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Hit the Ground Running With a Single Cloud-Based Business Management Solution
Innovation is a vital necessity for smaller mining companies to thrive, expand, and survive in an increasingly competitive industry. Coupled with inherent risks while improving profitability without compromising safety or efficiencies, the gamut of considerations for a small mine seem relentless. So how does a mining operation stay in control of costs? This week’s Blog examines whether or not a digital transformation from pit to port can support a small mine; or if an affordable solution is as precious as gems themselves?
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Attracting investment and exploration in Canada – Can governments and mining companies use data-driven open innovation initiatives to increase interest in highly prospective regions?
Over the past ten to twenty years, we have seen a steady decline in discovery rates, despite continued and substantial expenditure in exploration and deposits are becoming harder and harder to find. This week’s Blog discusses how can we better understand the environments in which we’re working to target more effectively, as well as how we can improve discovery rates?
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Getting From Here to There – Why Every Mining Company Should Consider a Truck Rental Partner
The transportation needs of a mining company can change at a moment’s notice and that’s why mining companies need a truck rental partner who can quickly swap vehicles in and out from site to site. This week’s Blog talks about the benefits of a rental fleet and what you need to know about choosing the right truck rental partner – such as Enterprise Truck Rental – to best meet the demand of the job at hand.
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Accessing the Inaccessible
Carlson Software’s Cavity Auto-Scanning Laser System (C-ALS) Gyro is helping to ensure that the inaccessible becomes accessible by providing reliable mapping capabilities for otherwise unreachable underground cavities. This week’s Blog takes a deeper dive into Carlson’s innovation and at how it can potentially resolve some of the mystery of what may lie below.
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Digitizing Your Orebody: The Massive Shift in Mind for This to be Common at the Mine
The mining industry is global and diverse, with no two sites having the exact same equipment, workflow, workforce, or access to technology. Yet the recent expectations within this industry for companies to digitize their orebody seem to dismissively boil down to embrace industry 4.0 to be more efficient and mine smarter. This week’s Blog looks at some of the other ways mining can capitalize on industry’s varied abilities and foundational needs to be able to adopt modern tech.
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How Technology is Shaping a Safe and Sustainable Mining Culture
Over the years, industries around the globe have placed a fundamental importance on worker safety and sustainability, and technology provides a powerful asset to assist companies in achieving these goals. This week’s Blog takes a look at how the mining industry has begun to benefit from the positive impacts that various technologies are able to provide.
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What to do When You Receive a Force Majeure Claim Based on the Novel Coronavirus
Last month, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern following the wave of global travel restrictions and citywide lockdowns in certain areas of China because of the virus’ contagious – and potentially deadly – nature. This week’s Blog explores the idea of whether or not the Novel Coronavirus constitutes an ‘act of God’ that can trigger a force majeure clause in business contracts, particularly for those businesses reliant on Chinese products.
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An Affordable Cloud ERP Solution is Now Available for Junior Mines
For any organization with heavy assets, the search for enterprise resource management (ERP) software can be challenging. There are sophisticated requirements at play and heavy costs associated with new systems. And when a mine is trying to maximize investment benefit, while also dealing with the inherent volatility and risk of the industry, any expenditure must make sense to their operations. This week’s blog takes a look at an affordable Cloud ERP solution brought to you by Illumiti, a leading An SAP implementation leader with a strong history of working with mining industry companies.
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Future Engineers Compete at Canada’s First International Student Mine Rescue Competition
A recent Canadian International Student Mine Rescue Competition hosted by the University of British Columbia has helped to provide critical training and camaraderie for the next generation of mining engineers. This week’s Blog takes a look at the competition – the first ever in Canada – and at its partnership with medical and safety technology manufacturer, Dräger Safety Canada.
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Tools for Building Investor Confidence
Canadian mineral explorers and mine developers rely almost exclusively on investors to fund the work they do. Projects might have amazing geology and have perfect location, but none of that matters if the management team is unable to raise money to support exploration activities year after year. This week’s Blog takes a look at how industry is able to best engage and communicate with investors through the many tools at its disposal.
