Astoria Rouyn Mines has suspended operation at its property in Rouyn Twp. adjoining Granada on the north, President R. C. Gamble says. About 3,000 ft of lateral exploration was completed on the two le…
The Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines has appointed Sheila Liard as mining recorder for the Sault Ste. Marie mining division. Liard, former mining recorder in Timmins and Kirkland Lak…
A new, one-component, heat-curable epoxy adhesive called Supreme 3ND has been introduced by New Jersey-based Master Bond. The system offers both high shear and high peel strength when cured. Tensile s…
Geodimetrics ab of Sweden has developed a monitoring system for detecting the risk of wall failure in open pit mines. Marketed in Canada by Geodimeter of Canada, the system consists of a survey instru…
International Sintered Metals of Guelph, Ont., has been acquired by Sintermetallwerk Krebsoge gmbh, a West German- based manufacturer of precision sintered metal components of the automotive and other…
Canada Investment Capital (cic) has named Ernest Woodcare as president and chief executive officer of the explosives businesses it plans to acquire from the Du Pont Co. and Du Pont Canada. Woodcare h…
Last year platinum prices reached $682(US) and demand hit a record hi gh of 2.4 million oz. The result? A handful of Canadian entrepreneurs scrambling to get a foothold on the many geological terrains…
At Canamax Resources, recent appointments include James Smith as vice- president, mining, and Udo von Doehren as treasurer.
Guenter Liedtke of Calgary has been appointed president of Ican Minerals, to succeed Dieter Peter of Vancouver. Mr Peter has resigned as president and a director to pursue managerial commitments with …
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…
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…
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…
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