Articles Archives – Canadian Mining Magazine

May 28, 2020

Disruption and Digital Transformation: It’s Time to Invest in the Future of Your Mining Operations

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An event like the coronavirus pandemic can result in tremendous disruption and upend everything you have strived for. Mining operations in particular have been hit hard and at every level. That being said, no crisis should go to waste and now is the time to take the opening to accelerate your company’s digital transformation. This week’s Blog explores the signs of opportunities for growth and new doors opened to new possibilities because of COVID-19.

May 21, 2020

Understanding Mining Waste Management and Disposal Methods

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Mining produces a lot of waste which needs to be handled properly, as improper mining waste disposal will lead to air, soil, and water pollution. This week’s Blog examines some of the different types of mining waste and then how to manage it effectively.

May 14, 2020

What Can We Do to FiX What’s Going On?

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Taking positive actions during the worst of times can have incredible value, both to how a situation is perceived, as well as the situation itself. The week’s Blog discusses finding opportunity in crisis and about how Carlson Software’s FiX1 (Fixed Installation Scanner) is able to benefit your company in these times of uncertainty.

May 7, 2020

Orebody Knowledge in Operations: The Dataset That Just Keeps Giving

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There is no such thing as an average rock and mining needs to adapt its blasting efforts to adjust to the different rock types based on a better understanding of the underlying rock and how its measurements affect future performance. This week’s Blog talks about improving all stages in mining with a variability lesson taken from the 1940’s United States’ Air Force.

April 30, 2020

Hit the Ground Running With a Single Cloud-Based Business Management Solution

CMM Articles #canadianmining, ByDesign, DigitalTransformation, ERP, Illumiti, SAP 0

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?

April 23, 2020

Attracting investment and exploration in Canada – Can governments and mining companies use data-driven open innovation initiatives to increase interest in highly prospective regions?

CMM Articles #canadianmining, crowdsourcing, Exploration, ExploreSA, Gold 0

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?

April 16, 2020

Getting From Here to There – Why Every Mining Company Should Consider a Truck Rental Partner

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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.

April 9, 2020

Accessing the Inaccessible

CMM Articles #canadianmining, Carlson, Innovation, Lasers, Measurement, technology 0

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.

April 2, 2020

Digitizing Your Orebody: The Massive Shift in Mind for This to be Common at the Mine

CMM Articles #canadianmining, cloud, Digital, Geology, Industry4.0, technology 0

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.

March 26, 2020

How Technology is Shaping a Safe and Sustainable Mining Culture

CMM Articles #canadianmining, EHS, IoT, Safety, technology 0

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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