Nor-Quest acquires mine/mill facility
Nor-Quest Resources reports it has acquired outright an established 1,200-ton-per-day mine, mill and land located near Salmo, B. C., on a 2,000-crown-grant mining property. The company says negotiatio…
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Placer, Longreach active on a B.C. platinum bet
Western Canada’s platinum potential has largely been unrecognized. But with the metal now selling at a premium to gold, major companies are actively exploring for platinum once again. Placer Developme…
MANAGING Design for Mining
One area of mine management which offers significant opportunity to improve productivity and reduce costs is the design of the mining process. Mine planners are normally responsible for this activity….
SUPPLIER’S NOTES AGV Tech
AGV Tech has opened the first commercial heat-treating facility in northern Ontario. Steelcraft Metal Heat Treating, in Sudbury, offers a complete range of serv ices including carburizing, which is d…
WHAT’S NEW Demag at Round Mountain
Mannesmann Demag has supplied a Demag H 241 hydraulic shovel to the Round Mountain mine in Nevada. It loads 40 trucks per hour with three cycles per truck, loading alternately from both sides. Trucks …
WHAT’S NEW Carbon Dioxide Monitor
A wall-mounted carbon dioxide- monitor has been developed by Toronto-based Levitt Safety. Controlled by a microprocessor with a digital readout, the Riken R1-211, measures carbon dioxide in the 0-10,0…
SUPPLIER’S NOTES Gerbus Equipment
Cincinatti, Ohio-based Gerbus Equipment, importer and U.S. distributor of Moxy articulated dump trucks, has signed an agreement with the Moxy manufacturer, Brow n Engineering A/S of Norway. A new corp…
WHAT’S NEW Truck Payload Monitor
An electronic payload measurement system, which prevents underloading and over loading of off-highway trucks, has been introduced by Caterpillar (Peoria, Ill.). The unit measures truck payload through…
LAW On Mining Titles
Thou shalt not sever or partition.” What am I talking about? Well, if two or more people have an interest in a property and they get into a dispute, the y may have available to them the legal remedy o…
Onitap shareholders to approve agreements
Shareholders of Toronto-listed Onitap Resources will be asked to approve, at a special meeting on Feb 11, a private placement to raise working capital and the company’s agreement for exploration of it…
The Graduating Class 1987 GOLD REPORT TARTAN LAKE
Production is expected to get under mid-year from the Tartan Lake joint venture between Granges Exploration and Abermin Corp. A feasibility study was recently completed by Kilborn Engineering and init…
INNOVATIONS Will Zeppelins Take Off?
Does a market exist in the Far North for using zeppelins to bring diamond drills into remote exploration camps? To transport heavy equipment to isolated mining properties in the Northwest Territories?…