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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.

Orebody Knowledge in Operations: The Dataset That Just Keeps Giving

Orebody Knowledge in Operations: The Dataset That Just Keeps Giving

There is no such thing as an average rock and mining needs to adapt its blasting efforts to adjust to the different rock types based on a better understanding of the underlying rock and how its measurements affect future performance. This week’s Blog talks about improving all stages in mining with a variability lesson taken from the 1940’s United States’ Air Force.

The ways a drug and alcohol policy can help save time and money

The ways a drug and alcohol policy can help save time and money

Drug and alcohol use on the jobsite has become an increasingly hot topic issue for employers across Canada in the wake of last year’s passing of the federal Cannabis Act. And not only a topic of conversation, substance abuse has also been proven to drastically reduce productivity in the workplace and have a significant impact on your company’s bottom line. This week’s Blog takes a look at the seven ways and drug and alcohol policy can save you both time and money.