WHAT’S NEW Electronic Diesel Engine Control
Detroit Diesel Allison Division of General Motors and Delco Electronics have developed a new electronicunit fuel injection and engine management system. Features of this second-generation system inclu…
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WHAT’S NEW High Explosives
A new non-nitroglycerin, all-purpose gelatin high explosive has been introduced by Austin Powder of Cleveland, Ohio. Called Helix 75, it is recommended for blasting under wet or dry conditions in eith…
WHAT’S NEW An Infrared Camera
A hand-held portable infrared camera is now available from isi Group of Albuquerque, N.M. The unit, called the VideoTherm camera, can give the user actual temperature readouts. The graphics package al…
50 Years Ago January, 1938 SECURITIES HEAD EASES PROSPECTING
“Over three years’ experience as commissioner, dealing with prospectors, promoters, mine developers and investors has taught me a lot,” John Godfrey says. “It has taught me for one thing that mining f…
A BREAKNECK PACE Timmins Tailings
This is one of at least three mining projects in Canada that will be recovering gold from old mine tailings this year. Located in the biggest gold camp in the country, it is also the biggest and poten…
THE FUTURE OF NORTH AMERICAN GOLD
Gold’s dominance as the preferred target of exploration and development over the past few years has resulted in a sharp increase in gold production for many countries outside of South Africa. This is …
A BREAKNECK PACE Casa Berardi
Production is slated for August, 1988, at Les Mines Casa Berardi, the name given to the first new gold mine in this camp, which opened up only seven years ago. That’s when Inco and Golden Knight disco…
A BREAKNECK PACE Hope Brook
In what is easily one of the mining success stories of 1987, Hope Brook Gold brought into production its Newfoundland mine — the only operating gold mine in the province. What’s more, the operation i…
A BREAKNECK PACE Dumagami
For Dumagami Mines’ gold property near Cadillac, Que., two key drill holes finally put to rest any question that this property had the potential to become a producer. The first hole, at a vertical dep…
Louvem, partners completing drilling at Courvan bet
Encouraged by a drilling campaign just concluding on the Courvan gold property near Val d’Or, Que., are partners Louvem Mines (52%), Courvan Mining (45%) and Aabarock Mining Resources (3%). The curren…
Metal Prices FUTURES PRICES (December 28, 1987)
N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (in US cents per lb.) Dec 131.95 125.00 127.00 + 6.40 Jan 123.50 123.50 123.50 + 7.90 Mar …
Alaska Apollo plans 200 ton/day gold mine
An independent report on Alaska Apollo Gold Mines’ Shumagin gold property on Unga Island, Alaska, estimates the cost of bringing the 200-ton-per-day mine on-stream to be much higher than the company a…