Articles by Northern Miner Staff

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…

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…

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…

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…

New York City-based Fenvessy & Schwab Inc. has been restructured in an attempt to focus on asset redeployment and the addition of major new principals , the comp any says. Rolf Genssler has been elect…

The Canadian software firm Jonas & Erickson has opened six new offices across the U.S. and Canada. New locations include New York, N.Y.; Fort Lauderd ale, Fla.; Chicago, Ill.; Denver, Colo.; Winnipeg,…

The application of computers to help engineer new electronic devices is snow- balllng at a rate near 30% per year in the U.S., a new study says. Computer-aided El ectronics Engineering (CAEE) in the U…

In view of the increase in the export refinery price of copper above 11 1/2 7inches, the Britannia Mining and Smelting Co., as of January 16, commenced the payment to its employees of a “copper bonus”…

Following a visit to the property The Northern Miner finds the question of pr obable grade of mill feed for the new 500-ton milling unit at Algoma Summit Gold Mines still unanswered. A 75-ton test mil…

In conversation with Karl J. Springer, president of Leitch Gold Mines, The Northern Miner learned that the first gold brick from the new mill should be poured around the middle of the month. Mill tonn…

Japanese consumers have negotiated lower prices and contract volumes for metallurgical coal they will obtain from Westar Mining in southeastern, B.C. The company’s Balmer and Greenhills operations wil…

It was incorrctly reported in the Toronto Stock Exchange column in the Jan 26 issue of The Northern Miner that Campbell Red Lake held a 14% stake in Lac Minerals. Campbell Red Lake holds a 4.5% intere…