1921- A fire at a coal mine in Morrison, Colorado results in the death of 6.
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Halifax-based engineer has looked to the sea for an energy-efficient solution to heating and cooling a 500,000-square-foot mixed-use complex under construction on the city’s waterfront READ HERE
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The system is attached to the main boom on the side facing the load. A rope is secured at the top of the boom head and tensioned using a rope winch below in the pivot section. A cable pulley with two connections to the outsides of the rotor blade yoke... read more →
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The battle to ensure fair construction contracts that meet the needs of both owners and contractors in Ontario is neverending, two panellists offering overviews of the tendering process told delegates attending a workshop at the recent Buildings Show in Toronto READ HERE
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1866- 388 died at the Oaks Colliery in South Yorkshire, UK, due to a firedamp and coal dust explosion.
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More mineralization keeps turning up for Wesdome Gold Mines during its expansion of the Eagle River Mine in northeastern Ontario. The Wawa-area gold miner is extending drifts into a new area of mineralization, known as the 7 Zone, and exploration drilling underground is showing this zone has some legs the... read more →
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The Cummins X12 engine is available as an option for use in the Freightliner 114SD heavy truck. The engine weighs 2,050 pounds, which provides weight savings that could benefit applications such as concrete mixers and dump trucks by increasing available payload, according to Freightliner READ HERE
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Detour Gold shareholders will have an extra two days to cast their vote on the future of the company. On Dec. 10, the company issued a statement saying it was extending the deadline on an upcoming vote that would determine the compilation of its board of directors READ HERE
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1890- the single-arch Victoria Avenue Bridge opens in Cambridge, England.
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Nearly a quarter-billion dollars in extra funding from Ontario transit agency Metrolinx kept the largest infrastructure project in the country on track when construction began to fall behind schedule last year, according to a report released last week by Ontario Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk READ HERE