WHAT’S NEW Demag at Round Mountain
Mannesmann Demag has supplied a Demag H 241 hydraulic shovel to the Round Mountain mine in Nevada. It loads 40 trucks per hour with three cycles per truck, loading alternately from both sides. Trucks …
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WHAT’S NEW Three New 6-wheelers
Moxy Trucks of Cincinnati, Ohio, has expanded its line of 6-wheel drive, articulated, off-road haulers by adding three models. The 27.5-ton moxy 6225 S is powered by a 242-hp, fuel-efficient scania en…
Record production reached by Pegasus
Pegasus Gold says that 1986 gold production “reached record levels,” and exceeded the previous high by almost 20%. According to James Foreman, president, over-all production was 92,000 oz gold and 218…
WHAT’S NEW New Pipe Elbow
Scarborough, Ont.-based Mecorsys Inc. has designed and tested a pipe elbow that reduces wear and saves energy when pumping abrasive slurries. A unique vortex chamber creates a self-renewing, slowly ro…
WHAT’S NEW Carbon Monoxide Monitor
A compact, microprocessor-controlled, ambient carbon monoxide monitor has been introduced by Rosemount Instruments of Calgary, Alta. The unit (Model 2200) measures carbon monoxide in the 0-100-ppm ran…
SUPPLIER’S NOTES WasTech Gear Corp.
Lynwood, Calif.-based WesTech Gear Corp. has formed a Heavy Machinery Division to conduct the business of the various product lines which were recently acquired from Western Gear Machinery Co. The pro…
50 YEARS AGO –FEBRUARY, 1937– RICH ORE AT LITTLE LONG LAC’S LOW
Winding up the year 1936 with great improvement in all departments, Little Long Lac Gold Mines appears destined to achieve new record heights this year, The Northern Miner can say after visiting the p…
All-North encouraged by PGM assays in Yukon
Some very encouraging platinum group metal assays have been returned from All- North Resources’ Wellgreen property, 220 miles northwest of Whitehorse, Yukon. What is particularly attractive about the …
COATS Trading Features (February 02, 1987)
The two stars of the COATS system this week were Goliath Minerals and Golden Sceptre Minerals, which both opened trading at $1. At the market close they hovered around $1.55 each. Stripped of their va…
PCA closes Saskatoon mine due to heavy water inflow problem
After nearly 22 years of operation, Potash Co. of America is stop- ping operations at its Saskatoon mine, with resumption not anticipated until mid-1988. Heavy inflow of water is the cause, says Ken C…
Quartz Mtn. drilling cuts wide sections
Drilling has expanded the area of known mineralization at the Crone Hill property held by Quartz Mountain Gold Corp. Located in Oregon, near the Nevada border, the property was tested for extensions a…
Dolphin plans $3 million surface/underground work
Significant gold and silver mineralization has been discovered by Dolphin Exploration on its Cape Ray project in southwestern Newfoundland. The best results were from two drill holes in the Windowglas…