Editorial Scratch CIDA, save $2 billion
It seems that one hand of government does not know what the other is doing. Finance Minister Michael Wilson has told his provincial counterparts that the federal government is under severe pressure to…
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N.W.T. Mining outlook encouraging for 1987
Mining in the NWT should continue to chart a steady course through 1987, says David Nutter, general manager of the Northwest Territories Chamber of Commerce. And, he says, gold will largely be respons…
TGDG seminar
The Toronto Geological Discussion Group will be host at a seminar entitled The Canadian Cordillera: its geology, its gold deposits, and its relevance to exploration geologists in Toronto. Scheduled fo…
Waite Beauchastel’s potential improving, Noranda plans pit
Noranda Exploration says recent drill results on the Waite Beauchastel property continue to provide excellent potential for expanding ore reserves. Surface drilling has successfully traced the Silidor…
WHAT’S NEW The Tools of Automation Fiber Optic Link
EOTec Corp. of West Haven, Conn., has developed an asynchronous fibre optic data link that allows different data formats to be selected at each end of the link, providing automatic format conversion. …
Focus on Val D’Or
As the deadline for spending approaches, it is difficult to imagine an area more active in exploration than Val d’Or, Que. Nearly every property in the camp is getting some sort of going over as the e…
ON THE MOVE MINER ENTERPRISES
Ronald Sprainis has been named vice-president of engineering of the W. H. Miner Division of Miner Enterprises, based in Geneva, Ill. Sprainis joined Miner in 1974 and recently served as vice-president…
ON THE MOVE INSTANTEL INC.
Brian Martin has been appointed vice-president and general manager of Instantel Inc., based in Kanata, Ont. He will be responsible for all aspects of the company’s operations including new product dev…
Suppliers’ Notes BATTELLE
The R&D firm Battelle (Columbus, Ohio, division) has called for the continuation of a 6-year-old program of coal utilization technology. The international program will cover coal-handling technologies…
Suppliers’ Notes AIR CANADA
Air Ontario of London, Ont., Austin Airways of Timmins and Air Canada are to form an alliance in an attempt to improve air transportation services throughout Ontario. Pursuing this objective, both Air…
Suppliers’ Notes CB Pak
CB Pak and its subsidiary Twinpak Inc. have announced the purchase of 49% of the common stock of Bulk-Lift Canada of Hawkesbury, Ont. Bulk-Lift produces flexible intermediate bulk containers and circu…
ON THE MOVE HEATH & SHERWOOD DRILLING
The officers of the newly- formed company Heath & Sherwood Drilling (1986) are: James Savage, president, John Halsall, secretary-treasurer, Francis Aimone and Edward Marinigh, directors.