September 1, 2004 Volume 1, Number 3 www.
sudburyminingsolutions.
com
INSIDE
NORTH BAY COMPANY DEVELOPS SOFTWARE
TO AUTOMATE BLAST PLANNING PAGE 10
ASSET TRACKING SYSTEM INTRODUCED
BY VARIS MINE TECHNOLOGY PAGE 14
FNX SPENDS OVER $40 MILLION
ON EXPLORATION...
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September 1, 2004 Volume 1, Number 3 www.
sudburyminingsolutions.
com
INSIDE
NORTH BAY COMPANY DEVELOPS SOFTWARE
TO AUTOMATE BLAST PLANNING PAGE 10
ASSET TRACKING SYSTEM INTRODUCED
BY VARIS MINE TECHNOLOGY PAGE 14
FNX SPENDS OVER $40 MILLION
ON EXPLORATION IN SUDBURY BASIN PAGE 24
SHOWCASING THE MINING EXPERTISE OF NORTH BAY, TIMMINS AND SUDBURY
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s u d b u r y m i n i n g s o l u t i o n s .
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BY NORM TOLLINSKY
W
hen mine operators and
contractors around the
world need used or remanufactured underground mining equipment, whether it be a scooptram, a drill rig, a locomotive or a ball
mill, chances are they’ll pick up the
phone and call one of a dozen or so
remanufacturers in Sudbury.
In a small office surrounded by an
equipment yard the size of a few football fields, Tim McDowell yaks away all
day on a headset, never knowing where
in the world the next call will come
from.
One minute he’s doing a deal in
Russia, the next he’s on the phone to
South America, helping a custo
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