Maintenance REMOTE CONTROL
Climatic extremes and remoteness make mining in the subarctic a costly business. Mine managers must be tight-fisted to keep a lid on costs and ever vigilant so that facilities aren’t suddenly idled be…
News
On the Move (May 01, 1989)
Stephen McMurray is the general manager of blm Mincon, a new manufacturer and distributor of mining and construction products, based in Lively, Ont. BLM, one of the Bharti Laamanen Mining group of com…
What’s New A PLC with More Memory
A new programmable logic controller has been introduced by Westinghouse Automation Technology. The PC-1200 has two parallel input/output buses, providing input/ output access in half the time of singl…
What’s New Portable Crusher
RMS Ross Corp., of Sardis, B.C. is marketing a portable jaw crusher. Mounted and operated on a light- weight steel frame, the Kinetic Crusher uses a comparatively small motor (40 hp) and transfers rel…
What’s New Process Control on PC
A software package for process control has been developed by Combustion Engineering of Toronto. Part of the company’s MOD 30 Plus system, the software is the first step in providing a low-cost, small-…
Placer Dome, Inco, Corona buy Musselwhite interest
The 23.95% interest in the Musselwhite gold project that Esso Minerals Canada had for sale has been purchased by its joint venture partners: Placer Dome (TSE), Inco Ltd. (TSE) and Corona Corp. (TSE). …
Inco, Golden Knight encouraged
Partners Inco Gold and Golden Knight Resources (TSE) recently received some encouraging results from the discovery area at their Casa Berardi, Que., gold property. In a 60%-Inco, 40%-Golden Knight joi…
Sleeper mine produced gold at $103 (US) per ounce in ’88
Few North American mining operations produce gold as cheaply as the Sleeper mine in northern Nevada where 1988 cash costs were $103(US) per oz including silver credits. For mine owner Amax Gold (NYSE)…
People (May 01, 1989)
INTERNATIONAL SHASTA RESOURCES — Edward W. Craft appointed manager, project development.
Metal Prices PRODUCER PRICES (May 01, 1989)
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. Market US96.00- 98.00 cents per lb. (Apr 13, 1989). ANTIMONY: New York dealer 99 cents -$1.01(US) per lb. (Apr 6, 1989). BISMUTH: New York dealer $6.55-$6.70(US) per lb (Apr 13, 1989…
Suntac resumes drilling at Polaris-Taku
The 1989 exploration and development program by Suntac Minerals Corp. (VSE) is under way on the Polaris- Taku mine project with the first three surface holes returning impressive gold values. Last fal…
Hanson Lake results
Trimin Resources (VSE), formerly Tri Gold Industries, says recent drilling on the Hanson Lake project in northern Saskatchewan continues to return significant grades of zinc and copper with associated…