Suppliers’ Notes Lifeliner Corp.
Lifeliner Corp. of St. Louis, Mo., has announced production expansion and new packaging and labeling for Lifeliner/Elbow-patch. Introduced as a means of saving wear-worn metal in the mining industry, …
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What’s New JUMBOS FOR NARROW MINES
There’s good news in the mine equipment field for Canadian gold miners. Historically, Finland-based Tamrock has tested its new drill jumbos in Scandinavia. Only when the machines were modified and imp…
ON THE MOVE Abresist Corp.
The Abresist Corp. has appointed Ray Elbertson as its new sales representative for the East Coast from Virginia to New England. Abresist Corp. is an American manufacturer of abrasion-resistant linings…
Maintenance TIME-SAVER FOR WORKERS
The skills, experience and training of maintenance workers should, ideally, be used only for productive, hands-on work. They should move from job to job, knowing exactly what is to be done — with the…
Suppliers’ Notes Astro-Arc Co.
Astro-Arc Co. of Sun Valley Calif., manufacturer of automatic welding systems, has formed the Astro Arc Field Services Division. The division features a field welding demonstration trailer, equipped w…
Managing CRISIS IN EDUCATION
Not long ago, a young graduate mining engineer had a guaranteed ticket to an exciting career. Jobs were challenging, plentiful and world-wide in scope. There weren’t very many new engineers (or techno…
Suppliers’ Notes Wire Rope & Rigging Consultants
A new division of Vancouver-based Wire Rope & Rigging Consultants has been established. The Mining Ropes Management division has begun marketing its services on a select basis to companies in the surf…
ON THE MOVE International Association of Hydrogeologists
The new president of the Canadian chapter of the International Association of Hydrogeologists is Robert Leech. Although he has worked in Australia, Canada and Europe, Leech has devoted much of his eff…
Innovations HGOODBYE BITS AND STEEL
The mining industry could be facing a revolution in rock drilling within the next three years. “Indications are that our costs will be lower than those of either pneumatic or hydraulic drilling,” says…
ON THE MOVE Levitt-Safety Ltd.
Dermit Corr has been appointed executive vice- president and chief executive officer of Toronto- based Levitt-Safety Ltd. Before joining Levitt, Corr was vinyls business manager for Esso Chemical (Can…
ON THE MOVE Northgate Mines
Pascal Dessureault has been appointed president of Northgate Mines, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Northgate Exploration. He joined Northgate as general manager of the Chibougamau, Que., mining operat…
UP, UP AND AWAY
It was the fourteenth time the 500D helicopter had moved the drill. As the chopper rose into the air, the “long-line” became taut as the pilot pulled up on the collective. The base, weighing about 48…