Maintenance BALANCING ACT
To achieve effective maintenance, it is necessary to always deal successfully with the work demand. This means being capable of handling the peak requiremen ts. When there is breakdown, maintenance wo…
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Non-explosive
A non-explosive cracking agent for rock is being introduced on the Canadian market exclusively by Guy Guenette Ltd. of St-Laurent, Que. Called Betonamit, the product is a powder, which, when mixed wit…
Mine Visit DAKOTA VISIT
Four heap leachers are establishing themselves in the northern Black Hills area of South Dakota. Wharf Resources, with its Annie Creek and Foley Ridge pits, is the elder statesman. The others — MinVe…
New Wear System
A mechanically attached wear protection system called Kwick-Lok has been introduced by esco of Port Hope, Ont. It is designed to reduce abrasion in fel buckets, shovel dippers, chute liners, face shov…
50 Years Ago METAL MINES GEARED FOR WAR
Canada’s base metal mines are preparing themselves to meet whatever demand arises from the German War, and they appear to be already substantially advantaged by the swift advance in metal prices. Not …
PRESCRIPTION FOR THE INDUSTRY
The continued health of Canadian mining Faced with a struggle to survive, Fthe mining industry in Canada Fhas made tremendous strides in the past six years. In some firms, productivity has doubled in …
Suggestion Box ESTIMATING RESERVES
In the June, 1989, issue we featured two articles which dealt, in varying degrees, with reserve estimation for mineral deposits. (See Three Solitudes by Norman Champigny and And Now the Bad News by Ke…
VACUUM OIL PURIFICATION
Premium-grade lube and hydraulic oils are the life blood of of most mining and milling machinery. To be reliable, a machine must operate on clean oil. For this to be possible, operators must either c…
SINGLE-BOOM JUMBOS
How do manufacturers rate Htheir own drifters? By impact Henergy? If so, is that figure calculated or is it measured? Manufacturers that recommend a particular drifter for a given hole diameter may ha…
Winter Hose
A hose that can endure constant flexing at low temperatures has been introduced by Aeroquip Canada. The FC690 Polyon thermoplastic hose, specially designed for over-the- sheave and general hydraulic s…
THE GREAT PRAIRIE DIAMOND HUNT
The French have a saying: “As false as a diamond from Canada.” The phrase orig inates with a load of “diamonds” the explorer Jacques Cartier uncovered near the St. Lawrence River in 1541 and subsequen…
What’s New Indicator/Monitor
Bailey Controls of Burlington, Ont., introduces the PI750 intelligent process indicator/monitor. Only two models cover the full range of inputs. An ac model can be ranged from 1 to 600 VAC, while the …