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…
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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…
What’s New Impact Crushers Built in Canada
Jadcan Equipment of Bolton, Ont. has built and delivered two impact crushers, new to the Canadian market. The company imported the technology from Kleeman Reiner of Germany and built the impact crushe…
50 Years Ago DECEMBER, 1937 IDEAL 1-MAN MINE CLAIMS TO BE THE
From David Tait, Victoria, secretary for Nootka Zeballos Gold Mines, The ** Northern Miner has a letter which gives details of the Privateer Mine, ** operated by his company. Mr Tait’s letter tells it…
Managing HUMANITY AND AUTOMATION
It is easy to discuss (in the cold terms of international economics) job losses and dislocations Icaused by the introduction into our mines and mills of cost-cutting technology. It is less easy to mak…
SUPPLIERS’ NOTES Peacock Inc. (December 01, 1987)
Mississauga, Ont.-based Peacock Inc. is opening a new addition to its Toronto Service Building. The company is a rebuilder of mechanical equipment, including pumps, turbines, compressors, mine hoists …
COST-CUTTER
Copper was one of the last metals to recover from the economic recession. But whether today’s higher prices will continue is a big question. Even so, the red metal is finally attracting some attention…
DECADES OF CHANGE
Ten years ago, at the Exploration ’77 meeting in Ottawa, Allan Spector and Wilfred Parker presented a paper entitled Computer Compilation and Interpretation of Geophysical Data. At that time, the geop…
SUPPLIERS’ NOTES Knelson International Sales
Knelson International Sales of Langley, B.C. has won the 1987 Canada Export Award for Precious Metal Gravity Separators, The awards were announced by Canada’s External Affairs department.
SUPPLIERS’ NOTES Ecodyne Ltd.
Ecodyne Ltd.’s Graver Water division has appointed Nortec S.G.S. Inc. of Montreal as sales representative for Quebec. Nortec has represented major process equipment manufacturers for more than 10 year…
Profile TWO TESTERS
William Bondar and Malcolm Clegg chuckle about it now, but the time their Whitehorse assay lab mixed up separate core samples from a customer was really no laughing matter. The samples went into a dry…