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Recognizing Women in Mining Who Are Blazing a Trail
The Canadian mining industry is making continuous efforts to increase the proportion of women in mining, but success will require more efforts at both recruitment and retention. This week’s Blog explores the work of Women in Mining Canada and how this organization fosters, promotes, and empowers women in this industry through initiatives such as its Trailblazer Awards.
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New Mental Health Guide Helps Small Businesses Thrive: Improve Well-Being in the Workplace with Easy-to-Follow Steps
Workplace Safety North (WSN) recently released a new ‘Mental Health Guide for Small Businesses,’ designed to help small business owners manage workplace mental health. This week’s Blog explores the guide and shows how workplace managers can follow simple steps to recognize and manage factors that can affect mental health at the workplace.
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The Future of Financing in the Mining Industry: Leveraging AI and Digital Tools to Streamline Purchases
The mining industry is one of the most capital-intensive sectors, with heavy equipment purchases often requiring significant financial investment. This week’s Blog shows how emerging digital tools and artificial intelligence (AI) are transforming the way equipment financing is structured and managed, offering unprecedented speed, transparency, and accessibility.
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Supporting Canada’s Mining, Material Handling and Minerals Processing Industries
TAKRAF Canada Inc. has grown from a Calgary-based office focused on the booming oil sands market to a dynamic and versatile arm of TAKRAF Group. This week’s Blog explores the history, legacy, and impact of the company and how this Canadian success story today provides innovative technological solutions to the mining and associated industries.
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GembaPro: Bridging the Heavy Equipment Training Gap with Innovative Solutions
The mining sector is grappling with a significant and costly challenge: the hidden costs of operator skill gaps. The root cause of these costs often lies in undertrained and inexperienced operators who lack the knowledge needed to properly operate and maintain equipment backfiring in a number of ways. This week’s Blog from GembaPro dicusses their solution that combines the best of two worlds – the accessibility of eLearning and the practical value of simulators.
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PDAC Recognizes 2025 PDAC Award Recipients
Every year, The Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) recognizes outstanding performers in the Canadian and international mineral exploration and mining industry. This week’s Blog takes a look at the 2025 PDAC Award recipients.
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Mining for Talent: Why Employee Health and Wellbeing Are Now Key to Retention and Success
The mining industry is embracing workforce well-being, transforming employee benefits to enhance retention and satisfaction. Challenges like an aging workforce, limited younger workers, and remote conditions highlight the need for tailored support. Forward-thinking companies are cutting costs and boosting engagement with wellness programs, mobile healthcare, mental health resources, and financial literacy initiatives. These proactive measures not only improve employee health but also deliver significant ROI, making innovative benefits essential for fostering a resilient, satisfied, and productive workforce.
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Torex Gold’s Role in Breaking Barriers for Women in Mining
While the mining industry is evolving, it remains – for the most part – predominantly dominated by men. Not so at Torex Gold Resources, where women are not just part of the workforce – they are the catalyst for change. This week’s Blog takes a look at the change Torex brings through the lens of the World Gold Council’s docuseries, Gold: The Journey Continues.
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Preventive Maintenance for Peak Productivity: Choose a condition monitoring system to minimize downtime and maximize ROI
Condition monitoring systems for vibrating screens revolutionize mineral processing by offering 24/7 equipment surveillance through advanced sensors and AI. These systems proactively detect potential failures like bearing damage, lubrication issues, or structural faults, minimizing unscheduled downtimes and enhancing efficiency. With detailed diagnostics, predictive maintenance, and user-friendly data, they optimize uptime while reducing corrective maintenance costs. Partnering with experienced OEMs ensures robust support, comprehensive evaluations, and improved operational performance, making condition monitoring systems an essential investment for competitive production environments.
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Get Ready for the Award-Winning Mineral Exploration and Mining Showcase at PDAC 2025
The annual PDAC 2025 Convention – the ‘World’s Premier Mineral Exploration & Mining Convention’ – will take place from March 2-5 in Toronto, Canada. This week’s Blog explores the annual award winning PDAC Convention, which is widely considered the ‘Super Bowl, of the mineral exploration and mining community, and is the leading event for people, companies and organizations connected to mineral exploration.
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