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Obituaries Dr James Neilson

Dr James Neilson, a consulting geological engineer and former professor of geological sciences at Queen’s University, has died in Kingston, Ont., at the age of 75. A prolific author on geological subj…


Indusmin building new silica crushing plant

Indusmin, the industrial mineral division of Falconbridge Ltd., is building a $2.5-million crusher station in St. Canut, Que., to improve the company’s position in the silica market in that province. …


Aur sees higher grades on Que. bet

Underground drilling by Aur Resources on its First Canadian property near Val d’Or has indicated grades could be significantly higher than originally estimated from surface drilling. The arithmetical …


Suspect assays reported by resurrected Carolin

Rising like a phoenix once again from its own ashes, Carolin Gold Mines is attempting yet another reincarnation. Trading activity on over-the-counter markets has picked up recently, probably in antici…


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…


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…


The Graduating Class 1987 GOLD REPORT SEABRIGHT

When the managers of Seabright Resources sit down for lunch together, be it at one of the company’s exploration camps or in a restaurant in Sheet Harbour, N.S., the conversation usually touches on how…


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…


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…


WHATS’S NEW A Unique Crawler-Dozer

Dresser Industries (Libertyville, Ill.) has introduced a new crawler-dozer which has a number of unique features. The TD-15E, as it is called, is the first in the 130-190-hp class to have optional 2-s…


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