CROSS CUTS Heroes and Leaders
The following remarks were heard from people who attended the Mining Automation Symposium, in Sudbury, Ont., Oct 15-16, 1986. We think they provide a good illustration of the diversity of opinion in t…
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ON THE MOVE DRESSER CONSTRUCTION & MINING EQUIPMENT
Dresser Construction & Mining Equipment’s new vice-president, marketing, for mining machinery products is William Graessle. He will be responsible for product management, field sales and market suppor…
CROSS CUTS An Outsider’s View
The following remarks were heard from people who attended the Mining Automation Symposium, in Sudbury, Ont., Oct 15-16, 1986. We think they provide a good illustration of the diversity of opinion in t…
WHAT’S NEW The Tools of Automation Programmable Controllers
A new generation of programmable controllers has been introduced by Asea Inc. of Saint-Laurent, Que. The MasterPiece 100 family of controllers includes adaptive and pid controllers; logic control; seq…
WHAT’S NEW The Tools of Automation Beefed Up Excavator
Caterpillar has beefed up its Cat 225 hydraulic excavator. Using a direct- injection Cat 3208 diesel engine rated at 108 kW, engine power has been increased 7%. The additions of a 3.9-tonne counterwei…
50 Years Ago –JANUARY, 1937– GRANBY RUSHES PREPARATIONS FOR RE-
In view of the improved market for copper, preparations are being hastened for the resumption of operations at the Granby Consolidated M.S. & P. Co.’s Copper Mountain mine and 2,500-ton concentrator a…
WHAT’S NEW The tools of Automation Tough Computer Terminals
Bromac Industrial Controls (Downsview, Ont.) has begun marketing computer terminals designed and manufactured by Gamma Products. Sealed in a non-ventilated cast aluminum case, these terminals can be h…
50 Years Ago –JANUARY 1937– SIGMA MILL READY IN APRIL
Under normal conditions Sigma Mines’ new big gold mill should be completed in early April when it will swing into production at a rate of 300 tons daily, The Northern Miner can say after visiting the …
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 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.
Suppliers’ Notes NORTHWEST ENGINEERING CO.
Wisconsin-based Northwest Engineering Co. has signed a letter of intent with General Motors Corp. to acquire TEREX Corp. of Ohio and TEREX Equipment of Scotland. Terex is to be operated as an independ…
Letters Open for Business
With reference to your article on zinc (“Outshining Other Major Metals”) in the November issue, I wish to inform you that the Black Angel mine is not closed. It is operated by Boliden, the Swedish min…