TECK CORP. A Jackpot in the Arctic
When, in 1968, bush pilot and prospector Bob Baker spotted a mineral-stained creek in northwestern Alaska, he reported the unusual observation to the U.S. Geological Survey. Little did he know he had…
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TECK CORP. Hemlo Mine’s Future in Judges’ Hands
By the time you read this, the Ontario Court of Appeal may have handed down one of the most important decisions ever made by a Canadian court concerning the mining industry — Lac Minerals vs. Interna…
TECK CORP. The Biggest and the Best
When Cominco’s new lead smelter at Trail, B.C., opens in early 1989, it will mark substantial completion of a half-billion-dollar modernization of the world’s largest zinc-lead metallurgical complex. …
TECK CORP. 74 Years of Mining
Gold is becoming increasingly important to Teck Corp. bringing the company full circle to its early history as one of Canada’s largest gold mine operators. The “new” Teck emerged in 1963, the golden a…
TECK CORP. Teck’s exploration plans
Teck Explorations will undertake five major programs in 1987 in North America, plus “whatever else comes along,” says President John May. Two of these are former Teck producers (one in Newfoundland, t…
TECH CORP. A Twist of Fate
People often assume porphyry copper deposits in British Columbia average less than half a percent copper. They sometimes throw in a little bit of molybdenum just for good measure. The situation is dif…
LETTERS Only Surveyors survey
I am writing this letter to point out an error with respect to the caption under the photograph on page 35 of the March, 1987, issue of your magazine (Engineers survey property lines). Contrary to muc…
CROSS-CUTS ONTARIO’S ACCIDENTS LOWEST EVER
The Mines Accident Prevention Association of Ontario says 1986 saw the lowest accident frequency rate ever recorded in the history of Ontario’s mining industry. During the year the lost- time injury f…
ON THE MOVE Association of Professional Geologists and
The new president of the Association of Professional Geologists and Geophysicists of Quebec (apggq) is France Goupil. An engineer and geophysicist, Goupil won the Dominique-Rollin Award of Excellence…
SUPPLIERS’ NOTES Deister Concentrator Co.
The Deister Concentrator Co., of Fort Wayne, Ind., has completed two agreements with Sala International AB, of Sala, Sweden, for manufacturing and marketing of Deister’s Flotaire Flotation Cell in wor…
TECH CORP. New LIfe for Lamaque
For 50 years the Lamaque mine in northwestern Quebec turned out enough gold — more than 4.5 million oz — to make it Quebec’s biggest gold producer. Today, little more than a year since the decision …
TECK CORP. Tie Breaker
When Teck Corp. put together an international consortium to buy a controlling interest in Cominco Ltd., it was not so much a story of David toppling Goliath as one of David simply looking out for his …