Top mining supply companies.

Top mining supply companies

Ranked by 2004 full-time employees

                                   Year
Company Name                       Established  Products
Address                            # full-time  Other locations
City/Postal Code                   employees    2003 revenues/Web
Phone/Fax                          % exports

Toromont                                        Mining, utility,
25 Mumford Rd.                     1923         forestry, construction
                                                equipment, truck engines
Lively P3Y 1K9                     210          Timmins, Sault, Dryden,
                                                Thunder Bay
705-692-4764/692-5277              n/a          $5M+/www.toromont.
                                                cat.com
Boart Longyear                                  Drilling technology
PO Box 330                         1930
North Bay P1B 8H6                  200          n/p
705-474-2800/474-2373              n/p          $5M+/www.boart
                                                longyear.com
Mining Technologies International               Mining capital equipment
P.O. Box 2845 Station A            1995         and pneumatic,
                                                hydraulics
Sudbury, Ontario P3A 5J3           160          North Bay
705-682-0623/692-4850              60%          $5M+/www.mti.ca
Sandvik Mining & Construction                   Mining drills, parts,
Canada Inc. 100 Magill St.         1978         consumables loaders,
                                                trucks
Lively P3Y 1K7                     90-100       Timmins, Marathon,
                                                Thunder Bay
705-692-5881/692-5313              n/a          $5M+/www.sandvik.com
Atlas Copco Exploration Products                Diamond drilling
Box 197 640 McKeown Ave.           1970         equipment
North Bay P1B 8H2                  100          Sudbury
705-472-3320/472-3320              50%          $5M+/www.atlascopco.
                                                exploration.com
Shaw-Almex Industries Ltd.                      Manufacturer of conveyer
P.O. Box 430                       1962         belts vulcanizers
Parry Sound P2A 2X4                70           n/a
705-746-5884/746-9484              90%          n/p/www.almex.com
B & D Manufacturing                             Portable align boring
568 Falconbridge Rd. Unit 6        1980         machines, rebuilds gear
                                                drive, repairs,
                                                fabrication
Sudbury P3A 4S4                    65           Onaping
705-566-7429/566-2780              n/p          n/p/www.bdmfg.com
Central Welding and Iron Ltd.                   Bridges and structures
1811 Seymour St.                   1957
North Bay P1B 8G4                  60           n/a
705-474-0350/474-5433              8%           $12M/www.central
                                                welding.com
Minesteel Fabricators ltd.                      Structural, plate
4530 Hwy. 11 North                 n/a          fabrications for above/
                                                below ground
North Bay P1B 8G3                  60           Northern Ontario,
                                                Canada, USA
705-474-8037/474-5083              1993         www.minesteel.com
McDowell Brothers Inc.                          Underground mining
2018 Kingsway Rd.                  1968         machines and heavy
                                                construction products
Sudbury P3B 4J8                    55           n/a
705-566-8190/566-6688              25%          n/p/www.b.mcdowell.com
Marcotte Mining Machinery                       Mobile utility mining
2291 LaSalle Blvd.                 1979         equipment
Sudbury P3A 2A9                    52           n/a
705-566-5030/566-1628              20%          n/p/www.marcotte
                                                mining.com
Nickel City Steel Ltd.                          Structural steel and
1351 Kelly Lake Rd.                1971         custom platework
Sudbury P3A 5P5                    50           n/a
705-522-1982/522-8936              n/p          $5M+/n/p
Tracks & Wheels Equipment Brokers               Mine Master, Kubota,
480 Hwy 69N Box 2592               1980         Case, Terex, Tramac,
                                                Palfinger, Jacon
Sudbury P3A 4S9                    50           Timmins, Sault, North
                                                Bay
705-566-5438/566-5422              n/p          n/p/www.tracksand
                                                wheels.com
Canadian Bearings Ltd.                          Specialized industrial
1239 Amber Dr.                     1945         supply/integrated mill
                                                products, tech value-
                                                added support
Thunder Bay P7B 6M4                46           Across Northern Ontario
807-345-8166/345-9617              n/p          $5M+/www.
                                                canadianbearings.com
Ground Control (Sudbury) Ltd.                   Ground-lock resin, rock,
1150 Kelly Lake Rd.                1978         v-cable bolts shotcrete
                                                and grouting equipment
Sudbury, P3E 5P4                   40           n/a
705-673-3020/673-5946              5%           $3M+/www.
                                                groundcontrolsudbury.com
Trow Associates Inc.                            Consulting, engineering
1142 Roland St.                    1967*        environmental
Thunder Bay P78 5M4                40*          Thunder Bay, Sudbury,
807-623-9495/623-8070              10%          $5M+/www.trow.com
Miller Technology Inc.                          Underground utilities,
67 Ferris Dr.                      1979         personnel carriers
North Bay P1B 8Z4                  40           2 in North Bay
705-476-4500/476-9935              30%          $3M+/www.
                                                millertechnology.com
Elasto-Valve Rubber Products                    Rubber expansion joints,
1691 Pioneer Rd.                   1984         pinch valves, check
                                                valves
Sudbury P3G 1B2                    39           n/a
705-523-2026/523-2033              60%          $1M-$4.99M/www.
                                                evrproducts.com
Rahnmet                                         Bronze, steel, cast iron
141 Regina St.                     1927         crusher parts repairs to
                                                rock crushers
North Bay P1A 1A1                  35           n/a
705-474-0410/474-6790              66%          n/p/www.rahhnmet.com
Pilot Diamond Tools                             Diamond drill bits,
1379 Tower Dr.                     1969         shells, casing shoes,
                                                locking couplings
North Bay P1B 8S5                  35           n/a
705-497-3715/497/3714              0.3          n/p/n/a
Mobile Parts                                    Man carriers, braking
2472 Evans Rd.                     1980         systems, specialize in
                                                mining, equipment parts
Val Caron P3N 1P5                  32           n/a
705-897-4955/897-6209              40%          $3M+/www.mobileparts.com
Heath & Sherwood Ltd.                           Process smelting,
29 Duncan Ave. North PO 340        1927         manufacturing, drilling
                                                equipment, supplies,
                                                steel framing
Kirkland Lake, P2N 3J2             30           n/a
705-567-5313/568-8545              60%          $1M-$4.99M/www.
                                                heathandsherwood64.com
StainlessSteel Technology                       Mining material handling
165 Magill St.                     1984         North America custom
                                                fabricating
Lively P3Y 1K6                     30           n/a
705-692-0303/692-5995              25%          nfp/www.
                                                stainlesssteeltech.com
RDH Mining Equipment                            Mining equipment
Box 188                            1985
Alban P0M 1H0                      25           n/a
705-857-2154/857-3285              n/p          n/p/www.
                                                rdhminingequipment.com
Comstock Canada Ltd.                            Mechanical, electrical
684 Squier Crt.                    n/p          construction and
                                                facility services
Thunder Bay P7B 4A8                25           Sudbury
807-345-2200/345-2205              n/a          $5M+/www.comstock
                                                canada.com
Industrial Fabrication Inc.                     Underground utility
2280 Long Lake Rd                  1999         vehicles
Sudbury P3E 5H4                    24           n/a
705-523-1621/523-0565              85%          n/p
HLS Hardline Solutions                          Industrial control
53 Main St.                        1996*        systems, radio remote
                                                controls, mobile video,
                                                communications
Chelmsford P0M 1R0                 23*          n/a
705-855-1310/855-9463              40%          $1M-$4.99M/www.hard-
                                                line.com
Cast Resource Equipment Ltd.                    Remanufacturing, NORMET
100 Mumford Rd.                    1994         radio remote control
                                                underground
Lively P3Y 1L2                     22           n/a
705-692-1313/692-1314              15%          $5M+/www.cast
                                                resource.com
Trident Mining Systems/Nautilus                 Radio, teleremote
400 Crawford St. Box 5007          1997         control, remanufacture
                                                mobile equipment
South Porcupine P0N 1K0            20           n/a
705-235-4888/235-4911              10%          $1M-$4.99M/www.
                                                tridentgroup.ca
Lessard Welding                                 Raise climber
4590 Regional Rd. 15               1974*        accessories, portable
                                                bridges, underground
                                                welding
Chelmsford P0M 1L0                 19*          n/a
705-855-3480/855-5586              n/a          $1M-$2.99M/www.
                                                lessardwelding.com
Rocvent Inc.                                    Ventilation, ducting for
P.O. Box 1120                      1980         mining, tunelling
Copper Cliff P0M 1N0               18 full-     n/a
                                   time
705-692-5854/692-9044              35%          n/p/www.rocvent.com
Spectrum Group                                  Motorola two-way radios,
505 Frood Rd.                      1992         Globalstar satellite
                                                phones, wireless
                                                networking
Sudbury P3A 5A2                    n/p          Timmins, North Bay,
                                                Sault, Thunder Bay
705-673-6661/673-0957              n/a          n/p/www.spectrum2000.com
Mackwood Mine Services                          Underground surface,
9 Perin Rd.                        1995         mobile equipment, mill
                                                processing equipment,
                                                mine hoists
Elliot Lake P5A 2T1                15
705-848-4296/848 7948              n/p          www.
                                                mackwoodmineservices.com
Herold Supply                                   Material handling,
3 Sutherland Ave.                  1975         starter alternator rebld
Sudbury P3C 3A7                    15           n/a
705-671-4455/671-8170              5%           n/p/www.heroldsupply.com
Ontrac Equipment Services Inc.                  John Deer dealership
1648 Pioneer Rd.                   1998
Sudbury P3G 1E2                    15           Timmins, North Bay,
                                                Sault, Thunder Bay
705-522-2412/522-9218              n/a          nfp/www.ontracinc.com

* data from 2003 listing, n/a = not applicable, n/p = not provided, nfp
= not for publication
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