiary
Pamela Phillips’ article on the Ketza River property in the january is incorrect in its reference to the 20% net proceeds interest is held by Ketza River mines Ltd., a subsidiary of Conwest, rather th…
TECK CORP. Bullmoose
The Bullmoose coal mine is the smaller of two projects which were the basis for British Columbia’s massive $2.5-billion Northeast Coal Project. The relatively smooth startup at Bullmoose contrasted sh…
TECH CORP. Another Side of Teck
Teck’s oil and gas division stems from a predecessor company called Canadian Devonian Petroleums. In 1963 Devonian was amalgamated with other associated companies to form Teck Corp. Canadian Devonian …
TECH CORP. An Eye for the Bottom Line
Although Teck Corp.’s financial reports carry tidy, organized s naps hots of the company and its investments in exploration companies, it’s clear that Teck has no textbook formula in acquiring or deal…
TECH CORP David vs. Goliath
Try to imagine an orebody containing a metal which, as an alloy, makes steel lighter without sacrificing strength. There is only one other significant producer of the metal, but its deposit is 10 time…
SUPPLIERS’ NOTES Allis-Chalmers Corp.
Milwaukee, Wis.-based Allis-Chalmers Corp., which has Swedish business interests, plans to realign its worldwide operations into two separate but related companies. Svedala Allis AB, a new multi-natio…