Editor’s Note LET’S WORK TOGETHER
For many, many years the mining industry considered itself a rugged, old survivor, able to endure the toughest of times. Of course, the industry hadn’t banked on the mini-holocaust handed us by the re…
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WHAT’S NEW The Tools of Automation Economical Excavator
Komatsu Canada (Mississauga, Ont. and Richmond, B.C.) is marketing a 5.9-cu-yd hydraulic excavator equipped with a 404-hp diesel engine. The company’s unique, open- centre, load-sensing system automat…
Suppliers’ Notes INSLEY MANUFACTURING CO.
The Insley Manufacturing Co., formerly of Indianapolis, Ind., has been bought by Badger Construction Equipment Co. of Winona, Min. In addition to producing the Insley family of hydraulic backhoes, the…
50 Years Ago –JANUARY, 1937– DEPTH DEVELOPMENT AT SISCOE SHOWS
Remarkably rich ore is being found in the K zone on the new 11th and 12th levels of Siscoe Mines. Results indicate the possibility that it may become the best gold orebody opened up in a Quebec mine t…
ON THE MOVE RALPH J. ANCTIL & ASSOCIATES
Ralph Anctil has established a consulting firm, Ralph J. Anctil & Associates, to act as geological, economic and engineering consultants for the, mining, chemical and metallurgical industries in both …
CROSS CUTS Wasting Time
The following remarks were heard from people who attended the Mining Automation Symposium, in Sudbury, Ont., Oct 15-16, 1986. We think they provide a good illustration of the diversity of opinion in t…
Correction (December 29, 1986)
In the Dec 8 issue it was reported in the Insider Trading section th at Muscocho Expl. bought 100,000 shares of Mascot Gold Mines to hold 600,000. This is incorrect and was due to a missing line of ty…
People (December 29, 1986)
SKYLINE EXPLORATIONS — Norman Anderson appointed to the board of directors.
News In Brief (December 29, 1986)
Wharf Resources plans a financing in January by offering units to th e public, each unit to consist of exchangeable preferred shares and common share purchase warrants.
Timmins tailings plan gets OK
Some 140 million tonnes of tailings, the product of more than 75 years of gold mining in the Porcupine area, are going to be retreated by ERG Resources, making it one of the major gold producers in Ti…
COATS Trading Features (December 29, 1986)
The share price of Comstock Keno Mines, a long inactive company, con tinued to trade in the 37 cents -40 cents range. The company is being reactivated by a financicl company which has plans to seek a…
Manridge financing
Manridge Explorations says it has completed a private placement to r aise a total of $175,000 which it will use to acquire new resource properties, as well as do further work on its silver property in…