WHAT’S NEW A robot survey instrument
Geodimetrics ab of Sweden has developed a monitoring system for detecting the risk of wall failure in open pit mines. Marketed in Canada by Geodimeter of Canada, the system consists of a survey instru…
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SUPPLIERS’ NOTES ISM KREBSOGE
International Sintered Metals of Guelph, Ont., has been acquired by Sintermetallwerk Krebsoge gmbh, a West German- based manufacturer of precision sintered metal components of the automotive and other…
CROSS-CUTS Missiles for mines
Manitoba engineers and scientists are using bacteria, rockets and computers in the war against unsafe, uproductive and uprofitable mines. The new techniques are being studied under a $25-million resea…
ON THE MOVE CANADA INVESTMENT CAPITAL
Canada Investment Capital (cic) has named Ernest Woodcare as president and chief executive officer of the explosives businesses it plans to acquire from the Du Pont Co. and Du Pont Canada. Woodcare h…
From Timmins to Val d’Or
When Juri Houtman left his New York City office last August to move t o Timmins, he really wasn’t prepared for the problems he was about to face. As assistant to the vice-president at Asarco Inc.’s mi…
WHAT’S NEW Walking on water
Exploration companies are discovering they don’t have to wait until freeze-up to perform induced polarization (ip) surveys over lakes. This past summer, on the waters of Red Lake, Ont., the rubber boa…
WHAT’S NEW Hydraulic excavator
Hitachi Construction Machinery of Toronto has launched a new hydraulic excavator, the ex1800, equipped with a 10.3-cu-m bucket. Based on the design of the uh801, the new unit is powered by a 686-kw en…
WHAT’S NEW Articulated truck underground
An articulated truck, manufactured by Kiruna Truck ab, has been installed in an underground limestone mine in Finland. The truck, a Combi-60 with a load capacity of 60 tonnes, is being operated in con…
ON THE MOVE CANAMAX RESOURCES
At Canamax Resources, recent appointments include James Smith as vice- president, mining, and Udo von Doehren as treasurer.
ON THE MOVE ICAN MINERALS
Guenter Liedtke of Calgary has been appointed president of Ican Minerals, to succeed Dieter Peter of Vancouver. Mr Peter has resigned as president and a director to pursue managerial commitments with …
50 YEARS AGO –OCTOBER, 1937– Gold Eagle Mill starting soon
Good progress is being made in mill construction at Gold Eagle Gold Mines, The Northern Miner learned on a recent visit to the property in the Red Lake area. Expectations are that the mill should be r…
50 YEARS AGO –OCTOBER, 1937– Canada will have 141 gold mines by
Canada now has 128 gold mills in operation with 13 additional plants under construction and eight proposed. There are also 23 properties equipped with idle mills. Ontario leads the way with 55 produce…