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- Articles will be edited for grammar and spelling, and are subject to approval.
- All content that can be hyperlinked, will be. This means we can hyperlink to company websites, LinkedIn profiles, project-related websites, industry reports, new product pages, even embed video when possible, etc.
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The Mining Capital of the World – A review of Imperial Canada Inc.: Legal Haven of Choice for the World’s Mining Industries
This week’s Blog is a review of the book Canada Inc.: Legal Haven of Choice for the World’s Mining Industries by Alain Deneault and William Sacher, outlining the reasons Canada has become such a mining haven and then examining the impact of this important industry across the globe.
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Buy New, Buy Used, or rent? The best value for your mine safety equipment
In the efforts of balancing efficiency and cost, buying used equipment after a rental period can offer mine operators more value for their money. This week’s Blog takes a look at the benefits of buying used and at why it might be the best option for your mining company going forward.
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Six Ways Industrial Weighing Scales Give Mining Companies a Competitive Edge
An overloaded haul truck puts the safety of a mining site at risk, the safety of employees, and also risks damaging the structural integrity of the haul truck itself. This week’s Blog shows how industrial weighing machines can help ensure that your haul trucks are carrying loads within the permitted weight limits.
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Moving From Defence to Offence: Using 2020’s digital trends to accelerate mine operating performance
Mining companies have come a long way over the last ten years in adopting technology to stay competitive, and the leadership teams of most mining organizations look very different today than they did back then. This week’s Blog takes a look at how the Canadian mining industry is taking opportunities to reinvent itself for sustainability and resiliency over the next generation – and beyond.
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Thermal Imaging Versatility in the Mining Industry
In the mining industry, where adverse weather and environmental conditions are workplace norms for hundreds of thousands of workers, thermal imaging has been proven a dependable tool to help limit unscheduled downtime and improve workplace safety. This week’s Blog takes a look at how thermal imaging used in predictive maintenance programs can save time, resources, and money for a mine, while also improving overall safety for workers.
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Leading and Managing in an Age of Disruption
In a global age of disruption from artificial intelligence, Brexit, climate crisis, trade wars, and changing employment demands, future organizational change is not avoidable. Fortunately, a new book is available that will help to navigate these increasingly choppy waters. This week’s Blog showcases Leading and Managing Change in the Age of Disruption and Artificial Intelligence, written by Dr. Matthew Donald, which brings the topics of management, leadership, and organizational change into the future for leaders and managers of organizations.
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The Applicability of IoT in the Mining Industry
Now used in many industries, Internet of Things and Industry 4.0 technology can benefit mining in a number of ways; from asset and predictive management, to safety and helping the environment. This week’s Blog takes a look at several different facets of the mining industry that can be bettered through IoT, and at how mining companies are able to reap the benefits.
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Nourishing a growing world
With world populations expected to rise up to nine billion people over the next thirty years, fertilizers – and the potash that’s used to make them – will only become more important as the demand for food becomes ever greater. This week’s Blog takes a look at Saskatchewan’s role in the production of potash and at how a company out of Moosomin is currently using German know-how to ensure that its equipment is up to the task ahead.
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There’s more than meets the eye
Mining operations normally run for 24 hours a day, year after year and unplanned downtime – whether due to an environmental concern, a safety issue or equipment failure – could result in significant output deficits, financial losses, and prolonged business disruptions. This week’s Blog examines how intelligent machine vision is changing the way we look at mines.
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Is Your Project Using the Master Keys to Success?
Words are the master key to successful communication. Communication is the master key to successful projects. This week’s Blog takes a look at the KT Project and examines the primary causes of communication failure and provides advice on how to avoid them in order to better ensure a project’s success.
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