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WHAT’S NEW Hydraulic excavator

Hitachi Construction Machinery of Toronto has launched a new hydraulic excavator, the ex1800, equipped with a 10.3-cu-m bucket. Based on the design of the uh801, the new unit is powered by a 686-kw en…


WHAT’S NEW Articulated truck underground

An articulated truck, manufactured by Kiruna Truck ab, has been installed in an underground limestone mine in Finland. The truck, a Combi-60 with a load capacity of 60 tonnes, is being operated in con…


ON THE MOVE CANAMAX RESOURCES

At Canamax Resources, recent appointments include James Smith as vice- president, mining, and Udo von Doehren as treasurer.


ON THE MOVE ICAN MINERALS

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 …




SUPPLIERS’ NOTES LHD EQUIPMENT

LHD Equipment of North Bay, Ont., will receive a contribution of $75,000 under the federal government’s Industrial and Regional Development Program. The funds go towards the cost of a $300,000 project…



EDITOR’S NOTE Good times

Things haven’t looked this good for Canadian gold miners in years. Prices are up and it looks like South African production is down. Although we may have slipped to fourth place among gold producing …


LETTERS Nickel plate skepticism

The article by David Duval (Third Time Lucky) in the July issue mentioned my name in association with the open pit operation of Mascot Gold Mines on Nickel Plate Mountain, near Hedley, B.C. Mr Duval …


CROSS-CUTS Homage paid to past prospectors

When the city of Timmins held its 75th birthday party the first three days in August, the weather was perfect — except for the day the Porcupine branch of the Prospectors and Developers Association h…


Chibougamau bustle

Eighty-three years ago, Joseph Obalski steered his canoe into a hitherto little-explored mineralized region in the northwestern part of the province. As Quebec’s inspector of mines, he had examined th…


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