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BLOCKCHAIN: Goldcorp deposits the first gold on Tradewind blockchain
VANCOUVER – Goldcorp Inc. and Tradewind Markets, Inc., a financial technology company revolutionizing the way gold trades, announced that Goldcorp deposited the first gold onto Tradewind’s blockchain, known as VaultChain™, as the “genesis block”. A genesis block is the first block…
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BUSINESS: Ritchie Bros. marks the official introduction of Marketplace-E, a new way to buy and sell equipment
VANCOUVER – After a soft launch in late 2017, Marketplace-E is being introduced by Ritchie Bros. as its latest buying and selling solution. Complementing the company’s onsite unreserved auctions and online-only auctions through IronPlanet, Marketplace-E offers sellers increased control over price, location, and timing,…
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COMMUNICATIONS: Ericsson and Ambra Solutions deliver Deepest LTE network in Canadian mine
Ericsson and Ambra Solutions have worked together to deliver the Canada’s deepest underground LTE network for the Agnico Eagle mining site, LaRonde in Abitibi, Quebec. Located three kilometers below the surface, the LTE network will provide data and voice mobility…
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INNOVATION: CMIC looks forward with members’ support
OTTAWA – The Canadian Mining Innovation Council (CMIC), along with partners from across Canada, submitted a proposal to the government of Canada’s Innovation Supercluster Initiative in 2017. The objective was to transform the mining sector’s productivity, performance, and competitiveness by…
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TRAINING: NORCAT launches two new experiential programs
TORONTO – NORCAT, a global leader in the development and provision of skilled labour training and development services, launched two new, hands-on and experiential training and development programs to prepare the global mining workforce for the “new world of work”.…
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GOLD: Watson speeds Goldcorp’s exploration program forward
VANCOUVER – Last spring Goldcorp and IBM Canada began a collaboration applying IBM’s Watson Explorer technology to mineral exploration in Canada for the first time. Goldcorp’s exploration team was spending 80% of their time handling volumes of paper files, 140…
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INNOVATION: Cat and Minetec team up to create new underground technology
AUSTRALIA – Caterpillar and Minetec announced an agreement for the development and delivery of technologies targeting underground hard rock mining challenges. The collaborative work will deliver best-in-class site solutions for mining customers. The integrated solutions will be offered as part…
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FUNDING: CLEER proposal falls short of federal funding
OTTAWA – The consortium behind the CLEER supercluster proposal remains committed to transforming Canada’s mining industry through innovation, despite not being amongst the five projects selected by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada for supercluster funding. The Canadian mining industry…
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INNOVATION: Barrick’s BattleBorn series brings together Nevada tech and mining
LAS VEGAS – Barrick Gold of Toronto has joined forces with Cisco, Switch and Unearthed to bring together Nevada miners and the innovation and tech community. Both sectors will have the opportunity to build skills, scale ventures, and get to…
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Interview: Goldcorp VP Luis Canepari on automation, AI and innovation strategy
VANCOUVER — Goldcorp (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) is bringing back the #DisruptMiningaccelerator challenge to this year’s Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) conference in Toronto. The major is offering an investment of up to $1 million to the winner of a “shark-tank”…
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INNOVATION: Goldcorp’s #DisruptMining challenge is back for 2018
The Mining Industry’s Innovation Accelerator Challenge Returns to PDAC VANCOUVER – Goldcorp Inc. is pleased to present the second #DisruptMining accelerator challenge and live finale event on Sunday, March 4, 2018 during the annual Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) conference. Highlights: Goldcorp to host the…
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CONFERENCES: World Mining Congress 2018 – Call for Papers
World Mining Congress 2018: Promotion of fundamental scientific and technological cooperation in the mining industry. ASTANA – On June 19-22, 2018 in Astana, Kazakhstan, the 25th World Mining Congress (WMC). This is the largest industry event that brings together specialists…
