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Exploration conference an international success

More than 900 people from 77 countries converged on Toronto this week to attend Exploration ’87. Also known as the Third Decennial International Conference on Geophysical and Geochemical Exploration f…


INNOVATIONS Catalyst for cyanide destruction

Degussa Corp. has developed a chemical process, using hydrogen peroxi de, that destroys toxic cyanide complexes found in waste streams by mills that process gold ores. A specially formulated catalyst,…


WHAT’S NEW Connectors for control devices

Woodhead Canada announces a new quick-connect solution for miniature, low-amperage control systems. Micro-Change connectors minimize downtime when control devices need replacement by eliminating the n…


WHAT’S NEW Processor-controlled detector

A tramp-metal detector which features a microprocessor control system has been built by Goriong Kerr Canada. Goring Kerr’s model gkd-101 consists of an inspection coil assembly mounted above and below…


INNOVATIONS Revolutionary Reamer

Most mine engineers have heard, one way or another, about the development in Quebec of a new way to drive raises in underground mines. Tests have shown the method is faster and less expensive than con…


WHAT’S NEW Articulated Dumper Milestone

Vme Group has delivered its 14,000th articulated dumper — which is more than those of all other manufacturers in the world combined, the company says. Vme’s Volvo bm articulated dumper line was first…


MANAGING Synergy or antagonism

Would you ask your local plumber to prepare your income tax return? Would you want your teeth drilled by the local gas station attendant? Of course not. In both cases, it’s obvious the person wouldn’t…


ORE HORIZONS The Egerton-McLean deposit

The Egerton-McLean gold deposit on Pan East Resources’ Fifteen Mile Stream property is in Halifax Cty., N.S., about 62 miles northeast of the city of Halifax. The deposit is estimated to contain drill…


SUPPLIERS’ NOTES STARTCO ENGINEERING

Startco Engineering, of Saskatoon, Sask., is setting up distributors across Canada for its ground-fault and motor protection units. They include: Universal Sales, Dixon Electric, WESCO, EECOL Electric…


RESEARCH Pautomation

Imagine this: a potash mine in which the operator of a large continuous-mining machine is seated at a remote console contained in a climate-controlled, ergonomically-designed, mobile control pod conne…


WHAT’S NEW Underground Scaler

A new, low-profile scaling machine has been introduced by Teledyne Canada Mining Products. The ds-25 Scaler it consists of a Teledyne hydraulic breaker mounted on a single 6-m hydraulic boom which is …


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