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There’s good news in the mine equipment field for Canadian gold miners. Historically, Finland-based Tamrock has tested its new drill jumbos in Scandinavia. Only when the machines were modified and imp…

Gerber Industries, a Minneapolis-based manufacturer of material-handling equipment, recently promoted Bruce Adams to plant manager of its Princeton facility. Adams has more than 14 years’ experience …

Caterpillar Inc., based in Peoria, Ill., has shown a profit for second-quarter 1987 of $118 million (US) or $1.20 per share of common stock, compared with $139 million or $1.41 per share for the same …

A Vancouver-based catering and camp management company has been working this summer on two Canadian gold mining projects. National Caterers, with its ** National Structures division, is providing mul…

The shipment of copper concentrate to Japan by Granby Consolidated Co. has ceased, at least temporarily, as a consequence of the Sino-Japanese conflict. Japanese vessels which, under the terms of the …

There were indications early this week that the crosscut at the second level of Francoeur in the new shaft area had entered the ore zone. It is possible that the “A” oreshoot, which entered the shaft …

A shear-zone-related auriferous quartz vein deposit wholly- owned by Canamax Resources, Kremzar has drill-indicated reserves of 1,102,000 tons grading 0.251 oz gold per ton. The deposit, 50 km northea…

Not long ago, a young graduate mining engineer had a guaranteed ticket to an exciting career. Jobs were challenging, plentiful and world-wide in scope. There weren’t very many new engineers (or techno…

A new division of Vancouver-based Wire Rope & Rigging Consultants has been established. The Mining Ropes Management division has begun marketing its services on a select basis to companies in the surf…

Mineral exploration can be difficult in the coastal areas of western Canada, Alaska and such Pacific island areas as Papua New Guinea where roads, communications, medical facilities and supplies are v…

Fontana Gold Mines Limited, has completed shaft sinking to a depth of 300 ft. A level has been opened up at a depth of 275 ft. where crosscutting and drifting is now in progress. According to J. F. Si…

Geophysicists from around the world will meet in Toronto this month for a once-per-decade conference to discuss the latest in mineral exploration techniques and developments. It will be the third dece…