What’s New Battery Charger
A new charging unit for recharging battery-powered mining equipment is now available from Rebuilders Inc. of Fairmont, W. Va. The skid-mounted model 1,300 charger operates on 480/575 volts ac. The cha…
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SUPPLIERS’ NOTES Pandick Inc.
Norgraphics-Pandick, Canada’s leading international financial printer, has announced that its U.S. partner, Pandick Inc., of New York, the world’s largest financial printer, has signed a joint-ventur…
What’s New Conveyor Scale
Canadian Scale of Sudbury, Ont. is marketing a new electronic device that measures the amount of material on a conveyor belt with an accuracy of 95% to 98%. Called Kilo-wate, the unit measures the ele…
What’s New Dependable Assay Furnaces
Williams & Wilson of Scarborough, Ont., which has been manufacturing furnaces for nearly 50 years, has made a number of technical improvements to its assay furnaces. The company’s latest furnaces are …
SUPPLIERS’ NOTES Energy, Mines and Resources Canada
Estimates of Canada’s uranium resources have increased significantly over the past two years, according to Energy, Mines and Resources Canada. New discoveries more than make up for the 25,300 tons of …
SUPPLIERS’ NOTES Outokumpu Oy
The Outokumpu Equipment division of Outokumpu Oy of Finland has purchased the Sweden- based Wenmec Systems AB, manufacturer of material- handling systems for the non-ferrous refining industry. The di…
50 Years Ago DECEMBER, 1937 DEEPEST LEVELS BIG AT MACASSA
Though the three new Macassa levels below 3,000 ft are far from being fully developed, there is now little doubt that each of them will be at least the equal of the 3,000-ft level that surpassed any h…
WHAT’S NEW Manoeuvrable Scoop
The world’s smallest 4-wheel drive diesel-powered scoop has been developed by John Clark Inc. of Denver, Colo. Called the jci 50m, it has a 1/2-cu- yd bucket and weighs 6,000 lb. It was designed to b…
Cross-Cuts TIRE POWER
How dangerous are those tires used in some mining industry equipment? Rimex Supply of Surrey, B.C., a wheel manufacturer and distributor, has made a video about safety procedures for handling tires. R…
Core Shack THE WINSTON LAKE DEPOSIT
Winston Lake, 32 km north- northwest of Schreiber, Ont., is a base- and precious – metals – bearing volcanogenic massive sulphide deposit with drill-indicated ore reserves of 3.1 million tonnes gradin…
Letters GEOLOGY LACKING IN SCHOOLS
William Stanley’s and Bob Holmes’s article “Crisis in Education” (September issue) should be subtitled, “Where will the students come from?” Geology is not offered in most high schools in Ontario. The…
What’s New Two New Excavators
Two new hydraulic excavators, with increased power ratings and lift capacities have been introduced by Caterpillar to replace two older models. Powered by an 86-kW engine, the 215c lc excavator replac…