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Drone technology has proven to be transformative for the mining industry improving the precision and quality of data acquisition, but also elevating safety standards and reducing operational costs. This week’s Blog from Flyability take a look one of their indoor drones – the Elios 3 – and shows us how it can help tackle the hazards of mine inspections.

There are more than 200 mines across Canada today, and all of them have a dry where miners get ready for the day and then clean up to go home. But whatever form the mine’s dry takes, one of the critical components of efficiency on site is a plumbing system to allow miners convenient access to reliable and resilient restroom facilities. This week’s Blog looks at the one of Saniflo line of products that is here to help!

Conveyors are among the most dynamic and potentially dangerous equipment in bulk handling. This week’s Blog from Martin Engineering discusses how making conveyors safer is a long-term strategy and how a safety-minded design at the planning stage can reduce injuries by engineering hazards out of the system.

Canada’s mining industry continues to face skills shortages stemming from high retirement levels, industry growth, skills gaps, and a lack of interest in mining-related careers among youth. The Mining Industry Human Resources Council (MiHR) aims to help solve these challenges. This week’s Blog takes a deep dive into the various MiHR programs that aim to secure the future of Canada’s mining industry.

In the mining industry, the analysis of underground cavities has traditionally relied on terrestrial laser scanners that are mounted on booms or tripods to capture detailed scans. However, the high-tech world of robotics and AI has help to create a more elegant solution. This week’s Blog from Exyn Technologies talks about their SLAM technology and how it can benefit your mining operations.

Canada’s mining industry has experienced rapid growth combined with significant considerable global disorder, which has placed additional pressures on the labour market and the industry’s ability to find qualified workers. This week’s Blog from MiHR discusses the release of two companion research reports that offer an analysis of the acute mining labour market tightness that has emerged since the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as how it affects the Canadian mining workforce.

As players in the highly competitive global pump sector are moving from a product- to a system-focus to differentiate themselves from their peers, the most successful efforts are likely to be those that impact directly on customer’s cost imperatives and their ESG priorities. This week’s Blog from RMI Pressure Systems discusses how companies best meet their customers’ evolving ESG needs, while keeping an eye on the bottom line.

Choosing the right screen media for an operation is critical to producing the highest throughput. But perhaps equally important is the way in which the screen media is installed. This week’s Blog from the experts at MAJOR looks at how proper installation can make all the difference when it comes to prolonging the life of the screen.

In the ever-evolving landscape of the Canadian mining industry, partnership, and collaboration have emerged as indispensable pillars of success. This week’s Blog looks at how the Treaty Creek Limited Partnership is amplifying Indigenous involvement in Seabridge’s KSM Project.
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