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DBRS Morningstar Chasing the Majors: A Look at the Junior Mining Producers
The mining industry is composed of senior producers, intermediate producers, junior producers, and nonproducing exploration / development companies. This week’s Blog, DBRS Morningstar provides a perspective on rating the junior producers and the key factors that we consider in determining a producer’s Business Risk Assessment (BRA) and Financial Risk Assessment (FRA) profiles.
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Supercharging Survey Teams with Autonomous Cavity Mapping Robots
The work of monitoring and surveying large underground structures is complex and potentially dangerous work, using traditional scanning methods this process can take multiple hours of scanning per pillar per mine. But this week’s Blog from Exyn Technologies discusses how new robotic breakthroughs are making it possible for surveyors to map large underground cavities safely and accurately in a matter of minutes.
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How Drones are Radically Improving Mining Inspections
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.
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Revolutionize Your Mine Drys with Saniflo: The Ultimate Efficiency Solution in Above-Floor Plumbing Systems
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!
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Martin Engineering Highlights Safe Conveyor Equipment Design
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.
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Addressing Mining Skills Shortages by Engaging Canada’s Youth
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.
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These Surveyors Were Made For Walkin’: The Impact of 3D Mobile Mapping
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.
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Vibrating Screen Maintenance 101
Just like changing a car’s oil is necessary for smooth operation, preventative maintenance can help operations avoid unplanned breakages and downtime. In this week’s Blog, Haver & Boecker Niagara gives us some tips to give your vibrating screens the special attention they deserve, such as watching and listening for problems, routine maintenance, and proper inventory management to keep things running smoothly.
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Companion Reports Offer Analysis on Acute Mining Labour Market Tightness
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.
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Energy Efficiency Underpins Pump Sector Shift to System Focus
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.
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