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Mining for Talent: Why Employee Health and Wellbeing Are Now Key to Retention and Success

Mining for Talent: Why Employee Health and Wellbeing Are Now Key to Retention and Success

By Pascale Mapleston, The Benefit Code The mining industry has transformed itself not only through operational efficiency but with a renewed focus on its biggest asset, its workforce. With a tough labour market and surging health and disability costs, many organizations have had to change the way they support employees and improve employee benefits, retirement, […]

Preventive Maintenance for Peak Productivity: Choose a condition monitoring system to minimize downtime and maximize ROI

Preventive Maintenance for Peak Productivity: Choose a condition monitoring system to minimize downtime and maximize ROI

Written by Thiago Henrique Buoso, Haver & Boecker Niagara As the saying goes, ‘a watched pot never boils.’ Rather than idling by the stove, gathering the meal’s ingredients first can yield a bubbling pot upon your return, enhancing efficiency. While the idea of leaving things alone applies to many activities beyond cooking, it is not […]

An Innovative Workforce Accommodation Strategy: Key to Attracting Skilled Labour for Remote Mining Sites

An Innovative Workforce Accommodation Strategy: Key to Attracting Skilled Labour for Remote Mining Sites

As mining operations push further into isolated regions to tap into valuable resources, project owners increasingly realize that a strong workforce accommodations strategy is not just an incentive but a necessity. This week’s Blog discusses the things mining companies can do to help recruit – and then retain – this industry’s top tier talent.

Avoid Tanking Risks: Innovative Water Tanks Minimize Financial and Safety Risks

Avoid Tanking Risks: Innovative Water Tanks Minimize Financial and Safety Risks

Successful mining managers know multiple factors contribute to their profitability, from minimizing their trucks’ cycle times to ensuring their crew’s safety. Even support equipment, such as water trucks, can’t escape their analysis – or at least they shouldn’t. This week’s Blog from Philippi-Hagenbuch Inc. how equipment operators haul and apply water to significantly impact their overall productivity and safety.

Canada PFAS in the Mining Industry: Potential Impacts, Risks, and Challenges

Canada PFAS in the Mining Industry: Potential Impacts, Risks, and Challenges

In Canada, regulators looking for the source of PFAS releases have focused mostly on manufacturing facilities, airports, and military bases. These are places where PFAS have been used for decades. In this week’s Blog, the experts at Stantec look at what you should consider if you should also suspect PFAS at a mining site and what risks they pose, as well as how you can remediate the chemicals.

Canadian Miners Face a Greater Risk of Mesothelioma Than Other Workers

Canadian Miners Face a Greater Risk of Mesothelioma Than Other Workers

While the nation’s asbestos mining ended in 2012, Canada’s non-metal miners continue to face a greater risk of mesothelioma than any other worker in the country. This week’s Blog from the Mesothelioma Center at Asbestos.com talks about the dangers of asbestos and how to protect yourself from the risk.

Ontario Mine Rescue District Competition Winners to Compete in Thunder Bay

Ontario Mine Rescue District Competition Winners to Compete in Thunder Bay

Ontario Mine Rescue district competitions were underway in arenas across the province last month, where twenty teams of mine rescue volunteers demonstrated their emergency response capabilities at the event. This week’s Blog takes a closer look at the event, as well as the winners from each provincial mining district.

Choosing Rugged, Robust, and Reliable Electrical Devices for the Mining Industry

Choosing Rugged, Robust, and Reliable Electrical Devices for the Mining Industry

At the heart of mining, quarrying, and aggregate operations lies a crucial yet often overlooked aspect: rugged, robust, and reliable electrical connections, where every component is exposed to a relentless onslaught from dust, moisture, vibrations, and extreme temperature. This week’s Blog from MELTRIC® Corporation discusses the unique set of challenges to keeping the power on at your mine site.

Precision Mapping: The Mechanics of SLAM and Its Applications in the Mining Industry

Precision Mapping: The Mechanics of SLAM and Its Applications in the Mining Industry

As industries increasingly lean towards automation, the mining sector stands at the forefront of integrating cutting-edge technologies, like autonomous robots, to enhance operational efficiency and safety. This week’s Blog from Exyn Technologies breaks down what Simultaneous Localization and Mapping means and exploring how they enable robots to ‘see’ and ‘understand’ their surroundings, thereby revolutionizing the mining industry’s approach to exploration and safety management.Precision Mapping: The Mechanics of SLAM and Its Applications in the Mining Industry

Five Benefits of Implementing DCS in Mining Operations

Five Benefits of Implementing DCS in Mining Operations

Today’s mines face mounting pressure to optimize their operations. In many cases, doing so means embracing digital technologies to unlock new levels of efficiency and insight. One of the most impactful of these technologies is the distributed control system (DCS). This week’s Blog defines what a DCS is and then gives us five ways they can benefit your mining operations.

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