SUPPLIER’S NOTES Gerbus Equipment
Cincinatti, Ohio-based Gerbus Equipment, importer and U.S. distributor of Moxy articulated dump trucks, has signed an agreement with the Moxy manufacturer, Brow n Engineering A/S of Norway. A new corp…
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WHAT’S NEW Truck Payload Monitor
An electronic payload measurement system, which prevents underloading and over loading of off-highway trucks, has been introduced by Caterpillar (Peoria, Ill.). The unit measures truck payload through…
The Graduating Class 1987 GOLD REPORT SEABRIGHT
When the managers of Seabright Resources sit down for lunch together, be it at one of the company’s exploration camps or in a restaurant in Sheet Harbour, N.S., the conversation usually touches on how…
WHAT’S NEW Carbon Dioxide Monitor
A wall-mounted carbon dioxide- monitor has been developed by Toronto-based Levitt Safety. Controlled by a microprocessor with a digital readout, the Riken R1-211, measures carbon dioxide in the 0-10,0…
LAW On Mining Titles
Thou shalt not sever or partition.” What am I talking about? Well, if two or more people have an interest in a property and they get into a dispute, the y may have available to them the legal remedy o…
WHATS’S NEW A Unique Crawler-Dozer
Dresser Industries (Libertyville, Ill.) has introduced a new crawler-dozer which has a number of unique features. The TD-15E, as it is called, is the first in the 130-190-hp class to have optional 2-s…
Renowned Canadian geologist Duncan Derry dies
Duncan R. Derry, eminent economic geologist and one of the Canadian mining industry’s leading spokesmen, died suddenly in Toronto this week. Indeed, he was known internationally for his many contribut…
Aggressive on platinum at Technigen, Equinox
The search for platinum group metals by Technigen Platinum and Equinox Resources is proving to be one of the most aggressive in the country. They recently concluded an agreement for a property near Ro…
Beaver Dam reserves up Seabright busy drilling
Based on 155 diamond drill holes to date totalling some 33,000 metres, ore reserves at Seabright Resources’s Beaver Dam property have increased to 2,949,412 tons grading 0.27 oz. This reserve figure, …
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…
INNOVATIONS A Solution to Acid Mist
Acid mist is a serious problem for workers in electrowinning plants. Not only does it cause respiratory problems; it erodes their teeth. To maintain safe working conditions, large amounts of fresh ai…
SUPPLIER’S NOTES Continuous Mining Systems
Continuous Mining Systems of Sudbury, Ont., is now the exclusive distributor for Montabert underground drilling equipment. Located in France, Montab ert was one of the first companies involved in the …