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October 9th, 2008
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Equipment, General News, Mining Contractor |
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MTS Systems Corp., Sensors Division is providing its mobile hydraulic magnetostrictive sensors for the SHM high wall mining (HWM) system. The sensors replaced externally mounted pressure switches, infrared switches, and string potentiometers throughout the system because the magnetostrictive technology proved to be more durable and reliable in the harsh mining environment.
“Our engineers did some research on MTS Sensors’ Temposonics® technology in cylinders, and they seemed to be the best option,” said Stewart Myers, engineering manager, SHM, located in Beckley, W.V. “They allowed us to do away with expensive string pots, cable encoders and switches, and the MTS sensors are a better choice because they can be embedded inside the cylinders, making them more reliable and longer-lasting.”
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August 18th, 2008
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Exploration, Metal, Mining, Mining Contractor, Mining Investment, Mining Technology, Uranium |
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A company is spending $4 million this year on an exploration program at Bokan Mountain, the Prince of Wales Island site where Alaska’s only producing uranium mine was in operation from 1957 to 1971.
Cliff Hanson, general manager for Landmark Alaska, said there is potential for permitting and construction to occur between 2011 and 2013 for a mine to target uranium and rare earth metals at the site above Kendrick Bay, about 40 miles from Ketchikan.
The Bokan Mountain mine could provide up to 1,000 direct jobs, he said.
“When you establish a mine like this, it becomes a part of your community,” Hanson said.
The Landmark Alaska Limited Partnership is the U.S. subsidiary of Ucore Uranium Inc., a publicly traded Canadian junior exploration company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
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July 20th, 2008
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Diamond, Drilling, Exploration, Mining, Mining Contractor, Mining Technology |
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Nuinsco Resources Limited (”Nuinsco”) (CA:NWI: news, chart, profile) ( www.nuinsco.ca) announced today that diamond drilling will commence immediately at its 100% owned Prairie Lake Project in northwestern Ontario. A diamond drill has been mobilized to the property to commence approximately 2,500 metres of drilling to follow up on positive results identifying a suite of minerals of economic significance.
“In addition to the historic uranium resource, past exploration has identified niobium (Nb), tantalum (Ta), phosphorous (P) and rare earth elements (REE) including lanthanum (La), cerium (Ce), samarium (Sm), neodymium (Nd) and yttrium (Y). Limited supply and escalating demand have dramatically raised the prices of many of these commodities, including tantalum and phosphorous, making Prairie Lake a valuable asset given current and projected future demand increases in the agricultural, high-tech, industrial and nuclear energy markets for these minerals,” said Paul Jones, President.
Diamond drilling conducted in 2007 returned a number of very significant assay intersections including:
- Hole NP-07-01 – 13.5 metres (58.6-72.1metres) of 0.125% U3O8 with 0.249% Nb2O5, 9.03% P2O5, 109 ppm Ta2O5 and 3,103ppm REE.
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July 19th, 2008
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Drilling, Exploration, Mining, Mining Contractor, Mining Technology |
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Mainstream Minerals Corp. (TSX-V:MJO) and King’s Bay Gold Corp. (TSX-V:KBG) are pleased to announce that they have received additional assay results from their ongoing diamond drilling program at their Bobjo Mine Project, located in Earngey and Agnew Townships, Red Lake, Ontario.
Highlights included 27.43 g/t Au over 1.0 metre.
This Phase 2 diamond drilling program is ongoing and additional results will be released when received and verified. Full gold assay results of all thirty holes reported to date can be seen at http://www.mainstreamminerals.com/site/properties/bobjo/resultstable.htm
The partners are pleased with the progress to date at this project and with the fact that drilling has so far intersected gold in twenty five out of thirty holes, which included high-grade gold in many intersections. Rare earth elements, rare metals, and other minerals and metals were also intersected and can be seen at www.mainstreamminerals.com .
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