Articles Archives – Canadian Mining Magazine

August 13, 2020

How to Maximize Mining Efficiency and Productivity – Control Room Best Practice

CMM Articles Africa, Canadian Mining, CAS, control, Epiroc, Mobilaris, PDS, Safety 0

Almost every mine today makes use of some kind of operations control centre that makes it possible to remotely monitor, measure, and control mining operations. And – without an appropriately designed control room – safe high-speed mechanized mining would neither be practical nor commercially viable. This week’s Blog provides a glance into some best practice in control room construction, equipping, and processes.

August 6, 2020

Slurry Pumping in the Oil Sands Industry

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When it comes to pumping slurry, there can be very few applications that are more challenging than the hydro-transport of heavy duty slurries in oil sands production. Earlier this year, GIW Industries Inc. commissioned its largest ever heavy duty centrifugal slurry pump for operation in Canada’s oil sands; this week’s Blog takes a look at this remarkable piece of technology and examines it applicability to your operations.

July 28, 2020

Digital Maturity: Making Talent the Driving Factor for the Success of Your Technology

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The COVID-19 pandemic has clearly demonstrated that digital transformation is not strictly about technology: it’s also about putting people first and fostering interaction, intimacy, and caring within your team. This week’s Blog discusses how to best prepare your people so that your mining operation is ready to adapt and future-proof itself for a digitally-enhanced future.

July 23, 2020

Take Control of Your Data and Focus on the People: Two Essential Components to Building a Successful Analytics-Driven Framework

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Today’s ever-improving technology has transformed the potential for collecting and using data in all areas of mining. This week’s Blog examines the steps mining companies can follow to build a new data analytics-driven framework and provides the key to success for how managers communicate and implement these new systems.

July 16, 2020

Cavity Scanning: A Careful Look at New Technology vs. Improved Technology

CMM Articles CALS, Canadian Mining, Carlson, data, Geology, LIDAR 0

Cavity Scanning, or “C-ALS Survey”, is something that has been conducted for decades under Carlson’s product line. Today, however, this innovation is capturing the attention of many new potential users of the data. This week’s Blog takes a look at the technology behind cavity scanning and discusses which applications might be best for you.

July 9, 2020

Live, Real-Time Training with Big-Time Benefits

CMM Articles Canadian Mining, Hitachi, Innovation, training, VILT 0

Need to know how to correctly check the track sag on your mining excavator? What about how to discharge the accumulators in a hydraulic system? Want to complete classes to expand your certification? This week’s Blog reveals how Hitachi mining product experts are now ready to answer all these questions – and more – through a brand new Virtual Instructor-Led Training (VILT) experience.

July 2, 2020

What’s Next for Canadian Oil and Gas as COVID-19 Adds to Existing Challenges

CMM Articles Canadian Mining, COVID19, economy, NaturalGas, Oil, pandemic, Torys 0

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Western Canadian oil and gas industry faced daunting challenges, challenges that the coronavirus has only amplified. This week’s Blog examines the importance of the Canadian Oil and Gas sector and then takes a look into what the future of this vital economic driver may hold.

June 24, 2020

Discover the Timely Value of Digital Transformation During Periods of Great Disruption

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Organizations of all types are continuing to evaluate the new reality of work and the future of their businesses. This is particularly true for the mining industry, as its employees begin to make their way back to physical mines where health and safety will be, as always, of the utmost importance. This week’s Blog discusses the steps that are required for mining companies to return back to ‘normal’ and ensuring that trust is built during a transition that was not anticipated or planned for.

June 18, 2020

Eight Tips for a Successful Preventative Maintenance Strategy

CMM Articles Canadian Mining, CMMS, maintenance, REDLIST, ShutDown 0

One of the strongest arguments for implementing a preventative maintenance program in any facility is the fact that it minimizes interruptions to production by scheduling the turning of wrenches in the facility. A successful and effective preventative maintenance (PM) strategy keeps machines running, infrastructure sound, and serves the entire facility on a scheduled and purpose driven timeline. This week’s Blog shows us how to – in eight steps – properly implement a preventative maintenance strategy without having to bring your mining operations to a screeching halt.

June 11, 2020

The Key Metrics to Measure Performance Success for Energy, Utilities, and Resources Organizations

CMM Articles Canadian Mining, EU&R, IDC, IFS, productivity, profitability, Resources 0

Designers and architects spend a large portion of our day working with each other and clients, collaborating on projects. No matter what phase of a project, they strive to achieve a collective goal through by building trust, common bonds, and productive relationships; and the outbreak of COVID-19 has not deterred them from this goal. This week’s Blog by Number TEN’s Genevieve Bergman takes a closer look at a few helpful tools that make it easier to continue to collaborating in a creative way remotely.

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