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 …
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WHAT’S NEW The Tools of Automation Low-profile Raisebore Drill
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…
WHAT’S NEW The Tools of Automation Hydraulic Hammer
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…
WHAT’S NEW The Tools of Automation A New Titan
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…
WHAT’S NEW The Tools of Automation Button Bit Grinder
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…
50 Years Ago –JANUARY, 1937– SHAFT-SINKING NOW AT STANLEY
Stanley Gold Mines, just south of Wawa Lake in the Michipicoten area, had a program of shaft-sinking to open up three new levels nicely under way when The Northern Miner visited the property. … Drif…
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
As you read this story there is probably not a single idle exploration rig in the country. Flow-through financing and some excellent exploration results have made sure of that. But the uncertain futur…
Suppliers’ Notes COOPER INDUSTRIES (January 02, 1987)
Dravo Wellman Co. is to act as the exclusive sales and service representative for New Jersey-based MKT Geotechnical Systems’ Mead-Morrison spare parts business. Pittsburgh-based Dravo Wellman, a divis…
50 Years Ago –JANUARY 1937– SIGMA MILL READY IN APRIL
Under normal conditions Sigma Mines’ new big gold mill should be completed in early April when it will swing into production at a rate of 300 tons daily, The Northern Miner can say after visiting the …
Managing A Case for Product Development
The 1985 report to the federal government by the McDonald Royal Commission on the Economic Union and Development Prospects for Canada stated: “In the past, research and development (R&D) in exploratio…
ON THE MOVE MINERAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS
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….
ON THE MOVE ARMCO UNION WIRE ROPE
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…