INDUSTRY GREETINGS
Building on Canada’s
Homefield Advantage
A Message from Heather Cheeseman, Partner and Mining Leader for KPMG in Canada and the Americas

Features

Gypsum Mining: Fuelling Canada’s Construction Supply Chain
By Steve Forcier, Vice President, Manufacturing, CGC Inc.
From Lab to Field: Operational Excellence in Lithium Extraction
By Dr. Ghada Nafie, CEO & Founder, Litus


Urgently Needed: More Mining Workers
By Brandon Belo, Manager, Wage Subsidies & Career Development, Mining Industry Human Resources Council
Transfer Point Efficiency: Mitigating Spillage by Addressing Belt Sag
By Don Blakely, Canadian Territory Manager, and Andrew Timmerman, Global Engineering Manager, Martin Engineering


Reliability Excellence: 7 Dos and Don’ts
By Benourine Benomar (PE), Maintenance Advisor, Dhilmar Eleonore (QC)
Next-Gen Leaders: How Women Are Shaping Mining’s Future
By Linda Kuga-Pikulin, President, ROOM Women’s Network


Mining’s Digital Turning Point: Why Technology is Defining Canada’s Next Era of Resource Leadership
By David Willick, Vice President & Regional Leader, Mining, Metals & Minerals – North America, Schneider Electric Canada
What’s Up Online

Canada’s Minerals: Turning Ambitions Into Action on the Plant Floor
By Karen Thompson, President, Haver & Boecker Niagara
What Budget 2025 Signals for Canada’s Mining Sector: Risk, Resilience, and Competitiveness
By Andrew Russell, Managing Partner, Specialty Commercial and National Mining Practice Leader, BFL CANADA



