WHAT’S NEW A first for linear screens
A linear screen, manufactured by Ore Sorters (North America) of Colorado, has been installed in a Newmont gold mine in the U.S. The Newmont plant is the first on this continent to use the screen, acco…
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SUPPLIERS’ NOTES KAISER ENGINEERS
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Engineers has signed a licensing agreement to serve as the exclusive supplier of new technology to dry sub-bituminous coals. The process reduces the internal moisture in t…
LETTERS Large Zinc Deposit
It was interesting reading the letter in the August, 1987, issue from Kelvin Pankiw concerning large zinc deposits. I should like to draw your attention to the Howard’s Pass deposit near the Yukon-Nor…
SUPPLIERS’ NOTES DEER & CO.
Deer & Co. reports net income of $25.5 million(US) or 38 cents per share for the third quarter of its 1987 fiscal year vs. a restated quarterly net loss of $33.8 million or 50 cents per share last y…
SUPPLIERS’ NOTES THE HARNISCHFEGER INSTITUTE
The Harnischfeger Institute, in New Berlin, Wis., is offering trainin g programs on P&H Bucyrus-Erie and Marion electric mining shovels. The programs are conducted at the customer’s mine and are desig…
SUPPLIERS’ NOTES MACKLEY PUMPS
Mackley Pumps, part of British-based nei Clarke Chapman, has recently won a number of export orders, valued at #150,000, from Zambia and Canada for its specialized pumps. Zambia Consolidated Copper Mi…
SUPPLIERS’ NOTES U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
A collection of unique coal samples that could begin a new era in res earch to make coal use cheaper, cleaner and more efficient has been completed by the U.S. Dept. of Energy’s laboratory in Argonne,…
ON THE MOVE COMINCO RESOURCES INTERNATIONAL
The following have been appointed to the board of directors of Cominc o Resources International: Robert Hallbauer; Geoffrey Harden; Oscar Johnson; Paul Kavanaoh; Norman Keevil, Jr.; J. D. Little; Owen…
ON THE MOVE EXPLORATION MIMISKA
Exploration Mimiska, of Val d’Or, Que., has named Claude Britt as vice-president, exploration. A geologist with more than 15 years’ experience, Britt has worked for Noranda Exploration since 1984. As …
ON THE MOVE DENISON MINES
Andrew Rickaby will become vice-president of mining at Denison Mines. He will be replaced as vice-president of Elliot Lake operations by Colin Benner. Benner was previously general manager, uranium di…
50 YEARS AGO –OCTOBER, 1937– Astoria suspends work in Rouyn
Astoria Rouyn Mines has suspended operation at its property in Rouyn Twp. adjoining Granada on the north, President R. C. Gamble says. About 3,000 ft of lateral exploration was completed on the two le…
50 YEARS AGO –OCTOBER, 1937– Lamaque discussed at meeting of
That Lamaque gave promise of becoming one of Canada’s outstanding gold mines was the cheering information given to shareholders of Teck- Hughes, assembled at the annual meeting in Toronto on Tuesday. …