Profile The Luck of a Low-Grader
Dennis MacLeod has this thing about ore grades. He likes to find ways of making money at grades so low that most of the mining fraternity would turn its nose up at it. It’s no wonder he was attracted …
Dennis MacLeod has this thing about ore grades. He likes to find ways of making money at grades so low that most of the mining fraternity would turn its nose up at it. It’s no wonder he was attracted …
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…
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…
Ketza River, a “pipe and manto” deposit consisting of both primary sulphide and secondary oxide ores, is in central Yukon, about 50 miles south of Ross River and 180 miles north-northeast of Whitehors…
The Robbins Co. of Kent, Wash., has built a new, low-profile raisebore machine. Called the 97RL-DC, it incorporates an offset gear train, an underhung motor design and telescoping cylinders. Similar t…
Allied Steel & Tractor Products of Solon, Ohio, has introduced a new hydraulic rock hammer. Called the 780 Hy-Ram, it can deliver 450 to 900 blows per minute with an energy of 5000 ft-lb. Blow frequen…
Marathon LeTourneau has also introduced a 200-ton rear dump truck. Equipped with a 2,000-hp engine, the Titan T-2000 reportedly delivers fast response and acceleration to speeds of more than 30 mph. A…
Cme Blasting & Mining Equipment of Oakville, Ont., is marketing a new grinding tool manufactured by Delro Industries (Winnipeg, Man.). Called Super-Diaroc, the tool is designed to retrofit tungsten ca…
Calvin Cramer has been named manager of customer services for Mineral Processing Systems. He joined the York, Pa., company in 1971 and most recently was manager of design and applications engineering….
Armco’s Union Wire Rope has promoted Steve Ornduff to technical services engineer. Previously Ornduff was a mechanical engineer in Armco’s plant engineering dept. Union Wire Rope is based in Kansas Ci…
Roy McNeil is the new president of the Canadian Explosives Distributors Association for the 1986-87 term. McNeil, who is president of Industrial Trucking of Moncton, N.B., has served on the cedec boar…
Martin Walker has been elected chairman and chief executive officer of M. A. Hanna Company, based in Cleveland, Ohio. He succeeds Robert Anderson who will continue as a director and chairman of Hanna…
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