Can-Mac funded for exploration
A total of $1.8 million of flow- through share financing has been arranged by Can-Mac Exploration for the 1987 and 1988 exploration seasons. The cash will fund exploration work on several properties i…
News
WHAT’S NEW OPEN PIT EQUIPMENT On-Board Truck Monitoring
Vehicle Systems Corp. (Bothell, Wash.) is marketing an on-board monitoring system for off-highway trucks. Designed to reduce maintenance costs, the system consists of an in-the- cab display box, a sma…
WHAT’S NEW DRILLING EQUIPMENT Clean Diamond Drilling
Bradley Bros. of Noranda, Que., has developed a pollution control system that it says satisfies every environmental regulation concerning pollution control in all Canadian provinces. Developed for two…
WHAT’S NEW OPEN PIT EQUIPMENT British Trucks in Canada
Les Equipements Lefco of Montreal, Que., has delivered to a Montreal contracting company three new Aveling Barford 35-ton capacity trucks. The company will be using the trucks to supply crushed stone …
First-phase work at Favourable Lake gets under way
First phase of a $7.8-million underground development program at the joint-venture Favourable Lake gold-silver project in northwestern Ontario, north of Red Lake, is under way. Partners in the venture…
Queries There’s hope for O’Brien Energy
I have been a shareholder of O’Brien Energy and Resources for a good many years. I have followed its progress through news stories with interest and optimisim. Your reviews have generally been support…
News in Brief (June 01, 1987)
Quest Energy Corp. has changed its name to pch Post Career Habitats Inc. on a 1-new-for-2-old share basis.
WHAT’S NEW DRILLING EQUIPMENT New Lubricants for Pneumatic and
Two lubricants — one that increases diamond drill bit life and one for pneumatic drilling — have been developed by D. A. Stuart Inc. of Scarborough, Ont. Designated Dasco CS-7-J, the new diamond dri…
Alotta plans drill program
New Mexico based Alotta Re- sources is set to begin work on a number of properties in the Val d’Or, Que., area. According to President Albert Applegath, the company has optioned 21 claims known as the…
WHAT’S NEW Milling equipment Magnetism and Vibration
Eriez of Canada has introduced a new line of magnetic and vibratory equipment. The new line includes vibratory feaders, mechanical conveyors, screen separators, bin vibrators and volumatic feeders. Ma…
WHAT’S NEW Open pit equipment More Loaders
Komatsu Canada (Mississauga, Ont., and Richmond, B.C.) has added four new wheel loaders to its existing line of small-size loaders. The new units have capacities of 1.2, 1.5, 1.8 and 2.1 cu m. All mod…
WHAT’S NEW DRILLING EQUIPMENT High-pressure cutting tool
High pressure pumping systems capable of delivering pressures up to 20,000 lb per sq in at flow rates up to 20 gal per min are available from National Liquid Blasting of Wixom, Mich. The latest unit f…