The Graduating Class 1987 GOLD REPORT MT. SKUKUM
The AGIP-Erickson Mt. Skukum project is the first hard rock gold producer in the Yukon and it probably won’t be the last. Discovered by agip Canada in the early 1980s, the mine is now producing at 30…
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Annual Coal Review 1987 COAL REPORT TECK CORP-BULLMOOSE
The Bullmoose multiple-seam open pit coal mine is near Tumbler Ridge in northeastern British Columbia. Metallurgical coal is sold to nine Japanese customers under 15-year contracts. The contracted qua…
The Graduating Class 1987 GOLD REPORT BOOTLEG
Remember the little Flin Flon Mines operation, just west of the Manitoba own after which it was named? It didn’t work out and wound up in receiver ship. Then last year a Regina-based oil company, Vist…
WHAT’S NEW All-terrain Carriers
Galva, Ill.-based ime is introducing a line of 4-wheel-drive, all-terrain vehicles. Features include: total Caterpillar drivetrain; diesel engine; vehicle capacities from 20,700-41,500 lb; loaded comp…
WHAT’S NEW Stainless Steel Knife Gate Valves
A new line of cast stainless steel knife gate valves has been introduced by De Zurik (Sartell, Minn.) for on-off and throttling application in the mining indus try. Available in 2- to 12-inch sizes, t…
WHAT’S NEW Loader Payload Monitor
Teledyne (Thornbury, Ont.) has introduced a microprocessor, payload measuring system for wheel-loaders. Called Loadrite, the unit is connected into the hydraulic lifting system of a loader and gives t…
WHAT’S NEW Three New 6-wheelers
Moxy Trucks of Cincinnati, Ohio, has expanded its line of 6-wheel drive, articulated, off-road haulers by adding three models. The 27.5-ton moxy 6225 S is powered by a 242-hp, fuel-efficient scania en…
WHAT’S NEW New Pipe Elbow
Scarborough, Ont.-based Mecorsys Inc. has designed and tested a pipe elbow that reduces wear and saves energy when pumping abrasive slurries. A unique vortex chamber creates a self-renewing, slowly ro…
WHAT’S NEW Carbon Monoxide Monitor
A compact, microprocessor-controlled, ambient carbon monoxide monitor has been introduced by Rosemount Instruments of Calgary, Alta. The unit (Model 2200) measures carbon monoxide in the 0-100-ppm ran…
SUPPLIER’S NOTES WasTech Gear Corp.
Lynwood, Calif.-based WesTech Gear Corp. has formed a Heavy Machinery Division to conduct the business of the various product lines which were recently acquired from Western Gear Machinery Co. The pro…
Mistango results prompt larger drill program
The results of a small drilling program by Mistango Consolidated Resources on its Laval Twp. property near Sioux Lookout, Ont., have prompted the company to plan a major program. The four holes inters…
SUPPLIER’S NOTES Harnischfeger P & H
Harnischfeger P&H of Milwaukee, Wis., has released a pocket-size brochure with concise reference data on 21 popular models in the company’s line of mining equip ment. Basic machine specs and operating…